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Bobby "Blue" Bland. 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.
MCA. Geffen. Website. bbking .com. Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later ...
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.
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 ...
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), [1] known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor.Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.
Okeh. Bluebird. King. Bluesville. Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 [ 1][ 2] – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin. [ 3][ 4]
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.
Blues Hall of Fame. The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. Started in 1980, it honors people who have performed, recorded, or ...