List of nicknames of blues musicians

List of nicknames of blues musicians

The following list of nicknames of blues musicians complements the existing list of blues musicians by referring to their nicknames, stage names and so on, thereby helping to clarify possible confusions arising over artists with similar or exactly the same nicknames. The list is arranged in alphabetical order of the nickname, as opposed to the surname. For the possible origins of the nickname, please see corresponding article.

A

B

*Barbecue Bob (1902-1931)
*B. B. King (born 1925)
*Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
*Big Bill Broonzy (1893/1898-1958)
*Big Joe Turner (1911-1985)
*Big Maceo Merriweather (1905-1953)
*Big Walter Horton (1918-1981)
*Black Ace (1907-1972)
*Blind Blake (c. 1893-c. 1933)
*Blind Boy Fuller (1908-1941)
*Blind Boy Grunt aka Bob Dylan
*Blind Gary Davis (1896-1972) aka Reverend Gary Davis
*Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929)
*Blind Sammie aka Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959)
*Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945)
*Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959) aka Blind Sammie
*Bo Carter (1893-1964)
*Bo Diddley (1928–2008)
*Buddy Guy
*Bumble Bee Slim (1905-1968)
*Brownie McGhee (1915-1996)
*Bukka White (1909-1977)

C

*Champion Jack Dupree (c. 1909-1992)
* Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
*Cow Cow Davenport
*Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887-1957)
*Curley Weaver (1906-1962)

D

E

F

*Fiddlin' Joe Martin
*Furry Lewis (1899-1981)

G

*Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005)
*Georgia Tom: Thomas A. Dorsey
*Guitar Slim

H

*H-Bomb Ferguson
*Hollywood Fats
*David Honeyboy Edwards (born 1915)
*Hound Dog Taylor (1915-1975)
*Howlin' Wolf (1910-1976)

I

*Ivory Joe Hunter (1914-1974)

J

*Jaybird Coleman
*Jazz Gillum (1904-1966)
*Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941)
*Junior Wells (1934-1998)

K

*Kansas Joe McCoy (1905-1950)
*Keb' Mo' (born 1951)
*Koko Taylor (born 1935)

L

*Lead Belly(c. 1889-1949)
* Left Hand Frank (1935-1992)
*Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-1982)
*Little Brother Montgomery (c. 1906-1985)
*Little Hatch (1921-2003)
*Little Milton
* Little Sun: Tony "Little Sun" Glover
*Little Walter (1930-1968)
*Little Willie Littlefield (born 1931)
*Louisiana Red (born 1932)
*Lovie Austin

M

*Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
*Magic Sam (1937-1970)
*Magic Slim (born 1937)
*Mamie Smith (1883-1946)
*Mance Lipscomb
*Memphis Minnie (1897-1973)
*Memphis Slim (1915-1988)
*Mighty Joe Young
*Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893-1966)
*Mr Blues: Wynonie Harris
*Muddy Waters (1915-1983)

P

*Papa Charlie Jackson (c.1890-1938)
*Papa Charlie McCoy (1909-1950)
*Peetie Wheatstraw (1902-1941)
*Pee Wee Crayton (1914-1985)
*Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker
*Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966)
* Peg Leg Sam (1911-1977)
*Piano Red (1911-1985)
*Huey "Piano" Smith
*Pinetop Perkins (born 1913)
*Pinetop Smith
*Pink Anderson (1900-1973)
*Pops Staples (1914-2000)
*Popa Chubby

R

*Richard "Rabbit" Brown (c. 1880-c. 1937)
*Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972) aka Blind Gary Davis
*Robert Nighthawk (1909–1967)
*Rockin' Sidney
*Rockin' Tabby Thomas aka Tabby Thomas

S

*Scrapper Blackwell (1903-1962)
*Seasick Steve
*Sippie Wallace (1898-1986)
*Skip James (1902-1969)
*Sleepy John Estes (1904-1977)
*Slim Harpo
*Slowhand aka Eric Clapton
*Smokey Hogg (1914-1960)
* Snaker Dave Ray: Dave "Snaker" Ray
*Soko Richardson (1939 - 2004)
*Son House (c. 1902-1988)
*Sonny Terry (1911-1986)
*Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948)
*Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) (c. 1899-1965)
*"Spider" John Koerner
*St. Louis Jimmy Oden (1903-1977)
*Sunnyland Slim

T

*Tab Smith
*Tabby Thomas aka Rockin' Tabby Thomas (born 1929)
*Taj Mahal (born 1942)
*Tampa Red (1904-1981)
*T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)
*Alger "Texas" Alexander (1900-1954)
*Tommy Tucker

W

*Washboard Sam (1910-1966)

See also

*List of nicknames of jazz musicians
*List of stage names


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