Blues biographies
Blues biographies at Mojohand.com – the largest database of the life stories and photos of the musicians, producers, writers and singers who gave birth to the blues, and kept the blues alive.
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- A
- Alto Reed
- Arthur Gunter
- Anson Funderburgh
- Ana Popovic
- Alexis Korner
- Albert Collins
- Asie Payton
- Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
- Amos Milburn
- Alvin Youngblood Hart
- Alvin “Little Pink” Anderson
- Ali Farka Toure
- Albert King
- Albert Ammons
- Alan Lomax
- B
- Blind Mississippi Morris
- BIG JOE DUSKIN
- Bumble Bee Slim
- Bukka White
- Buddy Moss
- Buddy Guy
- Brownie McGhee
- Bonnie Raitt
- Bobby Rush
- Bob Corritore
- Bo Diddley
- Bo Carter
- Blind Willie McTell
- Blind Willie Johnson
- Blind Mississippi Morris
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Blind Boy Fuller
- Black Ace
- Big Walter Horton
- Big Maybelle
- Big Mama Thornton
- Big Maceo Merriweather
- Big Joe Turner
- Big George Brock
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Bessie Smith
- Bernard Allison
- B.B. King
- Barrelhouse Chuck
- Barbecue Bob
- C
- Candye Kane
- Carl Weathersby
- Charlie Lincoln
- Charlie Baty
- Curley James Weaver
- Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Corey Harris
- Coco Montoya
- Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
- Chris Thomas King
- Chris Cain
- Chico Banks
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Charley Patton
- Charley Jordan
- Charles Caldwell
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Cedell Davis
- Casey Bill Weldon
- Carey Bell
- D
- Duwayne Burnside
- Duke Robillard
- Dr. John
- Dorothy “Miss Blues” Ellis
- Deitra Farr
- Deborah Coleman
- Debbie Davies
- David “Honeyboy” Edwards
- Dave Hole
- E
- Etta Baker
- Eric Clapton
- Elmore James
- Eddie Taylor
- Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
- Eddie C. Campbell
- Eddie Boyd
- Ed Bell
- Earl Hooker
- F
- Fannie May Goosby
- Furry Lewis
- Freddie King
- Frank Stokes
- Frank Hutchison
- Frank Ace
- Floyd Dixon
- Fenton Robinson
- G
- Gregg Allman
- Guitar Slim Blues Biography
- Guitar Shorty
- Greg Izor
- Grady Champion
- George “Mojo” Buford
- Gary Primich
- J
- Johnnie Bassett
- Jerry Portnoy
- Junior Wells
- Junior Parker
- Junior Kimbrough
- Juke Boy Bonner
- Jonny Lang
- Johnny Winter
- Johnny Shines
- Johnny Copeland
- John Mayall
- John Lee Hooker
- John Carey
- Joe Louis Walker
- Joe Bonamassa
- Joanna Connor
- Jimmy Yancey
- Jimmy Witherspoon
- Jimmy Thackery
- Jimmy Rogers
- Jimmy Reed
- Jimmy McCracklin
- Jimmy Dawkins
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Jim Jackson
- Jessie Mae Hemphill
- Jeff Healey
- J.B. Lenoir
- J.B. Hutto
- Janiva Magness
- James Harman
- James Cotton
- James Booker
- K
- Kingfish Ingram
- Kokomo Arnold
- Koko Taylor
- Kirk Fletcher
- Kim Wilson
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Kenny Neal
- Keb Mo
- Katie Webster
- L
- Lafayette Leake
- Luther Allison
- Lucky Peterson
- Lucille Bogan
- Lowell Fulson
- Lonnie Johnson
- Lonnie Brooks
- Long John Hunter
- Little Willie John
- Little Walter
- Little Freddie King
- Little Brother Montgomery
- Little Arthur Duncan
- Lightnin’ Slim
- Lightnin’ Hopkins
- Leroy Carr
- Lefty Dizz
- LeadBelly
- Lazy Lester
- M
- Mercy Dee Walton
- Mozelle Alderson
- Matt Andersen
- Muddy Waters
- Mud Morganfield
- Mississippi Joe Callicott
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Michael Burks
- Memphis Slim
- Memphis Minnie
- Marshall Chess
- Marquise Knox
- Marcia Ball
- Mamie Smith
- Magic Slim
- Magic Sam
- Mac Arnold
- Ma Rainey
- P
- Professor Longhair
- Popa Chubby
- Pink Anderson
- Percy Mayfield
- Peg Leg Howell
- Peetie Wheatstraw
- Pee Wee Crayton
- Paul Oscher
- Paul Butterfield
- Papa Charlie Jackson
- R
- Ruth Brown
- Roy Milton
- Rosco Gordon
- Rory Block
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Roomful of Blues
- Ronnie Earl
- Rod Piazza
- Robert Wilkins
- Robert Petway
- Robert Nighthawk
- Robert Lockwood Jr.
- Robert Johnson
- Robert Ealey
- Robert Belfour
- Robben Ford
- R.J. Mischo
- Rev. Gary Davis
- S
- Son Bonds
- Sylvester Weaver
- Sydney Ellis
- Sunnyland Slim
- Sugaray Rayford
- Sugar Blue
- Sue Foley
- Steve Freund
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Sonny Terry
- Sonny Boy Williamson 1
- Sonny Boy Nelson
- Son Seals
- Son House
- Snooky Pryor
- Slim Harpo
- Sleepy John Estes
- Skip James
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Shemekia Copeland
- Selwyn Birchwood
- Scrapper Blackwell
- Sam Phillips
- Sam Lay
- Sam Chatmon
- T
- Tommy Johnson
- Tommy Castro
- Tom Principato
- Tinsley Ellis
- Texas Johnny Brown
- Terry “Harmonica” Bean
- Tampa Red
- Taj Mahal
- T-Model Ford
- T-Bone Walker Biography
- The Rolling Stones