Occupation-Entertainer-Blues Musician
Leon Henry Buck (1916-1976)
Leon Henry Buck was the first-born child to Ulysses Simpson Grant Buck and Janie Buck in Clarksville, Tennessee, on April...
Clarence Carter (1936- )
Composer, lyricist, blues singer Clarence George Carter was born blind on January 14, 1936, in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended the...
Ivory Joe Hunter (1914-1974)
Composer, pianist/ singer Ivory Joe Hunter was born on October 10, 1914, in Kirbyville, Texas to Dave Hunter, a blues...
The Chambers Brothers (1954-1975)
The Chambers Brothers, comprising four brothers, were reared in rural Lee County, Mississippi. Their parents were George Chambers Sr., a...
Memphis Minnie (1887-1973)
Memphis Minnie, known as the “Queen of the Blues,” was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Her title stems from her...
Howlin’ Wolf/Chester Arthur Burnett (1910-1976)
Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin’ Wolf, was a blues performer and bandleader born in White...
Odetta (1930-2008)
Odetta, an American folk singer and social activist during the civil rights movement, was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December...
Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins (1912-1982)
Image Ownership: 33stradale (CC BY-SA 3.0) Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, was born in Centerville, Texas in...
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
Singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker was best known for his unique style of Delta Blues, known as “talking blues.”...
