memphis blues playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular memphis blues music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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Top artists of memphis blues genre

John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf
Tab Benoit
Lloyd Price
Junior Wells
Professor Longhair
Champion Jack Dupree
Rufus Thomas
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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
60 16 66 46 59 67 128 736454
2
Howlin' Wolf
55 0 58 50 68 74 116 382989
3
Tab Benoit
48 11 62 49 26 60 118 67027
4
Lloyd Price
47 9 53 49 74 74 115 66984
5
Junior Wells
47 4 67 52 39 74 124 106392
6
Professor Longhair
44 4 57 63 56 88 140 42844
7
Champion Jack Dupree
43 4 64 30 77 70 109 27636
8
Rufus Thomas
43 8 73 56 28 75 104 64596
9
Tinsley Ellis
41 15 55 57 42 57 135 36733
10
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
38 19 64 41 54 64 126 54438
11
Johnny Adams
34 9 52 42 49 58 126 5822
12
Lonnie Johnson
33 7 62 22 95 55 103 24341
13
Big Walter Horton
32 7 53 42 44 66 139 23754
14
Junior Parker
32 4 58 31 64 58 122 5701
15
Smiley Lewis
32 1 51 55 62 75 113 6304
16
Katie Webster
32 10 58 44 29 60 128 7778
17
Rosco Gordon
32 5 63 57 66 70 117 4083
18
Memphis Minnie
31 4 71 21 95 65 122 34938
19
Johnny Shines
30 20 50 31 77 52 121 7642
20
Furry Lewis
30 5 51 15 94 32 110 15577
21
Memphis Jug Band
26 6 60 24 87 73 115 7524
22
Sleepy John Estes
26 0 59 26 94 52 129 14144
23
Robert Wilkins
24 0 59 27 96 59 134 3755
24
Walter Wolfman Washington
23 0 58 39 59 40 115 4445
25
Frank Stokes
22 0 54 20 95 69 131 6795
26
Jackie Brenston
19 0 62 60 73 83 112 1344
27
Booker T. Laury
18 14 63 32 83 63 97 247
28
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
17 13 61 19 98 57 119 1108
29
Cannon's Jug Stompers
17 5 54 30 96 71 121 3289
30
Henry Butler
16 34 56 55 65 63 119 2902
31
J.D. Short
13 1 58 27 68 62 114 345
32
Joe Hill Louis
13 35 58 57 83 80 118 1128
33
Di Anne Price
13 0 58 43 54 61 96 440
34
Willie Nix
10 6 54 68 86 72 124 406
35
Gus Cannon
8 1 50 40 97 79 145 1078
36
Hambone Willie Newbern
6 4 59 26 95 65 115 495
37
Pat Hare
5 0 69 53 91 78 139 428
38
Noah Lewis
4 31 55 26 99 59 102 230
39
Little Jimmy King
3 21 44 67 49 74 117 418
40
James Cotton Blues Band
2 19 42 69 67 63 104 329
41
Will Shade
2 1 63 30 98 62 122 331
42
Hattie Hart
2 2 59 24 95 57 104 123
43
Pearl Dickson
2 3 59 21 98 53 108 106
44
Joe Willie Wilkins
2 9 59 43 90 83 67 52
45
Walter Vinson
2 0 57 29 98 62 147 51
46
Tom Dickson
2 1 51 15 99 63 164 64
47
Will Weldon
1 1 68 28 82 52 124 6
48
Little Buddy Doyle
1 12 62 31 96 78 116 157
49
Kaiser Clifton
1 2 65 20 99 50 120 7
50
Will Tucker
1 5 57 61 16 63 123 299
51
Noah Lewis' Jug Band
1 5 45 26 98 54 138 63
52
Earl Forest
1 27 71 56 47 81 109 24
53
Memphis Willie B.
1 0 51 20 84 51 120 98
54
Big Memphis Marainey
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
55
Mississippi Jook Band
0 95 76 47 96 92 128 35
56
Vol Stevens
0 2 67 38 98 75 127 7