For additions/corrections, email Eric LeBlanc <MerryESL at telus.net>.
For more details, see BLUES : A REGIONAL EXPERIENCE, Bob Eagle & Eric Leblanc,
ABC-CLIO/Praeger Pub., 600 pp., full index, 2013. ISBN 978-0-313-34423-7
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ALFORD, GENE (lead/FOUR KNIGHTS) b. 1922-1027,?CHARLOTTE, NC
ANTONE, CLIFFORD (founder: ANTONE'S REC) b. 1949-1027, PORT ARTHUR, TX
BAYLOR, BOBBY (v/SOLITAIRES) b. 1935-1027, NY
BILLINGTON, SCOTT (prod/ROUNDER REC) b. 1951-1027, MELROSE, MA
CARR, LESLIE (asax) b. 1903-1027, LOUISVILLE, KY
CHANDLER, KERMIT (g/SHEPPARDS) b. 1945-1027, AK
GONZALES, BABS (LEE BROWN) (v) b. 1919-1027, NEWARK, NJ
GRIFFIN, REGGIE (arr/v/MANCHILD) b. 1955-1027, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
IRVINE, WELDON (kybd/songw/NINA SIMONE) b. 1942-1027, HAMPTON, VA
JOHNSON, FREDERICK(baritone v/g/SWALLOWS) b. 1934-1027, BALTIMORE, MD
KIRKWOOD, CORNETHERS(v/LYRICS/GOLDWAX REC b. 1938-1027, ??
MCCRARY, SAM (lead/FAIRFIELD FOUR) b. 1913-1027, CHRISTIANA, TN
MCKINNIES, MAURICE (g/d) b. 1937-1027, PENSACOLA, FL
PLOTKIN, DICK (owner: DEBRA REC) b. 1940-1027,?SCRANTON, PA
ROBERTSON, SHERMAN (g) b. 1948-1027, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA
RYAN, MARC (author/TRUMPET REC) b. 1945-1027, JACKSONVILLE, FL
RYE, HOWARD (discographer/BLUES & GOSPEL) b. 1947-1027, HERNE BAY, KENT, UK
TOWNSEND, HENRY (p/g/songw) b. 1909-1027, SHELBY, MS
TURNER, BENNY (g/b) b. 1939-1027, GILMER, TX
WILLIAMS, JOHNNY LEE (tenor v/DRIFTERS) b. 1940-1027, MOBILE, AL
WOODS, DONALD (lead v/songw/BEL-AIRES) b. 1936-1027, LOS ANGELES CO., CA
ARNONE, MIKE (v/DUPREES) d. 2005-1027, WALL, NJ 63
BO DIDDLEY JR. (DAVID HILL JR.) (g) d. 2009-1027, TAMPA, FL 67
BRAUD, WELLMAN (b) d. 1966-1027, LOS ANGELES CO., CA 75
CUGAT, XAVIER (rumba king!) d. 1990-1027, BARCELONA, SPAIN 90
DOUGLAS, BOOTS (d/BOOTS & HIS BUDDIES) d. 2000-1027, LOS ANGELES, CA 94
DOWD, TOM (prod/rec eng/ATLANTIC REC) d. 2002-1027, AVENTURA, FL 77
ELLIS, RAY (arr/cond/ATLANTIC REC) d. 2008-1027, ENCINO, CA 85
EMBRY, JOHN "GUITAR" (g/RAZOR REC) d. 1985-1027, CHICAGO, IL 53
EVANS, JO MISS (v/BULLET REC) d. 1986-1027, MILWAUKEE, WI 65
FOX, CHARLES (p/JIMMY FORREST/UNITED REC) d. 2001-1027, ST. LOUIS, MO 80
GORDON, JIMMIE (bass v/FOUR TUNES) d. 1993-1027, CARSON CITY, NV 80
GRANT, MAISHA (v/ORNAMENT REC) d. 1998-1027, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY 60
LANE, PRESTON(bass v/FIESTAS/OLD TOWN REC d. 2006-1027, NEWARK, NJ 67
METCALF, LOUIS (tpt/BESSIE SMITH) d. 1981-1027, JAMAICA, L.I., NY 76
MONTGOMERY, FOREE "SUPERSTAR" (v) d. 1999-1027, CHICAGO, IL 60
PALMER, REESE(tenor v/MARQUEES/MOONGLOWS) d. 2011-1027, CLINTON, MD 73
PEG LEG SAM (ARTHUR JACKSON) (hca) d. 1977-1027, JONESVILLE, SC 65
PRINCE LA LA (LAWRENCE NELSON) (g) d. 1963-1027, NEW ORLEANS, LA 27
SENSATION, LEE(of LEE'S SENSATION LOUNGE) d. 1985-1027, DETROIT, MI 82
STALLWORTH, LLOYD "BABY" (v/JAMES BROWN) d. 2002-1027, TAMPA, FL 61
TOWNSEND, DAVID (prod/songw/SURFACE) d. 2005-1027, NORTHRIDGE, CA 50
WHITE, ROBERT (g/MOTOWN REC) d. 1994-1027, LOS ANGELES, CA 57
WILLIAMS, NAT D. "PROFESSOR" (dj/WDIA) d. 1983-1027, MEMPHIS, TN 76
WOLFE, BERNARD (author/REALLY THE BLUES) d. 1985-1027, WOODLAND HILL, CA 70
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AUSTELL, JOHN D. (bass v/5 CHANCES) b. 1935-1028, CHICAGO, IL
BANKS, L. V. (g/WOLF REC/TRE HARDIMAN) b. 1932-1028, STRINGTOWN, MS
BATTISTE, HAROLD (prod/arr/sax/kybd) b. 1931-1028, NEW ORLEANS, LA
BOND, GRAHAM (p/o/asax) b. 1937-1028, ROMFORD, UK
CORAZZA, SILVIO (owner: SILVIO'S CLUB) b. 1907-1028, ? ITALY
DUCKETT, THOMAS (v/RIVILEERS/BATON REC) b. 1935-1028, ? NY
FORESTIER, BLACKIE[FIRMIN](acc/CAJUN ACES b. 1928-1028, CANKTON, LA
HARPER, BEN (g/VIRGIN REC) b. 1969-1028, POMONA, CA
HATCHER, WILLIE (mand/SB WILLIAMSON #1) b. 1909-1028,nLYON, MS
HAWKINS, TED (g/songw) b. 1936-1028, LAKESHORE, MS
HOPKINS, TELMA LOUISE (v/DAWN) b. 1948-1028, LOUISVILLE, KY
LEJEUNE, IRY (acc/cajun/GOLDBAND REC) b. 1928-1028, POINT NOIR, LA
LUTH, CARL "CHARLIE" (bass v/ACADEMICS) b. 1939-1028, ? CT
MARTIN, RUDY (p/DINAH WASHINGTON) b. 1917-1028, FREEPORT, LA
MCDOUGAL, WELDON ARTHUR III(author/MOTOWN b. 1936-1028, PHILADELPHIA, PA
NELSON, CHARLIE ( p) b. 1919-1028, MCCALL CREEK, MS
OLIVER, CAPPY (tpt/JACK MCVEA) b. 1914-1028, TX
POWELL, RUDY (asax/MILLINDER/RUSHING) b. 1907-1028, NEW YORK CITY, NY
PROCTOR, JAY (v/JAY & THE TECHNIQUES) b. 1940-1028,?ALLENTOWN, PA
TOLBERT, ISRAEL "POPPER STOPPER" (g) b. 1934-1028, BULLOCK COUNTY, AL
VANDEPITTE, DAVID J. (arr/songw/MOTOWN) b. 1941-1028, DETROIT, MI
WELLS, JAMES(of BIG JIM WELLS & NITEOWLS) b. 1950-1028, ITHACA, NY
WHITE, HI-FI [WILBERT](v/JOB/BANDERA REC) b. 1934-1028, CHICAGO, IL
WILLIAMS, SYLVIA "KUUMBA" (v/GHB REC) b. 1941-1028, NEW YORK CITY, NY
BABY HUEY (JAMES RAMEY) (v/BABYSITTERS) d. 1970-1028, CHICAGO, IL 26
BAKER, JACKSON C.(co-owner:MILESTONE REC) d. 1975-1028, LOS ANGELES, CA 70
BARNETT, LOU (tsax/TODD RHODES) d. 1997-1028, HOLLYWOOD, FL 79
BERGERON, ALPHEE (v/cajun) d. 1980-1028, POINT NOIR, LA 68
BOSTIC, EARL (asax/KING REC) d. 1965-1028, ROCHESTER, NY 52
BURT, ALEXANDER D. (inventor of 45 rpm) d. 1980-1028, PHILADELPHIA, PA 75
CALLIER, TERRY (g/songw/hca/CHESS/CADET) d. 2012-1028, CHICAGO, IL 71
DAVIS, PLUMA (tbn/DUKE REC) d. 1988-1028, CEDAR BLUFF, AL 68
EDWARDS, JODY (v/BUTTERBEANS & SUSIE/x70) d. 1967-1028, DOLTON, IL 74
GRIFFIN, TORRENCE (v/SCAMPS/MODERN REC) d. 1948-1028,?KANSAS CITY, MO 24
JOHNSON, FREDERICK(baritone v/g/SWALLOWS) d. 1998-1028, BALTIMORE, MD 64
JONES, B. B. [ALVIN NICHOLS] (b/g) d. 2000-1028, CHICAGO, IL 53
LAFLEUR, MAYEUS (acc/cajun/LEO SOILEAU) d. 1928-1028, BASILE, LA 22
MORRIS, LEO (g/IVORY REC) d. 2010-1028, HOUSTON, TX 77
NELSON, OLIVER (tsax/arr) d. 1975-1028, LOS ANGELES, CA 43
SAIN, OLIVER (sax/prod/songw) d. 2003-1028, ST. LOUIS, MO 71
THOMAS, JON (p/o/KING/MERCURY REC) d. 1994-1028, HAMILTON, OH 76
WRIGHT, BILLY (v/SAVOY REC) d. 1991-1028, ATLANTA, GA 73
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