Posts about blues

Charlie Parker, also known as "Bird" or "Yardbird," stands as one of the most transformative figures in American music. Though often celebrated within the jazz[…]

Fulton Allen (July 10, 1904 – February 13, 1941), known professionally as Blind Boy Fuller, was an influential American blues guitarist and singer. He was[…]

Arthur Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934), known as Blind Blake, was an influential American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is celebrated for[…]

Robert Hicks (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), better known as Barbecue Bob, was an influential American Piedmont blues musician. He was noted for[…]

Major “Big Maceo” Merriweather (March 31, 1905 – February 23, 1953) was a pivotal figure in the development of blues piano during the 1940s. Known[…]

Edward James "Son" House Jr. (1902-1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, renowned for his deeply emotional singing style and powerful slide guitar[…]

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[…]

Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was a groundbreaking American blues musician, composer, songwriter, and bandleader. He is widely recognized[…]

Marion Walter Jacobs (1930-1968), universally known as Little Walter, stands as an undisputed titan in the annals of blues music. His name is synonymous with[…]

William Lee Conley Broonzy (1893 or 1903 – 1958), universally known as Big Bill Broonzy, stands as a colossal figure in the annals of American[…]