List of Blues-rock musicians

For more information, see Blues-rock.

Below is a list of musicians that perform in the blues-rock genre.

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Joe Carter
Born November 6, 1927 in Midland, Georgia and moving to Chicago in his thirties, Carter was a slide guitarist who performed blues-rock, harmonica blues and electric Chicago blues. His first band was popular on the local scene and featured blues harp player Lester Davenport and fellow guitarist Smokey Smothers. He only recorded in the 1970s and 1980s, when he developed throat cancer and was forced to quit. His records were done for the Barrelhouse Records and JSP Records label.

Climax Blues Band
Formed in 1968 and based in Stafford, England, this band performs blues-rock in the Chicago blues vein. In their later years, they have also ventured into the arena of soft rock, roots rock and pop rock. The band has released numerous albums for labels like Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records, among others.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Formed in 1974 in Austin, Texas by Jimmie Vaughan and others, this group played the gambit of music. They perform blues-rock, Texas blues and flat-out rock and roll. Vaughan left the group in 1990.

Cub Koda
Al Kooper
Alexis Korner
(April 19, 1928 – January 1, 1984) Born in Paris, France Korner spent most of his career in England, and was a major exponent of British blues and blues-rock. A guitarist and vocalist, he released dozens of recordings over his long career.

Omar & the Howlers
Formed in the early 1980s in Austin, Texas and led by guitarist Omar Kent Dykes, the group performs electric Texas blues, rock and roll and blues-rock. The band is especially popular in Europe. The group has released at least sixteen albums for labels like Columbia Records, Watermelon Records and Black Top Records, to name just a few. Dykes has also had a successful career as a solo artist.

Pacific Gas & Electric
Chris Pati
A studio musician with two albums under his own name to date for the Modern Voices label, Pati is an electric blues guitarist who has backed artists like Michael Damian, Chris Jasper and Souled Out, among many others. He leads his own Chris Pati Band and also works with his group Blufire, with whom he released the blues album "Black Chair".
Peter Green Splinter Group
Duffy Power

Jimmie Vaughan
Born March 20, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, guitarist and singer Vaughan is brother to the late Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aside from his work with his brother, he is also a former founding member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds along with Kim Wilson. Vaughan plays everything from Texas blues and blues-rock to soul-blues and roots rock. He has released at least three solo albums since 1995 for Epic Records and Artemis Records.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
(October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) Born in Dallas, Texas, Vaughan was a major force on the Texas blues scene and a talented blues-rock guitarist and singer. He was leader of the band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, formerly known as Triple Threat. He recorded many albums for Epic Records, and was one of the more popular blues musicians of the modern era.

Johnny Winter
Born February 23, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas, Winter is a popular attraction on the Texas blues circuit. Playing slide guitar and blues harp, accompanied with his own vocals, Winter performs hard rock, blues-rock and boogie rock, creating a style uniquely his own. Winter has recorded for many labels, such as Columbia Records, Dart Records and Pacemaker Records, to name only a few.