Category: Blues Musicians
Categories: Blues Music | American Musicians
- This category contains profiles of American blues musicians.
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Person Profiles (98)
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Alger Alexander
abt 12 Sep 1900 Jewett, Leon, Texas, United States - 16 Apr 1954
Ora (Allen) LaSalle
16 Jul 1939 The Island, Leflore, Mississippi, United States - 08 Jan 2018
Living Anderson
Pinkney Anderson
12 Feb 1900 Laurens, South Carolina, United States - 12 Oct 1974
James Arnold
15 Feb 1901 Lovejoy, Clayton, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 1968
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Lionel Batiste
11 Feb 1931 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 08 Jul 2012
Ollie Benton
19 Jul 1932 Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 20 Jan 1996
Arthur Blake
abt 1896 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States - 01 Dec 1934
Amos Blakemore
09 Dec 1934 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 15 Jan 1998
Edwin Bocage
20 Sep 1930 Algiers, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 18 Mar 2009
Lee (Bradley) Broonzy
26 Jun 1903 Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 14 Aug 1958
Elmore (Brooks) James
27 Jan 1918 Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, United States - 24 May 1963
Robert (Brooks) Bland
27 Jan 1930 Millington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 23 Jun 2013
Robert Brown
abt 15 Jul 1910 Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Ohio, United States - 06 Nov 1966
Chester Burnett
10 Jun 1910 White Station, Mississippi , United States - 10 Jan 1976
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James Campbell
07 Sep 1934 Inverness, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 04 Aug 2005
Gustavus Cannon
12 Sep 1883 Red Banks, Marshall, Mississippi, USA - 15 Oct 1979
John Creach
28 May 1917 Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Feb 1994
Arthur Crudup
24 Aug 1905 Forest, Scott, Mississippi, United States - 28 Mar 1974
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Gary Davis
30 Apr 1896 Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA - 05 May 1972
Larry Davis
04 Dec 1936 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA - 19 Apr 1994
William Dixon
01 Jul 1915 Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States - 29 Jan 1992
Simeon Dooley
03 Jul 1881 Hartwell, Hart, Georgia, United States - 17 Jan 1961
Lizzie (Douglas) Lawlars
03 Jun 1897 Tunica, Mississippi, United States - 06 Aug 1973
Louisa (Dupont) Barker
12 Nov 1913 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 07 May 1998
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John Fahey
28 Feb 1939 Washington D.C., United States - 22 Feb 2001
Mary Fisher
1923 Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 2004
Calvin Frazier
16 Feb 1914 Monroe Township, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 23 Sep 1972
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William Handy
16 Nov 1873 Florence, Alabama, United States - 28 Mar 1958
Auburn Hare
20 Dec 1930 Cherry Valley, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 26 Sep 1980
James Harris
12 Apr 1921 Earle, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 1990
John Hooker
abt 22 Aug 1917 Tutwiler, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States - 21 Jun 2001
Eddie House
abt 21 Mar 1902 Lyon, Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA - 19 Oct 1988
Melva (Houston) Tucker
05 Jul 1949 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 14 May 2020
H cont.
Joshua Howell
05 Mar 1888 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 11 Aug 1966
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John Jackson
24 Feb 1924 Rappahannock, Virginia, United States - 20 Jan 2002
Wayne Jackson
24 Nov 1941 West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 21 Jun 2016
Nehemiah James
09 Jun 1902 Bentonia, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA - 03 Oct 1969
Mable John
03 Nov 1930 Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States - 25 Aug 2022
Alonzo Johnson
08 Feb 1899 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 16 Jun 1970
Tommy Johnson
Jan 1896 Hinds County, Mississippi, United States - 01 Nov 1956
Floyd Jones
21 Jul 1917 Marianna, Lee, Arkansas, United States - 19 Dec 1989
James Jones
30 Sep 1940 Altheimer, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 04 Sep 2023
John Jones
21 Jun 1941 Crawfordsville, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 15 Sep 2015
Mary (Jones) Davis
08 Feb 1902 Smithville, Lee, Georgia, United States - 04 Sep 1984
Moody Jones
08 Apr 1908 Earle, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 23 Mar 1988
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Jorma Kaukonen
1940s
Riley King
16 Sep 1925 Berclair, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States - 14 May 2015
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Ernest Lawlars
18 May 1900 Hughes, St. Francis, Arkansas, United States - 14 Nov 1961
Samuel Lay
20 Mar 1935 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 29 Jan 2022
Julia Lee
31 Oct 1902 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States - 08 Dec 1958
Walter Lewis
abt 06 Mar 1894 Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, USA - 14 Sep 1981
Robert Lockwood
27 Mar 1915 Turkey Scratch, Phillips, Arkansas, USA - 21 Nov 2006
Albert Luandrew
05 Sep 1906 Vance, Quitman, Mississippi, United States - 17 Mar 1995
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James Madison
04 May 1935 Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 07 Jan 2008
Kim Massie
1956 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri - 12 Oct 2020
Tommy McClennan
04 Jan 1905 Durant, Holmes, Mississippi, United States - 09 May 1961
Charles McCoy
abt 26 May 1911 Jackson, Mississippi, United States - 26 Jul 1950
Wilbur McCoy
11 May 1905 Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, United States - 28 Jan 1950
James (McDonald) Burke
21 Mar 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Oct 2010
Granville McGhee
23 Mar 1918 Knoxville,Tennessee, United States - 15 Aug 1961
William McTier
05 May 1901 McDuffie, Georgia, United States - 19 Aug 1959
Alex Miller
05 Dec 1912 Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States - 24 May 1965
Edward Milton
21 Apr 1938 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States - 14 Mar 2012
William Mitchell
01 Mar 1928 Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA - 05 Jan 2010
Oscar Mixon
14 Jun 1931 Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 23 Nov 1995
Arnold Moore
08 Nov 1913 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 19 May 2004
M cont.
McKinley (Morganfield) Waters
04 Apr 1913 Issaquena, Mississippi, United States - 30 Apr 1983
Mathew Murphy
29 Dec 1929 Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 15 Jun 2018
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Albert Nelson
25 Apr 1923 Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 21 Dec 1992
Lucille Nelson
29 Nov 1894 Macon, Georgia, United States - 01 Mar 1970
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Herman Parker
27 Mar 1930 Bobo, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States - 18 Nov 1971
Charley Patton
abt Apr 1891 Hinds County, Mississippi, USA - 28 Apr 1934
Judge Peterson
13 Dec 1964 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 17 May 2020
Sampson Pittman
17 Mar 1900 Joiner, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA - 10 Jun 1945
Gertrude (Pridgett) Rainey
abt 26 Apr 1886 Alabama, United States - 22 Dec 1939
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Louis Rawls
01 Dec 1933 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 06 Jan 2006
Otis Rush
29 Apr 1934 Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States - 29 Sep 2018
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Sidney Selby
23 Jul 1931 Lake Landing, Hyde, North Carolina - 23 Sep 2020
Elizabeth Smith
abt 15 Apr 1894 Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States - 26 Sep 1937
Otis Spann
21 Mar 1924 Mississippi, United States - 24 Apr 1970
Jewell Stovall
14 Oct 1907 Tylertown, Mississippi, USA - 21 Sep 1974
Roosevelt Sykes
31 Jan 1906 Elmar, Phillips, Arkansas, USA - 17 Jul 1983
Stanley Szelest
11 Feb 1942 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 20 Jan 1991
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Johnnie Taylor
05 May 1934 Crawfordsville, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 31 May 2000
Henry Thomas
abt 1874 Big Sandy, Upshur, Texas, United States - bef 1950
Willie Thornton
11 Dec 1926 Ariton, Dale, Alabama, United States - 25 Jul 1984
Ali Touré
31 Oct 1939 Timbuktu, Tombouctou, Mali - 06 Mar 2006
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David Van Ronk
30 Jun 1936 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Feb 2002
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Wade Walton
10 Oct 1923 Lombardy, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 10 Jan 2000
Willie Warren
11 Sep 1924 Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States - 30 Dec 2000
Charles Watts
02 Jun 1941 London, England, United Kingdom - 24 Aug 2021
Sylvester Weaver
25 Jul 1897 Louisville,Kentucky, United States - 04 Apr 1960
Booker White
abt 12 Nov 1906 Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States - 26 Feb 1977
Walter Williams
29 Apr 1937 Osceola, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 07 Sep 1993
Lena Wilson
08 Jan 1896 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States of America - abt 1939
James Witherspoon
18 Aug 1922 Gurdon, Arkansas, United States - 18 Sep 1997
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Alonzo Yancey
20 May 1897 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 11 May 1944
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