Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

male, 73 years old
Cobra label, baton rouge, Americanbluesmusician, rock and roll hall of fame, Chess Records, Delmark Records…blues, American, Chicago blues, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Blues guitarist
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues and rock guitarist and singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton...
Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter

male, 65 years old
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III, John Dawson Winter III, Albinism, Albinos, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, blues…American, Americanbluesmusician, Blues singer, Blues musician, Blues guitarist
John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born on 23 February, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. He is the...
Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

male, deceased (1986)
Mineloa, Greenboro, Human voice, Vocal, blues, National Heritage Fellowship winner…American harmonica player, Americanbluesmusician, Blues musician, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Blues harmonica player
Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (24 October 1911, Greenboro, Georgia - 11 March 1986, Mineloa, New York) was a blues musician. He was...
Big Bill Morganfield

Big Bill Morganfield

male, 53 years old
Auburn University, Communications studies, William "Big Bill" Morganfield, Blind Pig Records, English studies, Bachelors Degree…Americanbluesmusician, musician, African American, blues singer-songwriter, blues
William "Big Bill" Morganfield (born 1956) is an American blues singer and guitarist, son of blues legend Muddy Waters, whose real name was...
Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

male, deceased (1975)
swing, jazz, Jukebox, Jazz saxophonist, singer, jazz musician…Arkansas musician, American jazz saxophonist, Americanbluesmusician, African American, Blues singer
Louis Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late...
Big Bill Broonzy

Big Bill Broonzy

male, deceased (1958)
pullman porter, CBS, African American, Melotone, singer, Busker…Blues guitarist, Blues singer, Mississippi musician, Americanbluesmusician, American
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 or 1898 - August 15, 1958) was a prolific United States composer, recorder and performer of blues songs. "Big Bill"...
Sonny Boy Williamson II

Sonny Boy Williamson II

male, deceased (1965)
Americanbluesmusician, musician, Blues musician, from Mississippi, Blues singer, American harmonica player…African American, American, blues, Blues harmonica player
Aleck "Rice" Miller, a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat" and "Footsie," was an American...
Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield

male, deceased (1987)
Accidental death, Chicago musician, Drug-related death, Blues singer, American harmonica player, Americanbluesmusician…American, blues, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Blues harmonica player, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Paul Butterfield was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and one of the earliest white exponents of the Chicago-originated electric...
Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt

male, deceased (1966)
Memphis, musician, Teoc, African American, guitarist, Tom Hoskins…Blues guitarist, Blues musician, Blues singer, Mississippi musician, Americanbluesmusician
"Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (July 2, 1892, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an influential blues...
Roosevelt Sykes

Roosevelt Sykes

male, deceased (1983)
musician, African American, from Arkansas, Blues musician, pianist, Arkansas musician…Blues singer, Americanbluesmusician, American, blues, Blues Hall of Fame inductee
Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas - July 17, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American blues musician also known as...