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Big Walter “Shakey” Horton, born Walter Horton, stands among the most expressive and technically gifted blues harmonica players of the twentieth century. Known for his[…]

Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945) was a gospel-blues evangelist whose bottleneck slide guitar and thunderous, sermon-ready voice distilled sorrow, hope, and faith into recordings that still[…]

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929) stands as one of the first country-blues superstars and a defining architect of the Texas blues sound. Emerging in the mid-1920s[…]

Sleepy John Estes (John Adam Estes) was one of country blues’ most expressive singer-songwriters, famed for a high, pleading vocal delivery and story-songs drawn from[…]

Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James (1902–1969) was a singular voice in American music—a Delta blues guitarist, pianist, and singer whose eerie falsetto, complex guitar figures, and[…]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973) was a gospel singer, electric-guitar trailblazer, and one of the most consequential architects of early rock ’n’ roll. Long before the[…]

Sippie Wallace (born Beulah Belle Thomas) was one of the defining female voices of classic blues. Billed as “The Texas Nightingale,” she wrote and sang[…]

Francis Hillman “Scrapper” Blackwell (1903–1962) was a self-taught blues guitarist and singer whose precision single-string picking, urbane phrasing, and partnership with pianist Leroy Carr helped[…]

Wynonie Harris was a flamboyant and charismatic blues shouter whose high-energy performances and risqué lyrics left a lasting impact on American music. Known for his[…]

Wynton Charles Kelly was a masterful jazz pianist whose vibrant, blues-infused playing style left a lasting imprint on modern jazz. Best known for his lyrical[…]