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Bukka White was one of the most powerful and influential figures in the history of Delta blues. Known for his booming voice, aggressive slide guitar[…]

Buddy Guy stands among the greatest blues musicians of all time. Known for his expressive guitar playing, dynamic performances, and passionate singing, he helped bridge[…]

Brownie McGhee was one of the most influential blues musicians of the twentieth century. A master guitarist, singer, songwriter, and performer, he became one of[…]

Bobby “Blue” Bland was one of the most influential and emotionally expressive voices in American blues and rhythm and blues. Known for his smooth yet[…]

William Samuel McTier, known professionally as Blind Willie McTell, stands as one of the most distinctive and influential practitioners of East-Coast/Piedmont blues and ragtime guitar[…]

Blind Willie Johnson stands as one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in the history of American music. His recorded output was small, his[…]

Blind Lemon Jefferson stands as one of the most important figures in the history of American blues. Widely regarded as the first great star of[…]

Fulton Allen, better known as Blind Boy Fuller, was one of the most prominent and influential blues musicians of the Piedmont tradition during the 1930s.[…]

Arthur “Blind” Blake (c. 1896 – December 1, 1934) stands among the most admired and technically brilliant acoustic guitarists to emerge in the U.S. during[…]

Eleanora Fagan, universally known by her stage name Billie Holiday and affectionately nicknamed “Lady Day,” remains one of the most influential vocalists in American music.[…]