Blues and Jazz Musicians I've Seen in Live Performance

BLUES AND JAZZ ARTISTS

I made this list over twenty years ago:

John Lee Hooker, Howlin´ Wolf, Sleepy John Estes, Muddy Waters, Son House, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Louisiana Red, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Cat Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Jiri Stivin, Original Prague Syncopated Jazz Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Tracey Quartet, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Chris Barber, Dimos Dimitriadis, Courtney Pine, Julian Joseph, Evan Parker, Beryl Bryden, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Eddie Taylor, Curtis Jones, John Henry Barbee, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimi Hendrix, Junior Wells, Koko Taylor, John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, Snooks Eaglin, Little Walter, B.B. King, Carey Bell, Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Johnny Johnson, Ray Charles, Keb' Mo, Eric Bibb, Etta James, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Big Jay McNeely, Champion Jack Dupree, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Willie Dixon, Lloyd Price, Margie Evans, Mojo Buford, Hammie Nixon, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, Eddie Boyd, Big Mama Thornton, Sugar Pie Desanto, J.B.Lenoir, Larry Johnson, Jo-Ann Kelly, Fleetwood Mac, Duster Bennett, The Mighty Reapers, Linda Tillery and The Cultural Heritage Choir, Brian Kramer Trio, Chris Thomas King, Keith Dunn, Tommy Smith, Robert Mitchell, Dr. John, Charlie Musselwhite, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Bukka White, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jo Ann Kelly, The Groundhogs, Bonfanti and Milner, Guy Tortora Band, Paul Lamb and the King Snakes...


Listen to my interview with Big Jay McNeely, a lively conversation ranging from jazz saxophone to racism in music.