Legacy of Blind Lemon Jefferson
Artists and genres Blind Lemon Jefferson directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
John Lee Hookerartist
J.B. LenoirartistJ. B. Lenoir was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s. In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music he is described as both an "extrovert R&B man in the leopard-skin jacket who chanted infectious trifles" and a "thoughtful and intelligent writer of starkly honest blues songs."
Blind MelonartistBlind Melon is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, drummer Glen Graham, vocalist Travis Warren and bassist Nathan Towne. They are best known for their 1993 hit "No Rain", and enjoyed critical and commercial success in the early 1990s with their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock. The band has sold over 3.2 million albums in the United States as of 2008.
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
Carl Perkinsartist
Howlin' Wolfartist
Stephen Stillsartist
T-Bone Walkerartist
Big Bill Broonzyartist
Lightnin' Hopkinsartist
Blind Willie Johnsonartist
Victoria Spiveyartist
The Beatlesartist
B.B. KingartistRiley B. King, known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".
Furry Lewisartist
Barbecue BobartistRobert Hicks, known as Barbecue Bob, was an American Piedmont blues musician who played 12 string guitar which was popular in the Atlanta, Georgia, area at the time. A record talent scout gave him his nickname because he worked as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two existing photographs of him shows him playing his guitar and wearing a full length, white apron and cook's hat.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seedsartist
Chet Atkinsartist
Canned Heatartist
Bukka WhiteartistBooker T. Washington "Bukka" White was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. His first full-length biography, The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White: Recalling the Blues (2024), has been published by the University Press of Mississippi.
Bob Dylanartist
Grateful Deadartist
Lonnie Johnsonartist
That's All Rightartist"That's All Right" is a song written and originally performed by the American blues singer Arthur Crudup, and recorded in 1946. It was rereleased in early March 1949 by RCA Victor under the title "That's All Right, Mama", which was issued as RCA's first rhythm and blues record on its new 45 rpm single format.