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J. Edith North Johnson. James "Stump" Johnson. Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician) Johnnie Johnson (musician) Lonnie Johnson (musician) Mary Johnson (singer) Stacy Johnson (singer) Charley Jordan.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 1999. Paul Butterfield at Woodstock Reunion, 1979. Eric Clapton, 2006. Eddie Clearwater in Montreux, 1978. Albert Collins at Long Beach Blues Festival, 1990. Willie Dixon at Monterey Jazz Festival, 1981. Lowell Fulson in Paris, 1980. Buddy Guy, 2008. John Lee Hooker in Toronto, 1978.
1893–1948. William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. [ 1][ 2] He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. [ 3] One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create ...
Bennie Smith (October 5, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri – September 10, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American, St. Louis blues guitarist, considered to be one of the city's patriarchs of electric blues. His sound was emblematic of a St. Louis blues music that he helped define in over half a century practicing his trade.
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a ...
W. C. Handy. " The Saint Louis Blues " (or " St. Louis Blues ") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Bing ...
Townsend was born Henry Jesse James Townsend in Shelby, Mississippi [1] to Allen and Omelia Townsend. His father was a blues musician who played guitar and accordion. When Henry was young, his family moved near Cairo, Illinois. [2] Henry left home at the age of nine because of his abusive father and hoboed his way to St. Louis, Missouri. [3]
Billy Peek (born in St. Louis, Missouri, 1940) is an American rock and roll and blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, producer. [ 1] Billy Peek has recorded, toured and played as lead guitarist for rock icon Rod Stewart for five years. Billy Peek has recorded, toured and performed with rock legend Chuck Berry and was in the backing ...