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Guitarist Buddy Guy performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006. Chicago blues is a form of blues music developed in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1950s, in which the basic instrumentation of Delta blues—acoustic guitar and harmonica—is augmented with electric guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums, piano, harmonica played with a microphone and an amplifier, and sometimes saxophone.
People in this category are musicians who play Chicago-style blues, and need not live in Chicago. Pages in category "Chicago blues musicians" The following 181 pages ...
Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Born in Chicago [20] Koko Taylor: Sep 28, 1928: Jun 3, 2009: Singer Lived and died in Chicago Theodore Roosevelt Taylor (a.k.a. Hound Dog Taylor) Apr 12, 1915: Dec 17, 1975: Guitarist Kim Thayil: Sep 4, 1960: Guitarist of Soundgarden: Doug Timm: Jun 14, 1960: Jul 21, 1989 ...
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones (June 21, 1941 [2] – September 15, 2015) [3] was an American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter. He won a W.C. Handy Award in 1998. Jones played in clubs and on the blues circuit for many years before recording his debut album at the age of 55. [4]
Michael Lewis Wheeler (born June 30, 1961) is a Chicago blues songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. His first gig was with Muddy Waters' piano player, Lovie Lee.He performed with numerous Chicago bands and well-known artists such as Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, and Shemekia Copeland.
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music. [1] They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime - vaudeville , Delta and country blues , and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast . [ 2 ]
Linsey Alexander (born July 23, 1942) is an American blues songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. He has been a fixture in clubs on Chicago's North Side for nearly two decades and has played with numerous blues musicians, including Buddy Guy, A.C. Reed, Magic Slim, and B.B. King.
James Yancey Jones (September 30, 1940 – September 4, 2023), known professionally as Tail Dragger Jones, was an American Chicago blues singer. [1] He performed beginning in the 1960s and released four albums.