List of Electric Blues Musicians - M

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• Lonnie Mack - (born July 18, 1941, Harrison, Indiana), Mack performs as an electric guitarist and singer. He is widely considered to be the founder of the blues-rock guitar genre (1963 hits: "Memphis" and "Wham!"), but also received critical acclaim as one of the best of the early "blue-eyed soul" singers.
• Janiva Magness - (born January 30, 1957, Detroit, Michigan), Magness was named the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009, becoming only the second woman, after Koko Taylor, to be so honored. She has released nine albums to date.
• Taj Mahal (musician) - (born May 17, 1942, New York), Taj Mahal performs on guitar, harmonica and banjo and also sings. Mahal explores a variety of genres which he fuses into his music, including zydeco. He performs in both acoustic and electric settings, depending on the material.
• Johnny Mars - (born December 7, 1942, Laurens, South Carolina)
• Pete Mayes - (March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008) was born in Double Bayou, Texas. He performed for over fifty years, and was awarded the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy Award for 'comeback album of the year' in 1998.
• Gerry McAvoy - (born 19 December 1951, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish blues bass guitarist, who played from 1970-1995 with fellow Irish bluesman Rory Gallagher's band, usually consisting of power trios. After Gallagher's early death, he joined Nine Below Zero, based in London, England.
• Cash McCall - (born January 28, 1941)
• Floyd Miles - born April 13, 1943, Daytona Beach, Florida, Miles is an guitarist, singer and songwriter who has released four solo albums since 1992.
• Luke "Long Gone" Miles - (1925–1987)
• Little Milton - (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005) Born in Iverness, Mississippi, Little Milton (born Milton Campbell) performed everything from soul-blues to outright boogie-woogie and rhythm and blues. A guitarist and singer, he released countless albums over a long career.
• McKinley Mitchell - (December 25, 1934 – January 18, 1986) Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Mitchell was a Chicago-based soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer who started out performing Gospel music. He recorded singles for Boxer Records, Chess Records (with Willie Dixon), and a variety of other labels. Most of his releases are still only available on records. In his later career he returned to Mississippi and recorded "I Won't Be Back for More" in 1984.
• Johnny B. Moore - (born January 24, 1950, Clarksdale, Mississippi), Moore is a Chicago and electric blues guitarist and singer, who has released eight albums since 1993.
• Mike Morgan - (born November 30, 1959), Morgan is bandleader of "Mike Morgan & the Crawl", a Texas blues band. He is a guitarist and blues harp player, and has released a series of albums for Black Top and Severn Records.
• Big Bill Morganfield - William Morganfield (born June 19, 1956) is the son of blues legend Muddy Waters. He came to music relatively late in life, recording his first album 1997. He has since recorded four additional albums, and is a recipient of the 2000 W.C. Handy Award for best new artist. He has become a popular attraction at blues festivals around the world.
• Nick Moss - Born 1972 in Chicago.
• Bobby Murray – (born June 9, 1953, Nagoya, Japan), Murray has played in Etta James' backing band for twenty years, performed on three Grammy Award winning recordings with James and B.B. King, and has released three solo albums. In 2011, the Detroit Blues Society granted him their Lifetime Achievement Award.