Blues Artists

A comprehensive list of major blues artists represented historically across Delta blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, electric blues, British blues, and contemporary blues.
This is the canonical list — not confined to any one folder.

Delta & Pre-War Blues

Robert Johnson
Son House
Charley Patton
Skip James
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie Johnson
Mississippi John Hurt
Tommy Johnson
Lead Belly (Leadbelly)

Chicago Blues

Muddy Waters
Howlin’ Wolf
Little Walter
Willie Dixon
Buddy Guy
Otis Rush
Magic Sam
Jimmy Rogers
Junior Wells

Texas Blues

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Albert Collins
Freddie King
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Joe “Guitar” Hughes
Jimmie Vaughan
T-Bone Walker

Memphis & Mississippi Blues

BB King
Ike Turner
Bobby “Blue” Bland
Furry Lewis
R.L. Burnside
Junior Kimbrough

Modern Electric Blues / Blues-Rock

Eric Clapton
Duane Allman
Dickey Betts
Gary Moore
Johnny Winter
Roy Buchanan
Robben Ford
Joe Bonamassa
Warren Haynes
Michael Bloomfield
Tab Benoit
Ronnie Earl
Walter Trout
Samantha Fish

British Blues Boom

Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, Bluesbreakers, Cream)
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Mick Taylor
Rory Gallagher
Paul Kossoff (Free)

Soul-Blues & Contemporary Blues

Curtis Mayfield
Mighty Sam McClain
Marquise Knox
Bobby Rush
Susan Tedeschi
Derek Trucks