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Gary Moore (1952–2011) was a Belfast-born guitarist whose career bridged British hard rock, jazz-fusion, and—most enduringly—electric blues. Best known to mainstream audiences for “Parisienne Walkways”[…]

Gustavus Cannon (September 12, 1883 – October 15, 1979), known to many as Banjo Joe, was a pivotal figure in American blues music. Born in[…]

This biography covers Gary B.B. Coleman (born Gary Don Coleman, 1947–1994), the American soul-blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and club promoter from Paris, Texas—not to[…]

Freddie King (1934–1976) — often called the “Texas Cannonball” — fused Texas bite and Chicago muscle into a modern electric-blues language that galvanized both U.S.[…]

Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins) stands as one of American music’s most expressive voices—a singer who could move effortlessly from raw R&B and blues to[…]

Eric Patrick Clapton (born March 30, 1945) is one of the most influential guitarists and singer-songwriters in modern music. Over six decades he has defined[…]

Elmore James (1918–1963) is one of the defining architects of postwar electric blues and a towering figure in slide-guitar playing. Nicknamed the “King of the[…]

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (1917–1996) is widely celebrated as the “First Lady of Song”—a jazz vocalist whose musical language was steeped in swing and bebop but[…]

Eddie Taylor (1923–1985) was one of the quiet architects of postwar Chicago blues. A Benoit, Mississippi native who became a first-call guitarist after moving north,[…]

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899–1974) was a pianist, bandleader, and composer whose output and influence tower over American music. Over a 50-year career he led[…]