List of blues revival musicians

The following is a list of blues revival musicians who were part of the Blues revival of the 1960s.

B

*Robert Belfour
*Billy Bizor
*Louie Bluie

C

*Elizabeth Cotten

F

*Jesse Fuller

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*Slim Harpo - (January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) Born in Lobdell, Louisiana, Harpo is one of the best known blues neck-rack harmonica players from his era despite having begun his career as a guitarist. He played everything from Louisiana blues, swamp blues, electric blues and harmonica blues, and was also a singer.

*John Lee Hooker - (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Hooker was an acoustic and electric guitarist and singer whom was perhaps the most well known exponent of the Delta blues sound, though he also performed Detroit blues. He also recorded countless albums under the names of Texas Slim, Delta John and, of course, John Lee Hooker.

*Lightnin' Hopkins - (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) Born Sam Hopkins in Centerville, Texas, Hopkins was an acoustic and electric guitarist and a major exponent of Texas blues. During his late career he performed mostly on electric guitar, though in the same manner that he would perform on an acoustic one. Like John Lee Hooker, Hopkins is one the better known blues musicians of history.

*Son House
*Mississippi John Hurt

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*Skip James
*Lonnie Johnson

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*Alexis Korner

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*Furry Lewis

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*John Mayall
*Mississippi Fred McDowell
*Brownie McGhee

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*Dave Snaker Ray
*Jimmy Reed

*Smoky Babe
*Otis Spann

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*Sonny Terry

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*Muddy Waters - (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983) Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi as McKinley Morganfield, slide guitarist Waters began his career playing the Delta blues. However, he is most known as a Chicago blues musician. He is easily one of the more recognizable names in blues music.

*Junior Wells
*Josh White
*Big Joe Williams
*Robert Pete Williams

References

*Allmusic