Blues, Jazz, Rock n’ Roll

Freddie King, T. Bone Walker, Albert King, Willie Dixon, BB King, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Otis Spann, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin, Sonny Boy Williamson #1 (John Lee Williamson), Chuck Berry, Bo Didley, Jimmy Rogers, Magic Sam,

“Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being,
a way of thinking.”
~Nina Simone

https://youtu.be/zf_fcJbJHv0?list=RDzf_fcJbJHv0
Nina Simone – The Very Best Of Nina Simone (1967-1972

“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!”
―Nina Simone

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“You’ve got to learn to leave the table, When love’s no longer being served.”
Nina Simone

https://youtu.be/J2cV4bw5yZY?list=RDFf-0pHwyQ1g
Nina Simone – African Mailman



Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Earl Hooker, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Mama Thornton, Elmore James, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Lead Belly, Etta James, Charley Patton, Tampa Red, Mississippi John Hurt, Ray Charles, Paul Butterfield, Ma Rainey, Blind Boy Fuller, Slim Harpo, Willie Brown, Koko Taylor, Mamie Smith, Albert Collins, Reverend Gary Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson 1, Bobby Bland, Lewis Jordan, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Burns, Blind Willie Johnson, Wynonie Harris, Tommy Johnson, Johnny Winter, Charles Brown, Otis Spann, Ray Charles, John Mayall, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Prince, Tina Turner, Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Pattie Labelle, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, Keb Mo, Santana, Taj Mahal, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Mose Allison, Robben Ford, Jimmy Rushing, Pintop Perkins, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Gatemouth Moore, Jimmie Vaughn, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck,
Duke Ellington, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jelly Roll Morton, Cab Calloway, Stanley Turentine, Odetta, Dinah Washington, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Watson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Gales, Christone Ingram, James Cotton, Sam Lay, John Coltrane, Duke Ellinton, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Nat King Cole, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie, Django Reinhardt, Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Keith Jarret, Art

Blakey, Mary Lou Williams, Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Wes Montgomery, Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Sarah Vaughn, Lester Young, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, Jimmy Smith, Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, Dave Brubeck, Elvin Jones, Ray Brown, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Clifford Brown, Sun Ra, Paul Chambers,
Elvis Presley, LaVern Baker, Rolling Stones, Fats Domino, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, Bob Dylan, Dave Bartholomew, Ahmet Ertegun, The Platters, The Yardbirds, Booker T an the MG’s, George Clinton, James Crawford, John Slaughter, Rick James, Earth Wing and Fire, Sly an the Family Stone, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Commodores, Maceo Parker, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, The Gap Band, Isley Brothers, Billy Preston, The Temptations, Joe Tex, Michael Jackson, Chuck Brown, The Beatles, The Kinks, Selena Gomez, Los Lobos, Bruno Mars, Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins, Eagles, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Dion and the Belmonts, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntyre, Alabama, Randy Travis, Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., Clint Black, George Jones, John Denver,

Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Tammy Wynette, Emmy Lou Harris, Charley Pride, Conway Twitty, Tupac Shakur, Lil Wayne, Mic Crenshaw, Kendrick Lamarr, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G., Run D.M.C., Ice-T, DMX, Queen Latifah, Mos Def, Coolio, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Simon and Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Cat Stephens, Woody Guthrie, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter Paul and Mary, Harry Belafonte, Janis Ian, The Weavers, Tom Paxton, John Prine, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Dave Van Ronk, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Harry Chapin, Ani DiFranco, Townes Van Zandt, Kingston Trio, Jim Croce, Neil Young, Donovan, Tracy Chapman, Arlo Guthrie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Doc Watson, Carole King, Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark, Steve Goodman, Don McLean, Leonard Cohen, The Byrds, Fairport Convention, Iris Dement, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Fahey, The Limeliters, Elizabeth Cotten, David Bromberg, The Seekers, The Highwaymen, Cat Stephens, Ian & Sylvia, Madonna, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Barbara Streisand, Carlos Santana, Neil Diamond, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minelli, Janet Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Marianne Faithfull, Dean Martin, Deep Purple, Minnie Riperton.


The Moody Blues, Diana Ross, Derek And The Dominos, The Band, Alice Cooper, Dire Straits, Firesign Theatre, Sheryl Crow, Simple Minds, Jimmy Buffett, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Doors, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dusty Springfield,
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Fogerty, John Lennon, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. No Doubt, The Beach Boys, Jonny Lang, Steppenwolf, Oscar Peterson, Steve Miller Band, Pat Benatar, Sting, Peggy Lee,
Frank Zappa, Blue Cheer, Freddie Mercury, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Gene Krupa, George Benson, Lenny Kravitz, George Harrison, Lester Young. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Glen Campbell, Toots & The Maytals, Traffic, Little Richard, Canned Heat, Traveling Wilburys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Charlie Parker, Guns N’ Roses, The Righteous Brothers, Ringo Starr, The Velvet Underground, Climax Blues Band, Hoyt Axton, Rod Stewart, Huey Lewis & The News, Roger Daltrey, Mark Knopfler, Humble Pie, Counting Crows, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Rory Gallagher, Cream, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iggy Pop, Roy Orbison, Wilson Pickett, Mary Wells, Isaac Hayes, Rush, Cash McCall, McCoy Tyner, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Weather Report, Chick Corea,

Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Béla Fleck, Christian McBride, Wayne Krantz. Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Dave Holland. Joe Bonamassa, Ronnie Earl, Roomful of Blues, Samantha Fish, Duke Robillard, Shirley Horn, Gregory Porter, Pinetop Perkins, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, ZZ Top, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, Jefferson Airplane, Iron Butterfly, Syd Barrett, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Zombies, The Dandy Warhols, Small Faces, Vanilla Fudge, The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, Soft Machine, Procol Harum, Robert Nighthawk, Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Minnie, Peetie Wheatstraw, Alger “Texas” Alexander, Johnny Shines, Luther Allison, Shemekia Copeland, Mamie Smith, Bonnie Raitt, Sippie Wallace, Marcia Ball, Rory Block, Lucille Bogan, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Roy Brown, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lou Ann Barton, Skip James, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter,  Arthur “Blind Blake” Phelps, Robert Cray, Leroy Carr, Arthur Crudup, Ida Cox, Son Seals, Hound Dog Taylor, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Mike Bloomfield, W.C. Handy,
Brownie McGhee, Victoria Spivey, Junior Parker, Big Joe Williams, Gus Cannon,  David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert Lockwood Jr., Professor Longhair, Sonny Terry, Amos Milburn, Sleepy John Estes, Irma Thomas, Roy Milton, Big Maceo Merriweather



Swing

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Django Reinhardt.

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Greatest Jazz & Standards Vocalists
1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Sarah Vaughan
3. Billie Holiday
4. Nat King Cole
5. Frank Sinatra
6. Nina Simone
7. Dinah Washington
8. Louis Armstrong
9. Carmen McRae
10. Jo Stafford
11. Helen Forrest
12. Tony Bennett
13. Johnny Hartman
14. Lee Wiley
15. Betty Carter
16. Rosemary Clooney
17. Helen Merrill
18. Mel Torme
19. Margaret Whiting
20. Dianne Reeves
21. Susannah McCorkle
22. Anita O’Day
23. Julie London
24. Shirley Horn
25. Blossom Dearie
26. Nancy Wilson
27. Abbey Lincoln
28. Chet Baker
29. Billy Eckstine
30. Etta James
31. Peggy Lee
32. June Christy
33. Chris Connor
34. Alice Babs
35. Freddy Cole
36. Lena Horne
37. Ray Charles
38. Dinah Shore
39. Kay Starr
40. Annie Ross
41. Jon Hendricks
42. Mildred Bailey
43. Betty Roche
44. Harry Connick Jr.
45. Jeri Southern
46. Diane Schuur
47. Norma Winstone
48. Mark Murphy
49. Carol Sloane
50. Dee Dee Bridgewater
51. Mary Stallings
52. Gloria Lynne
53. Jimmy Rushing
54. Natalie Cole
55. Jack Teagarden
56. Cab Calloway
57. Cleo Laine
58. Tierney Sutton
59. Alberta Hunter
60. Nneena Freelon
61. Stacy Kent
62. Ethel Waters
63. Karrin Alyson
64. Sheila Jordan
65. Cecile Salvant
66. Eddie Jefferson
67. Oscar Brown Jr.
68. Joe Williams
69. Teddy Grace
70. Ernie Andrews
71. Jimmy Scott
72. Fats Waller
73. Ella Mae Morse
74. Eartha Kitt
75. Leon Thomas
76. Maxine Sullivan
77. Vanessa Rubin
78. Johnny Mercer
79. Cassandra Wilson
80. Beverly Kenney
81. Marlena Shaw
82. Ivie Anderson
83. Ruth Brown
84. Monica Zetterlund
85. Michael Buble
86. George Benson
87. King Pleasure
88. Jimmy Witherspoon
89. John Pizzarelli
90. Roberta Gambarini
91. Astrud Gilberto
92. Madeleine Peyroux
93. Helen Humes
94. Connee Boswell
95. Al Jarreau
96. Bob Dorough
97. Jamie Cullum
98. Kevin Mahogany
99. Kurt Elling
100. Irene Reid
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Ella Fitzgeraldjazz singer Sarah Vaughan
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Nat King Cole
More Great Jazz Vocalists:
Ernestine Anderson
Fred Astaire
Oleta Adams
Shirley Bassey
Cheryl Bentyne (Manhattan Transfer)
Carmen Bradford
Sylvia Brooks
Lavern Butler
Ann Hampton Callaway
Diahann Carroll
Eva Cassidy
Jamie Cullum
Doris Day
Renee Fleming
Judy Garland
Della Griffin
Etta Jones
Norah Jones
Ricki Lee Jones
Louis Jordan
Chaka Khan
Diana Krall
Jane Monheit
Aaron Neville
Jessye Norman
Gregory Porter
Paul Robeson
Linda Ronstadt
Arthur Prysock
Flora Purim
Lou Rawls
Joya Sherrill
Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer)
Lavay Smith
Barbra Streisand
Fran Warren
Greatest Blues Guitarists
T-Bone WalkerT-Bone WalkerB.B. KingB.B. KingStevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray VaughanRobert JohnsonRobert JohnsonAlbert KingAlbert King
1. T-Bone Walker
2. B.B. King
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Robert Johnson
5. Albert King
6. Eric Clapton
7. Buddy Guy
8. Mike Bloomfield
9. Peter Green
10. Johnny Winter
11. Otis Rush
12. Muddy Waters
13. Ronnie Earl
14. Freddie King
15. Earl Hooker
16. Elmore James
17. Albert Collins
18. Hubert Sumlin
19. Duane Allman
20. John Lee Hooker
21. Son House
22. Robert Cray
23. Jimmie Vaughan
24. Billy Gibbons
25. Lonnie Johnson
26. Roy Buchanan
27. Duke Robillard
28. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
29. Blind Lemon Jefferson
30. Charley Patton
31. Ry Cooder
32. Mississippi John Hurt
33. Robben Ford
34. Son Seals
35. Robert Nighthawk
36. Magic Sam
37. Luther Allison
38. Mississippi Fred McDowell
39. Jimmy Thackery
40. Derek Trucks
41. Warren Haynes
42. Lonnie Brooks
43. Jeff Healey
44. Mick Taylor
45. Lightnin’ Hopkins
46. Joe Bonamassa
47. Earl King
48. Lonnie Mack
49. Blind Willie Johnson
50. Johnny Copeland
51. Alvin Lee
52. Gary Moore
53. Big Bill Broonzy
54. Kim Simmonds
55. Elvin Bishop
56. Walter Trout
57. Roy Rogers
58. Guitar Slim
59. Sonny Landreth
60. Robert Jr. Lockwood
61. Steve Cropper
62. Shuggie Otis
63. Fenton Robinson
64. Amos Garrett
65. Coco Montoya
66. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
67. Kelly Joe Phelps
68. John Hammond
69. Alvin ‘Youngblood’ Hart
70. Lowell Fulson
71. Keb Mo
72. Smokin’ Joe Kubek
73. Rod Price
74. Rory Gallagher
75. Little Charley Baty
76. Wayne Bennett
77. Robin Trower
78. Blind Blake
79. Tinsley Ellis
80. Hollywood Fats
81. Taj Mahal
82. Guitar Shorty
83. Hound Dog Taylor
84. Kid Ramos
85. Dave Hole
86. Danny Kirwan
87. Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphey
88. Pee Wee Crayton
89. Harvey Mandel
90. Joe Louis Walker
91. Eddie Taylor
92. Snowy White
93. J.B. Lenoir
94. Skip James
95. Scrapper Blackwell
96. Chris Vachon
97. Little Milton
98. Blind Willie McTell
99. Luther Tucker
100. Stan Webb


Best Blues Slide Guitarists1. Blind Willie Johnson
    (Dark Was The Night)
2. Elmore James
    (King of the Slide Guitar)
3. Earl Hooker
    (Blues Guitar)
4. Ry Cooder
    (The Dark End of The Street)
5. Son House
    (Roll and Tumble Blues)
6. Fred McDowell
    (You Gotta Move)
7. Roy Rogers
    (Slideways)
8. Rory Gallagher
    (Tattoo)
9. Hound Dog Taylor
    (Natural Boogie)
10. Johnny Little John
    (Slidin’ Home)
11. Kelly Joe Phelps
    (Lead Me On)






More Blues Guitar Greats:
Tab Benoit
Michael Burks
J.J. Cale
J. Geils
Slim Harpo
David Hidaglo
Joe Guitar Hughes
Big Jack Johnson
Junior Kimbrough
Jonny Lang
John Mayall
Kenny Neal
Omar
Lightning Red
Jimmy Reed
Cesar Rosas
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Magic Slim
George Thorogood
James “Blood” Ulmer
Henry Vestine
Johnny Guitar Watson
Bukka White
Snowy White
Robert “Pete” Williams
Keith Wyatt


“You’ve got to learn to leave the table, When love’s no longer being served.”
~Nina Simone

https://youtu.be/J2cV4bw5yZY?list=RDFf-0pHwyQ1g
Nina Simone – African Mailman


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