BLUES MUSICIANS

This document contains a representative selection of the blues musicians for whom the Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music includes entries.

CHARLES, Ray [Robinson, Ray Charles]	(b. Albany, Ga., 1930). Rhythm-and-blues and soul singer, pianist, and songwriter.
COX, Ida [née Prather]	(b. Toccoa, Ga., 1896; d. Knoxville, 1967). Blues singer.
DIXON, Willie (James)	(b. Vicksburg, Miss., 1915). Blues songwriter, double bass player, and singer.
DORSEY, Thomas A(ndrew) [Georgia Tom; Barrelhouse Tommy]	(b. Villa Rica, Ga., 1899; d. Chicago, 1993). Blues and gospel pianist, singer, and songwriter.
FULLER, Blind Boy [Allen, Fulton]	(b. Wadesboro, N.C., ca. 1909; d. Durham, N.C., 1941). Blues guitarist and singer.
HANDY, W(illiam) C(hristopher)	(b. Florence, Ala., 1873; d. New York, 1958). Blues composer.
HOOKER, John Lee	(b. Clarksdale, Miss., 1917). Blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
HOUSE, Son [Eddie James, Jr.]	(b. near Clarksdale, Miss., 1902; d. Detroit, 1988). Blues singer and guitarist.
HOWLIN' WOLF [Burnett, Chester Arthur]	(b. West Point, Miss., 1910; d. Hines, Ill., 1976). Blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.
HUNTER, Alberta	(b. Memphis, 1895; d. New York, 1984). Blues and cabaret singer.
HURT, Mississippi John	(b. Teoc, Miss., 1893; d. Grenada, Miss., 1966). Blues singer and guitarist.
JACKSON, Papa Charlie	(b. New Orleans, 1880s; d. Chicago, early 1938). Blues and folk singer and banjoist.
JEFFERSON, Blind Lemon	(b. Couchman, Tex., 1897; d. Chicago, 1929). Blues singer and guitarist.
JOHNSON, Robert	(b. Hazelhurst, Miss., 1911; d. Greenwood, Miss., 1938). Blues singer and guitarist.
KING, B. B. [Riley B.]	(b. Itta Bena, Miss., 1925). Blues singer, guitarist, and bandleader.
MCTELL, Blind Willie	(b. Thomson, Ga., ca. 1898; d. Milledgeville, Ga., 1959). Blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
MEMPHIS MINNIE [Douglas, Lizzie]	(b. New Orleans, 1897; d. Memphis, 1973). Blues singer and guitarist.
MEMPHIS SLIM [Chatman, Peter]	(b. Memphis, 1915; d. Paris, 1988). Blues pianist, singer, songwriter.
MUDDY WATERS [Morganfield, McKinley]	(b. Rolling Fork, Miss., 1915; d. Downers Grove, Ill., 1983). Blues singer, guitarist, and bandleader.
PATTON, Charlie	(b. Edward, Miss., 1887; d. Indianola, Miss., 1934). Blues singer, guitarist, and composer.
RAINEY, Ma [Gertrude Pridgett]	(b. Columbus, Ga., 1886; d. Rome, Ga., 1939). Blues singer.
SMITH [née Robinson], Mamie	(b. Cincinnati, 1883; d. New York, 1946). Blues and vaudeville singer.
SYKES, Roosevelt	(b. Elmar, Ark., 1906; d. New Orleans, 1983). Blues pianist.
TERRY, Sonny [Terrell, Sanders]	(b. Greensboro, Ga., 1911; d. Mineola, N.Y., 1986). Blues singer and harmonica player.
WHITE, Josh(ua Daniel) [Pinewood Tom]	(b. Greenville, S.C., 1915; d. Manhasset, N.Y., 1969). Blues, gospel, and folk singer and guitarist.