The History of the Blues By waugh Period: Apr 26, 1886 to Dec 22, 1939 Ma Rainey, Georgia (Classic blues) Period: Apr 28, 1891 to Apr 28, 1934 Charley Patton, Mississippi (Delta, country) Period: Mar 8, 1892 to Nov 2, 1966 Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi (Country, delta) Period: Sep 24, 1893 to Dec 12, 1929 Blind Lemon Jefferson, Texas (Folk Blues Period: Apr 15, 1894 to Sep 26, 1937 Bessie Smith, Tennessee/NY (Classic blues) Period: Jan 22, 1897 to Sep 8, 1945 Blind Willie Johnson, Texas (Country, spirituals, bottleneck) Period: May 5, 1898 to Aug 19, 1959 Blind Willie McTell, Georgia (Country, Piedmont) Period: Jun 26, 1898 to Aug 15, 1958 Big Bill Broonzy, Chicago (Country, Urban, Folk Blues) Period: Jun 10, 1910 to Jan 10, 1976 Howlin' Wolf, Chicago (Electric blues) Period: May 8, 1911 to Aug 16, 1938 Robert Johnson, Mississippi (Delta, country) Period: Apr 4, 1915 to Apr 30, 1983 Muddy Waters, Chicago (Urban Blues) Period: Jul 1, 1915 to Jan 29, 1992 Willie Dixon, Chicago (Urban) Period: Aug 22, 1917 to Jun 21, 2001 John Lee Hooker, Detroit (Talking blues, delta/electric, the "boogie": Period: Mar 31, 1921 to Mar 7, 1999 Lowell Fulson, Los Angeles (West Coast Blues, Electric) Period: Sep 16, 1925 to Nov 12, 2015 B.B. King, Mississippi (Urban blues) Period: Nov 29, 1933 to Nov 13, 2015 John Mayall, UK (Electric, British Blues) Period: Jul 30, 1936 to Nov 12, 2015 Buddy Guy, Chicago (Electric blues) Period: Feb 23, 1944 to Nov 12, 2015 Johnny Winter, Texas (Electric Blues) Period: Aug 1, 1953 to Nov 13, 2015 Robert Cray, US (Electric) Period: Oct 3, 1954 to Aug 27, 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas (Electric)