Early Country Blues Musicians and Their LifeSpans

  1. Alberta Hunter (1895-1984)
  2. Alger "Texas" Alexander
  3. Arvella Gray (1906-1980)
  4. Barbecue Bob Hicks
  5. Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
  6. Big Bill Broonzy
  7. Big Maceo Merriweather (1905-1953)
  8. Billy Garland (1918-1960)
  9. Black Ace
  10. Blind Blake
  11. Blind Boy Fuller (1908-1941)
  12. Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929)
  13. Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945)
  14. Blind Willie McTell (1901-1959)
  15. Bo Carter
  16. Brownie McGhee (1915-1996)
  17. Bukka White (1909-1977)
  18. Bumble Bee Slim
  19. Charley Lincoln (1900-1963)
  20. Charlie Patton (1891-1934)
  21. Clayton Taliaferro Driver (1885-1952)
  22. Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887-1957)
  23. Curley Weaver (1906-1962)
  24. Eugene "Buddy" Moss (c. 1914-1984)
  25. Floyd Council
  26. Frank Stokes (c. 1888-1955)
  27. Furry Lewis (1899-1981)
  28. Gary Davis (1896-1972)
  29. Gus Cannon
  30. Henry Townsend (1909-2006)
  31. Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter (c. 1889-1949)
  32. Ida Cox (1896-1967)
  33. Jazz Gillum (1904-1966)
  34. Jesse Fuller (1896-1976)
  35. Jim Jackson (c. 1884-1937)
  36. John Jackson
  37. Josh White (1914 or 1915-1969)
  38. Lightnin' Hopkins (1912-1982)
  39. Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970)
  40. Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
  41. Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976)
  42. Memphis Minnie (1897-1973)
  43. Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904-1972)
  44. Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893-1966)
  45. Peetie Wheatstraw (1902-1941)
  46. Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966)
  47. Piano Red (1911-1985)
  48. Pink Anderson
  49. Richard "Rabbit" Brown
  50. Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
  51. Robert Lockwood, Jr. (1915-2006)
  52. Sam Collins
  53. Scrapper Blackwell
  54. Shirley Griffith (1908-1974)
  55. Sippie Wallace (1898-1986)
  56. Skip James (1902-1969)
  57. Sleepy John Estes (1904-1977)
  58. Smokey Hogg (1914-1960)
  59. Son House (c. 1902-1988)
  60. Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948)
  61. Sonny Terry (1911-1986)
  62. Tampa Red (1904-1981)
  63. The Memphis Jug Band
  64. Tommy Johnson (1896-1956)
  65. Victoria Spivey (1908-1976)
  66. Washboard Sam (1910-1966)
  67. Willie Brown