Early Country Blues
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Black Ace | 1907 | 1972 |
| Pink Anderson | 1900 | 1973 |
| Kokomo Arnold | 1901 | 1968 |
| Lead Belly | 1889 | 1949 |
| Scrapper Blackwell | 1903 | 1962 |
| Blind Blake | 1895 | 1937 |
| Barbecue Bob | 1902 | 1931 |
| Son Bonds | 1909 | 1947 |
| Big Bill Broonzy | 1893 | 1958 |
| Gabriel Brown | 1910 | 1972 |
| Kitty Brown | unknown | unknown |
| Rabbit Brown | 1880 | 1937 |
| Willie Brown | 1900 | 1952 |
| Gus Cannon | 1883 | 1979 |
| Alice Leslie Carter | unknown | unknown |
| Sam Collins | 1887 | 1949 |
| Martha Copeland | unknown | unknown |
| Elizabeth Cotten | 1895 | 1987 |
| Floyd Council | 1911 | 1976 |
| Ida Cox | 1896 | 1967 |
| Reverend Gary Davis | 1896 | 1972 |
| Madlyn Davis | unknown | unknown |
| Mattie Delaney | 1905 | unknown |
| Little Buddy Doyle | 1911 | unknown |
| Archie Edwards | 1918 | 1998 |
| Sleepy John Estes | 1904 | 1977 |
| William Ezell | 1892 | 1963 |
| Blind Boy Fuller | 1908 | 1941 |
| Jesse Fuller | 1896 | 1976 |
| Jazz Gillum | 1904 | 1966 |
| Lillian Glinn | c.1902 | unknown |
| Ida Goodson | 1909 | 2000 |
| Coot Grant | 1893 | unknown |
| Arvella Gray | 1906 | 1980 |
| Shirley Griffith | 1908 | 1974 |
| Hattie Hart | unknown | unknown |
| Silas Hogan | 1911 | 1994 |
| Smokey Hogg | 1914 | 1960 |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | 1912 | 1982 |
| Son House | 1902 | 1988 |
| Peg Leg Howell | 1888 | 1966 |
| Alberta Hunter | 1895 | 1984 |
| Mississippi John Hurt | 1893 | 1966 |
| Jim Jackson | 1884 | 1937 |
| John Jackson | 1924 | 2002 |
| Skip James | 1902 | 1969 |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | 1893 | 1929 |
| Blind Willie Johnson | 1897 | 1945 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1894 | 1970 |
| Mary Johnson | 1900 | 1970 |
| Robert Johnson | 1911 | 1938 |
| Tommy Johnson | 1896 | 1956 |
| Lottie Kimbrough | 1900 | unknown |
| Rubin Lacey | 1901 | 1969 |
| Furry Lewis | 1899 | 1981 |
| Charley Lincoln | 1900 | 1963 |
| Mance Lipscomb | 1895 | 1976 |
| Virginia Liston | 1890 | 1932 |
| Robert Lockwood, Jr. | 1915 | 2006 |
| Cripple Clarence Lofton | 1887 | 1957 |
| Eddie Mapp | 1910 | 1931 |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1904 | 1972 |
| Brownie McGhee | 1915 | 1996 |
| Blind Willie McTell | 1901 | 1959 |
| Big Maceo Merriweather | 1905 | 1953 |
| Hazel Meyers | unknown | unknown |
| Memphis Minnie | 1897 | 1973 |
| Buddy Moss | 1914 | 1984 |
| Charlie Patton | 1891 | 1934 |
| Buster Pickens | 1916 | 1964 |
| Joe Pullum | 1905 | 1964 |
| Ma Rainey | 1886 | 1939 |
| Bull City Red | unknown | unknown |
| Piano Red | 1911 | 1985 |
| Tampa Red | 1904 | 1981 |
| Walter Roland | 1900 | 1970 |
| Washboard Sam | 1910 | 1966 |
| Dan Sane | 1896 | 1956 |
| Irene Scruggs | 1901 | 1981 |
| Alec Seward | 1902 | 1972 |
| Robert Shaw | 1908 | 1985 |
| Henry "Son" Sims | 1890 | 1958 |
| Bumble Bee Slim | 1905 | 1968 |
| Bessie Smith | 1894 | 1937 |
| Laura Smith | unknown | 1932 |
| Charlie Spand | unknown | unknown |
| Victoria Spivey | 1908 | 1976 |
| Freddie Spruell | 1893 | 1956 |
| Frank Stokes | 1888 | 1955 |
| Baby Tate | 1916 | 1972 |
| Sonny Terry | 1911 | 1986 |
| Henry Thomas | 1874 | 1930 |
| Ramblin' Thomas | 1902 | 1945 |
| Henry Townsend | 1909 | 2006 |
| Bessie Tucker | unknown | unknown |
| Sippie Wallace | 1898 | 1986 |
| Curley Weaver | 1906 | 1962 |
| Casey Bill Weldon | 1909 | 1967 |
| Peetie Wheatstraw | 1902 | 1941 |
| Bukka White | 1909 | 1977 |
| Josh White | 1914 | 1969 |
| Sonny Boy Williamson II | 1914 | 1948 |
| Ralph Willis | 1910 | 1957 |
| Wesley Wilson | 1893 | 1958 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Blues Musicians
Famous quotes containing the words early, country and/or blues:
“the cluttered eyes
of early mysterious night.”
—Imamu Amiri Baraka (b. 1934)
“Some of the smartest women in the country said that theyre too embarrassed to attend their reunions at Harvard Business School if they have dropped out of the work force, left the fast track by choosing part-time work, or decided to follow anything other than the standard male career path.”
—Deborah J. Swiss (20th century)
“Holly Golightly: You know those days when youve got the mean reds?
Paul: The mean reds? You mean like the blues?
Holly Golightly: No, the blues are because youre getting fat or maybe its been raining too long. Youre just sad, thats all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly youre afraid and you dont know what youre afraid of.”
—George Axelrod (b. 1922)