Modern Blues (post 1950s)
| Name | Birth year | Death year |
|---|---|---|
| Duane Allman | 1946 | 1971 |
| Gaye Adegbalola | 1944 | |
| Kip Anderson | 1938 | 2007 |
| James Anthony | 1955 | |
| Memphis Willie B. | 1911 | 1993 |
| Back Alley John | 1955 | 2006 |
| Etta Baker | 1913 | 2006 |
| Marcia Ball | 1949 | |
| Johnnie Bassett | 1935 | 2012 |
| Elvin Bishop | 1942 | |
| Janis Joplin | 1943 | 1970 |
| Bobby Bland | 1930 | |
| Rory Block | 1949 | |
| Mike Bloomfield | 1943 | 1981 |
| The Blues Brothers | ||
| Roy Book Binder | 1943 | |
| Delaney Bramlett | 1939 | 2009 |
| Freddie Brooks | 1962 | |
| Lonnie Brooks | 1933 | |
| Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown | 1924 | 2005 |
| Charles Caldwell | 1943 | 2003 |
| Bob Brozman | 1954 | |
| Roy Buchanan | 1939 | 1988 |
| Eric Burdon | 1941 | |
| Michael Burks | 1957 | 2012 |
| Jimmy Burns | 1943 | |
| Aron Burton | 1938 | |
| Eric Clapton | 1945 | |
| Albert Collins | 1932 | 1993 |
| Johnny Copeland | 1937 | 1997 |
| Al Copley | 1952 | |
| Robert Cray | 1953 | |
| Yavuz Çetin | 1970 | 2001 |
| Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis | 1925 | 1995 |
| Willie Dixon | 1915 | 1992 |
| Little Arthur Duncan | 1934 | 2008 |
| Big Joe Duskin | 1921 | 2007 |
| Johnny Dyer | 1938 | |
| Snooks Eaglin | 1936 | 2009 |
| Robert Ealey | 1925 | 2001 |
| Clarence Edwards | 1933 | 1993 |
| Margie Evans | 1940 | |
| John Fahey | 1939 | 2001 |
| The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||
| Billy Flynn | 1956 | |
| Robben Ford | 1951 | |
| Carol Fran | 1933 | |
| Denny Freeman | 1944 | |
| Steve Freund | 1952 | |
| Earl Gaines | 1935 | 2009 |
| Grady Gaines | 1934 | |
| Roy Gaines | 1934 | |
| Rory Gallagher | 1948 | 1995 |
| Paul Geremia | 1944 | |
| Billy F. Gibbons | 1949 | |
| Lacy Gibson | 1936 | 2011 |
| Peter Green | 1946 | |
| Guitar Slim, Jr. | 1951 | |
| Larry Hamilton | 1951 | 2011 |
| John P. Hammond | 1942 | |
| Ernie Hawkins | 1947 | |
| Ted Hawkins | 1936 | 1995 |
| Johnny Heartsman | 1937 | 1996 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1942 | 1970 |
| Z.Z. Hill | 1935 | 1984 |
| Bob Hite | 1943 | 1981 |
| John Dee Holeman | 1929 | |
| John Lee Hooker | 1917 | 2001 |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | 1912 | 1982 |
| James Hunter | 1962 | |
| Long John Hunter | 1931 | |
| Ironing Board Sam | 1939 | |
| Fruteland Jackson | 1953 | |
| Colin James | 1964 | |
| Etta James | 1938 | 2012 |
| Steve James | 1950 | |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1928 | |
| Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson | 1934 | 1976 |
| Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones | 1948 | |
| Little Sonny Jones | 1931 | 1989 |
| Tutu Jones | 1966 | |
| Jo Ann Kelly | 1944 | 1990 |
| B.B. King | 1925 | |
| Freddie King | 1934 | 1976 |
| Little Freddie King | 1940 | |
| Lady Bianca | 1953 | |
| Sammy Lawhorn | 1935 | 1990 |
| Calvin Leavy | 1940 | 2010 |
| Alvin Lee | 1944 | |
| Frankie Lee | 1941 | |
| Lovie Lee | 1909 | 1997 |
| The Legendary Blues Band | ||
| John "Juke" Logan | 1954 | |
| Lonnie Mack | 1941 | |
| Cash McCall | 1941 | |
| Doug Macleod | 1946 | |
| Taj Mahal | 1942 | |
| J.J. Malone | 1935 | 2004 |
| Johnny Mars | 1942 | |
| John Mayall | 1933 | |
| Pete Mayes | 1938 | 2008 |
| Floyd Miles | 1943 | |
| Luke "Long Gone" Miles | 1925 | 1987 |
| Keb' Mo' | 1951 | |
| Gary Moore | 1952 | 2011 |
| Johnny B. Moore | 1950 | |
| Mike Morgan | 1959 | |
| Sam Myers | 1936 | |
| Steve Nardella | 1948 | |
| Sugar Ray Norcia | unknown | |
| Darrell Nulisch | 1952 | |
| Odetta | 1930 | 2008 |
| Jimmy Page | 1944 | |
| Rod Piazza | 1947 | |
| Lonnie Pitchford | 1955 | 1998 |
| Gary Primich | 1958 | 2007 |
| Kid Ramos | 1959 | |
| Louisiana Red | 1932 | 2012 |
| Fenton Robinson | 1935 | 1997 |
| Roy Rogers | 1950 | |
| Roomful of Blues | ||
| Freddie Roulette | 1939 | |
| Bobby Rush | 1940 | |
| Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women | ||
| Ken Saydak | unknown | |
| Seasick Steve | c.1940 | |
| Magic Slim | 1937 | |
| Son Seals | 1942 | 2004 |
| Harmonica Shah | 1946 | |
| Roscoe Shelton | 1931 | 2002 |
| Lightnin' Slim | 1913 | 1974 |
| Drink Small | 1933 | |
| Barkin' Bill Smith | 1928 | 2000 |
| Moses "Whispering" Smith | 1932 | 1984 |
| Arbee Stidham | 1917 | 1988 |
| Angela Strehli | 1945 | |
| Koko Taylor | 1935 | 2009 |
| Mick Taylor | 1949 | |
| Tabby Thomas | 1929 | |
| Rufus Thomas | 1917 | 2001 |
| Ron Thompson | 1953 | |
| George Thorogood | 1950 | |
| Andrew Tibbs | 1929 | 1991 |
| Ali Farka Touré | 1939 | 2006 |
| Robin Trower | 1945 | |
| Walter Trout | 1951 | |
| Titus Turner | 1933 | 1984 |
| Jimmie Vaughan | 1951 | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1954 | 1990 |
| Mose Vinson | 1917 | 2002 |
| Willie D. Warren | 1924 | 2000 |
| Kazumi Watanabe | 1953 | |
| Boogie Bill Webb | 1924 | 1990 |
| Stan Webb | 1946 | |
| Valerie Wellington | 1959 | 1993 |
| Golden "Big" Wheeler | 1929 | 1998 |
| Lil' Ed Williams | 1955 | |
| Johnny Winter | 1944 | |
| Alan Wilson | 1943 | 1970 |
| Mitch Woods | 1951 |
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Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or blues:
“The near explains the far. The drop is a small ocean. A man is related to all nature. This perception of the worth of the vulgar is fruitful in discoveries. Goethe, in this very thing the most modern of the moderns, has shown us, as none ever did, the genius of the ancients.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The blues women had a commanding presence and a refreshing robustness. They were nurturers, taking the yeast of experience, kneading it into dough, molding it and letting it grow in their minds to bring the listener bread for sustenance, shaped by their sensibilities.”
—Rosetta Reitz, U.S. author. As quoted in The Political Palate, ch. 10, by Betsey Beaven et al. (1980)