Posts about blues music

Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp — better known to the world as Nappy Brown — was a powerful-voiced R&B and blues singer whose emotionally charged delivery[…]

Memphis Slim — born John Len Chatman and sometimes credited as Peter Chatman — was one of the 20th century’s most influential blues pianists, singers,[…]

Lizzie Douglas — known to the world as Memphis Minnie — was one of the most formidable and influential figures in early American blues. A[…]

Anderson Meade "Lux" Lewis, commonly known as Meade Lux Lewis, was one of the defining piano voices of American boogie-woogie. A powerful and percussive pianist,[…]

Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was one of the most versatile, tireless, and influential figures in[…]

Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976) was an American country blues singer, guitarist, and songster whose repertoire stretched far beyond what many[…]

Samuel Gene Maghett (1937-1969), known globally as Magic Sam, was a seminal figure in the Chicago blues scene, whose innovative style and electrifying performances left[…]

Gertrude “Ma” Rainey (born Gertrude Pridgett; April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest and most influential professional blues singers in[…]

Luther Sylvester Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was a fiercely passionate and dynamic blues guitarist and singer whose career bridged the electric[…]

Louis Armstrong (born Louis Daniel Armstrong; August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) was an American trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and one of the most influential[…]