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Koko Taylor—born Cora Ann Walton—rose from Tennessee sharecropper roots to become the undisputed “Queen of the Blues.” With a volcanic, sandpapered voice and a fearless[…]

Kim Wilson, born on January 6, 1951, is an iconic American blues singer and harmonica player, widely recognized as the enduring frontman for the legendary[…]

Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an iconic American jazz guitarist whose career has spanned over seven decades. Renowned for his understated, melodic[…]

Junior Wells was one of the most dynamic harmonica players and vocal stylists of the postwar Chicago blues. A street-honed performer with a sharp sense[…]

Herman “Junior” Parker—often billed as Little Junior Parker—was one of the velvet-voiced architects of postwar Memphis blues. A gifted singer and harmonica player with an[…]

Julia Lee (1902/1903–1958) was a Kansas City pianist-singer who brought jump-blues swagger, jazz phrasing, and a famously sly sense of humor to American popular music.[…]

Josh White (1914–1969) was a pathbreaking blues and folk singer-guitarist whose supple tenor voice, crisp Piedmont-style guitar runs, and fearless topical repertoire helped move Black[…]

Johnny Winter (1944–2014) was a searing Texas blues guitarist, singer, and producer whose slide-guitar ferocity and high-octane stagecraft helped carry electric blues into arena-sized rock[…]

Johnny Shines (born John Ned Shines, April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was a towering voice of Delta and Chicago blues whose career traced[…]

Johnny Hartman (1923–1983) was an American baritone whose velvety tone and unerring diction made him one of the most cherished interpreters of romantic ballads in[…]