B. B. King

B. B. King

male, 84 years old
Riley B. King, better known as B. B. King or "The King of Blues" (born September 16 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi), is an American blues guitarist...
Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

male, deceased (1983)
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 - April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered...
Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

male, deceased (1938)
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) is among the most famous Delta Blues musicians. His exceptional guitar skills and his death at...
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

male, 64 years old
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed "Slowhand", is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one...
Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

male, 73 years old
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...
Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf

male, deceased (1976)
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf or sometimes, The Howlin' Wolf, was an influential blues...
John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

male, deceased (2001)
John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma...
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

male, 80 years old (McComb, Mississippi, United States)
Bo Diddley (born December 30, 1928) aka "The Originator" of Rock 'N' Roll, is an influential American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and...
Son House

Son House

male, deceased (1988)
Eddie James House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988), better known as Son House, was an influential American blues singer and guitarist.
W. C. Handy

W. C. Handy

male, deceased (1958)
William Christopher Handy (November 16 1873 - March 28 1958) was a blues composer and musician, often known as "the Father of the Blues." W. C....