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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.
Pages in category "Chicago blues musicians" The following 181 pages are in this category, out of 181 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alberta Adams;
List of Pre-1940 blues musicians, showing name, birth and death year, origin, primary style, and references; Name Birth year Death year Origin Primary style Ref(s) Mozelle Alderson: 1904 1994 Ohio Country blues [4] Alger "Texas" Alexander: 1900 1954 Texas Country blues [5] Ora Alexander: c.1909: Unknown: Alabama Classic female blues [6] Albert ...
All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-736-6. Harrison, Daphne Duval (1990). Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s. New Brunswick and London: Rutgers. ISBN 0-8135-1280-8. Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray.
List of Chicago blues musicians; List of classic female blues singers; List of country blues musicians; D. List of Delta blues musicians; E.
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 ...
Valerie Wellington (November 14, 1959 – January 2, 1993) [2] was an American singer who, in her short career, switched from singing opera to singing Chicago blues and electric blues. [1] On her 1984 album, Million Dollar Secret , she worked with Sunnyland Slim , Billy Branch , and Magic Slim . [ 3 ]
In 2021, Connor released the No. 1 blues album 4801 South Indiana Avenue, [7] [8] via Joe Bonamassa's Keeping the Blues Alive Records. [9] While on tour in 2022, Connor performed live at Kingston Mines, a blues club. [10] [11] In 2023, Connor was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the instrumentalist category, for guitar.