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American blues musicians

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Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums whi...
Bessie Smith (1894 - 1937)
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Sometimes referred to as The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1...
Nina Simone (1933 - 2003)
Dr. Nina Simone was born 21 February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina and died 21 April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France . Her birth name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon and she was also known ...
Guy Davis
Guy Davis (born May 12, 1952) is a blues guitarist and banjo player, actor, and musician. He is the son of actors Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Davis. Davis' roots Davis says his blues music is ins...
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, poet and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades and has had immense i...