Top artists of memphis blues genre

John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf
Tab Benoit
Lloyd Price
Junior Wells
Rufus Thomas
Champion Jack Dupree
Professor Longhair
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Similar Genres to memphis blues

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A look at the history of memphis blues

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List of memphis blues artists

Here is a list of memphis blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the memphis blues genre. You can find out what memphis blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

                                                                                                               
#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
John Lee Hooker
57 3 59 43 44 72 132 768489
2
Howlin' Wolf
55 0 60 54 66 77 118 382989
3
Tab Benoit
45 12 61 45 36 56 114 73473
4
Lloyd Price
45 9 52 57 74 78 111 73232
5
Junior Wells
41 1 68 45 47 72 124 110903
6
Rufus Thomas
40 1 79 60 26 85 107 69633
7
Champion Jack Dupree
39 1 64 31 76 69 102 29474
8
Professor Longhair
37 19 53 60 57 87 144 45108
9
Tinsley Ellis
35 15 53 53 42 49 136 39427
10
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
34 14 60 50 52 67 133 58669
11
Johnny Adams
31 0 55 41 54 59 129 6338
12
Junior Parker
30 1 53 41 62 52 109 6254
13
Lonnie Johnson
30 17 63 30 92 58 109 25976
14
Smiley Lewis
29 0 55 55 73 72 134 7002
15
Big Walter Horton
29 15 56 43 45 69 136 25213
16
Johnny Shines
29 10 53 17 74 47 120 8329
17
Furry Lewis
29 5 51 16 96 34 113 16650
18
Memphis Minnie
28 3 74 22 95 67 112 37294
19
Katie Webster
28 10 58 47 25 60 131 8525
20
Rosco Gordon
28 0 63 53 81 77 128 4548
21
Robert Wilkins
24 0 60 27 94 63 122 4204
22
Memphis Jug Band
22 11 60 31 86 79 121 8174
23
Sleepy John Estes
22 0 61 27 96 54 121 15032
24
Walter Wolfman Washington
19 0 59 43 56 43 118 4654
25
Jackie Brenston
18 0 56 71 74 78 118 1487
26
Frank Stokes
18 1 58 19 94 74 132 7207
27
Cannon's Jug Stompers
17 5 53 29 96 70 117 3289
28
Booker T. Laury
15 14 64 42 83 72 90 299
29
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
14 10 61 20 97 58 119 1207
30
Henry Butler
11 40 56 62 48 67 121 3031
31
J.D. Short
10 0 56 28 68 58 118 366
32
Joe Hill Louis
10 36 59 65 87 81 118 1223
33
Di Anne Price
10 0 58 43 54 61 96 481
34
Willie Nix
7 6 55 63 86 72 118 451
35
Hambone Willie Newbern
6 4 59 24 95 65 115 540
36
Gus Cannon
5 7 50 37 95 79 142 1124
37
Pat Hare
4 0 69 53 91 78 139 457
38
Hattie Hart
2 3 63 23 96 59 104 130
39
Noah Lewis
2 32 54 26 99 60 108 272
40
Little Jimmy King
2 8 38 58 65 60 130 446
41
Walter Vinson
2 0 57 29 98 62 147 57
42
Pearl Dickson
1 3 59 21 98 53 108 114
43
James Cotton Blues Band
1 20 40 66 61 66 101 354
44
Will Shade
1 1 62 26 98 62 120 347
45
Tom Dickson
1 1 50 15 99 63 164 70
46
Memphis Willie B.
1 0 51 22 85 55 114 101
47
Noah Lewis' Jug Band
1 5 45 26 98 54 138 63
48
Little Buddy Doyle
0 12 62 31 96 78 116 183
49
Joe Willie Wilkins
0 9 59 43 90 83 67 50
50
Big Memphis Marainey
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
51
Earl Forest
0 27 71 56 47 81 109 27
52
Will Tucker
0 5 57 61 16 63 123 301
53
Vol Stevens
0 2 67 38 98 75 127 9
54
Kaiser Clifton
0 2 65 20 99 50 120 8
55
Mississippi Jook Band
0 95 76 47 96 92 128 36
56
Will Weldon
0 1 68 28 82 52 124 8