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Genre: traditional blues

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Traditional blues music is a genre that originated in the African American communities of the southern United States. It is characterized by its use of the 12-bar blues chord progression, call-and-response vocals, and the use of various instruments such as the guitar, harmonica, and piano. The lyrics often focus on themes of love, loss, and hardship. The genre has been influential in the development of many other musical styles, including rock and roll and jazz.


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List of traditional blues artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 46 175997
2 48 362379
3 50 805986
4 49 501129
5 49 206794
6 41 266175
7 45 188726
8 36 187717
9 45 300619
10 36 132007
11 47 387520
12 22 47675
13 43 309030
14 41 126795
15 29 54680
16 26 29550
17 28 58610
18 31 55454
19 49 237514
20 32 154339
21 28 22353
22 36 167431
23 30 69047
24 24 66450
25 53 1265324
26 35 104620
27 31 102903
28 34 28296
29 27 40877
30 34 25932
31 54 839589
32 25 38415
33 45 134975
34 27 17422
35 38 120852
36 41 189545
37 42 196959
38 59 2659636
39 24 42200
40 42 497787
41 22 36528
42 35 33678
43 39 32846
44 42 55616
45 42 563911
46 39 176940
47 46 245811
48 21 20473
49 33 88553
50 52 610942
51 48 431982
52 41 122799
53 39 246043
54 37 148675
55 43 204936
56 39 174844
57 31 151075
58 38 29760
59 29 24382
60 35 146303
61 43 416753
62 43 21634
63 38 138876
64 24 12306
65 31 55108
66 30 70331
67 33 71911
68 23 17403
69 37 50730
70 35 63061
71 28 39690
72 33 52743
73 36 68616
74 28 90219
75 22 15256
76 31 67686
77 18 9620
78 29 35124
79 48 103154
80 20 22305
81 26 14993
82 26 8926
83 34 46178
84 22 49364
85 19 9317
86 20 9670
87 41 103612
88 36 150853
89 20 9719
90 19 12210
91 20 7273
92 23 17939
93 21 18798
94 34 50084
95 26 47242
96 18 17020
97 20 3692
98 38 65338
99 37 184013
100 36 76830

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