| 1860 - 1889 | 1860 - 1889 | ||||
| Known by Name | YouTube Content | Born | Died | St. | Notes --- (Home / www.BluesWorship.com) |
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| Daddy Stovepipe | 70 | 1867 | 1963 | AL | Johnny Watson (April 12, 1867 – November 1, 1963) |
| Richard Rabbit Brown | 33 | 1880 | 1937 | LA | (c. 1880 – c. 1937) |
| Simmie Dooley | 31 | 1881 | 1961 | GA | Simeon "Blind Simmie" Dooley (July 3, 1881 – Jan. 17, 1961) |
| Jim Jackson | 63 | 1884 | 1933 | MS | 1884 – 1933 |
| Cripple Clarence Lofton | 53 | 1887 | 1957 | TN | March 28, 1887, 1896 or 1897 – January 9, 1957 |
| Papa Charlie Jackson | 44 | 1887 | 1938 | LA | (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) |
| Lead Belly | 1,403 | 1888 | 1949 | LA | Huddie William Ledbetter (Jan. 20, 1888 – Dec. 6, 1949) |
| Peg Leg Howell | 104 | 1888 | 1966 | GA | Joshua Barnes Howell (March 5, 1888 – August 11, 1966) |