Bluesman Data
Born & Died, First & Last Recording
artist name blues style state instrument birth death firstRec lastRec
a.c. reed chicago mo sax 26 65
albert collins tex/west tx gui 32 93 58 93
albert king tex/west modern ms gui 23 92 53 84
alberta hunter classic tn voc 95 84 21 77
alex moore prewar txbluebird tx pia 99 89 29 89
amos milburn tex/west r&b tx pia 26 80 46 73
andrew big voice odom chicago tex/west la voc 36 67
arnold moore jazz r&b ks voc 13 45 77
arthur "big boy" crudup bluebird ms gui 5 74 41 73
arthur big boy spires chicago ms gui 12 52 65
b.b. king tex/west ms gui 25 49
babe stovall folk ms gui 7 74 58 70
baby face leroy foster chicago ms gui 23 58 49 52
baby tate eastcoast ga gui 16 72 57 62
barbecue bob eastcoast ga gui sli 2 31 27 31
bertha "chippie" hill classic sc voc 5 50 25 47
bessie smith classic tn voc 94 37 23 33
big bill broonzy bluebird folk ms gui 95 58 27 57
big joe turner jazz r&b mo voc 11 85 38 83
big joe williams delta memphis ms gui sli 3 82 29 80
big maceo bluebird ga pia 5 53 41 52
big mama thornton tex/west r&b al har 26 84 51 75
big maybelle jazz r&b tn voc 24 72 44 65
big walter horton chicago sun/swamp ms har 18 81 39 80
bill williams folk eastcoast va gui 97 73 70 72
billy boy arnold chicago il har 35 53
black ace prewar tx tx gui sli 7 72 36 60
blind blake eastcoast fl gui 90 33 26 32
blind blue (teddy) darby st. louis ky gui 6 29 64
blind boy fuller eastcoast nc gui 8 41 35 40
blind john davis bluebird ms pia 13 85 38 85
blind lemon jefferson prewar tx tx gui sli 97 29 26 29
blind willie johnson prewar tx tx gui sli 2 49 27 30
blind willie mctell eastcoast ga gui sli 1 59 27 56
bo carter memphis ms gui vio 94 64 28 40
bobby bland tex/west tn voc 30 52
bobo jenkins chicago al gui 16 84 54 78
brownie mcghee eastcoastfolk tn gui 15 40 85
buddy guy chicago modern la gui 36 58
buddy moss eastcoast ga gui 14 84 30 66
bukka white delta ms gui slipia 6 77 30 75
bull moose jackson r&b jazz oh sax 19 89 45 85
bumble bee slim (amos easton) bluebird ga gui pia 5 68 31 62
buster brown r&b ga har 14 76 59 72
carey bell chicago ms har 36 68
carl martin eastcoast va gui vioman 6 79 30 73
casey bill weldon bluebird memphis ar gui sli 9 65 27 38
champion jack dupree bluebird r&b la pia 10 92 40 89
charles brown tex/west tx pia 22 45
charley jordan st. louis ar gui 95 54 30 36
charley patton delta ms gui sli 87 34 29 34
charlie mccoy memphis ms man gui 9 50 28 44
charlie spand bluebird ga pia 29 40
clara smith classic sc voc 94 35 23 32
clarence gatemouth brown tex/west la gui vio 24 47
clifford gibson st. louisdelta ky gui 1 63 2960
cousin joe r&b jazz la pia 7 89 45 86
cripple clarence lofton bluebird tn pia 87 57 35 43
curly weaver eastcoast ga gui 6 62 28 49
curtis jones bluebird r&b tx pia 6 72 37 68
daddy stovepipe folk al gui 67 63 24 61
dan pickett eastcoast gui sli 49 49
david honeyboy edwards delta chicago ms gui 15 42
deford bailey delta tn har 99 82 28 28
detroit junior chicago ar pia 31 52 80
dinah washington jazz al voc 24 63 43 63
doctor ross sun/swamp ms gui hardru 25 51 74
doug quattlebaum eastcoast sc gui 27 52 61
earl hooker chicago ms gui sli 30 70 52 69
earl king r&b la gui 34 55
eddie boyd chicago ms pia 14 94 47 94
eddie burns chicago ms gui 28 48
eddie clearwater tex/west ms gui 35 56
eddie kirkland chicago gui har 28 53
eddie taylor chicago ms gui 23 85 54 83
eddie vinson r&b jazz tx sax 17 88 42 82
elmore james chicago ms gui sli 18 63 51 62
fenton robinson tex/west chicago ms gui 35 57
floyd council eastcoast nc gui man 11 76 37 37
floyd dixon tex/west tx pia 29 49
floyd jones chicago ar gui 17 89 47 75
forest city joe (pugh) chicago ar har 26 60 49 59
frank edwards eastcoast ga gui har 9 90 41 73
frank frost chicago ar har gui 36 63
frank stokes memphis tn gui 88 55 27 29
frankie half pint jaxon bluebird al voc 95 45 27 40
frankie lee sims prewar tx la gui 17 70 48 57
freddie king tex/west tx gui 34 76 56 75
furry lewis memphis ms gui sli 93 81 27 74
garfield akers delta ms gui 1 59 29 30
george "harmonica" smith chicago ar har 24 83 54 80
georgia tom dorsey bluebird ga pia 99 93 28 32
georgia white bluebird ga pia 3 30 41
guitar slim r&b ms gui 26 59 51 58
guitar slim (alex seward) eastcoast va gui 2 72 47 66
gus cannon memphis ms ban jug 83 79 27 69
gus jenkins tex/west al pia 31 85 51 65
hambone willie newbern delta ms gui sli 99 47 29 29
hammie nixon memphis tn har jugkaz 8 84 34 76
helen humes classic jazz ky voc 13 81 27 80
henry brown st. louis tn pia 6 81 29 74
henry gray chicago sun/swamp la pia 25 54 88
henry thomas prewar tx tx gui qui 74 58 27 29
henry townsend st. louis ms gui pia 9 29 91
homesick james chicago tn gui sli 10 37
hop wilson sun/swamptex/west tx gui sli 21 75 58 61
hound dog taylor chicago ms gui sli 17 75 60 74
houston stackhouse sun/swamp ms gui 10 81 67 72
howlin' wolf chicago sun/swamp ms har gui 10 76 51 74
hubert sumlin chicago ms gui 31 64
ida cox classic ga voc 96 67 23 61
ishman bracey delta ms gui 1 70 28 30
ivory joe hunter tex/west tx pia 14 74 42 68
j.b. hutto chicago sc gui sli 26 83 54 83
j.b. lenoir chicago ms gui 29 67 51 66
j.c. burris eastcoast nc har 28 88 58 75
j.d. short (joe stone) delta ms gui har 2 62 30 62
j.t. brown chicago sax 56 56
j.t. funny papa smith prewar tx tx gui 88 40 30 35
jack kelly memphis ms gui 5 60 33 39
james "yank" rachel memphis tn man 10 34 73
james cotton chicago sun/swamp ms har 35 54
james oden bluebird chicago tn voc 3 77 32 64
jay bird coleman delta al har 96 51 27 30
jazz gillum bluebird ms har 4 66 34 61
jesse fuller folk ga gui harkaz 96 76 55 70
jim jackson memphis ms gui 90 37 27 30
jimmie gordon st. louisbluebird pia 34 41
jimmy dawkins chicago ms gui 36 66
jimmy johnson chicago ms gui 28 67
jimmy liggins tex/west ok gui 22 83 45 62
jimmy maxwell street davis chicago ms gui 25 52 65
jimmy mccracklin r&b tex/west mo pia 21 45
jimmy reed chicago ms gui har 25 76 53 73
jimmy rogers chicago ms gui 24 47
jimmy rushing jazz ok voc 2 72 29 71
jimmy witherspoon jazz r&b ar voc 23 45
jody williams sun/swampchicago al gui 35 55
joe callicott delta ms gui 69 30 68
joe hill louis sun/swamp tn gui hardru 21 57 49 57
joe liggins tex/west ok pia 16 87 47 52
joe willie wilkins sun/swamp ms gui 23 79 73 73
john brim chicago ky gui 22 50
john henry barbee delta folk tn gui sli 5 64 38 64
john jackson eastcoastfolk va gui bansli 24 65
john lee "sonny boy" williamson memphis chicago tn har 14 48 37 47
john lee hooker chicago delta ms gui 17 48
john littlejohn chicago ms gui sli 31 53
johnnie temple delta ms gui 6 68 35 49
johnny copeland tex/west la gui 37 59
johnny guitar watson tex/west modern tx gui 35 96 52 96
johnny jones chicago ms pia 24 64 53 64
johnny shines delta chicago tn gui sli 15 92 46 91
johnny young chicago ms gui man 18 74 47 73
josh white eastcoastfolk sc gui 11 69 32 63
juke boy bonner prewar tx tx gui har 32 78 57 75
junior parker tex/west sun/swamp ms har 30 71 52 71
junior wells chicago tn har 34 53
k.c. douglas delta ms gui 13 75 48 74
kansas joe mccoy memphis ms gui 5 50 29 44
katie webster sun/swamp tx pia 39 59
koko taylor chicago tn voc 35 63
kokomo arnold bluebird ga gui sli 1 68 30 38
l.c. robinson tex/west tx gui 15 76 45 75
lafayette "thing" thomas tex/west la gui 28 77 55 68
larry davis tex/west mo gui 36 94 58 94
laughing charly lincoln eastcoast ga gui 63 27 30
lazy lester sun/swamp la har 33 56
leadbelly prewar txfolk la gui sli 89 49 33 49
lee (leothus) green st. louisbluebird mi pia 44 29 37
leroy carr bluebird tn pia 5 35 28 35
lightnin' hopkins prewar tx tx gui 12 82 46 74
lightnin' slim sun/swamp mo gui 13 74 54 73
lil green bluebird r&b ms voc 19 54 40 51
lil johnson bluebird pia 36 37
lil'son jackson prewar txtex/west tx gui 15 76 48 63
little bill gaither bluebird gui 35 41
little brother montgomery bluebird la pia 6 85 30 76
little hat jones prewar tx tx gui 29 30
little johnny taylor tex/west tn voc 43 60
little milton tex/west ms gui 34 53
little walter chicago la har 30 68 47 67
little willie littlefield tex/west tx pia 31 46
lonesome jimmie lee robinson chicago il gui bas 31 59 75
lonesome sundown sun/swamp la gui 28 56 77
lonnie brooks chicago la gui 33 57
lonnie johnson bluebird la gui vio 89 70 25 65
louis jordan r&b ar sax 8 75 38 73
louis myers chicago ms gui 29 94 55 94
Louise Johnson delta/piano ms voc pia 30, May 28,at Grafton, Wis.,
louisiana red folk delta ms gui sli 36 49
lowell fulson tex/west ok gui 21 46
lucille bogan (bessie jackson) clas ms voc 97 48 27 35
luther "snake" johnson chicago ga gui 34 76 64 75
luther allison chicago modern ar gui 39 67
luther huff sun/swamp ms gui man 10 73 51 68
luther johnson jr. chicago ms gui 39 72
ma rainey classic ga voc 86 39 24 28
magic sam chicago ms gui 37 69 57 69
magic slim chicago ms gui 37 66
mamie smith classic oh voc 83 46 20 31
mance lipscomb folk prewar tx tx gui sli 95 76 60 73
matt murphy chicago ms gui 29 63
memphis minnie memphis bluebird la gui 97 73 29 54
memphis slim chicago bluebird tn pia 15 88 40 85
memphis willie borum memphis tn gui har 11 73 34 61
mercy dee (walton) tex/west tx pia 15 62 49 62
mighty joe young chicago la gui 27 56
mississippi fred mcdowell delta tn gui sli 4 72 59 71
mississippi john hurt folk ms gui sli 93 66 28 66
moody jones chicago ar gui 8 52 52
muddy waters chicago delta ms gui sli 15 83 41 81
nappy brown r&b nc voc 29 54
noah lewis memphis tn har 95 61 28 30
oscar "buddy" woods prewar tx la gui sli 56 30 40
otis rush chicago ms gui 34 56
otis smokey smothers chicago mi gui 29 60 86
otis spann chicago ms pia 30 70 55 69
papa charlie jackson folk la ban gui 90 38 24 35
papa lightfoot r&b ms har 24 71 49 69
pat hare sun/swampchicago ar gui 30 80 54 54
paul gayten r&b la pia 20 50
pee wee crayton tex/west tx gui 14 85 47 83
peetie wheatstraw bluebird st. louis tn pia gui 2 41 30 41
peg leg howell eastcoast ga gui 88 66 26 63
peg leg sam (arthur jackson) folk sc har 11 77 70 75
percy mayfield tex/west la voc 20 84 47 82
peter "doctor" clayton bluebird ga voc 98 47 35 46
phillip walker tex/west la gui 37 59
pinetop perkins chicago ms pia 13 53
pink anderson eastcoast sc gui sli 74 28 62
professor longhair r&b la pia 18 80 49 79
r.l. burnside delta ms gui 26 67
ramblin' thomas prewar tx la gui 2 45 28 32
reverend blind gary davis eastcoast sc gui 96 72 35 71
robert johnson delta ms gui sli 11 38 36 37
robert jr. lockwood chicago delta ar gui 15 41
robert nighthawk chicago memphis ar gui slihar 9 67 40 64
robert pete williams prewar tx la gui 14 80 58 72
robert petway delta ms gui 41 42
robert wilkins memphis ms gui 96 87 28 68
roosevelt sykes bluebird st.louis ar pia 6 83 29 77
roscoe gordon r&b tn pia 34 51 69
roy brown r&b la voc 25 81 47 71
roy milton tex/west ok dru 7 83 45 70
rube lacy folk delta ms gui sli 1 72 27 28
sam chatmon memphis ms gu 97 83 30 76
sam collins folk la gui 87 49 27 32
sam myers chicago ms har 36 57
sammy price jazz r&b tx pia 8 92 38 83
sara martin classic ky voc 84 55 22 28
scrapper blackwell bluebird sc gui 3 62 28 61
shakey jake (harris) chicago ar har 21 90 58 85
silas hogan sun/swamp la gui 11 62
sippie wallace classic tx voc 98 86 23 83
skip james delta ms gui pia 2 69 31 66
sleepy john estes memphis tn gui 99 77 29 74
slim harpo sun/swamp la har 24 70 57 69
smiley lewis r&b la gui 20 66 47 65
smokey hogg tex/wes tx gui 14 60 37 58
snooks eaglin folk prewar tx la gui 36 58
snooky pryor chicago ms har 21 48
son bonds memphis tn gui kaz 7 47 34 41
son house delta ms gui sli 2 88, Oct. 30 70
son seals chicago modern ar gui 42 63
son thomas delta ms gui
sonny boy nelson (eugene powell) delta ms gui 8 36 76
sonny boy williamson(rice miller) chicago sun/swamp ms har 99 65 47 65
sonny rhodes tex/west tx gui 40 61
sonny terry eastcoastfolk ga har 11 86 38 85
sticks mcghee eastcoast tn gui 18 61 47 60
sunnyland slim chicago bluebird ms pia 7 95 47 83
syl johnson chicago modern tn gui 37 59 84
sylvester weaver eastcoast ky gui sli 23
taj mahal folk modern ny gui piahar 42 65
tampa red bluebird ga gui slikaz 4 81 28 60
tarheel slim eastcoastchicago nc gui 24 77 47 76
t-bone walker tex/west tx gui pia 10 75 29 73
texas alexander prewar tx tx voc 54 27 50
thomas shaw prewar tx tx gui 8 77 69 73
tommy johnson delta ms gui 96 56 28, Feb 3. Memphis, Tenn., 30
tommy mcclennan delta memphis ms gui 8 60 39 42
trixie smith classic ga voc 95 43 21 39
victoria spivey classic tx voc 6 76 26 75
walter brown jazz r&b tx voc 16 56 41 49
walter davis bluebird ms pia 12 63 30 52
walter roland classic bluebird al pia gui 60 33 35
walter vinson memphis ms gui 1 75 30 72
washboard sam bluebird ar was 10 66 35 64
whispering smith sun/swamp mi har 32 84 63 81
will batts memphis ms vio 4 56 29 54
will shade memphis tn har gui 98 66 27 63
william moore eastcoast ga gui 55 28 28
willie brown delta ms gui 1900, Aug.6 1953, Jan. 1930, May 28,at Grafton, Wis., 41
willie dixon chicago ms bas 15 92 40 88
willie johnson sun/swampchicago ms gui 23 95 55 55
willie love sun/swamp ms pia 6 53 51 53
willie mabon chicago tn pia har 25 85 49 79
willie nix sun/swamp tn dru 22 91 51 68
willie walker eastcoast sc gui 96 33 30 30
wynonie harris r&b jazz ne voc 15 69 44 63
z.z. hill tex/west modern tx voc 35 84 63 82