Encyclopedie du blues
Photographies de Jean-Pierre Arniac
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| Agee, Raymond Clinton (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Alexander, Alger "Texas" (b. 1880 d. 1955) | blues singer |
| Alexander, Dave (b. 1938) | drummer, piano |
| Allison, Luthers S. (b. 1939) | guitar, harmonica |
| Ammons, Albert C. (b. 1907 d. 1949) | jazz piano, piano |
| Anderson, Pink (b. 1900 d. 1974) | blues singer, guitar |
| Arceneaux, Fernest (b. 1940) | accordeon |
| Arnold, Billy Boy [William] (b. 1935) | guitar, piano |
| Arnold, Kokomo (b. 1901 d. 1968) | blues singer, guitar |
| Baker, Mickey (b. 1925) | guitar, vocals |
| Barbecue Bob (b. 1902 d. 1931) | blues singer, guitar |
| Bartholomew, Dave (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Bell, Carey [Casey] (b. 1936) | harmonica, string bass |
| Below, Fred (b. 1926 d. 1988) | drummer, drums |
| Benton, Buster (b. 1932) | guitar, singer |
| Berry, Chuck (b. 1926) | composer, lyricist |
| Black Ace (b. 1907 d. 1972) | blues guitar, vocals |
| Blackwell, Scrapper [Francis Hillman] (b. 1903 d. 1962) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Blake, Blind Arthur (Arthur Phelps) (b. 1895 d. -1935) | songster, blues singer |
| Bland, Bobby Blue [Robert Calvin] (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Bloomfield, Mike (b. 1943 d. 1981) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Blue, Little Joe (b. 1934 d. 1990) | guitar |
| Bogan, Lucille (b. 1897 d. 1948) | blues singer |
| Bonds, Son (b. 1909 d. 1947) | guitar |
| Bonner, Juke Boy [Weldon H. Philip] (b. 1932 d. 1978) | cymbals, drummer |
| Boogie Woogie Red (b. 1925 d. 1985) | singer, piano |
| Boyd, Eddie [Edward Riley] (b. 1914) | guitar, piano |
| Bradshaw, Tiny [Myron Carlton] (b. 1905 d. 1958) | bandleader, vocals |
| Branch, Billy (b. 1951) | cast, harmonica |
| Brooks, Lonnie [Guitar Junior] (b. 1933) | guitar, singer |
| Broonzy, Big Bill (b. 1893 d. 1958) | blues singer, guitar |
| Brown, Andrew (b. 1937 d. 1985) | alto saxophone, guitar |
| Brown, Buster (b. 1911 d. 1976) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Brown, Charles (Mose) (b. 1920) | piano, organ |
| Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth" (b. 1924) | string bass, vocals |
| Brown, Nappy (b. 1929) | singer, vocals |
| Brown, Roy James (b. 1925 d. 1981) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Brown, Ruth (b. 1928) | cast, jazz/blues diva |
| Brown, Walter (b. 1917 d. 1956) | banjo, clarinet |
| Buchanan, Roy (b. 1939 d. 1988) | blues-rock guitarist, guitar |
| Buckwheat Zydeco (b. 1947) | singer, accordionist |
| Bumble Bee Slim (b. 1905 d. 1968) | blues guitar, vocals |
| Burns, Eddie (b. 1928) | guitar, harmonica |
| Burnside, R.L. [Rural] (b. 1926) | blues guitar |
| Butterfield, Paul (b. 1941 d. 1987) | harmonica, harp |
| Campbell, Eddie C. (b. 1939) | blues guitar |
| Campbell, Milton James (b. 1934) | guitar, blues singer |
| Cannon, Gus (b. 1883 d. 1979) | banjo, vocals |
| Carr, Leroy (b. 1905 d. 1935) | blues singer, piano |
| Carter, Bo (b. 1893 d. 1964) | blues singer, guitar |
| Charles, Ray (b. 1930) | direttore d'orchestre, piano |
| Chatmon, Sam (b. 1897 d. 1983) | banjo, bass |
| Chavis, Wilson "Boozoo" (b. 1930) | vocals, zydeco musician |
| Chenier, C.J. (b. 1957) | zydeco musician |
| Chenier, Clifton (b. 1925 d. 1987) | accordion vocalist, accordion |
| Chess, Len (a. 1937) | record producer |
| Chess, Phil (a. 1937) | record producer |
| Chicago Bob (b. 1944) | singer, harmonica |
| Clearwater, Eddy (b. 1935) | dancer, singer |
| Cobbs, Willie (b. 1940) | guitar, harmonica |
| Coleman, Gary "B.B." (b. 1950) | percussion, singer |
| Collins, Albert (b. 1932 d. 1993) | guitar, vocals |
| Cooke, Sam (b. 1931 d. 1964) | composer, gospel singer |
| Copeland, Johnny (b. 1937) | blues singer, vocals |
| Cotton, James (b. 1935) | drummer, harmonica |
| Cox, Ida (b. 1896 d. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Crawford, James "Sugar Boy" (b. 1923 d. 1989) | piano, singer |
| Cray, Robert (b. 1953) | blues guitar, singer |
| Crayton, Pee Wee (b. 1914 d. 1985) | guitar, vocals |
| Crudup, Big Boy [Arthur] (b. 1905 d. 1974) | guitar, singer |
| Dale, Larry (b. 1923) | guitar |
| Davenport, Cow Cow [Charles Edward] (b. 1894 d. 1955) | piano, vocals |
| Davis, Gary [Blind Gary] (b. 1896 d. 1972) | gospel singer, blues singer |
| Davis, Larry (b. 1936) | music director, string bass |
| Davis, Walter (b. 1912 d. 1963) | piano |
| Dawkins, Jimmy [James Henry] (b. 1936) | blues guitar, singer |
| Diddley, Bo (b. 1928) | jazz guitar, vocals |
| Dixon, Floyd (b. 1929) | piano, vocals |
| Dixon, Willie James (b. 1915 d. 1993) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Domino, Fats (b. 1928) | composer, lyricist |
| Douglas, K.C. (b. 1913 d. 1975) | guitar, singer |
| Douglas, Memphis Minnie [Minnie] (b. 1896 d. 1973) | guitar, vocals |
| Dupree, Champion Jack (b. 1910 d. 1992) | blues singer, piano |
| Eaglin, Snooks [Fird (Ford)] (b. 1936) | blues guitar, tom toms |
| Edwards, Frank (b. 1909) | cast, guitar |
| Edwards, Honeyboy [David] (b. 1915) | bluesman |
| Embry, Queen Sylvia (b. 1941) | singer |
| Estes, Sleepy John (b. 1899 d. 1977) | blues singer, vocals |
| Evans, Margie (b. 1940) | singer |
| Ferguson, H-Bomb (b. 1929) | piano, vocals |
| Frost, Frank Otis (b. 1936) | guitar, harmonica |
| Fuller, Blind Boy (b. 1909 d. 1941) | blues singer, vocals |
| Fuller, Jesse "Lone Cat" (b. 1896 d. 1976) | guitar, trombone |
| Fuller, Johnny (b. 1929 d. 1985) | guitar, vocals |
| Fulson, Lowell (b. 1921) | singer, vocals |
| Gaddy, Bob (b. 1924) | piano |
| Gaither, Little Bill (b. 1905) | singer, guitar |
| Gant, Cecil (b. 1913 d. 1951 a. 1945) | blues singer, piano |
| Garlow, Clarence Joseph "Bon Ton" (b. 1911 d. 1986) | singer, vocals |
| Gayten, Paul (b. 1920 d. 1991) | jazz piano, piano |
| Gibson, Clifford (b. 1901 d. 1963) | guitar |
| Gibson, Lacy (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Gillum, Jazz [William McKinley] (b. 1904 d. 1966) | harmonica, harmonium |
| Glenn, Lloyd (b. 1909 d. 1985) | piano, arranger |
| Green, Cal (b. 1937) | guitar, vocals |
| Green, Cornelius (b. 1928) | guitar, piano |
| Green, Lillian (b. 1919 d. 1954) | singer, songwriter |
| Gross, Leon T. (b. 1912 d. 1973) | piano |
| Guitar Slim (b. 1926 d. 1959) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Guy, Buddy (b. 1936) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Hammond, John Paul (b. 1942) | guitar, harmonica |
| Handy (b. 1949) | singer |
| Handy, W.C. [William Christopher] (b. 1873 d. 1958) | additional Music, cast |
| Harpo, Slim (b. 1924 d. 1970) | blues singer, vocals |
| Harris, Peppermint (b. 1925) | guitar, vocals |
| Harris, Wynonie "Mr. Blues" (b. 1915 d. 1969) | singer, vocals |
| Harrison, Wilbert (b. 1929 a. 1959) | singer, vocals |
| Hawkins, Roy (a. 1946) | singer |
| Hawkins, Screemin' Jay (b. 1929) | piano, vocals |
| Hegamin, Lucille (b. 1894 d. 1970) | singer, vocals |
| Hemphill, Jessie Maie (b. 1932) | guitar |
| Henderson, Rosa (b. 1896 d. 1968) | piano, singer |
| Hicks, Lightnin' Slim (b. 1919 d. 1974) | guitar |
| Hill, Z.Z. [Arzee] (b. 1935 d. 1984) | blues artist |
| Hogan, Silas (b. 1911) | guitar, harmonica |
| Hogg, Smokey [Andrew] (b. 1914 d. 1960) | guitar, vocals |
| Holt, Morris (b. 1937) | guitar |
| Hooker, Earl "Zebedee" (b. 1930 d. 1970) | banjo, guitar |
| Hooker, John Lee (b. 1917) | blues singer, vocals |
| Hopkins, Lightnin' (b. 1912 d. 1982) | blues singer, guitar |
| Hopkins, Linda (b. 1925) | cast, gospel singer |
| Horton, Walter "Shakey" (b. 1917 d. 1981) | blues harmonica, harmonica |
| House, Son [Eddie James] (b. 1902 d. 1988) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Howlin' Wolf (b. 1910 d. 1976) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Hughes, Joe "Guitar" (b. 1937) | singer, guitar |
| Hunter, Alberta (b. 1895 d. 1984) | blues singer, cast |
| Hurt, Mississippi John [John Smith] (b. 1893 d. 1966) | blues singer |
| Hutto, J.B. (b. 1926 d. 1983) | drummer, blues guitar |
| Jackson, Jim (b. 1890 d. 1937) | blues singer, guitar |
| Jackson, John (b. 1924) | banjo, guitar |
| Jackson, Lil' Son (b. 1915 d. 1976) | bass (instrument), bluesman |
| Jackson, Papa Charlie (d. 1938) | banjo, composer |
| James, Elmore (b. 1918 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| James, Homesick (b. 1910) | singer, guitar |
| James, Skip (b. 1902 d. 1969) | blues singer, vocals |
| Jaxon, Half Pint (b. 1895) | cast, oboe |
| Jefferson, Blind Lemon (b. 1897 d. 1930) | country bluesman |
| Jenkins, Bobo (b. 1916 d. 1984) | singer, guitar |
| Jenkins, Gus (b. 1931 d. 1985) | piano |
| Johnson, Blind Willie (b. 1902 d. 1950) | gospel-blues singer |
| Johnson, Jimmy (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Johnson, Larry (b. 1938) | banjo, piano |
| Johnson, Leslie "Lazy Lester" (b. 1933) | harmonica |
| Johnson, Lonnie (b. 1889 d. 1970) | banjo, guitar |
| Johnson, Luther "Guitar Junior" (b. 1939) | guitar |
| Johnson, Luther "Snake Boy" (b. 1934 d. 1976) | string bass, drummer |
| Johnson, Pete (b. 1904 d. 1967) | piano |
| Johnson, Robert (b. 1891 d. 1938) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Johnson, Tommy (b. 1896 d. 1956) | bass, blues singer |
| Johnston, Syl (b. 1937) | guitar, harmonica |
| Jones, Curtis (b. 1906 d. 1971) | guitar, organ |
| Jones, Floyd (b. 1917 d. 1989) | guitar, trumpet |
| Jones, Little Johnny (b. 1924 d. 1964) | blues pianist |
| Jordan, Louis Thomas (b. 1908 d. 1975) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Joseph, Pleasant (b. 1907 d. 1989) | clarinet, piano |
| Kelly, Jo-Ann (b. 1944 d. 1990) | guitar |
| King, Al (b. 1926) | singer |
| King, Albert (b. 1923 d. 1992) | bluesman, guitar |
| King, B.B. (b. 1925) | blues singer, guitar |
| King, Earl (b. 1934) | blues guitar, vocals |
| King, Eddie (b. 1938) | singer, guitar |
| King, Freddie (b. 1934 d. 1976) | bluesman, vocals |
| Kinsey, Donald (b. 1953) | musician |
| Kinsey, Lester Big Daddy (b. 1927) | singer, guitar |
| Kirkland, Eddie (b. 1928) | guitar, vocals |
| Lasalle, Denise (b. 1939) | singer |
| Latimore, Benny (b. 1939) | piano, melodica |
| Leavy, Calvin (b. 1942) | singer, guitar |
| Ledbetter, Huddie (b. 1885 d. 1949) | songster, vocals |
| Lee, Bonnie (b. 1931) | singer |
| Lee, Julia (b. 1902 d. 1958) | rhythm & blues singer, piano |
| Lenoir, J.B. (b. 1929 d. 1967) | blues singer, vocals |
| Lewis, Furry (b. 1893 d. 1981) | blues singer, vocals |
| Lewis, Meade "Lux" (b. 1905 d. 1964) | piano, celeste |
| Lewis, Smiley (b. 1913 d. 1966) | piano, vocals |
| Liggins, Joe [Joseph Christopher] (b. 1915 d. 1987 a. 1945) | piano, bandleader |
| Linkchain, Hip (b. 1936 d. 1989) | blues singer |
| Lipscomb, Mance (b. 1895 d. 1976) | blues singer, guitar |
| Little Richard (b. 1935) | composer, lyricist |
| Little Walter (b. 1930 d. 1968) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Littlefield, Willie (b. 1931) | guitar, piano |
| Littlejohn, John (b. 1931 d. 1994) | guitar |
| Lockwood, Robert (b. 1915) | guitar, harmonica |
| Lofton, Cripple Clarence (b. 1887 d. 1957) | piano, singer |
| Louis, Joe Hill (b. 1921 d. 1957) | drummer, harmonica |
| Mabon, Willie (b. 1925 d. 1986) | piano, rhythm & blues singer |
| Magic Sam (b. 1937 d. 1969) | blues singer |
| Malone, J.J. (b. 1935) | guitar, harmonica |
| Martin, Carl (b. 1906 d. 1979) | string bass, vocals |
| Mayes, Pete (b. 1938) | guitar |
| Mayfield, Percy (b. 1920 d. 1984) | composer, lyricist |
| McCain, Jerry (b. 1930) | drummer, guitar |
| McClennan, Tommy (b. 1908 d. -1962) | guitar |
| McCoy, Charles [Papa] (b. 1909 d. 1950) | guitar, harmonica |
| McCoy, Joe (b. 1905 d. 1950) | guitar, mandolin |
| McCracklin, Jimmy (b. 1921) | harmonica, piano |
| McGhee, Brownie (b. 1915) | banjo, cast |
| McGhee, Stick [Granville] (b. 1917 d. 1961) | guitar, vocals |
| McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) | piano, singer |
| McTell, Blind Willie (b. 1901 d. 1959) | blues singer, vocals |
| Melrose, Lester (b. 1891) | music publisher, record producer |
| Memphis Slim (b. 1915 d. 1988) | blues singer, piano |
| Merriweather, Major [Big Maceo] (b. 1905 d. 1953) | piano |
| Mighty Sam (b. 1943) | blues singer |
| Milburn, Amos (b. 1927 d. 1980) | piano, singer |
| Miller, J.D. (a. 1948) |
| Milton, Roy (b. 1907 d. 1983) | drummer, drums |
| Minter, Iverson (b. 1936) | guitar, harmonica |
| Mitchell, McKinley (b. 1934 d. 1986) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Montgomery, Little Brother [Eurreal Wilford] (b. 1906 d. 1985) | blues pianist, jazz piano |
| Moore, Johnny | guitar |
| Moore, Johnny Belle (b. 1950) | drummer, guitar |
| Moore, Oscar (Frederic) (b. 1912 d. 1981) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Moss, Eugene (b. 1914 d. 1984) | guitar, harmonica |
| Muddy Waters (b. 1915 d. 1983) | blues singer, vocals |
| Musselwhite, Charlie [Charles Douglas] (b. 1944) | guitar, harp |
| Myers, Louis (b. 1929) | cast, guitar |
| Myers, Sammy (b. 1936) | drummer, organ |
| Neal, Raful (b. 1936) | harmonica |
| Nelson, Jimmy (b. 1928) | singer |
| Newbern, Hambone Willie (b. 1899 d. 1947) | singer |
| Nighthawk, Robert (b. 1909 d. 1967) | guitar, harmonica |
| Nixon, Hammie (b. 1908 d. 1984) | bluesman, vocals |
| Otis, Johnny (b. 1921) | drummer, drums |
| Parker, Junior (b. 1932 d. 1971) | harmonica |
| Parker, Sonny (b. 1925 d. 1957) | singer |
| Patton, Charley (b. 1887 d. 1934) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Peebles, Ann (b. 1947) | singer, songwriter |
| Peg Leg Sam (b. 1911 d. 1977) | harmonica |
| Perkins, Pinetop [Joe Willie] (b. 1913) | guitar, piano |
| Petway, Robert (b. 1909) | BLSM~ |
| Phillips, Sam [Samuel Cornelius] (b. 1930) | record producer, discoverer of Elvis |
| Pickett, Charlie (a. 1957) |
| Price, Bobby (b. 1943) |
| Price, Lloyd (b. 1933 d. 1988) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Professor Longhair (b. 1918 d. 1980) | rhythm & blues singer, piano |
| Pryor, Snooky [James Edward] (b. 1921) | drummer, harmonica |
| Queen Ida (b. 1930) | singer |
| Rachell, Yank [James] (b. 1910) | guitar, mandolin |
| Rainey, Ma (b. 1886 d. 1939) | blues singer, composer |
| Reed, A.C. (b. 1926) | sax, tenor sax |
| Reed, Jimmy [Mathis James] (b. 1925 d. 1976) | blues singer, guitar |
| Rhodes, Sonny (b. 1940) | singer, guitar |
| Robinson, Fenton [Fention] (b. 1935) | guitar |
| Robinson, Louis Charles "Good Rockin" [Louis Charles] (b. 1915 d. 1976) | guitar, harmonica |
| Rockin' Dopsie (b. 1932 d. 1993) | zydeco accordionist, singer |
| Rogers, Jimmy [James] (b. 1924) | blues singer, director |
| Roland, Walter (b. 1900 d. 1950 a. 1930s) | piano, guitar |
| Ross, Doctor [Charles Isaiah] (b. 1925) | drummer, guitar |
| Rush, Bobby (b. 1940) | singer, vocals |
| Rush, Otis (b. 1934) | blues singer, guitar |
| Rushing, Jimmy [James Andrew] (b. 1903 d. 1972) | blues singer, vocals |
| Saint Louis, Jimmy (b. 1905 d. 1978) |
| Seals, Son [Frank Junior] (b. 1942) | drummer, guitar |
| Semien, Sidney (b. 1938) | guitar, harmonica |
| Seward, Alex [Alexander T.] (b. 1902 d. 1972) | guitar, vocals |
| Shakey Jake (b. 1921 d. 1990) | harmonica |
| Shaw, Eddie (b. 1937) | tenor saxophone, singer |
| Shaw, Thomas Edgar (b. 1908 d. 1977) | guitar, harmonica |
| Shines, Johnny [John Ned] (b. 1915 d. 1992) | blues guitar, vocals |
| Sims, Frankie Lee (b. 1917 d. 1970) | guitar |
| Slim, Tarheel (b. 1924 d. 1977) | guitar, vocals |
| Smith, Bessie (b. 1894 d. 1937) | blues singer |
| Smith, Clara (b. 1895 d. 1935) | singer |
| Smith, Clarence (b. 1904 d. 1929) | blues singer, piano |
| Smith, George "Harmonica" (b. 1924 d. 1983) | harmonica |
| Smith, J.T. "Funny Papa" (b. 1885 d. 1940) | blues guitar, singer |
| Smith, Mamie (b. 1883 d. 1946) | singer, entertainer |
| Smith, Moses "Whispering" (b. 1932 d. 1984) | harmonica |
| Spann, Otis (b. 1930 d. 1970) | blues pianist, piano |
| Spivey, Queen [Victoria Regina] (b. 1906 d. 1976) | blues singer, vocals |
| Spruill, Wild Jimmy (b. 1934) | guitar |
| Staples, Roebuck "Pop" (b. 1915) | guitar |
| Stokes, Frank (b. 1888 d. 1955) | blues singer, guitar |
| Streeter, Big Time Sarah (b. 1953) | singer |
| Sugar Blue (b. 1955) |
| Sumlin, Hubert (b. 1931) | drummer, guitar |
| Sunnyland Slim (b. 1907) | piano, vocals |
| Sykes, Roosevelt (b. 1906 d. 1983) | blues singer, piano |
| Taj Majal (b. 1942) | blues singer, folksinger |
| Tampa Red (b. 1900 d. 1981) | guitar, kazoo |
| Tate, Charles Henry (b. 1916 d. 1972) | guitar |
| Taylor, Eddie (b. 1923 d. 1985) | drums, guitar |
| Taylor, Hound Dog [Theodore Roosevelt] (b. 1917 d. 1975) | blues singer, guitar |
| Taylor, Johnnie (Harrison) (b. 1938) | soul singer |
| Taylor, Koko (b. 1935) | blues singer |
| Taylor, Little Johnny (b. 1943) | singer |
| Taylor, Montana (Arthur) (b. 1903 d. 1954) |
| Taylor, Ted [Austin] (b. 1934 d. 1987) | piano, singer |
| Temple, Johnny (b. 1906 d. 1968) | guitar, vocals |
| Terry, Sonny (b. 1911 d. 1986) | book seller, cast |
| Thomas, Ernest "Tabby" (b. 1929) | singer, piano |
| Thomas, Henry "Ragtime" (b. 1874 d. 1950) | guitar, harmonica |
| Thomas, James "Son Ford" (b. 1926) | blues guitar |
| Thomas, Lafayette Jerl (b. 1928 d. 1977) | guitar, piano |
| Thomas, Rufus (b. 1917) | composer, vocals |
| Thornton, Big Mama (b. 1926 d. 1984) | blues singer, vocals |
| Townsend, Henry James "Mule" (b. 1909) | guitar, piano |
| Trice, Willie [William Augusta] (b. 1910 d. 1976) | guitar |
| Tucker, Tommy (b. 1933 d. 1982) | piano, vocals |
| Turner, Big Joe (b. 1911 d. 1985) | jazz bluesman |
| Turner, Ike (b. 1931) | piano, rock singer |
| Van Ronk, Dave (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Vaughn, Maurice John (b. 1953) | singer, guitar |
| Vinson, Eddie "Cleanhead" (b. 1917 d. 1988) | alto saxophone, singer |
| Vinson, Walter Jacob (b. 1901 d. 1975) | blues guitar |
| Walker, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1975) | guitar, tenor |
| Walker, Joe Louis (b. 1949) | singer, guitar |
| Walker, Johnny "Big Moose" (b. 1929) | organ, singer |
| Walker, Philip (b. 1937) | guitar, harmonica |
| Walker, T-Bone (b. 1910 d. 1975) | guitar, singer |
| Wallace, Sippie (b. 1898 d. 1986) | piano, singer |
| Walton, Mercy Dee (b. 1915 d. 1962) | piano |
| Warren, Baby Warren [Robert Henry] (b. 1919 d. 1977) | guitar, vocals |
| Washboard Sam (b. 1910 d. 1966) | washboard, singer |
| Watkins, John "Mad Dog" (b. 1953) | guitar |
| Watson, Johnny "Guitar" (b. 1935) | arranger, guitar |
| Webster, Katie (b. 1939) | harmonica, piano |
| Weldon, Casey Bill (b. 1909) | guitar, vocals |
| Wells, Junior (b. 1934) | blues harmonica, harmonica |
| Wheatstraw, Peetie (b. 1902 d. 1941) | blues singer, piano |
| White, Artie "Blues Boy" (b. 1937) | blues singer |
| White, Bukka (b. 1909 d. 1977) | book seller, guitar |
| White, Georgia (b. 1903 d. 1980) | cast, piano |
| White, Josh [Joshua Daniel] (b. 1915 d. 1969) | blues singer, gospel singer |
| White, Lynn (b. 1953) | singer |
| Wilkins, Robert Timothy (b. 1896 d. 1987) | blues singer, gospel singer |
| Williams, Bill (b. 1898 d. 1973) | jazz guitar, vocals |
| Williams, Joe Lee [Big Joe] (b. 1903 d. 1982) | blues singer, vocals |
| Williams, Lil' Ed (b. 1955) | guitar |
| Williams, Robert Pete (b. 1914 d. 1980) | bluesman |
| Williamson, Sonny Boy (b. 1914 d. 1948) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Williamson, Sonny Boy (b. 1897 d. 1965) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Willis, Aaron (b. 1932) | guitar, harmonica |
| Willis, Ralph (b. 1910 d. 1957) | singer, guitar |
| Wills, Oscar (b. 1916 d. 1969) | guitar, harmonica |
| Wilson, Edith (b. 1896 d. 1981) | cast, jazz singer |
| Wilson, Jimmy (b. 1921 d. 1965) | singer |
| Winter, Johnny [John Dawson] (b. 1944) | blues guitar, rock guitar |
| Witherspoon, Jimmy [James] (b. 1923) | singer, vocals |
| Woods, Johnny (b. 1917 d. 1990) | harmonica |
| Woods, Oscar "Buddy" (b. 1900 d. 1956) | guitar |
| Wrencher, Big John [John Thomas] (b. 1923 d. 1977) | harmonica |
| Wright, O.V. [Overton Ellis] (b. 1939 d. 1980) | soul singer, songwriter |
| Yancey, Jimmy [James Edward] (b. 1898 d. 1951) | piano, vocals |
| Young, John O. (b. 1918 d. 1974) | guitar, harmonica |
| Young, Joseph "Mighty Joe" (b. 1927) | guitar, singer |
| Young, Zora (b. 1948) | singer |