Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

male, deceased (1938)
Blues guitarist, murdered, falsetto, Entertainer, American, singer-songwriter…from Mississippi, delta blues, MississippiDelta
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...
Charlie Patton

Charlie Patton

male, deceased (1934)
musician, African American, guitarist, singer, Busker, Blues guitarist…from Mississippi, delta blues, MississippiDelta
Charlie Patton, better known as Charley Patton (May 1, 1891 - April 28, 1934) is best known as an American Delta blues musician. He is considered...
Emmett Till

Emmett Till

male, deceased (1955)
African American, Murdered American children, American Civil Rights Movement, Leflore County, cotton gin, Tallahatchie River…MississippiDelta
Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till (July 25, 1941 - August 28, 1955) was an African-American teenager from Chicago, Illinois who died in what has been...
Little Milton

Little Milton

male, deceased (2005)
Greenville, singer, Bobbin Records, Blues guitarist, Blues musician, from Mississippi…MississippiDelta
Milton "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr. (September 7, 1934-August 4, 2005) was a blues vocalist and guitarist best known for his hits "Grits Ain't...
Blind Willie McTell

Blind Willie McTell

male, deceased (1959)
blind, The White Stripes, Blind bluesmen, William Samuel McTell, de stijl, From Augusta, Georgia…MississippiDelta
Blind Willie McTell (May 5 1908-August 15 1959), born William Samuel McTell, was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist....
Rory Block

Rory Block

female
Slide guitarist, guitarist, Robert Johnson, MississippiDelta, blues, sandal
Rory Block (born as 'Aurora Block', November 6 1949) is an American female blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues...
Watermelon Slim

Watermelon Slim

male
Maple Blues Award, Maple Blues Awards, Toronto Blues Society, Master's Degree, Harmonica player, University of Oregon…delta blues, MississippiDelta
Bill Homans, professionally known as "Watermelon Slim", is an American blues musician. He plays both guitar and harmonica. Homans has been...
Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton

male, deceased (1981)
Walter Horton, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, Memphis Jug Band, Sun Records, Okeh, Blues harmonica player…MississippiDelta, from Mississippi
Big Walter "Shakey" Horton was an American blues harmonica player. Born Walter Horton in Horn Lake, Mississippi, he was playing a harmonica by the...
Jessie Mae Hemphill

Jessie Mae Hemphill

female, deceased (2006)
musician, Songwriter, African American, country musician, guitarist, singer…MississippiDelta
Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 - July 22, 2006), was a pioneering electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal,...
Mose Allison

Mose Allison

male, 82 years old
jazz singer, U.S. Army, English, rock, blues, University of Mississippi…MississippiDelta, from Mississippi
Mose John Allison, Jr. (born November 11, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and singer. He was born in Tippo, Mississippi, in rural Tallahatchie...