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Artist
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Active |
Genre & Styles |
| Muddy Waters
|
1940s - 1980s |
Blues, Blues Revival, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues |
| Gene Ammons
|
1940s - 1970s |
Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz |
| Junior Wells
|
1950s - 1990s |
Blues, Blues Revival, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Harmonica Blues |
| Big Bill Broonzy
|
1920s - 1950s |
Blues, Pop/Rock, Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Pre-War Blues |
| Little Walter
|
1940s - 1960s |
Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Harmonica Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Regional Blues |
| Elmore James
|
1940s - 1960s |
Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Delta Blues |
| Otis Rush
|
1950s - 2000s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Blues |
| Otis Spann
|
1940s - 1970s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival |
| Big Walter Horton
|
1930s - 1980s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Harmonica Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Memphis Blues |
| Magic Sam
|
1950s - 1960s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson
|
1910s - 1920s |
Blues, Folk, Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Field Recordings, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Regional Blues, Folk-Blues, Texas Blues, Acoustic Blues, Pre-War Blues, Slide Guitar Blues |
| Sonny Boy Williamson I
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1930s - 1940s |
Blues, Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues |
| Tampa Red
|
1920s - 1960s |
Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early American Blues |
| Hound Dog Taylor
|
1930s - 1970s |
Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues |
| Johnny Dodds
|
1910s - 1940s |
Jazz, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Jazz Blues |
| Jimmy Yancey
|
1930s - 1950s |
Blues, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Piano Blues |
| Bud Freeman
|
1920s - 1980s |
Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Trad Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz |
| Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
|
1920s - 1980s |
Religious, Blues, Black Gospel, Blues Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Country Blues |
| Koko Taylor
|
1950s - 2000s |
Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues |
| Roebuck "Pops" Staples
|
1940s - 1990s |
Religious, Soul, Southern Gospel, Southern Soul, Black Gospel, Gospel, Blues Gospel, Country Soul |
| Albert Ammons
|
1920s - 1940s |
Jazz, Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Keyboard, Piano Blues, Stride, Swing |
| Ramsey Lewis
|
1950s - 2020s |
Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Soul Jazz |
| Jimmy Rogers
|
1940s - 1990s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues |
| Frankie Knuckles
|
1970s - 2010s |
Electronic, Club/Dance, Disco, House, Post-Disco |
| Al Hibbler
|
1930s - 2000s |
Vocal, Blues, Jazz, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop |
| Inez Andrews
|
1940s - 2010s |
Religious, R&B, Black Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, Soul |
| Milt Buckner
|
1930s - 1970s |
Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Fusion |
| Shellac
|
1990s - 2020s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore |
| Sunnyland Slim
|
1920s - 1990s |
Blues, Piano Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues |
| Albertina Walker
|
1940s - 2010s |
Religious, Black Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel |
| Sallie Martin
|
1920s - 1980s |
Religious, Black Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel |
| Earl Hooker
|
1940s - 1970s |
Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Delta Blues |
| Steve Albini
|
1980s - 2020s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Math Rock |
| Terry Callier
|
1960s - 2010s |
R&B, Chicago Soul, Soul, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk |
| Walter Jackson
|
1950s - 1980s |
R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Early R&B |
| Kokomo Arnold
|
1920s - 1930s |
Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Pre-War Blues, Slide Guitar Blues |
| Lonnie Brooks
|
1950s - 2010s |
Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues |
| Baby Dodds
|
1910s - 1950s |
Jazz, New Orleans Jazz |
| Big Maceo Merriweather
|
1920s - 1950s |
Blues, Pop/Rock, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues |
| Big Sid Catlett
|
1920s - 1950s |
Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz |
| Chuck Willis
|
1940s - 1950s |
R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Rock & Roll |
| Leonard Chess
|
1930s - 1960s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues |
| Jimmy Dawkins
|
1960s - 2010s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues |
| Andre Williams
|
1950s - 2010s |
R&B, Blues, Soul, Soul-Blues, Early R&B, Detroit Blues, Regional Blues |
| Loleatta Holloway
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1960s - 2010s |
R&B, Club/Dance, Disco, Northern Soul, Soul, Contemporary R&B, Garage |
| Oscar Brown, Jr.
|
1960s - 2000s |
Vocal, Jazz, Pop/Rock, R&B, Comedy/Spoken, Vocal Jazz, Early R&B, Beat Poetry, Spoken Word |
| Carey Bell
|
1950s - 2000s |
Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Chicago Blues |
| Eddie Taylor
|
1940s - 1980s |
Blues, R&B, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Early R&B |
| Lee Hyla
|
1980s - 2010s |
Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard |
| Freddie Keppard
|
1900s - 1930s |
Jazz, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz |