Blues music is a genre that originated in the African American communities of the United States in the late 19th century. It is characterized by its use of the blues scale, call-and-response patterns, and lyrics that often express feelings of sadness, loss, and hardship. The genre has influenced many other styles of music, including rock and roll, and has produced some of the most iconic musicians of all time.
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Piano, Harmonica, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Horn Section, Organ, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Double Bass, Trombone, Clarinet, Banjo
Popular blues Songs
The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1980
Bloomfield-A Retrospective
1984
The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings 1957-1961
2001
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Remastered 2010)
1970
Texas Flood (Legacy Edition)
1983
Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell
1972
Getting Ready... (World)
1971
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List of blues artists
Here is a list of blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the blues genre. You can find out what blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
52
803176
2
47
190721
3
44
496188
4
46
136911
5
36
106486
6
48
249288
7
39
167781
8
54
1264183
9
32
153792
10
55
611724
11
49
357096
12
61
2664002
13
56
847819
14
46
310671
15
49
389380
16
41
179281
17
35
89342
18
49
433407
19
40
247528
20
57
689769
21
43
200189
22
36
180725
23
46
416483
24
35
26265
25
50
211994
26
51
185932
27
45
400393
28
47
177384
29
39
120471
30
39
341414
31
51
504066
32
61
2402102
33
43
190165
34
43
109158
35
50
238729
36
39
219288
37
37
130723
38
44
215770
39
47
242514
40
47
303207
41
44
124253
42
39
149877
43
41
120402
44
42
174270
45
56
907062
46
39
49250
47
50
328709
48
43
268488
49
54
742594
50
38
191247
51
45
23073
52
35
29019
53
43
181241
54
39
133378
55
43
130229
56
44
56131
57
39
61776
58
33
103946
59
38
33048
60
31
55550
61
31
22773
62
46
205763
63
34
57729
64
33
154950
65
41
30826
66
32
69362
67
44
567238
68
36
34080
69
45
331004
70
39
104829
71
40
138379
72
39
28715
73
35
28395
74
32
70294
75
32
55307
76
35
71631
77
38
47158
78
31
24613
79
66
1941337
80
56
291594
81
37
63290
82
36
51332
83
34
53192
84
32
25585
85
39
76360
86
36
55454
87
35
24005
88
33
68161
89
33
29807
90
32
43568
91
61
768869
92
37
146547
93
34
16589
94
35
46017
95
54
400317
96
38
52049
97
57
923385
98
38
30594
99
31
15690
100
37
56409
blues playlist created by Chosic
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