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...
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...
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...
Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt

male, deceased (1966)
"Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (July 2, 1892, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an influential blues...
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.
Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon

male, deceased (1992)
Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 - January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
R. L. Burnside

R. L. Burnside

male, deceased (2005)
R. L. Burnside (born Robert Lee Burnside, Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, November 21 or November 23, 1926; d. Memphis, Tennessee,...
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