Paul Hereford Oliver MBE (25 May 1927 – 15 August 2017) was an English architectural historian and writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music. He was equally distinguished in both fields, although it is likely that aficionados of one of his specialties were not aware of his expertise in the other. He wrote some of the first scholarly studies of blues music, and his commentary and research have been influential.
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Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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Buster Pickens
American blues pianist
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Mance Lipscomb
American blues singer, guitarist and songster
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Oscar Woods
American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Ida May Mack
musical artist
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Fiddlin' Joe Martin
American blues musician
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Henry Thomas
American recording artist; country blues singer, songster and musician.
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Geeshie Wiley
African-American woman musician
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Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
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Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
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Bessie Tucker
American classic female blues singer and songwriter
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Ida Cox
African American singer and vaudeville performer
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Edmonia Henderson
African American classic female blues singer
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Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Melvin Endsley
American musician
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Screaming Lord Sutch
British singer, radio personality, politician
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Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Bessie Smith
American blues singer
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Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer
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Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Roy Gaines
American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Lonnie Mack
American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist
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Tina Brooks
American musician