Ragtime Artists & the Gear They Use

Django Reinhardt

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Lonnie Johnson

Guitarist

Jack Rose

Guitarist · Pelt

Mississippi John Hurt

Guitarist, Singer

Buster B. Jones

Guitarist

Bob Brozman

Guitarist

Brian Holland

Composer, Music Producer · Holland–Dozier–Holland

Sam Chatmon

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Memphis Minnie

Singer, Guitarist

Scrapper Blackwell

Guitarist

Billy Jones

Singer, Guitarist

Terry Miles

Singer, Keyboardist · Go Kart Mozart

Reverend Gary Davis

Guitarist

Blind Boy Fuller

Guitarist

Charley Patton

Guitarist

Skip James

Guitarist

Tampa Red

Guitarist

Pink Anderson

Guitarist

Benny Goodman

Composer · Benny Goodman Orchestra

Roosevelt Sykes

Composer

Bo Carter

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Curley Weaver

Earl Hines

Singer, Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Victoria Spivey

Singer

Alberta Hunter

Singer

John Mooney

Guitarist

Fletcher Henderson

Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Shelly Manne

Drummer, Music Producer

Tom Morgan

Guitarist · California Ramblers

Mance Lipscomb

Guitarist

Tom Paley

Guitarist · The New Lost City Ramblers

Shawn Dean

Asylum Street Spankers

Mildred Bailey

Singer

Tommy Johnson

Guitarist, Drummer · Bobaflex

Billy Kyle

Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Jesse Fuller

Guitarist

Frank Stokes

Guitarist · Beale Street Sheiks

Washboard Sam

Singer

Ma Rainey

Singer

Joel Paterson

Singer, Guitarist · Devil in a Woodpile

Sylvester Weaver

Guitarist

Stan King

Drummer · California Ramblers

Papa Charlie McCoy

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Roy Smeck

Guitarist, Ukulele Player · Roy Smeck’s Trio

Trevor Smith

Guitarist · Asylum Street Spankers

Henri Herbert

Keyboardist · The Jim Jones Revue

PB Shane

Asylum Street Spankers

Charlie King

Singer · Asylum Street Spankers

Blind Blake

Guitarist

Dick Mcdonough

Guitarist · The Boswell Sisters

Pete Johnson

Music Producer

Al Miller

Music Producer

Peter Martin

Ukulele Player

Bayless Rose

Yank Rachell

Guitarist

Kansas Joe McCoy

Guitarist

Humphrey Lyttelton

Singer, Music Producer · I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue “Team”

Gus Cannon

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Peg Leg Howell

Guitarist

Noah Lewis

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Irving Kaufman

Singer · California Ramblers

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Singer · We Are Family Collective

Bo Weavil Jackson

Elijah Avery

Guitarist · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Cab Calloway

Singer

Al Jolson

Singer

Hosea Woods

Composer · Cannon's Jug Stompers

Lennie Hayton

Drummer, Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Gene Traxler

Bassist · Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven

Morgan Patrick Thompson

Bassist · Asylum Street Spankers

Mickey Finn

Drummer · T. Rex

Lloyd "Ole" Olsen

California Ramblers

Kay Weber

Singer · The Dorsey Brothers

Clive Palmer

Singer · The Incredible String Band

James Booker

Keyboardist · Jerry Garcia Band

Charlie Barnet

Singer · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Nevada Newman

Guitarist · Asylum Street Spankers

Furry Lewis

Guitarist

Jimmy Dorsey

Singer · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Axel Zwingenberger

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie

Charlie Burse

Memphis Jug Band

Ben Ramey

Memphis Jug Band

Jab Jones

Composer · Memphis Jug Band

Little Brother Montgomery

Composer

Stefan Grossman

Guitarist

Lucille Bogan

Singer

Leroy Carr

Singer

Marvin Hamlisch

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Tom McDermott

Guitarist · Stone City Band

Amanda Barrett

The Ditty Bops

Fats Waller

Singer, Keyboardist

Peetie Wheatstraw

Singer

W.C. Handy

Pete Johnson

Bassist

Abby DeWald

Singer · The Ditty Bops

Buddy Moss

Guitarist