British Blues Artists Directory
Directory of early British blues artists, their backgrounds, blues music genres, and instruments played
This directory has been compiled to acknowledge the involvement and contribution of the early British blues artists in creating the British Blues Scene.
Click here for a similar directory of early British blues bands.
Introduction to the details listed
Name – the commonly know name of the artist
More information about each artist can be found by clicking the artist’s name, this will take you to the associated Wikipedia entry if present or to an other source if not. Also included below the artist’s name, where appropriate, are links to other articles on this website with references to the blues artist(s) listed.
Birth Name – the artist’s given birth name
Birthplace – the artist’s place of birth (town/county)
Born-Died – date of birth and date of death
Instruments – the artist’s preferred instruments
Associated with – the bands and other artists mostly associated with (only the early blues bands and artists)
A similar Directory of US Blues Artists appears separately in the main Articles section.
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The Early British Blues Artists Directory …
This directory is at an early stage in development – more to be added soon.
A | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Colin Allen | Colin Eric Allen | Bournemouth, Hampshire | 1938- | Drums | Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band Dantalian’s Chariot John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Mick Taylor The British Blues Quintet |
Johnny Almond | Johnny Almond | Enfield, Middlesex | 1946-2009 | Sax | Alan Price Set Fleetwood Mac John Mayall Mark Almond |
B | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Long John Baldry | John William Baldry | East Haddon, Northamptonshire | 1941-2005 | Singer | Blues Incorporated Steampacket |
Chris Barber | Donald Christopher Barber | Welwyn Garden City | 1930- | Trombone | Chris Barber’s Band Lonnie Donegan Ken Colyer |
Graham Bond | Graham John Clifton Bond | Romford, Kent | 1937-1974 | Singer, Sax, Keyboards | The Graham Bond Organisation Don Rendell Blues Incorporated |
Geoff Bradford | Geoffrey Frank Bradford | Islington, London | 1934-2014 | Guitar, Vocals | Blues Incorporated R&B All Stars Alexis Korner Brian Jones |
Victor Brox | Victor Brox | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire | 1940- | Horns, Keyboards, Vocals | Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation Graham Bond Alexis Korner John Mayall |
Bob Brunning | Robert Brunning | Bournemouth, Hampshire | 1943-2011 | Bass guitar | Fleetwood Mac Savoy Brown Tramp |
Eric Burdon | Eric Victor Burdon | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1941- | Singer | The Animals War |
C | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Chas Chandler | Bryan James Chandler | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1938-1996 | Bass Guitar, Vocals | The Animals The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
Chick Churchill | Michael George Churchill | Ilkeston, Derbyshire | 1946- | Keyboards, Piano, Organ | The Jaybirds Ten Years After |
D | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Cyril Davies | Cyril Davies | Denham | 1932-1964 | Vocals, Harp | Cyril Davis Allstars Blues Incorporated Long John Baldry Alexis Korner |
Lonnie Donegan | Anthony James Donegan | Glasgow | 1931-2002 | Vocals, Guitar, Banjo | Chris Barber’s Jazz Band Lonnie Donegan’s Skiffle Group |
John Dummer | Anthony John Dummer | Surbiton, Surrey | 1944- | Drums | John Dummer Band Dave Kelly Jo Ann Kelly Tony McPhee Bob Hall John O’Leary Pick Withers |
Aynsley Dunbar | Aynsley Thomas Dunbar | Liverpool | 1946- | Drums | The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation The Jeff Beck Group David Bowie John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Michael Chapman |
E | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Roger Earl | Roger Earl | Hampton Court Palace, London | 1946- | Drums | Savoy Brown |
F | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Georgie Fame | Clive Powell | Leigh, Lancashire | 1943- | Vocals, Piano | Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames Alan Price Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Van Morrison |
Gary Fletcher | Gary Fletcher | London | Born early 1950s | Bass | The Blues Band The Dave Kelly Band The British Blues Allstars Zoot Money Pick Withers |
Hughie Flint | Hughie Flint | Manchester | 1940- | Drums | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers McGuiness Flint The Blues Band |
G | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Peter Green | Peter Allen Greenbaum | Bethnel Green, London | 1946- | Guitar, Harp, Vocals | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Fleetwood Mac Peter Green Splinter Group |
H | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Alex Harvey | Alexander James Harvey | Glasgow, Scotland | 1935-1982 | Singer, Guitar | The Sensational Alex Harvey Band |
Bob Hall | Robert Hall | West Byfleet, Surrey | 1942- | Piano | The Groundhogs The Sunflower Blues Band Savoy Brown Dave Kelly Jo Ann Kelly Alexis Korner Jack Bruce |
Dick Heckstall-Smith | Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith | Ludlow, Shropshire | 1934-2004 | Saxophone, Piano, Clarinet | Blues Incorporated The Graham Bond Organisation John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Victor Brox John O’Leary |
Jon Hiseman | Philip John Hiseman | Woolwich, London | 1944-2018 | Drums | Colosseum John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Graham Bond Organisation |
J | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Brian Jones | Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | 1942-1969 | Guitar, harp | The Rolling Stones |
Paul Jones | Paul Pond | Gosport, Hampshire | 1942- | Vocals, Harp | Manfred Mann The Blues Band The Manfreds |
K | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Dave Kelly | David William Kelly | Streatham, London | 1947- | Guitar, Vocals | The Blues Band The John Dummer Band Jo Ann Kelly Dave Kelly Band |
Jo Ann Kelly | Jo Ann Kelly | Streatham, London | 1944-1990 | Singer | Dave Kelly Tony McPhee The John Dummer Band |
Alexis Korner | Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner | Paris, France | 1928-1984 | Vocals, Guitar | Blues Incorporated CCS Snape |
Paul Kossoff | Paul Francis Kossoff | Hampstead, London | 1950-1976 | Guitar | Free Black Cat Bones |
L | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Paul Lamb | Paul Lamb | Blyth, Northumberland | 1955- | Vocals, Harp | Paul Lamb & The King Snakes |
Alvin Lee | Graham Anthony Barnes | Nottingham | 1944-2013 | Vocals, Guitar | Ten Years After |
Ric Lee | Richard Lee | Mansfield | 1945- | Drums | Ten Years After The Jaybirds Chicken Shack |
Leo Lyons | Leo David William Lyons | Mansfield | 1943- | Bass Guitar | Ten Years After The Jaybirds Hundred Seventy Split |
M | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
John Mayall | John Mayall | Macclesfield, England | 1933- | Keyboards, Harp, Vocals | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Fleetwood Mac Keef Hartley Band Eric Clapton Peter Green Mick Taylor Colin Allen Aynsley Dunbar Mick Fleetwood Jack Bruce John McVie Chris Barber Dick Heckstall-Smith |
Tom McGuiness | Thomas John Patrick McGuinness | Wimbledon, London | 1941- | Bass Guitar | McGuiness Flint Manfed Mann The Blues Band |
Tony McPhee | Anthony Charles McPhee | Humberston, Lincolnshire | 1944- | Guitar | The Groundhogs The John Dummer Band |
John McVie | John Graham McVie | Ealing, Middlesex | 1945- | Bass Guitar | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Fleetwood Mac |
Zoot Money | George Bruno Money | Bournemouth, Hampshire | 1942- | Keyboards | Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band The Animals Alexis Korner Mick Taylor Spencer Davis Alan Price |
N | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
O | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
John O’Leary | John O’Leary | Ireland | Harp | Savoy Brown The John Dummer Band Keith Tillman Bob Hall Bob Brunning The Famous Blues Blasters Mainsqueeze Alexis Korner Aynsley Dunbar Victor Brox |
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P | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Ottilie Patterson | Anna Ottilie Patterson | Comber, N. Ireland | 1932-2011 | Singer | Chris Barber’s Jazz Band |
Dave Peverett | David Jack Peverett | Dulwich, London | 1943-2000 | Guitar, Vocals | Savoy Brown |
Alan Price | Alan Price | Fatfield, County Durham | 1942- | Keyboards, Vocals | The Animals Alan Price Rhythm & Blues combo The Alan Price Set Eric Burdon Zoot Money |
R | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Keith Relf | William Keith Relf | Richmond, Surrey | 1943-1976 | Singer | The Yardbirds |
S | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Kim Simmonds | Kim Maiden Simmonds | Caerphilly, Wales | 1947- | Guitar, Vocals | Savoy Brown |
Jeremy Spencer | Jeremy Cedric Spencer | Hartlepool, County Durham | 1948- | Vocals, Guitar, Piano | Fleetwood Mac |
John Steel | John Steel | Gateshead, County Durham | 1941- | Drums | The Animals |
T | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Mick Taylor | Michael Kevin Taylor | Welwyn Garden City | 1949- | Guitar | The Rolling Stones John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Jack Bruce |
V | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Hilton Valentine | Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine | North Shields, Northumberland | 1943- | Guitar | The Animals |
W | Birth Name | Birthplace | Born-Died | Instruments | Associated with |
Nigel Watson | Nigel Watson | Guitar | Fleetwood Mac Peter Greens Splinter Group |