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The following listing contains the names of some of the great blues innovators over the years. The listing starts with the earlier players on the left moving to the more contemporary proponents towards the right. Blues, jazz and the rockers are all grouped in the one menu, each name linked to a web site on the world wide web if available.
| Charlie Patton | 1910's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Son House | 1920's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Robert Johnson | 1920's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Mississippi John Hurt | 1930's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Leadbelly | 1930's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Bessie Smith | 1920's | vocalist |
| T Bone Walker | 1950's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Muddy Waters | 1950's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| B.B. King | 1960's | guitar / vocalist |
| Buddy Guy | 1960's | guitar / vocalist |
| Duane Allman | 1970's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Eric Clapton | 1970's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1970's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Stevie Ray Vaughn | 1980's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
| Debbie Davies | 1990's | guitar / vocalist / composer |
Jazz / blues players.
| Louis Armstrong | ||
| Charlie Christian | ||
| Charkie Parker | ||
| Miles Davis | ||
| John Coltrane | ||
| Oscar Peterson | ||
| Dexter Gordon | ||
| George Benson | ||
| Miles Davis | ||
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