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	J.J. Vicars	Well,it's missing Magic Sam,Ike Turner,Freddie King and T-Bone Walker just for starters and you could get a better picture of Lightnin' Hopkins,maybe one with his shades. And a picture of me!   Posted by J.J. Vicars on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:38 PM [Reply to this]

	Tim Baldwin	Little Walter, Rice Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II), Junior Wells (three harmonica greats) - Albert King, (another highly influential guitarist) Ray Charles (married blues and gospel), and Willie Dixon (the best songwriter ever) are the first names that come to mind. John Hammond, Jr. as a lifelong interpreter, and you can't include Bo Diddley without including Chuck Berry... Louis Jordan's jump blues was the springboard between the blues of the 30s and he rhythm and blues of the 50s.   Posted by Tim Baldwin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 1:04 PM [Reply to this]

	Alex Haines	Stevie Ray Vaughan, because it's Stevie Ray Vaughan.   Posted by Alex Haines on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 2:01 PM [Reply to this]

	Alex Haines	Stevie Ray Vaughan, because it's Stevie Ray Vaughan.   Posted by Alex Haines on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 2:01 PM [Reply to this]

	Skinny Cook	Eric Clapton, SRV, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson.   Posted by Skinny Cook on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 3:55 PM [Reply to this]

	Daniel Conti	willy dixon for sure!   Posted by Daniel Conti on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 4:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Nick	R. L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough & Son House 3 realy great blues legends deserving of praise... at least, in my book anyway...   Posted by Nick on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 6:33 PM [Reply to this]

	Gray	Elmore James, Otis Rush   Posted by Gray on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 9:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Alessandra	Well...it's a hard question to answer completely...I'll write down a few names I didn't see on main page: Blind Willie Johnson, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Reverend Gary Davis, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, and among white bluesmen, I definitely think that you might put one of the greatest white blues players ever: Mr. Johnny Winter.   Posted by Alessandra on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Uwe "Hofwolfs Bluestime"	Yes man.... there is one guy who really should be in your gallery. It is Abi Wallenstein, born in Jerusalem and living in Germany. He is playing and living the blues for more than 40 years now and is helping the blues-community whenever he can. His album BLUES CULTURE is one of the most impressing for the last years. www.abiwallenstein.de or www.bluesculture.com Greets from Germany, Uwe www.welovetheblues.de German Blues-Radio   Posted by Uwe "Hofwolfs Bluestime" on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 11:10 AM [Reply to this]

	Sara	just keep my ass right where it belong=up close to you..daddyo   Posted by Sara on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 9:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Klaus J. Weber	Don't forget '' Bobby Bland'' Thank you kjw   Posted by Klaus J. Weber on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 3:55 AM [Reply to this]

	Klaus J. Weber	Don't forget '' Bobby Bland'' Thank you kjw   Posted by Klaus J. Weber on Monday, July 09, 2007 - 3:56 AM [Reply to this]

	J.G.	Sonny Boy Williamson, Peter Green(the only white boy to make B.B. King nervous), Elmore James, Freddie King, Jimmy Reed, Lightnin' Hopkins   Posted by J.G. on Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 3:59 PM [Reply to this]

	J.G.	Posted by J.G. on Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 4:13 PM [Reply to this]

	Paddyboy And The IronLung	Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Hound Dog Taylor   Posted by Paddyboy And The IronLung on Monday, July 16, 2007 - 1:02 AM [Reply to this]

	Walkingstick Walkingstick Mountain	Lillian Hardin Armstrong for her contributions to the Blues via cross genre music through Jazz and her brilliant mind that brought about legal evolutions which changed the game for many musicians from all American Ethnic backgrounds. Ida Cox for her talent, endurance and magic writing pen. Memphis Minnie for her roots, breaking the boundaries, and her silver dollars. Mamie Smith for being the first African American to record a main stream Blues record in 1920 and for holding her own in professions ranging from film to stage to studio work where women and African Americans were denied self identity.   Posted by Walkingstick on Monday, July 16, 2007 - 8:09 AM [Reply to this]

	Sara	ME!!! MEMEMEMMEMMMEMEMEMEMEMEM ME ME ME ME GAD AM I ARROGANT OR WHAT AND YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ME DADDYo. oh and you too darling   Posted by Sara on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 7:50 PM [Reply to this]

	karen	Luther Allison   Posted by karen on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 6:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Brian Supreme Brian Sears	Duane Allman was one of those who brought blues and rock together in the sixties adn was one of the most pheonomonal slide guitar players ever.   Posted by Brian Supreme on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 2:53 AM [Reply to this]

	Jodimars	what about the legendary   Posted by Jodimars on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:57 AM [Reply to this]

	A Smile =)	I think that it wold be nice if we could also not have so much text but rather the wrap around text html code for the page because then u could se the pictures right next to what it is about them we love so much as well as some colors our blues men weren't so black and grey. we should have some kind of color on the page u can see what im talking about on my page under my books seciton i have text wrapped around a photo with an emerson quote. thanks!   Posted by A Smile =) on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 10:11 PM [Reply to this]

	Bokoso!	My frien Vala Cupp who was John Lee Hooker's back up singer for many years. We love and miss you Vala. Wish you were here. January 30th 1954- October 31 2005. www.valacupp.net   Posted by Bokoso! on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:41 PM [Reply to this]

	GARRETT	don't forget the king of wah, british blues great, Robin Trower!! still rockin'!!!   Posted by GARRETT on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 1:48 AM [Reply to this]

	Paul Paul Mclachlan	obviously, robert johnson, charley patton, son house, lemon jefferson, blind blake, blind willie mctell, bukka white, blind boy fuller!! hah ya gotta have the old delta players more than anything   Posted by Paul on Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 2:20 AM [Reply to this]

	Paul Paul Mclachlan	charley patton, robert johnson, son house, bukka white, memphis minnie, bessie smith, willie mctell, blind boy fuller, ma rainey ...   Posted by Paul on Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 2:21 AM [Reply to this]

	gina genie	Well, I do believe it's missing my great-uncle mr. sam lay, who played with the great howlin' wolf, muddy waters, lightnin' hopkins, paul butterfield, and of course, mr b. dyaln. peace. :)   Posted by gina genie on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 9:41 PM [Reply to this]

	gina genie	Mr. Sam Lay, who played with Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, and Bob Dylan. peace! :)   Posted by gina genie on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 9:41 PM [Reply to this]

	Jay Bee Rodriguez	Well... Plus Robert Nighthawk, Eddie Taylor, Champion Jack Dupree... And maybe some unsung nowadays heroes who definitively would deserves to be much more known too: Smokey Wilson, Henry Gray, Johnny Rawls...   Posted by Jay Bee Rodriguez on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 3:48 PM [Reply to this]

	21centart	Whew..i gotta do this when i can. my blues friend. how about Robert Lockwood Junior...from Cleveland, Ohio. Robert Lockwood Jr is a descendant(is that spelled right?) of Robert Johnson very renound all around the world.. i believe he passed in the last year or two.. ..Happy Holidays 2008....i..andi...One Love   Posted by 21centart on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 11:35 PM [Reply to this]

	Mothership	Posted by Mothership on Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 1:00 AM [Reply to this]

	col	rory gallagher,cheers   Posted by col on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 4:50 PM [Reply to this]

	Richard	I have some nominations, I'll probably think of even more later, but... Robert Lockwood, Jr. (greatness, background and longevity) Hubert Sumlin (one of the best resume's in the blues world) Memphis Slim (great on his own, when he teamed up with Willie Dixon, wow) Freddie King (vocals AND guitar) Mance Lipscomb (the Texas songster) Jimmy Reed (how many "Jimmy Reed" shuffles have you heard? billions?) Blind Lemon Jefferson (listen to those licks and then trace them forward) Big Bill Broonzy (top shelf) Johnny Winter (outstanding, especially on slide) Taj Mahal (likely the most prolific bluesman ever)   Posted by Richard on Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 7:47 PM [Reply to this]

	madmark Mark Handyside	How about little walter and james cotton great blues harp players?   Posted by madmark on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 8:37 PM [Reply to this]

	herbert herbert browne	I'd like to see Lonnie Johnson somewhere... from early blues fiddle to amazingly tasty guitar work with people from Lil Armstrong (& hubby) to Duke Ellington to the pseudonymous "Willie Dunn & the Gin-bottle Four" (which sometimes included Hoagy Carmichael adding a little 'scat'), Lonnie was all over the place. He, John Hurt & Mance Lipscomb have been my principal "guitar teachers"... and I'd like to see them all in the gallery. Thanks... ^..^   Posted by herbert on Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 8:57 PM [Reply to this]

	TEDDY NIGHTER	First I would like to say that I just discovered your page, and blog, and was pleasantly surprised with the quality of information and reference. It is really too bad no one can become your friend anymore, but that won't prevent me from being one anyway.  As far as the missing names and pictures, I have noticed but maybe I'm mistaken, that there is no mention of Skip James. That needs no supporting arguments. I will send other names in the future. You might consider also among unknown modern  bluesmen Teddy Nighter.  Anyway thanks for this wonderful gallery and for the whole idea. TB   Posted by TEDDY NIGHTER on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 8:20 PM [Reply to this]