Jimmy Reed
Mathis James Reed was born on September 6, 1925, and died on August 29, 1976. He was an American blues musician and songwriter. His unique style of electric blues was enjoyed by many people.
Lazy Lester
Leslie Johnson (June 20, 1933 – August 22, 2018), also known as Lazy Lester, was an American blues musician who sang and played the harmonica and guitar. His career lasted from the 1950s until 2018, and he helped start the swamp blues style. He also played harmonica blues, rhythm and blues, and Louisiana blues.
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo (born either Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician and a leading figure in the swamp blues style. He was one of the most successful blues artists of his time. He played guitar and was skilled at playing the blues harmonica, which is sometimes called a “harp” in blues music.
Elmore James
Elmore James (born Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues musician who played guitar, sang, wrote songs, and led a band. He was known for using loud amplification and having a powerful voice. In 1992, he was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Robert Nighthawk
Robert Lee McCollum was born on November 30, 1909, and passed away on November 5, 1967. He was an American blues musician who used the stage names Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of blues musician Sam Carr.
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), later known as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues musician who played the harmonica, sang, and wrote songs. He was an important early blues harp player who recorded music successfully in the 1950s and 1960s. Miller used different names, such as Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue, before choosing the name Sonny Boy Williamson, which was also used by another popular Chicago blues singer and harmonica player.
Sonny Boy Williamson I
John Lee Curtis “Sonny Boy” Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player and singer who wrote songs. He is often called the first person to make the blues harmonica a main instrument in music. He played on many recordings by blues artists before World War II.
Little Walter
Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), also known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter. He developed a new way of playing the harmonica that greatly influenced future musicians and was compared to important artists like Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker, and Jimi Hendrix. His great skill and new musical ideas changed how people thought about what could be done on the blues harmonica.
Ida Cox
Ida M. Cox (originally named Prather; born on February 26, 1888 or 1896, and died on November 10, 1967) was an American singer and vaudeville performer. She was most famous for her blues performances and recordings.
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Regina Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976), also called Queen Victoria, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and record company founder. Her music career lasted for 40 years, from 1926 to the mid-1960s. During this time, she collaborated with famous musicians such as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Luis Russell, Lonnie Johnson, and Bob Dylan.