Classic Blues Artists & the Gear They Use

Floyd Jones

Guitarist

Juke Boy Bonner

Henry Townsend

Guitarist

Gus Cannon

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Jaybird Coleman

Singer

Hambone Willie Newbern

Composer

King Solomon Hill

Guitarist

Peg Leg Howell

Guitarist

Garfield Akers

Singer

Peg Leg Sam

Blind Joe Taggart

Singer

Mattie Delaney

Guitarist

Julius Daniels

Ed Bell

Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe

Blind Willie McTell & Curley Weaver

Annie Raines

Paul Rishell and Annie Raines

Joshua White

Freddie Spruell

Kid Bailey

Crying Sam Collins

Tommy Johnson

Guitarist, Drummer · Bobaflex

Lurrie Bell

Guitarist

Smokey Wilson

Guitarist

Robin Rogers

Scott Ellison

Super Chikan

Guitarist

Little Arthur Duncan

Zola Moon

Little Mack Simmons

Singer

Willie Mabon

Singer

Jimmy McCracklin

Composer

Johnny Young

Singer, Guitarist

Dick Heckstall-Smith

Composer · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Hop Wilson

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Composer

George "Harmonica" Smith

John Brim

Guitarist

Jimmy Burns

Guitarist

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

Singer

Billy Branch

Singer · The Jim Irsay Band

Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys

Brownie McGee

Alan Munde

Guitarist · Country Gazette

Percy Mayfield

Composer

Rosco Gordon

Singer

John Primer

Guitarist

Joe Hill Louis

Guitarist

Mark Hummel

Singer

Raful Neal

Singer

Little Sonny

Singer

Luther Tucker

Guitarist

Arbee Stidham

Guitarist

Big John Wrencher

Larry Garner

Keef Hartley

Drummer · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Andrew Brown

The Mahones

Kansas Joe

Blind Joe Reynolds

Singer

Kansas Joe McCoy

Guitarist

Johnnie Temple

J.D. Short

Singer

Bessie Tucker

Singer

Blind Roosevelt Graves

Blind Willie Davis

Sonny Boy Nelson

Otto Virgial

Ashley Thompson

Guitarist · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Elijah Avery

Guitarist · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Noah Lewis

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Hosea Woods

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Larry Davis

Instant Funk

Chris Mercer

Saxophonist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

John Weider

Guitarist, Bassist · Eric Burdon & the Animals

Houston Stackhouse

Guitarist

Luke Jordan

Singer, Guitarist

Fiddlin’ Joe Martin

Singer

Alan Skidmore

Saxophonist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Keith Tillman

Bassist · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Ray Warleigh

Music Producer · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Joe Yuele

Drummer · John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Fran Christina

Drummer · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Kevin Anker

Keyboardist · The Fabulous Thunderbirds

John Ginty

Keyboardist · Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Jontavious Willis

Gene Dinwiddie

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Trevor Lawrence

Drummer, Music Producer · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Phil Wilson

Drummer · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Philip Wilson

Drummer · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Willie Johnson

Singer, Guitarist · James Brown & The Famous Flames

Kevin McKendree

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot!

Mike Flanigin

Singer, Keyboardist · Billy Gibbons and The BFG’s

James Pennebaker

Guitarist · Delbert McClinton & Self‐Made Men

Mark Haines

Music Producer · The Cash Box Kings

Quentin Ware

Delbert McClinton & Self‐Made Men

Barry "Frosty" Smith

Drummer · Jimmie Vaughan Trio