Electric blues musicians

The list Electric blues musicians includes Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa and Fleetwood Mac. The list consists of 322 members.

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Electric blues

Type of blues music

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Eric Clapton

English guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

Overview: Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and se ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse members 5T

English male guitarists 868T

All-Stars (band) members 15T
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Bonnie Raitt

American musician (born 1949)

Overview: Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed ...

Date of birth: 8 November 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Proper Records artists 57T

20th-century American women guitarists 263T

21st-century American women guitarists 307T
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B.B. King

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

Overview: Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based ...

Date of birth: 16 September 1925

Date of death: 14 May 2015

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Custom Records artists 8T

Crown Records artists 10T

People from Kilmichael, Mississippi 4T
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Joe Bonamassa

American musician (born 1977)

Overview: Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( BAH-nə-MAH-sə; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age 12, when he opened for B.B. King. In the last 13 years ...

Date of birth: 8 May 1977

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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21st-century male singers 7,260T

Musicians from Utica, New York 12T

Guitarists from New York 254T
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Fleetwood Mac

English-American rock band

Overview: Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie ...

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Juno Award for International Album of the Year winners 41T

Hollywood Walk of Fame 354T

British blues rock musical groups 13T
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Gary Moore

British musician (1952–2011)

Overview: Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician and singer-songwriter. Over the course of his career, Moore played in various groups and performed many d ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1952

Date of death: 6 February 2011

Age: 58 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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British hard rock musicians 7T

Bruce-Baker-Moore members 3T

20th-century male singers 5,297T
7.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

American blues guitarist (1954–1990)

Overview: Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble ...

Date of birth: 3 October 1954

Date of death: 27 August 1990

Age: 35 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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Pipe smokers 77T

Singer-songwriters from Texas 670T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 30T
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Eric Burdon

English singer-songwriter

Overview: Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was previously the vocalist of rock band The Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's ...

Date of birth: 11 May 1941

Age: 84

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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English male singer-songwriters 639T

21st-century English singers 1,222T

20th-century English singers 784T
9.

Foghat

English rock band

Overview: Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for its prominent use of electric slide guitar in its music. The band has achieved 8 gold records, one platinum and one double ...

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Bearsville Records artists 21T

Rhino Records artists 31T

English blues rock musical groups 60T
10.

Rory Gallagher

Irish guitarist (1948–1995)

Overview: William Rory Gallagher ( GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and brought up in Cork ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1948

Date of death: 14 June 1995

Age: 47 (age at death)

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Irish male guitarists 74T

Skiffle musicians 18T

20th-century male singers 5,297T
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Cream

1960s British rock supergroup

Overview: Cream were a British rock band formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, a ...

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British supergroups 74T

Acid rock music groups 37T

Rock music supergroups 243T
12.

Bo Diddley

American guitarist (1928–2008)

Overview: Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known as Bo Diddley, was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1928

Date of death: 2 June 2008

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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African American adoptees 21T

African-American male singer-songwriters 286T

Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T
13.

Buddy Guy

American blues guitarist and singer

Overview: George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1936

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century African-American male singers 932T

Black & Blue Records artists 137T

20th-century male singers 6,336T
14.

Robert Cray

American blues guitarist and singer

Overview: Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.

Date of birth: 1 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Susan Turner-Cray (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) 142T
15.

Muddy Waters

American blues musician (1913–1983)

Overview: McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1915

Date of death: 30 April 1983

Age: 68 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Blind Pig Records artists 57T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

Guitarists from Illinois 142T
16.

Johnny Winter

American blues guitarist and singer

Overview: John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1944

Date of death: 16 July 2014

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Musicians from Beaumont, Texas 24T
17.

Peter Green

English, Musician

Overview: Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020) was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll ...

Date of birth: 29 October 1946

Date of death: 25 July 2020

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Katmandu (band) members 3T

Peter Green Splinter Group members 6T

Shotgun Express members 6T
18.

Gary Clark Jr.

American actor and musician

Overview: Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is best known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011 Clark signed with ...

Date of birth: 15 February 1984

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Nicole Trunfio (Married)

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American neo soul singers 100T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

American contemporary R&B singers 537T
19.

The Yardbirds

Overview: The membership of the Yardbirds has seen many lineup changes ever since the English rock band formed in the 1960s. The band's original run lasted from 1963 to 1968. There were two very brief reunions in ...

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The Yardbirds 12T

Blues rock groups 161T

British blues musical groups 54T
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Bobby Bland

American blues and soul singer

Overview: Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer.

Date of birth: 27 January 1930

Date of death: 23 June 2013

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century African-American male singers 993T

20th-century American male singers 1,964T

21st-century American male singers 2,153T