Delta blues

The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. The name refers to the Mississippi Delta region, an alluvial plain which stretches from near Memphis, Tennessee south to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and whose east-west boundaries are the Mississippi River to the west and the Yazoo River to the east. Delta blues was first recorded in the late 1920s. Slide guitars and harmonicas dominated the music, while the vocals were passionate and fiery. Recorded Delta blues consists mostly of one person singing and playing instruments, though the use of a band was more common during live performances. Delta blues spread out across the country, giving rise to a host of regional variations, including Chicago and Detroit blues.

List of artists

• Ishman Bracey
• Willie Brown
• R. L. Burnside
• Sam Chatmon
• Mike Cross
• Arthur Crudup
• David Honeyboy Edwards (1915- ) Delta Blues Singer and Guitarist, A Friend of Robert Johnson
• T-Model Ford
• Earl Hooker
• Son House (1902-1988) Very Influential Blues Singer and Guitarist from Mississippi.
• John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) Blues Singer and Guitarist
• Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966)
• Skip James (1902-1969) American blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, One of the most original of the Blues Musicians.
• Robert Johnson (1911-1938) Most Famous Delta Blues Guitarist and Singer
• Tommy Johnson
• Robert Lockwood Jr.
• Tommy McClennan
• Mississippi Fred McDowell
• Charley Patton (1891-1934) Delta Blues Musician, One of the first "Stars"
• Paul Pena
• Johnny Shines
• Sunnyland Slim
• Geechie Temple
• Hound Dog Taylor
• Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield (1915-1983) Legendary Blues Artist, His Appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 created an awareness of the blues for the mass mainstream culture.
• Bukka White
• Big Joe Williams
• Elmo Williams
• James Cotton
• Paul JonesFat possum recording artist from Belzoni played with T-model Ford, The Cobb Brothers,R.L.Burnside