Chicago blues musicians
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A.C. Reed
American blues saxophonist
1
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter
2
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician
3
Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon
musical artist
4
Andrew Odom
American blues singer (1936–1991)
5
Arbee Stidham
American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
6
Aron Burton
American electric Chicago blues bass guitarist and singer
7
Arthur "Big Boy" Spires
American blues singer and guitarist
8
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
9
B. B. King
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1925-2015)
10
Barkin' Bill Smith
Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter
11
Barrelhouse Chuck
Pianist, singer and songwriter
12
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
13
Big Daddy Kinsey
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
14
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, recording artist, singer and songwriter
15
Big John Wrencher
American blues harmonica player and singer
16
Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
17
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player
18
Billy Branch
American Grammy nominated Chicago Blues harmonica player, singer, primary Blues in Schools originator
19
Billy Flynn
American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
20
Blind John Davis
American musician
21
Bo Diddley
American R&B musician
22
Bob Stroger
American blues singer and bass guitarist
23
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
24
Bobby King
musical artist
25
Bobby Rush
American musician
26
Bonnie Lee
American Chicago blues singer
27
Boston Blackie
28
Brewer Phillips
American blues guitarist
29
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
30
Buster Benton
American blues guitarist and singer
31
Byther Smith
American blues musician
32
Carey Bell
American blues musician
33
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
34
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
35
Chicago Blues All-Stars
36
Chico Banks
American guitarist and singer
37
Climax Blues Band
British blues rock band
38
Daniel Ivankovich
American orthopedic surgeon
39
Dave Specter
American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist
40
Dion Payton
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
41
Donald Kinsey
American guitarist and singer
42
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
43
E.G. Kight
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
44
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist
45
Earring George Mayweather
musical artist
46
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
47
Eddie C. Campbell
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
48
Eddie King
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
49
Eddie Lusk
American musician
50
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer
52
Eddie Taylor Jr.
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
53
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
54
Eddy Clearwater
American Chicago blues musician
55
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader
56
Floyd Jones
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
57
Fred Below
American musician
58
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
59
Freddie Roulette
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist
60
George "Mojo" Buford
American blues harmonica player
61
George Barnes
American musician
62
George Butler
American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer
63
Golden "Big" Wheeler
Chicago blues singer
64
Good Rockin' Charles
Chicago blues singer
65
Hank Ballard
American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter
66
Harmonica Hinds
American musician
67
Hip Linkchain
American blues guitarist and singer
68
Holle Thee Maxwell
American singer
69
Homesick James
American blues musician
70
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
71
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
72
Hubert Sumlin
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
73
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
74
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician
75
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
76
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
77
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
78
Jazz Gillum
American blues harmonica player
79
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
80
Jimmie Gordon
American musician
81
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
82
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
83
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
84
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
85
John Brim
American Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
86
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
87
John Littlejohn
American electric blues slide guitarist
88
John Primer
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
89
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
90
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
91
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter
92
Johnny B. Moore
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
93
Johnny Drummer
American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, keyboardist, drummer, harmonicist and songwriter
94
Johnny Laws
American blues musician
95
Johnny Shines
American blues singer and guitarist
96
Johnny Temple
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
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Johnny Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
98
Junior Wells
American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist
99
Karen Carroll
American Chicago blues singer
100
Ken Saydak
American Chicago blues pianist and singer-songwriter
101
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
102
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician
103
L. G. McKinley
American musician
104
L.V. Banks
Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
105
L.V. Johnson
American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
106
Lacy Gibson
American blues guitarist
107
Lee "Shot" Williams
American soul, soul blues, and rhythm and blues singer
108
Lee Jackson
American musician
109
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
110
Lefty Dizz
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
111
Leonard Caston
American blues pianist and guitarist
112
Leonard Chess
Polish-American record company executive
113
Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist
114
Leroy Foster
American blues singer, drummer and guitarist
115
Lester Davenport
American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer
116
Lil' Ed Williams
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
117
Linsey Alexander
Blues musician
118
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
119
Little Arthur Duncan
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
120
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
121
Little Johnny Jones
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
122
Little Mack Simmons
African American, Chicago blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
123
Little Smokey Smothers
American musician
124
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
125
Little Willy Foster
American Chicago blues harmonicist, singer, and songwriter
126
Liz Mandeville
American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and rubboard player
127
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
128
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
129
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
130
Lowell Fulson
American musician
131
Lurrie Bell
American blues guitarist and singer
132
Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson
United StatesAmerican Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
133
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist
134
Luther Johnson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
135
Luther Tucker
American musician
136
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician
137
Magic Slim
American blues musician
138
Marty Sammon
American blues keyboardist
139
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist
140
Matthew Skoller
American musician
141
Melvin Taylor
American electric blues guitarist]
142
Merline Johnson
African American blues singer
143
Michael Coleman
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
144
Mighty Joe Young
American Chicago blues guitarist
145
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
146
Mike Ledbetter
American blues singer and guitarist
147
Mike Wheeler
American blues songwriter and guitarist
148
Moody Jones
American Chicago blues guitarist, bass player, and singer
149
Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
150
Nick Gravenites
American musician
151
Nick Moss
American Chicago blues and electric blues musician
152
Nora Jean Bruso
musical artist
153
Odie Payne
American Chicago blues drummer
154
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
155
Otis Rush
American musician
156
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
157
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
158
Paul Filipowicz
American Chicago blues musician
159
Phil Guy
American blues guitarist
160
Pierre Lacocque
American songwriter
161
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
162
Red Saunders
American musician
163
Rhythm Willie
musical artist
164
Robert Elem
American musician
165
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American Delta blues guitarist
166
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician
167
Ronnie Baker Brooks
American Chicago blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
168
Sam Lay
American drummer and vocalist
169
Sammy Lawhorn
American Chicago blues guitarist
170
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer
171
Shakey Jake Harris
American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter
172
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player
173
Son Seals
American electric blues guitarist and singer
174
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician
175
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
176
Sonny Thompson
American R&B bandleader and pianist
177
Steve Freund
American blues guitarist, singer, bandleader and record producer
178
Steve Guyger
American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter
179
Studebaker John
American blues guitarist and harmonica player
180
Sugar Blue
American blues musician and harmonica player
181
Sunnyland Slim
American blues pianist
182
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
183
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
184
Tail Dragger Jones
musical artist
185
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician
186
The Aces
band that plays Chicago blues
187
The Legendary Blues Band
band that plays Chicago blues
188
Tina Turner
American-born singer, dancer, actress, and author; naturalized Swiss citizen
189
Toronzo Cannon
American guitarist
190
Valerie Wellington
American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and actress (1959-1993)
191
Washboard Sam
American blues singer and musician
192
Wayne Baker Brooks
American blues and blues rock guitarist and singer
193
William Clarke
American blues harmonica player
194
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
195
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
196
Willie James Lyons
American musician
197
Willie Mabon
American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
198
Zora Young
American blues singer