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List of 1940–1979 blues musicians, showing name, birth and death years, origin, primary style, and references; Name Birth year Death year Origin Primary style Ref(s) The Aces: Illinois Chicago blues [130] Woodrow Adams: 1917 1988 Mississippi Electric blues [131] Luther Allison: 1939 1997 Arkansas Chicago blues [132] Mose Allison: 1927 2016 ...
Blue Note. Website. www.al-green.com. Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You ...
John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. [1] He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become ...
jamescottonsuperharp.com. Cotton in Delray Beach, Florida. James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) [1] was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career.
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a ...
Little Jimmy King. Emmanuel Lynn Gales (December 4, 1964 – July 19, 2002 [2]), known professionally as Little Jimmy King, was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. [1] A left-handed guitarist who played the instrument upside down, he concocted his stage name in deference to his two musical heroes, Jimi Hendrix and Albert ...
Bobby Rush (born Emmett Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana on November 10, 1933) is an American blues musician, composer, and singer. [1] His style incorporates elements of blues, rap, and funk, as well as a comic sense about blues tropes. Rush has won twelve Blues Music Awards and in 2017, at the age of 83, he won his first Grammy Award for the ...
Blues Hall of Fame. The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. Started in 1980, it honors people who have performed, recorded, or ...