John Lee Hooker

Legendary American Blues Musician

Robert Johnson

Legendary Delta Blues Musician

Charley Patton

Delta Blues Pioneer

Mississippi John Hurt

Influential Delta Blues Singer-Guitarist

Son House

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Big Joe Williams

Delta Blues Pioneer

Fred McDowell

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Skip James

Influential Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

R.L. Burnside

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

Muddy Waters

Legendary Chicago Blues Musician

Howlin' Wolf

Iconic Chicago Blues Legend

John Paul Hammond

Acclaimed American Blues Singer and Guitarist

Elmore James

King of the Slide Guitar:

Ry Cooder

Renowned American Slide Guitarist and Roots Mus...

Leadbelly

Influential American Folk and Blues Musician

Jimmy Reed

Influential American Blues Musician and Songwriter

Ruthie Foster

Grammy-Nominated American Blues and Folk Singer...

T-Model Ford

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Bo Carter

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Hans Theessink

Dutch-born Austrian blues musician

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Pioneering Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

Mississippi Sheiks

Influential 1930s Delta Blues Group

Bukka White

Delta Blues Legend

Tommy McClennan

Taj Mahal

Grammy Award-Winning Blues Musician

Junior Wells

Legendary Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Billy Childish

British Punk Rock Poet and Painter

Stefan Grossman

Acclaimed American Fingerstyle Guitarist and Bl...

Little Feat

Iconic Southern Rock and Blues Fusion Band

Blind Willie McTell

Influential Early 20th-Century Blues Musician

Tony Joe White

Swamp Rock Pioneer

Leon Redbone

Eclectic American Singer-Songwriter Known for V...

Reverend Beat-Man

Swiss One-Man Blues and Garage Rock Phenomenon

Bobbie Gentry

Mississippi-born Singer-Songwriter of Ode to Bi...

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Legendary Delta Blues Guitarist and Singer

Eden & John's East River String Band

Vintage Blues Revival Duo

Junior Kimbrough

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

David Bromberg Band

Versatile American Roots Music Ensemble

The Juke Joint Pimps

German Blues Duo

Bob Log III

One-Man Band Slide Guitar Extravaganza

Elly Wininger

Award-Winning Folk-Blues Singer-Songwriter

Stefan Diestelmann

German Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

B.B. King

Legendary King of the Blues Guitar

Lightnin' Hopkins

Legendary Texas Blues Guitarist and Singer

Buddy Guy

Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist

Albert King

Influential American Blues Guitarist and Singer

Eric Bibb

Acclaimed American Folk and Blues Singer-Songwr...

Big Bill Broonzy

Influential Chicago Blues Pioneer

Willie Dixon

Legendary Chicago Blues Songwriter and Bassist

Seasick Steve

American Blues Musician and Songwriter

Rory Block

Acclaimed American Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Holly Golightly

British Singer-Songwriter and Garage Rock Musician

Steve Howell

American Blues and Roots Musician

Richard Bargel

German Blues Musician and Songwriter

The Chatham Singers

British Blues and Folk Group

Terry Evans

Soulful American Blues Singer and Guitarist

Hazmat Modine

Eclectic New York-based blues fusion ensemble

Robert Nighthawk

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Bror Gunnar Jansson

Swedish one-man-band blues artist

Brother Dege

Louisiana Slide Guitar Virtuoso