Entertainment Music Blues Artist Birthdays Share PINTEREST Email Print Blues guitar great B.B. King. Photo courtesy Geffen Records Music Rhythm & Blues Top Picks Rock Music Pop Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rap & Hip Hop World Music Punk Music Heavy Metal Jazz Latin Music Oldies Learn More By Reverend Keith A. Gordon Reverend Keith A. Gordon is known as the "Reverend of Rock 'n' Roll. He has 40+ years experience as a blues journalist, rock critic, and is the author of over 10 books about music. our editorial process Reverend Keith A. Gordon Updated June 29, 2017 Keep in mind when looking over this list of blues birthdays that records for many of the earliest blues artists of the 1920s, and even earlier, are incomplete. Other birthdays for early-era bluesmen and women may be in question because they weren't always exactly open with their personal information, or couldn't remember dates correctly - when combined with poor record-keeping, it may result in incorrect birth dates for the earliest artists. Did we forget anybody? Email the Reverend with the blues artist you would like added to the list! Blues Artist Birthdays Adegbalola, GayeMarch 21, 1944Alexander, TexSeptember 12, 1900Allison, LutherAugust 17, 1939Allman, DuaneNovember 20, 1946Anderson, PinkFebruary 12, 2000Arnold, KokomoFebruary 15, 1901Ball, MarciaMarch 20, 1949Barbecue Bob (Robert Hicks)September 11, 1902Beck, JeffJune 24, 1944Bell, CareyNovember 14, 1936Bell, LurrieDecember 13, 1958Benoit, TabNovember 17, 1967Bibb, EricAugust 16, 1951Bishop, ElvinOctober 21, 1942Blackwell, ScrapperFebruary 21, 1903Bland, Bobby "Blue"January 27, 1930Block, RoryNovember 6, 1949Bloomfield, MikeJuly 28, 1943Bogart, DeannaSeptember 5, 1959Bonamassa, JoeMay 8, 1977Bracey, IshmanJanuary 9, 1901Branch, BillyOctober 3, 1951Brooks, LonnieDecember 18, 1933Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"June 26, 1898Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"April 18, 1924Brown, WillieAugust 6, 1900Buchanan, RoySeptember 23, 1939Burnside, R.L.November 23, 1926Butterfield, PaulDecember 17, 1942Carr, LeroyMarch 27, 1905Carter, BoMarch 21, 1893Castro, TommyApril 15, 1955Chatmon, SamJanuary 10, 1897Clapton, EricMarch 30, 1945Cobb, WillieJuly 15, 1932Coleman, DeborahOctober 3, 1956Collins, AlbertOctober 1, 1932Copeland, JohnnyMarch 27, 1937Copeland, ShemekiaApril 10, 1979Costello, SeanApril 16, 1979Cotton, JamesJuly 1, 1935Cox, IdaFebruary 25, 1898Cray, RobertAugust 1, 1953Dawkins, JimmyOctober 24, 1936Diddley, BoDecember 30, 1928Dixon, WillieJuly 1, 1915Earl, RonnieMarch 10, 1953Edwards, David "Honeyboy"June 28, 1915Ellis, TinsleyJune 4, 1957Estes, Sleepy JohnJanuary 25, 1899Fuller, Blind Boy (Fulton Allen)July 10, 1907Funderburgh, AnsonNovember 14, 1954Gallagher, RoryMarch 2, 1948Gravenites, NickOctober 2, 1938Gray, Blind ArvellaJanuary 28, 1906Green, PeterOctober 29, 1946Guy, BuddyJuly 30, 1936Hammond, JohnNovember 13, 1942Harris, CoreyFebruary 21, 1969Hart, Alvin YoungbloodMarch 2, 1963Haynes, WarrenApril 6, 1960Healey, JeffMarch 25, 1966Hendrix, JimiNovember 27, 1942Homesick JamesApril 30, 1910Hooker, EarlJanuary 15, 1929Hooker, John LeeAugust 22, 1917Hopkins, Sam "Lightnin'"March 15, 1912Horton, "Big" WalterApril 6, 1917House, SonMarch 21, 1902Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett)June 10, 1910Hurt, "Mississippi" JohnJuly 3, 1893Hutto, J.B.April 26, 1926Jacobs, "Little" WalterMay 1, 1930James, ElmoreJanuary 27, 1918James, EttaJanuary 25, 1938James, SkipJune 21, 1902Jefferson, Blind LemonJuly 11, 1897Johnson, Blind WillieJanuary 22, 1897Johnson, JohnnieJuly 8, 1924Johnson, LonnieFebruary 8, 1899Johnson, RobertMay 8, 1911Kent, WillieFebruary 24, 1936Kimbrough, JuniorJuly 28, 1930King, AlbertApril 25, 1923King, B.B.September 16, 1925King, FreddieSeptember 3, 1934Korner, AlexisApril 19, 1928Lacy, RubeJanuary 2, 1901Lang, JonnyJanuary 29, 1981Ledbetter, Huddie (Leadbelly)January 20, 1889Lenoir, J.B.March 5, 1929Lewis, FurryMarch 6, 1893Lipscomb, ManceApril 9, 1895Lockwood, Robert Jr.March 27, 1915Louisiana RedMarch 23, 1932Maghett, "Magic" SamFebruary 14, 1937Magic Slim (Morris Holt)August 7, 1937Mahal, TajMay 17, 1942Margolin, BobMay 9, 1949Mayall, JohnNovember 29, 1933McDowell, "Mississippi" FredJanuary 12, 1904McGhee, BrownieNovember 30, 1915McTell, Blind WillieMay 5, 1901Memphis MinnieJune 3, 1897Mo', Keb' (Kevin Moore)October 3, 1951Montoya, CocoOctober 2, 1951Moore, GaryApril 4, 1952Morganfield, "Big" BillJune 19, 1956Moss, BuddyJanuary 26, 1914Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)April 4, 1915Musselwhite, CharlieJanuary 31, 1944Myers, SamFebruary 19, 1936Neal, KennyOctober 14, 1957Nighthawk, RobertNovember 30, 1909Nulisch, DarrellSeptember 14, 1952Otis, ShuggieNovember 30, 1953Perkins, PinetopJuly 7, 1913Peterson, LuckyDecember 13, 1964Piaza, RodDecember 14, 1947Primer, JohnMarch 3, 1945Professor LonghairDecember 19, 1918Rainey, MaApril 26, 1886Reed, JimmySeptember 6, 1925Ricci, JasonFebruary 3, 1974Robillard, DukeOctober 4, 1948Robinson, TadJune 24, 1956Rogers, JimmyJune 3, 1897Rush, BobbyNovember 10, 1940Rush, OtisApril 29, 1934Seals, Frank "Son"August 13, 1942Shade, WillFebruary 5, 1898Shepherd, Kenny WayneJune 12, 1977Shines, JohnnyApril 25, 1915Smith, BessieApril 15, 1894Spann, OtisMarch 21, 1930Specter, DaveMay 21, 1963Spivey, VictoriaOctober 15, 1906Sumlin, HubertNovember 16, 1931Tampa Red (Hudson Whitaker)January 8, 1904Taylor, KokoSeptember 28, 1928Taylor, Theodore "Hound Dog"April 12, 1915Tedeschi, SusanNovember 9, 1970Terry, SonnyOctober 24, 1911Thackery, JimmyMay 19, 1953Thornton, Willie Mae "Big Mama"December 11, 1926Townsend, HenryOctober 27, 1909Trucks, DerekJune 8, 1979Vaughan, JimmieMarch 20, 1951Walker, Joe LouisDecember 25, 1949Walker, T-BoneMay 28, 1910Wallace, SippieNovember 1, 1898Watson, Johnny "Guitar"February 3, 1935Weaver, CurleyMarch 25, 1906Weldon, Casey BillJuly 10, 1909Wheatstraw, PeetieDecember 21, 1902White, BukkaNovember 12, 1906White, JoshFebruary 11, 1914Wilkins, RobertJanuary 16, 1896Williams, "Little" EdApril 18, 1955Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy"March 30, 1914Wilson, KimJanuary 6, 1951