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Exponents of the blues
William Cristopher Handy
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958), better known as W. C. Handy, was a blues composer and musician, considered "The Father of the Blues" (the father of the blues).
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W C Handy was one of the most influential composers in the United States Although he is one of many musicians who played the country's distinctive style of music, the blues, he is the musician who gave it its contemporary form not only because he was able to write his music for publication and therefore for endure, but for its syncopated rhythms, a unique style of his music.
Although he wasn't the first to release music in the form of the blues, he was the first to take it from the Delta as a little-known regional style and make it one of the dominant forces in American music
George "Buddy" guy
George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is known for being a guitar innovator, within Chicago Blues and is one of the biggest influences
B.B King
Riley B King or Riley Ben KKing (Itta Bena, Mississippi, September 16, 1925 – Las Vegas, May 14, 2015), better known as B B King, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
He is widely considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, receiving the nickname "King of the Blues" and the nickname "one of the three kings (kings) of the blues guitar" along with Albert King and Freddie King.
According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on flowing stretched [guitar] strings and brilliant vibratos that would influence virtually every electric blues player who followed "
King had a great musical and social influence on singer Elvis Presley having met and developed a friendship in the pubs of Beale Street in Memphis in the early 1950s
William James Willie Dixon
William James Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues bassist, singer, music composer, record producer, and boxer.
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his full name is William James Dixon. He was the musical producer of the Chicago record company Chess Records, being considered one of the main exponents in the creation of Chicago blues.
