Suggested Blues Musicians-1

MUSICIANS ON THIS PAGE: “BLUES MASTERS” DOCUMENTARIES * DELTA BLUES MUSEUM * ROBERT JOHNSON * SON HOUSE * LEADBELLY * REV. GARY DAVIS * CHARLIE PARR * BESSIE SMITH * SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II * ETTA JAMES * MUDDY WATERS * JIMI HENDRIX * GARY CLARK, JR. * ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS * CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM

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Best known of the early Country Blues singers

The above song was popularized by the Rolling Stones.

Award-winning documentary on the life and music of legendary bluesman Johnson:

David Crosby sang a line or two from the above song on the first CSN album.

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Another great Country Blues singer:

Playlist of entire album “The Essential Son House”:

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Blues songster whose repertoire covered many types of music, including country, gospel, and folk:

Here Leadbelly is accompanied by the Golden Gate Quartet:

Scenes from Gordon Parks’ film “Leadbelly”, featuring Hi-Tide Harris as Leadbelly:

This great Country Blues singer-guitarist who was a major influence on Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen:

Acoustic blues guitarist extraordinaire Charlie Parr performs live:

The great Urban Blues belter performs one of her own songs:

Blues cool personified: Sonny Boy Williamson II (aka Aleck Miller aka Rice Miller aka Little Boy Blue):

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A great blues belter, Etta James sings one of her trademark hits:

Here she sings her hit “At Last”:

Pivotal figure in the evolution of blues music from country blues  (acoustic) to urban blues (electric) performs here accompanied by the Band:

Mr. Waters performs a Robert Johnson original:

Playlist of full 50-song Muddy Waters Anthology:

Playlist of full album I’m Ready:

Playlist of full album King Bee:

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Blues like never before:

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Gary Clark, Jr., the new guitar-slinger on the block, performs a couple of Beatles’ songs:

Gary Clark, Jr. live at Glastonbury, 26 June 2016:

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Robert Johnson’s classic blues “Crossroads” as rocked live by Eric Clapton,  Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker:

Clapton & Steve Winwood perform Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile” in 2010:

Clapton & Cream perform “Stormy Monday”:

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17-year-old Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, performing Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe”. Filmed at the Blue Canoe in Tupelo, Mississippi on Friday, March 17th 2017:

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