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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ARDOIN,LAWRENCE "BLACK"(acc/d/ARDOIN BROS b. 1946-1117, DURALDE, LA
BATEMAN, JUNE (v/NOBLE WATTS) b. 1939-1117, SCHULENBURG, TX
BENOIT, TAB (g/songw/VANGUARD/TELARC REC) b. 1967-1117, BATON ROUGE, LA
BROOKS, COUNTNEY F. (d/CHUCK WILLIS) b. 1923-1117,?ALEXANDRIA, VA
CRIPPEN, KATIE (v/BLACK SWAN REC) b. 1895-1117, PHILADELPHIA, PA
DEBERRY, JIMMY (g/WALTER HORTON/SUN REC) b. 1911-1117, GUMWOOD, AR
DEVOE, RONALD (of NEW EDITION) b. 1967-1117, NJ
FINNEY, GARLAND (p/JATP) b. 1916-1117, X CA
JACKSON, LOUVET (v/SPIVEY REC) b. 1945-1117, MERIDIAN, MS
NELSON, GEORGE (co-lead baritone/ORIOLES) b. 1923-1117, BALTIMORE, MD
NIXON, ELMORE (p/SIW REC) b. 1933-1117, CROWLEY, LA
OWENS, JACK (g/TESTAMENT/WOLF REC) b. 1904-1117, BENTONIA, MS
RUFFIN, CALVIN (g/FRANK MOTLEY/JOSIE REC) b. 1924-1117, WASHINGTON, DC
SMITH, THUNDER (p/LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS) b. 1913-1117, WHARTON CO., TX
TOMASELLO, PAUL (b/ROOMFUL OF BLUES) b. 1951-1117, BOSTON, MA
WEBB, BOBBIE JOE (tsax/PERCY MAYFIELD) b. 1936-1117, TYLER, TX
WILLIAMS, JOEY (g/BLIND BOYS OF AL) b. 1962-1117, NEW YORK CITY, NY
AVERY, RAY[MURRAY B. AVERY](photographer) d. 2002-1117, LOS ANGELES, CA 82
BIHARI, JULES (co-founder:MODERN/RPM REC) d. 1984-1117, LOS ANGELES, CA 71
BROWN, RUTH (v/ATLANTIC REC) d. 2006-1117, HENDERSON, NV 78
CALHOUN, AL "BIG" (hca/ARCOLA REC) d. 2010-1117, FLORISSANT, MO 80
CARPENTER, IKE (p/MODERN/DECCA REC) d. 1998-1117, DURHAM, NC 78
CONLEY, ARTHUR (aka LEE ROBERTS) (v) d. 2003-1117, RUURLO, NETHERLANDS 57
FREELAND, THEODORE(v/gospel/FOUR INTERNS) d. 1971-1117, DURHAM, NC 52
FULBRIGHT, RICHARD W. (b) d. 1962-1117, NEW YORK CITY, NY 61
GIBSON, DON (songw) d. 2003-1117, NASHVILLE, TN 75
GOULD, WALTER S. "ONE-LEG SHADOW" (p) d. 1958-1117, ALBANY, NY 83
HARRIS, MANZY (MANZIE)(d/SIW/ROCKIN' REC) d. 2000-1117, TAMPA, FL 91
HILL, JOE BLIND (g/hca/L&R REC) d. 1999-1117, LOS ANGELES, CA 68
JOHNSON, JAMES P. (p/BESSIE SMITH) d. 1955-1117, NEW YORK CITY, NY 61
LANE, WILLIE"LITTLE BROTHER"(g/TALENT REC d. 1976-1117, TARRANT, TX 79
MR. JELLY BELLY[MIKE GORDON](v/SAVOY REC) d. 1988-1117, BOSTON, MA 65
PREER, EVELYN T. (v/CLARENCE WILLIAMS) d. 1932-1117, LOS ANGELES, CA 37
RAMSEY, PAT (hca/JOHNNY WINTER) d. 2008-1117, TALLAHASSEE, FL 55
SCOTT, BILLY (v/PROPHETS/CAPRICORN REC) d. 2012-1117, CHARLOTTE, NC 70
SHIVELY, ROD(prod/RABITT MUSE/OUTLET REC) d. 2001-1117, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 63
STEWART-BAXTER, DERRICK(author/CLASSIC BL d. 1992-1117, BRIGHTON, UK 81
TRENIER, CLAUDE (v/TRENIER TWINS) d. 2003-1117, LAS VEGAS, NV 84
WELDING, PETER (prod/TESTAMENT REC) d. 1995-1117, ALTALOMA, CA 60
ZYDECO JOE [JOSEPH MOUTON] (acc) d. 2007-1117, LAFAYETTE, LA 64
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BALLARD, HANK(lead/songw/THE MIDNIGHTERS) b. 1927-1118, DETROIT, MI
BINDER, DENNIS "LONG MAN" (p/SUN REC) b. 1928-1118, ROSEDALE, MS
BURTON, JENNY (v) b. 1957-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY
CHERRY, DON (v/p/cnt) b. 1936-1118, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
CHORTKOFF, RANDY(hca/owner: DELTA GROOVE) b. 1949-1118, LOS ANGELES, CA
DEPAUR, LEONARD E. (gospel) b. 1914-1118, SUMMIT, NJ
GREENWOOD, LIL (v/FEDERAL REC) b. 1923-1118, PRICHARD, AL
HAMILTON, RALPH W. (b) b. 1908-1118, OK
HARDROVE, HOSEA LEE (g/DIALTONE REC) b. 1929-1118, CRAFTS PRAIRIE, TX
JACKSON, SPENCER (v/CONSOLATERS) b. 1910-1118, THOMASTON, AL
JOHNSON, DON (tpt/JOHNNY OTIS) b. 1925-1118, PASADENA, CA
JOHNSON, JAMES O. (bass v/WHISPERS) b. 1935-1118, SUMPTER, SC
KOFSKY, FRANK (author) b. 1935-1118, LOS ANGELES, CA
LANE, CHESTER (p/LOUIS JORDAN) b. 1912-1118, LEXINGTON, MS
LASTIE, MELVIN (tpt/ROY BROWN) b. 1930-1118, NEW ORLEANS, LA
LYONS, JIMMY (founder:MONTEREY JAZZ FES) b. 1916-1118, PEKING, CHINA
MERCER, JOHNNY (co-founder:CAPITOL REC) b. 1909-1118, SAVANNAH, GA
MORELAND, ACE (g/hca/prod/KING SNAKE REC) b. 1952-1118, MIAMI, OK
RADCLIFFE, JIMMY (v/songw/SHOUT/MUSICOR) b. 1936-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY
RENFRO, ANTHONY C.(prod/owner:RENFRO REC) b. 1937-1118, KANSAS CITY, MO
SAMUELS, WILLIE "VAMP" JR.(b/DELMARK REC) b. 1960-1118, CHICAGO, IL
STAPLES, PERVIS(v/STAPLE SINGERS/promoter b. 1935-1118, DREW, MS
STROGER, JOHN (d/BOB STROGER) b. 1925-1118, HAYTI, MO
WALLACE, BENNIE (tsax) b. 1946-1118, CHATTANOOGA, TN
ALMOND, JOHNNY (ts/as/fl/JOHN MAYALL) d. 2009-1118, HAYWARD, CA 63
ALTHEIMER, JOSHUA (p/BLUEBIRD REC) d. 1940-1118, CHICAGO, IL 30
BAKER, LEE (p ) d. 1967-1118, MORGANTON, NC 64
BENNETT, DAVID (g/ROADHOUSE BLUES BAND) d. 1996-1118, MARGATE, FL 45
BERGERON, SHIRLEY (g/songw/LANOR REC) d. 1995-1118, CHURCH POINT, LA 62
CALLOWAY, CAB (v/songw) d. 1994-1118, HOCKESSIN, DE 86
DAVIS, HAL (prod/songw/MOTOWN REC) d. 1998-1118, LOS ANGELES, CA 65
DEE, DONALD (prod/songw) d. 1993-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY 30
FORD, JIM (songw/BOBBY WOMACK/SLY STONE) d. 2007-1118, MENDOCINO CO., CA 66
GOODWIN, ANDRE (v/songw/TURBANS/DUKES) d. 1980-1118, OAKLAND, CA 52
GRISWOLD, ART (p/BLUE SUIT/FORTUNE REC) d. 2003-1118, SYLVANIA, OH 64
HUFF, LUTHER HENRY (g/TRUMPET REC) d. 1973-1118, DETROIT, MI 64
KNOX, ROBERT "GALLOPING GRAY GHOST" (dj) d. 1988-1118, PHILADELPHIA, PA 74
PARKER, LITTLE JUNIOR (hca) d. 1971-1118, BLUE ISLAND IL 39
PRUITT, JOE(v/FANTASTIC FOUR/RIC-TIC REC) d. 2008-1118, DETROIT, MI 63
RIDGEWAY, TOMMIE(songw/RIDGEWAYS/MONITORS d. 1989-1118, DETROIT, MI 40
SAHM, DOUG (g/songw/SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET) d. 1999-1118, TAOS, NM 58
TRISTANO, LENNIE (p) d. 1978-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY 59
VODERY, WILL H. (p/ragtime) d. 1951-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY 66
WAITS, FREDDIE (DAHOUD) (d/MOTOWN REC) d. 1989-1118, NEW YORK CITY, NY 49
WILEY, CORNELL (v/DOZIER BOYS/ARISTOCRAT) d. 2004-1118, COLUMBUS, OH 75
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