Lowell Fulson

Lowell Fulson

male, deceased (1999)
Lowell Fulson was a big-voiced blues guitarist in the West Coast tradition. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also recorded for business reasons...

Dick Waterman

male
Dick Waterman (b. 1935) is an American writer, promoter and photographer who has been influential in the development and recording of blues music...

Jim O'Neal

male
Jim O'Neal (b. 1948) is an American blues expert, writer, record producer and record company executive. He co-founded America's first blues...
Pete Welding

Pete Welding

male, deceased (1995)
Peter J. Welding (November 15, 1935 - November 17, 1995) was an American blues historian, archivist and record producer. Born in Philadelphia, he...
H. C. Speir

H. C. Speir

male, deceased (1972)
H. C. Speir (born Henry C. Speir in Prospect, Mississippi, October 6, 1895; d. Jackson, Mississippi, 1972) was an American "talent broker" and...
Phil Chess

Phil Chess

male, 88 years old
Philip Chess (b. 1921) is a Polish-American record producer and company executive, the co-founder of Chess Records. He was born Fiszel Czyz in a...

Lillian McMurry

female, deceased (1999)
Lillian Shedd McMurry (December 30, 1921 - March 18, 1999) was an American record producer, influential in the development of blues music. Lillian...

Theresa Needham

female, deceased (1992)
Theresa McLaurin Needham was an American tavern owner who became known as "the Godmother of the Chicago blues". She was posthumously inducted into...