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  • Mississippi John Hurt (1892 - 1966)
    John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893[1][nb 1] – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist.[3] Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught hi...
  • Bill Withers (1938 - 2020)
    Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No ...
  • William Christopher Handy (1873 - 1958)
    was born in Florence, Alabama, the son of Elizabeth Brewer and Charles Barnard Handy. His father was the pastor of a small church in Guntersville, a small town in northeast central Alabama. Handy wrote...
  • Alger “Texas” Alexander (1900 - 1954)
    "Alger "Texas" Alexander=Sep 12, 1900 - Apr 16, 1954 - was a blues singer from Jewett, Texas. A short man with a big, deep voice, Alexander started his career performing on the streets and at local par...
  • Fats Domino (1928 - 2017)
    A pioneer of rock and roll, Domino is noted for his energetic piano playing and his smoky voice with its New Orleans accent. * Born: February 26, 1928; New Orleans, Louisiana * Also known as: Antoine D...

Come build their trees from the roots up, because like the man says ....

"The blues are the roots; everything else is the fruits." - Willie Dixon

Blues Hall of Fame inductees:

Wikipedia

Hall of Fame Inductees

Musician Biographies from the PBS Series, The Blues

  • Luther Allison
  • Duane Allman
  • Jeff Beck
  • Elvin Bishop
  • Mike Bloomfield
  • Joe Bonamassa
  • David Bromberg
  • Big Bill Broonzy
  • Charles Brown
  • Ruth Brown ‧ 30‧jan‧1928-2006‧nov‧17 ‧
  • Willie Brown
  • Roy Buchanan
  • Paul Butterfield
  • Ray Charles
  • Sam Chatmon
  • Marshall Chess
  • Eric Clapton
  • Willie Cobbs
  • Albert Collins
  • Johnny Copeland
  • Shemekia Copeland ‧ 10-apr-1979 ‧
  • James Cotton
  • Ida Cox ‧ 25‧feb‧1896-1967‧nov‧10 ‧
  • Robert Cray
  • Reverend Gary Davis
  • Bo Diddley
  • Willie Dixon
  • Dr. John
  • Tinsley Ellis
  • Blind Boy Fuller
  • Rosco Gordon
  • Buddy Guy
  • John Hammond
  • W.C. Handy
  • Corey Harris
  • Alvin Youngblood Hart
  • Jimi Hendrix ‧ 1942-1970 ‧
  • Billie Holiday
  • John Lee Hooker
  • Lightnin' Hopkins
  • Son House
  • Howlin' Wolf
  • Alberta Hunter ‧ 01‧apr‧1895-1984‧oct‐17 ‐
  • Mississippi John Hurt
  • Elmore James
  • Etta James
  • Skip James
  • Blind Lemon Jefferson
  • Blind Willie Johnson
  • Robert Johnson
  • Tommy Johnson
  • Tom Jones
  • Janis Joplin
  • Junior Wells
  • Keb' Mo'
  • Albert King
  • B.B. King
  • Chris Thomas King
  • Freddie King
  • Jonny Lang
  • Sam Lay
  • Lead Belly
  • J.B. Lenoir
  • Little Richard
  • Little Walter
  • Alan Lomax
  • Mississippi Fred McDowell
  • Brownie McGhee
  • Blind Willie McTell
  • Magic Sam
  • Magic Slim
  • Taj Mahal
  • John Mayall
  • Big Maceo Merriweather
  • Memphis Minnie
  • Muddy Waters
  • Willie Nix
  • Odetta ‧ 1930-2008 ‧
  • Junior Parker
  • Charley Patton
  • Pinetop Perkins
  • Sam Phillips
  • Professor Longhair
  • Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Louisiana Red
  • Tampa Red
  • Jimmy Reed
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Bobby Rush
  • Otis Rush
  • Jimmy Rushing
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  • Nina Simone ‧1933-2003 ‧
  • Slim Harpo
  • Bessie Smith
  • Mamie Smith
  • Otis Spann
  • Victoria Spivey
  • Hubert Sumlin
  • Roosevelt Sykes
  • Koko Taylor
  • Sonny Terry
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  • Big Mama Thornton
  • Ali Farka Toure
  • Derek Trucks
  • Big Joe Turner
  • Ike Turner
  • Otha Turner
  • Jimmie Vaughan
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
  • T-Bone Walker
  • Bukka White
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Sonny Boy Williamson
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller)
  • Johnny Winter
  • Jimmy Witherspoon
  • Peetie Wheatstraw

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