List of Gospel blues musicians
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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] B
- Jim Beal
- Reverend James Beard
- Reverend Johnny Blakey
[edit] C
- C & Ma Gospel Singers
- Austin Coleman
[edit] D
- Reverend Gary Davis
- Blind Willie Davis
- Thomas A. Dorsey
[edit] G
[edit] H
[edit] J
- Bo Weavil Jackson
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Sister Bessie Johnson
- Blind Willie Johnson - (c. 1897 – 1945) Born in Marlin, Texas was first and foremost a gospel blues guitarist and singer, an early innovator of the slide guitar (using a pocketknife). His birthdate and place of birth are somewhat mysterious. Johnson mixed his evangelical lyrics with early Texas blues, and he is most remembered for some studio recording he did for Columbia Records in 1927.
- Elder Otis Jones
- Frank Jordan (blues musician)
[edit] M
- Luther Magby
- Lonnie McIntorsh
[edit] O
- Reverend Louis Overstreet
[edit] P
- Charley Patton
- George Washington Phillips
[edit] R
- Dock Reed
- Reverend D.C. Rice
[edit] S
- Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk
- Reverend Dan Smith
[edit] T
- Blind Joe Taggart
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
[edit] W
- Reverend I.B. Ware
- Josephine Wells
- Bukka White
- Josh White
[edit] Y
- Zora Young - Born January 21, 1948 in West Point, Mississippi, Zora Young is a forebearer of the Chicago blues scene, being an accomplished soul-blues and Gospel blues singer who has performed with everyone from B.B. King to Buddy Guy and Albert King. She has toured Europe several times and has released many albums for labels like Delmark Records, Deluge Records and Black Lightning Records.
