John Lee Hooker

Legendary American Blues Musician

Robert Johnson

Legendary Delta Blues Musician

Charley Patton

Delta Blues Pioneer

Mississippi John Hurt

Influential Delta Blues Singer-Guitarist

Son House

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Skip James

Influential Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

Fred McDowell

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

R.L. Burnside

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

Big Joe Williams

Delta Blues Pioneer

Muddy Waters

Legendary Chicago Blues Musician

Howlin' Wolf

Iconic Chicago Blues Legend

John Paul Hammond

Acclaimed American Blues Singer and Guitarist

Leadbelly

Influential American Folk and Blues Musician

Jimmy Reed

Influential American Blues Musician and Songwriter

Elmore James

King of the Slide Guitar:

T-Model Ford

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Bo Carter

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Ry Cooder

Renowned American Slide Guitarist and Roots Mus...

Bukka White

Delta Blues Legend

Mississippi Sheiks

Influential 1930s Delta Blues Group

Ruthie Foster

Grammy-Nominated American Blues and Folk Singer...

Junior Wells

Legendary Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Taj Mahal

Grammy Award-Winning Blues Musician

Billy Childish

British Punk Rock Poet and Painter

Stefan Grossman

Acclaimed American Fingerstyle Guitarist and Bl...

Tony Joe White

Swamp Rock Pioneer

Hans Theessink

Dutch-born Austrian blues musician

Leon Redbone

Eclectic American Singer-Songwriter Known for V...

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Pioneering Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

Eden & John's East River String Band

Vintage Blues Revival Duo

Reverend Beat-Man

Swiss One-Man Blues and Garage Rock Phenomenon

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Legendary Delta Blues Guitarist and Singer

Junior Kimbrough

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

The Juke Joint Pimps

German Blues Duo

Bob Log III

One-Man Band Slide Guitar Extravaganza

Elly Wininger

Award-Winning Folk-Blues Singer-Songwriter

Stefan Diestelmann

German Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

B.B. King

Legendary King of the Blues Guitar

Lightnin' Hopkins

Legendary Texas Blues Guitarist and Singer

Buddy Guy

Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist

Albert King

Influential American Blues Guitarist and Singer

Little Feat

Iconic Southern Rock and Blues Fusion Band

Eric Bibb

Acclaimed American Folk and Blues Singer-Songwr...

Big Bill Broonzy

Influential Chicago Blues Pioneer

Willie Dixon

Legendary Chicago Blues Songwriter and Bassist

Blind Willie McTell

Influential Early 20th-Century Blues Musician

Seasick Steve

American Blues Musician and Songwriter

Holly Golightly

British Singer-Songwriter and Garage Rock Musician

Bobbie Gentry

Mississippi-born Singer-Songwriter of Ode to Bi...

Richard Bargel

German Blues Musician and Songwriter

Hazmat Modine

Eclectic New York-based blues fusion ensemble

The Chatham Singers

British Blues and Folk Group

Terry Evans

Soulful American Blues Singer and Guitarist

Corey Harris

Acclaimed American Blues Musician and Vocalist

Robert Nighthawk

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Bror Gunnar Jansson

Swedish one-man-band blues artist

Brother Dege

Louisiana Slide Guitar Virtuoso

Johnny Shines

Influential Delta Blues Guitarist and Singer

Junior Kimbrough And The Soul Blues Boys

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Pioneers

Jo-Ann Kelly