Ragtime Artists & the Gear They Use

Django Reinhardt

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Mississippi John Hurt

Guitarist, Singer

Lonnie Johnson

Guitarist

Jack Rose

Guitarist · Pelt

Buster B. Jones

Guitarist

Skip James

Guitarist

Blind Blake

Guitarist

Billy Jones

Singer, Guitarist

Sam Chatmon

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Bob Brozman

Guitarist

Terry Miles

Singer, Keyboardist · Go Kart Mozart

Tampa Red

Guitarist

Alberta Hunter

Singer

Fletcher Henderson

Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Reverend Gary Davis

Guitarist

John Mooney

Guitarist

Roosevelt Sykes

Composer

Earl Hines

Singer, Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Joel Paterson

Singer, Guitarist · Devil in a Woodpile

Scrapper Blackwell

Guitarist

Curley Weaver

Mance Lipscomb

Guitarist

Trevor Smith

Guitarist · Asylum Street Spankers

Shawn Dean

Asylum Street Spankers

Charley Patton

Guitarist

Bo Carter

Guitarist · Mississippi Sheiks

Henri Herbert

Keyboardist · The Jim Jones Revue

Charlie King

Singer · Asylum Street Spankers

Mickey Finn

Drummer · T. Rex

Tom McDermott

Guitarist · Stone City Band

Ma Rainey

Singer

Blind Boy Fuller

Guitarist

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Guitarist, Singer

Billy Kyle

Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

PB Shane

Asylum Street Spankers

Shelly Manne

Drummer, Music Producer

Leon Redbone

Guitarist, Singer

Peter Martin

Ukulele Player

Jesse Fuller

Guitarist

Frank Stokes

Guitarist · Beale Street Sheiks

Washboard Sam

Singer

Tom Paley

Guitarist · The New Lost City Ramblers

Mildred Bailey

Singer

Benny Goodman

Composer · Benny Goodman Orchestra

Tom Morgan

Guitarist · California Ramblers

Sylvester Weaver

Guitarist

Brian Holland

Composer, Music Producer · Holland–Dozier–Holland

Pete Johnson

Audio Engineer

David Bromberg

Furry Lewis

Guitarist

Pink Anderson

Guitarist

Stefan Grossman

Guitarist

Oliver Lake

Singer, Music Producer

Lucille Bogan

Singer

Leroy Carr

Singer

Woody Mann

Guitarist, Music Producer

Catfish Keith

Guitarist

Sippie Wallace

Singer

Kokomo Arnold

Guitarist

Barbecue Bob

Guitarist

Etta Baker

Guitarist

Peetie Wheatstraw

Singer

W.C. Handy

Papa Charlie Jackson

Singer

Texas Alexander

Buddy Moss

Guitarist

Robert Wilkins

Little Brother Montgomery

Composer

Jim Jackson

Guitarist

Ishman Bracey

East Texas Serenaders

Pete Johnson

Music Producer

Al Miller

Music Producer

Phil Legg

Singer, Music Producer

Pete Johnson

Bassist

Keith Ingham

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Keith Ingham-Bob Reitmeier Quartet

Marvin Hamlisch

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Darin Gray

Bassist, Drummer · Brise-Glace

Axel Zwingenberger

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

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Singer · We Are Family Collective

Jason Marsalis

Drummer, Music Producer · The Marsalis Family

Dessy Di Lauro

Singer · Publik Enema

Humphrey Lyttelton

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

Eddie Lang

Guitarist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Bix Beiderbecke

Keyboardist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Art Tatum

Singer, Keyboardist · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Jimmy McPartland

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Wingy Manone

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Bud Freeman

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Jack Teagarden

Singer · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Roy Smeck

Guitarist, Ukulele Player · Roy Smeck’s Trio

Luke Jordan

Singer, Guitarist

Al Jolson

Singer

Tommy Johnson

Guitarist, Drummer · Bobaflex

Cab Calloway

Singer

Ed Bell