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

Big Joe Williams

Delta Blues Pioneer

R.L. Burnside

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

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

Ruthie Foster

Grammy-Nominated American Blues and Folk Singer...

Bo Carter

Pioneering Delta Blues Musician

Ry Cooder

Renowned American Slide Guitarist and Roots Mus...

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Pioneering Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

Bukka White

Delta Blues Legend

Mississippi Sheiks

Influential 1930s Delta Blues Group

Junior Wells

Legendary Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Little Feat

Iconic Southern Rock and Blues Fusion Band

Taj Mahal

Grammy Award-Winning Blues Musician

Billy Childish

British Punk Rock Poet and Painter

Stefan Grossman

Acclaimed American Fingerstyle Guitarist and Bl...

Blind Willie McTell

Influential Early 20th-Century Blues Musician

Tony Joe White

Swamp Rock Pioneer

Hans Theessink

Dutch-born Austrian blues musician

Leon Redbone

Eclectic American Singer-Songwriter Known for V...

Reverend Beat-Man

Swiss One-Man Blues and Garage Rock Phenomenon

Eden & John's East River String Band

Vintage Blues Revival Duo

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Legendary Delta Blues Guitarist and Singer

David Bromberg Band

Versatile American Roots Music Ensemble

Junior Kimbrough

Mississippi Hill Country Blues Legend

The Juke Joint Pimps

German Blues Duo

Bob Log III

One-Man Band Slide Guitar Extravaganza

Tommy McClennan

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

Eric Bibb

Acclaimed American Folk and Blues Singer-Songwr...

Big Bill Broonzy

Influential Chicago Blues Pioneer

Willie Dixon

Legendary Chicago Blues Songwriter and Bassist

Seasick Steve

American Blues Musician and Songwriter

Holly Golightly

British Singer-Songwriter and Garage Rock Musician

Rory Block

Acclaimed American Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

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

Robert Nighthawk

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Bror Gunnar Jansson

Swedish one-man-band blues artist

Corey Harris

Acclaimed American Blues Musician and Vocalist

Brother Dege

Louisiana Slide Guitar Virtuoso