Delta Blues

B.B. King

United StatesRiley B. KingElectric Blues

John Lee Hooker

United StatesDelta Blues

Muddy Waters

United StatesMcKinley MorganfieldChicago Blues

Lightnin’ Hopkins

United StatesSamuel John HopkinsTexas Blues

Ry Cooder

United StatesRyland Peter CooderBlues Rock

Howlin’ Wolf

United StatesChester Arthur BurnettChicago Blues

Pete Seeger

United StatesPeter SeegerFolk

Albert King

United StatesAlbert NelsonElectric Blues

Paul Robeson

United StatesPaul LeRoy Bustill RobesonVocal

Jimmy Reed

United StatesMathis James ReedChicago Blues

Lead Belly

United StatesHudson William LedbetterCountry Blues

Big Bill Broonzy

United StatesWilliam Lee Conley Broonzy BradleyCountry Blues

Taj Mahal

United StatesHenry St. Claire Fredericks Jr.Country Blues

Bessie Smith

United StatesVocal

Sonny Boy Williamson

United StatesAlex MillerChicago Blues

Tony Joe White

United StatesBlues Rock

Bobbie Gentry

United StatesRoberta Lee StreeterCountry

Champion Jack Dupree

GermanyWilliam Thomas DupreePiano Blues

Elmore James

United StatesElmore BrooksChicago Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

United StatesSaunders Terrell & Walter Brown McGheeCountry Blues