List of Country Blues Musicians - J

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• Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson - (August 16, 1915 – May 30, 1976) Born in Tyler, Texas, Jackson was a regular of the Texas blues scene, an acoustic and electric country blues guitarist and singer who seemed most comfortable performing acoustic. He cut a few records for Arhoolie Records over the years.
• Papa Charlie Jackson
• Skip James
• Blind Lemon Jefferson
• Lonnie Johnson
• Robert Johnson (musician)
• Blind Willie Johnson - (c. 1897 – 1945) Born in Marlin, Texas was first and foremost a gospel blues guitarist and singer, an early innovator of the slide guitar (using a pocketknife). His birthdate and place of birth are somewhat mysterious. Johnson mixed his evangelical lyrics with country blues and early Texas blues, and is most remembered for some studio recording he did for Columbia Records in 1927.
• Richard Johnston
• Tutu Jones - (born September 9, 1966, Dallas, Texas) is an electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, who has released five albums since 1994.
• Luke Jordan - (January 28, 1892 – June 25, 1952) Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, Jordan was a country blues guitarist of the Piedmont blues and East Coast blues variety who spent most of his career in Lynchburg, Virginia. Though not many recordings survive of his, Jordan was undeniably a major early influence on musicians in the Piedmont style.