Musician-Blues
Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976)
Mance Lipscomb was a blues singer, guitarist, and songster, born Beau De Glen Lipscomb on April 9, 1895, to an...
Bukka White (1906-1977)
Composer, guitarist, pianist, storyteller Bukka White was born Booker T. Washington White on November 12, 1906, in Houston, Chickasaw County,...
William James [“Willie”] Dixon (1915-1992)
Willie Dixon was a pioneering Chicago blues musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, producer, and philanthropist. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi,...
Mamie Smith (1883-1946)
Actress and performing artist Mamie Smith made music history in 1920 when she stepped into a studio to lay down...
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones) (1924-1963)
Dinah Washington, legendary singer and ‘Queen of the Blues,’ was born Ruth Lee Jones on August 29, 1924. Born in...
Koko Taylor (Cora Walton), (1928-2009)
Koko Taylor, dubbed the “Queen of the Blues,” was one of the most revered female blues singers in history. She...
Edward James House (“Son”), Jr. (1902-1988)
Eddie James House Jr., better known as “Son House,” was an influential blues performer born in Lyon, Mississippi to Eddie...
Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten (ca. 1892-1987)
Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, an American folk and blues musician, made her professional debut in 1959 at the age of 67....
Etta James (1938-2012)
Rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, and blues singer Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938 in the...
