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s in Europe and the largest in

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, usually in early August. It has been running annually since 1988. The festival does not aim to be the biggest of its type, but to become Europe's "largest blues experience", which is reflected in their emphasis on quality over quantity.

History

In 1988, thirteen local blues enthusiasts gave their personal guarantee to the bank and were granted a cash credit, and the first Notodden Blues Festival took place. The credit from the bank turned out to be unnecessary, and the festival soon became one of Norway's most popular music festivals. Today, the Notodden Blues Festival is the largest "pure" blues festival in Scandinavia, expanding from 2,000 sold tickets (

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200,000 gross ticket sales) to 24,500 sold tickets (NOK 12,000,000 gross ticket sales) in 17 years.

Organization

NBF is an ideal organization, where the General Assembly is the highest authority. Every year, the General Assembly elects a new board, consisting of one leader and six board members. The General Assembly provides the guidelines and financial frames wherein the Board can operate. In 1992, NBF established the Notodden Blues Festival Foundation. The goal of this entity is to secure the financial costs needed to operate the festival. Presently, the "operation capital " controlled by the Foundation is NOK 900,000, which has been accumulated as a result of the economic success of previous festivals.

Youth seminars

Each year, young people between the ages of 14 and 18 are given the opportunity to be a part of the "New Generation of the Blues". Forty youths are chosen to participate in this seminar. Participants, though mostly from Norway, come from as far away as Mississippi, U.S.A. Professional instructors, with backgrounds ranging from studio, touring and television, guide the seminar's students through "one on one", as well as group classes. The seminar includes the disciplines of harmony, playing by ear, instrument/equipment maintenance and the "music business". The seminar is held over six days, starting on the Monday before the festival opening. During the course, each student is given the opportunity to work in the studio and a "studio quality" CD is produced afterwards for each of the participants. The seminar closes on Saturday with a concert performed by the seminar members. This concert is a part of the festival program and is attended by an audience of thousands.

List of artists

1980s

1988 *Howlin’ Wilf And The Vee Jays (UK) *The Balham Alligators (UK) *Barry Cuda (USA) *

Tom Principato Tom Principato (born 1952) is an American electric blues and blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Principato has recorded more than twenty albums over the years. One of his most recent releases, ''Robert Johnson Told Me So'' (2013) ...

(USA) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *The R&B Express (N) 1989 *Lazy Lester (USA) *Chris Cain (USA) *Mannish Boys (USA) *Ford Blues Band (USA) *

Roy Book Binder Roy Book Binder (born October 5, 1943 as Paul Roy Bookbinder) is an American blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and storyteller. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime. He is known to shift ...

(USA) *Smalltown Blyes Band (DK) *Hungry John & The Blue Shadows (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *Steinar Albrigtsen (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Two For The Blues (N) *Malvina (N) *Kåre Virud (N) *Just Married (N) *Jaybirds (N) *Blåmenn (N)

1990s

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Joe Louis Walker Joe Louis Walker, also known as JLW (born December 25, 1949) is an American musician, best known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material and playi ...

& The Boss Talkers (USA) *Katie Webster (USA) *

Lowell Fulson Lowell Fulson (March 31, 1921March 7, 1999) was an American blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. He also recorded for contractual reasons as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom. After T-Bone Walker, he was the most imp ...

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Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal f ...

(USA) *Diamond Teeth Mary (USA) *Big Town Playboys (UK) *Robert Kyle (USA) * Alan Haynes (USA) *Lynwood Slim Band (USA) *Rock Bottom & The Cutaways (USA) *Reidar Larsen (N) *Barfly Squatters (N) *Solid Slim With Solid Support (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Sanni's Kæmpingvogn (N) *Florrie & Nattergalene (N) *Mulens Portland Combo (N) *Jigsaw Puzzle (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *Just Married (N) *Tom & The Tom Toms (N) 1991 *

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield ...

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Earl King Earl Silas Johnson IV (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003),
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Jimmy Rogers Jimmy Rogers (June 3, 1924December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had a solo career and recorded several pop ...

Bob Margolin Bob Margolin (born May 9, 1949) is an American electric blues guitarist. His nickname is Steady Rollin'. Biography Margolin started playing guitar in 1964, and his first appearance on record was with Boston psychedelic band The Freeborne, and t ...

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*Chris Cain Band (USA) *Bobby Mack & Night Train (USA) *Barry Cuda (USA) *Pelle Lindström & Blow Your Blues (S) *Ba Ba Blues (S) *Shades Of Blue (DK) *Chicago Blues Meeting (N) *The Boys In The Band (N) *Sugar Daddies (N) *Corny Horns (N) *Sizz & The Blue Bag (N) *Just Married Band (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) 1992 *

Junior Wells Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song "Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album ''Hoodoo Man Blues'' ...

(USA) * Charles Brown (USA) *

Koko Taylor Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known for ...

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James Harman James Gary Harman (June 8, 1946 – May 23, 2021) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. The music journalist Tony Russell described Harman as an "amusing songwriter and an excellent, unfussy blues harp player". Biogra ...

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Debbie Davies Debbie Davies (born August 22, 1952) is an American blues guitarist. Davies was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. She has been the featured guitarist in several female based bands including Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs (led by ...

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Blodwyn Pig Blodwyn Pig was a British blues rock band, founded in 1968 by guitarist–vocalist–songwriter Mick Abrahams. Career Abrahams left Jethro Tull after their debut album, '' This Was'', was released, due to a falling-out with Tull vocalist Ian A ...

(UK) *The Down Home Cooking Blues Band (S) *Nightcats (S) *Göran Wennerbrandt (S) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *Barfly Squatters (N) *Kåre Virud (N) *Toini & The Tomcats (N) *Boye's Combo (N) *Blæster (N) *Wentzel (N) *Vidar Busk & The Bushmen (N) *Oddvar Solheim & The Hard Luck Blues Band (N) *Broke’n’Proud (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Just Married Band (N) 1993 *

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Duke Robillard Michael John "Duke" Robillard (born October 4, 1948) is an American guitarist and singer. He founded the band Roomful of Blues and was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Although Robillard is known as a rock and blues guitarist, he also pla ...

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Kenny Neal Kenny Neal (born October 14, 1957), is an American blues guitar player, singer and band member. Neal was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Raful Neal, and he comes from a musical family. He has often performed with his brothers in his ...

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& His Hot Rods (USA) * Kim Simmonds &

Savoy Brown Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were an English blues rock band formed in Battersea, south west London, in 1965. Part of the late 1960s blues rock movement, Savoy Brown primarily achieved success in the United States, where they ...

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Louisiana Red Iverson Minter (March 23, 1932 – February 25, 2012), known as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. He was best known for his song "Sweet Blood Call". Biography Born ...

Carey Bell Carey Bell Harrington (November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007) was an American blues musician who played harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica and bass guitar for other blues musicians from the late 1950s to the early 1970s bef ...

(USA) *Diz Watson Band (UK) *Hans Theessink & Blue Groove (HOL) *

Jimmy Thackery Jimmy Thackery (born May 19, 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Career Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C. based blues and roots rock e ...

& The Drivers (USA) *Thomas Stelzer (GER) *Voices Of Spirit (DK) *Sven Zetterberg & Chicago Express (S) *Stefan Sjöholm (S) *Norsk Utflukt (N) *Marianne Antonsen Band (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Mulens Portland Combo (N) *The Dicemen (N) *Black Cat Bones (N) *Barfly Squatters (N) *Frets (N) *Painless (N) *First Water (N) *

Bjørn Berge Bjørn Berge (born in Sveio, Norway on 23 September 1968) is a Norwegian guitarist and blues artist. Career After being named "Best Musician of the Year" by ''Dagbladet'' in 1998, In 2001, he won Spellemannprisen for his album ''Stringmachine ...

& Jan Flaaten (N) 1994 *

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Denise LaSalle Ora Denise Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018), known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of ...

(USA) * Elvin Bishop (USA) *Charlie Musselwhite (USA) *

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

's All Star Blues Band (UK) *Homesick James (USA) *Gospel Harmoneers (USA) *

Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single " Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 19 ...

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Sherman Robertson Sherman Robertson (October 27, 1948 – January 28, 2021) was an American blues guitarist and singer who has been described as "one part zydeco, one part swamp blues, one part electric blues and one part classic rhythm and blues." Biography ...

Band (USA) * Mike Morgan and the Crawl (USA) *

R.J. Mischo R.J. Mischo (born March 18, 1960) is an American electric blues harmonicist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. To date he has released twelve albums on a number of labels, and his music has been aired on independent film scores, television ...

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Guy Forsyth Guy Forsyth (born November 30, 1968) is an American blues rock singer and songwriter. He has toured in the U.S. and Europe and has been the opening act for Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Dr. John, B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, and Lucinda Williams. Fo ...

Band (USA) *Tom Pomposello (USA) *Queen Bee & The Zydeco Amigos (S) *Bluesväder (S) *Frimer Band (DK) *Reidar Larsen (N) *Hungry John & The Blues Shadows (N) *Bald’n’Delicious (N) *Six Pack (N) *Berge & Flaaten (N) *Crawlin’ Kingsnakes (N) *Nickels & Dimes (N) *C.I.A. (N) *T.I.’s Blue Master (N) *Barfly Squatters (N) *Turnpike Road (N) *First Water (N) *Stratoblasters (N) *JB's Low-Key-Crew (N) 1995 *

The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues band formed in 1974. Career After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records and later signed with Epic Recor ...

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Roomful Of Blues Roomful of Blues is an American blues and swing revival big band based in Rhode Island. With a recording career that spans over 50 years, they have toured worldwide and recorded many albums. Roomful of Blues, according to the ''Chicago Sun-Tim ...

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Billy Boy Arnold William "Billy Boy" Arnold (born September 16, 1935, Chicago, Illinois) AllMusic biography">AllMusic.html" ;"title="AllMusic">AllMusic biography/ref> is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. Arnold is a self-taught harmonica p ...

(USA) * Johnnie Johnson (USA) *

John P. Hammond John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City) is an American singer and musician. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr. Background Hammond is a son of record producer and ta ...

(USA) *The Mighty Clouds Of Joy (USA) *Lonnie Pitchford (USA) *

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Earl Thomas Earl Winty Thomas III (born May 7, 1989) is an American former football free safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. During his time with the Sea ...

(USA) *Bob Margolin (USA) *

Jess Roden Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Biography Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player, August E ...

& The Humans (UK) *Teddy Morgan & The Sevilles (USA) *Alan Haynes (USA) *Lee Oskar (USA) *Bluescasters (GER) *Knut Reiersrud (N) *Reidar Larsen & The Boogie Bastards with The Spirit Of Love Singers (N/USA) *Clement's Blue Corner (DK) *Sue Sergel & Jump 4 Joy (S) *Sven Zetterberg & Chicago Express (S) *Blues Bag (S) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Notodden Super Session (N) *Larsen's Last Chance (N) *Buckshot Hunters (N) *Mulens Portland Combo (N) *Hard Luck Blues Band (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Power Supply (N) *Painless (N) *Frets (N) *First Water (N) *Turnpike Road (N) *Roland All Stars (N) 1996 *

The Robert Cray Band Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. Early life Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was stationed ...

(USA) *Splinter Group featuring Peter Green (UK) *

Luther Allison Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayflower, Arkansas. Allison was intereste ...

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Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. The group is noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists and rock music. It was founded by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and Bob ...

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Bernie Marsden Bernard John Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", ...

Snowy White Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948, Barnstaple, Devon) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist; he was first invited to tour ...

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Omar & The Howlers Omar And The Howlers is a Texas based electric blues and blues rock band, The original Howlers was formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries.

(USA) *The Soul Stirrers (USA) *

Magic Slim Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 – February 21, 2013), known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Born at Torrance, near Grenada, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers, he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters and How ...

& The Teardrops (USA) *

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

& The Delta Rhythm Kings (USA) *

R.L. Burnside R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burn ...

Trio (USA) *Corey Harris (USA) *

Gary Primich Gary Primich (April 20, 1958 – September 23, 2007) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for his 1995 album, ''Mr. Freeze''. Biography Gary Alan Primich was born in Chicago, Illinois, b ...

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Dana Gillespie Dana Gillespie (born Richenda Antoinette de Winterstein Gillespie, 30 March 1949) is an English actress, singer and songwriter. Originally performing and recording in her teens, over the years Gillespie has been involved in the recording of over ...

(UK) *Mississippi Heat (USA) *The Persuasions (USA) *B.B. & The Blues Shacks (GER) *Blues Mobile Band (RUS) *Big Man Clayton & The 44s (UK) *J. Leino & Blues Guys (FIN) *Tommy Cougar & The Stingrays (S) *Black Cat Bones (N) *Bryggerigangen Bluesband (N) *Daryl McDade (N) *Earl Wilson (N) *Knut Nordhagen (N) *Kristin Berglund (N) *Notodden Super Session (N) *Peer Gynt (N) *Spoonful Of Blues (N) *Tale Lid Lerheim (N) *Talgøenga Blueslag (N) *Tiger City Jukes (N) 1997 *

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...

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Ike Turner Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1 ...

Revue (USA) *

Otis Rush Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s art ...

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Doug Sahm Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important per ...

& The Last Real Texas Blues Band (USA) *

Angela Strehli Angela Strehli (born November 22, 1945) is an American electric blues singer and songwriter. She is also a Texas blues historian and impresario. Despite a sporadic recording career, Strehli spends time each year performing in Europe, the US an ...

(USA) *Johnny Adams (USA) *Blue Rock’it Records Blues Revue (USA) *The Paul deLay Band (USA) *The Persuasions (USA) *Stan Webb's Chicken Shack (UK) *

Alvin Youngblood Hart Alvin Youngblood Hart (born Gregory Edward Hart; March 2, 1963) is an American musician. Career Hart was born in Oakland, California, and spent some time in Carroll County, Mississippi, in his youth, where he was influenced by the Mississippi ...

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(USA) *Joanna Connor (USA) *John Primer (USA) *Eddie Bo Trio (USA) *Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers (USA) *King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys (UK) *Big Town Playboys (UK) *

(USA) * Monster Mike Welch (USA) *KnockOut Greg & Blue Weather (S) *Harmonica Henry & The Blues Rockers (S) *Norsk Utflukt (N) *Wentzel (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Backbone (N) *Vidar Busk & His True Believers (N) *Mulens Portland Combo (N) *Pigalle Blues Band (N) *Chicago Bound (N) *Cajun Gumbo (N) *The Blue Juke Lords (N) *Maarud-kara (N) 1998 *

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The Blues Brothers Band The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respective ...

(USA) *The Fabulous Thunderbirds (USA) *

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Kim Wilson Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s, " Tuff Enuff" (which was the group's only Top 40 ...

's Blues Express (USA) featuring Big Al Blake, Fred Kaplan,

Rusty Zinn Rusty Zinn (born April 3, 1970 in Long Beach, California, United States) is an American electric blues and reggae guitarist and singer-songwriter. Zinn released six albums between 1996 and 2009, on Black Top, Alligator, Bad Daddy, and 9 Above ...

Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Le ...

, Richard Innes *Marcia Ball (USA) * C. J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band (USA) *

Pinetop Perkins Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues pianist. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-and-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Life ...

(USA) *Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin (USA) *

Deborah Coleman Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018) was an American blues musician. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times. Biography ...

(USA) *Johnny Dyer (USA) *Super Chikan (USA) * Terry Hanck & The Soulrockers (USA) *

Mason Ruffner Mason Ruffner (born 1947) is an American blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has worked with many musicians including Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Robert Ealey, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page and Ringo Starr. From 1 ...

(USA) *The Myles Family (USA) *

Nine Below Zero Nine Below Zero are an English blues band, who have a cult following throughout Europe. They became popular during the period 1980–1982 and are still performing currently throughout the UK, Scandinavia and Europe as of 2022. Career The ba ...

(UK) *Hans Theessink (HOL) *B.B. & The Blues Shacks (GER) *Rolf Wikström (S) *Matti Norlin (S) *Reidar Larsen & The Spirit Of Love Singers (N/USA) *Knut Reiersrud (N) *Vidar Busk & His True Believers (N) *Marianne Antonsen Band (N) *Buzz Brothers (N) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Knut Nordhagen & Blue Rhythm Pack (N) *Kristin Berglund (N) *Late Night Show (N) *M.B. & The Conmen (N) *Bjørn Berge (N) *Pure Pleasure Band (N) *Union Blues Band (N) *Blues In A Cop (N) 1999 *

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray V ...

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Jimmie Vaughan Jimmie Vaughan (born March 20, 1951) is an American blues rock guitarist and singer based in Austin, Texas. He is the older brother of the late Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Several notable blues guitarists have had a significant ...

(USA) *Bobby Rush (USA) *Duke Robillard Band (USA) *

Trudy Lynn Trudy Lynn (born August 9, 1947) is an American electric blues and soul blues singer and songwriter, whose recorded work has been released on twelve studio albums, one live album, and four compilation albums. The Allmusic journalist, Alex Hende ...

(USA) *Mighty Sam McClain (USA) *

Walter Trout Walter Trout (born March 6, 1951 in Ocean City, New Jersey, United States) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Biography Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to rel ...

(USA) * Sista Monica (USA) *

Larry McCray Larry McCray (born April 5, 1960), is an American blues guitarist and singing, singer from Magnolia, Arkansas. Early life McCray, the second youngest of nine siblings, grew up living on a farm.

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Roy Gaines Roy James Gaines (August 12, 1937 – August 11, 2021) was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He wrote and recorded the song "A Hell of a Night", which was first issued on his 1982 album ''Gainelining''. ...

(USA) *The Love Dogs (USA) *Philadelphia Jerry Ricks (USA) *Paul Rishell & Annie Raines (USA) *Michelle Willson (USA) *Bruce Katz Band (USA) *Johnny Hoy & The Bluefish (USA) *Rock Bottom (USA) *Karen Carroll and Steve ”BigMan” Clayton (USA, UK) *Harmony Harmoneers (USA) *El Fish (B) *Sven Zetterberg Blues Band (S) *Bluebirds (S) *Vidar Busk & His True Believers (N) *Tiger City Jukes (N) *Hungry John (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *Margit Bakken Blues Orkester (N) *Backbone (N) *Pure Pleasure Kings(N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Jolly Jumper & Big Moe *Kongsberg Groove Department (N) *Up to Fly (N) *Terry Lehns Orkester(N) *Hjartdal Storband (N)

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Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mu ...

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Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the ''Bill ...

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Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...

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Little Milton James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single " We're Gonna Make It". His other hits include " Baby, I Love ...

(USA) *Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers (USA) *Mighty Sam McClain (USA) *

Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards Keyboard ma ...

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Bernard Allison Bernard Allison (born November 26, 1965) is an American blues guitarist, based out of Paris, France. Biography Bernard Allison was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His father, Luther Allison, was a Chicago blues musician. Allison move ...

(USA) *Rory Block (USA) *John Sebastian (USA) *

Mitch Woods Mitch Woods (born April 3, 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, United States) is an American modern day boogie-woogie, jump blues and jazz pianist and singer. Since the early 1980s he has been touring and recording with his band, the Rocket 88s. W ...

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Eric Sardinas Eric Sardinas (born November 10, 1970) is an American blues-rock slide guitarist born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is noted for his use of the electric resonator guitar and his live performances. He sometimes sets his guitar alight on stag ...

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Mighty Mo Rodgers Mighty Mo Rodgers (born July 24, 1942) is an American electric blues musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who has released six albums to date. He has been influenced by the work of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Bland, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy ...

(USA) *Robert Cage (USA) *C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band (USA) *Alex Schultz & Tad Robinson (USA) *Larry Johnson (USA) *The Fins (USA) *Luddy Samms (UK) *Angela Brown & The Mighty 45s (UK) *The Extraordinaires (UK) *Peps Persson (S) *Mönsterås Blues Band (S) *Blue Magic (DK) *SP-Just-Frost (DK) *H.P. Lange (DK) *Groovy Eyes (FIN) *Big Bang (N) *Kåre Virud (N) *Reidar Larsen & The Spirit of Love Singers (N/USA) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Knut Nordhagen & Bluepack (N) *J.T. Lauritsen & Buckshot Hunters (N) *Texas Twisters (N) *Pigalle Guitar Ensemble (N) *Kirsten Bråten Berg & Kristin Berglund (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Margit Bakken Bluesorkester m/Trond Ytterbø (N) *Hydramatix (N) *DJ Strangefruit (N) *DJ Dust (N) *Ronnie Jacobsen vs Digitality (N) *Up to Fly (N) *Hot little Mama (N) *Jolly Jumper & Big Moe (N) *Last Train Home (N) *First Water (N) *Square One (N) *Terry Lehns (N) 2001 *Clarence Gatemouth Brown & the Gate's Express (USA) *

Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. ...

and the Funky Facility (USA) * Elvin Bishop and Little Smokey Smothers (USA) *Charlie Musselwhite (USA) *

Shemekia Copeland Charon Shemekia Copeland (born April 10, 1979) is an American electric blues vocalist. To date, she has released ten albums and been presented with seven Blues Music Awards. Career Copeland was born in Harlem, New York City, United States. She i ...

(USA) *Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets Featuring Sam Myers (USA) *Terry Evans (USA) *Candye Kane (USA) *

Geoff Muldaur Geoff Muldaur (born August 12, 1943) is an American active singer, guitarist and composer, who was a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and a member of Paul Butterfield's Better Days. Career Having established a reputation with the Kwe ...

with Stephen Bruton & Bill Rich (USA) *

The Blues Band The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and guitarist Tom McGuinness also of Manfred Mann and The Roosters. The band’s first line-up also included bass ...

(UK) *Bob Hall (UK) * Paul Jones and Dave Kelly (UK) *John Crampton (UK) *Michael Roach (USA) *

Snooks Eaglin Fird Eaglin Jr. (January 21, 1936 or 1937 – February 18, 2009), known as Snooks Eaglin, was an American guitarist and singer based in New Orleans. In his early years he was sometimes credited under other names, including Blind Snooks Eaglin, ...

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(USA) *Little George & The Blue Stars (UK) *Blues Mobile (GEO) *Texas Twisters (N) *Reidar Larsen (N) *Vidar Busk (N) *Steinar Albrigtsen (N) *Bjørn Berge (N) *Kristin Berglund (N) *Kåre Virud (N) *Knut Hem (N) *Ronnie J/Salador (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Jolly Jumper and Big Moe (N) *Åmund Maarud Band (N) *Daniel and the Sacred Harp (N) *Harry Banks Buzzers (S) *Little Andrew & The Blue Masters (N) *Terry Lehns (N) *BluesTown Voices (N) *DJ Ole Abstract (N) *DJ Dark Norsk (N) *Hydramatix (N) *Up To Fly (N) *Tommy Tee (N) *DJ Gordon (N) *N-Light-N (N) *Warlocks (N) *Diaz (N) *Opaque (N) *The Blue Devils (N) *Vetrhus Bluesband (N) *Tiger City Jukes (N) 2002 *Buddy Guy (USA) *

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

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Tony Joe White Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first ma ...

(USA) *Bjørn Berge (N) **Ana Popovic (Yug) * T-Model Ford (USA) * Paul "Wine" Jones (USA) **Robert Belfour (USA) *

Junior Watson Junior Watson is an American jump blues guitarist and singer. Career Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade. ...

Band (USA) *James Mathus & His Knock Down Society (USA) *Richard Johnston (USA) *Sven Zetterberg (Swe) *KnockOut Greg & Blue Weather (SWE) *Knut Reiersrud (N) *Kåre Virud Band (N) *Kristin Berglund Band (N) *Notodden Bluesband & Torhild Sivertsen (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Jolly Jumper & Big Moe (N) *J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters (N) *Amund Maarud Band (N) *The Real Thing (N) *Seasick Steve & The Level Devils (USA/N) *Margit Bakken's Bluesorkester (N) *Rita Engedalen & Morten Omlid (N) *Up to Fly (N) *Jumpin’ Jerry & The Blue Healers (N) *Dr. Bekken (N) *Trond Slyngstadli (N) *Dockery Dawgs (N) *Rattle Snakin’ Daddies (N) *Terry Lehns (N) 2003 *

Irma Thomas Irma Thomas ( Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial succ ...

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Eddie Floyd Edward Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song " Knock on Wood". Biography Floyd was born in ...

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Carla Thomas Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1960 ...

(USA) *Shemekia Copeland (USA) *

(USA) *Marcia Ball (USA) *Chris Thomas King (USA) *Pinetop Perkins (USA) *Snooky Pryor (USA) *Marvel Thomas & The Memphis Soulstars Orchestra (USA) *

Dave Hole Robert David Hole (born 30 March 1948, Heswall, Cheshire, United Kingdom) is an Australian slide guitarist known for his style of playing rock and roll and blues music. In 1990 he issued ''Short Fuse Blues'' which brought him to the attention ...

(AUS) *Mark Hummel (USA) *

(USA) *Billy Branch (USA) *

The Jelly Roll Kings The Jelly Roll Kings were an American electric Delta blues band. The members of the band were Frank Frost (keyboard/harmonica), Big Jack Johnson (guitar) and Sam Carr (drums). Some of their most well-known songs included "The Jelly Roll King", and ...

(USA) *Big Jack Johnson,

George "Mojo" Buford George Carter Buford, Jr. (November 10, 1929 – October 11, 2011), known as Mojo Buford, was an American blues harmonica player best known for his work in Muddy Waters's band. Biography Buford relocated from Hernando, Mississippi, to Memp ...

Sam Carr Sam Carr (July 7, 1906 – 1989) was an organizer for the Communist Party of Canada and its successor, the Labor-Progressive Party, in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born Schmil Kogan in Tomashpil, Ukraine, in 1906 and immigrated to Canada in 1924, ...

(USA) *Super Chikan (USA) *Guy Davies (USA) *Sean Costello (USA) *Kenny Brown (USA) *

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

(USA) *Little Victor & Miss Sophie (USA/F) *Cato Salsa Experience (N) *Notodden Blues Band & Thorhild Sivertsen (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Amund Maarud Band (N) *Vidar Busk (N) *Margit Bakken (N) *Knut Nordhagen & Blue Pack (N) *Kurt Slevigen (N) *Up to Fly (N) *Hungry Joh & The Blue Shadows (N) *NoFish Bertheussen (N) *Seasick Steve & The Level Devils (N) *The Night Losers (ROM) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Dr. Bekken (N) *Allen's Pit (N) 2004 *

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are an English blues rock band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall. While never producing a hit of their own, the band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blues ...

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Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " Ang ...

(CAN) *The Fabulous Thunderbirds (USA) *

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion was an American three-piece rock band from New York City, formed in 1991. The group consisted of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals, Russell Simins on drums and Jon Spenc ...

(USA) *Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers (USA) *The British Blues Masters (UK) *Eric Sardinas (USA) *The Kim Wilson Show (USA) *

(UK) *

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he ...

(USA) *The Cadillac Kings (UK) *Big Bang (N) *Knut Reiersrud/Sven Zetterberg Blues Band (SWE/N) *Vidar Busk (N) *Bjørn Berge (N) *Amund Maarud (N) *Kåre Virud (N) *Knut Buen (N) *Notodden Blues Band & Torhild Sivertsen (N) *Kid Andersen & The Rock Awhile Band (N) *R.C. Finnigan & The Blue Flames (USA/N) *J.T. Laurtisen & The Buckshot Hunters (N) *Kristin Berglund (N) *Hungry John (N) *Texas Twisters (N) *Rita Engedalen & Backbone (N) *Dockery Dawgs (N) *Greasy Gravy (N) *The Ticklers (N) *Eirik Bergene Band (N) *Steady Steele (N) *Up to Fly (N) *That's Alright Mama (N) *Grønningen (N) *The Rev. John Bluesband (N) 2005 *

Solomon Burke Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1936 or 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been ...

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Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...

(USA) *Charlie Musselwhite (USA) *Walter Trout & The Radicas (USA) *

Scotty Moore Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic D ...

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Hubert Sumlin Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin ...

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David Johansen David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled ''David Jo Hansen''; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under ...

(USA) *Robert Lockwood Jr. (USA) *

Jeremy Spencer Jeremy Cedric Spencer (born 4 July 1948) is a British musician, best known for playing slide guitar and piano in the original line-up of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. A member since Fleetwood Mac's inception in July 1967, he remained with the ...

(USA) *Guitarmageddon (USA/N) *

Tinariwen Tinariwen (Tamasheq: , with vowels , pronounced ''tinariwen'' "deserts", plural of ''ténéré'' "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Considered a pioneer of desert blues, the group's guita ...

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New York Dolls New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...

(USA) *Beth Hart (USA) *Bernard Allison (USA) *Guitar Shorty (USA) *Bettye LaVette (USA) * Nora Jean Bruso (USA) *Rising Star Fife & Drum (USA) *Nalle/Lending & Poulsen (DK) *Knut Buen (N) *Kåre Virud Band (N) *Trond Ytterbø Band (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *J. T. Lauritsen (N) *We (N) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Bryggerigangen Bluesband (N) *Dr. Bekken (N) *Rita Engedalen (N) *Morten Omlid (N) *JB & The Delta Jukes (N) *Tommy Kristiansen & Eirik Bergene (N) *Varpen (N) *Camaros (N) *John Olav/Audun/Halvor (N) *Tommy & The Runawayboys with Eirik Bergene (N) *Svante & Filip (S) *Stormy Monday (N) *Notodden Choir (N) *Grønningen (N) 2006 *

Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz ...

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Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

(USA) *The Jeff Healey Band (CAN) *The Fabulous Thunderbirds (USA) *Canned Heat (USA) *Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater (USA) *David Lindley (USA) *Omar & The Howlers (USA) *Beth Hart (USA) *Nick Curran &

Kirk Fletcher Kirk Fletcher (born December 23, 1975) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. To date, Fletcher has released four studio albums and one live album. In addition, he has variously been a member of the Fabulous Thunderbi ...

Band (USA) *Corey Harris (USA) *Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's (USA/UK) *Vargas Blues Band feat.

Devon Allman Devon Allman (born August 10, 1972) is an American guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of musician Gregg Allman and has appeared occasionally as a guest musician for Gregg Allman and The Allman Brother ...

(ESP/USA) *Reidar Larsen & Roy Rogers with The Storytellers (N/USA) *Sven Zetterberg (S) *Little Victor (I) *Nalle Trio (D) *Trond Ytterbø Band (N) *Good Time Charlie (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Knut Nordhagen & Bluepack (N) *The R&B Express m/ Margit Bakken, Rita Engedalen, Jørn Pedersen & Kjell Gunnar Johansen (N) *Rita Engedalen/Morten Omlid (N) *Remme Brothers Band (N) *NBK Husbanders (N) *Magre Benum (N) *Begge 3 (N) *Jørun Bøgeberg (N) *Johnny Augland & The Gylne Snitt (N) *Hard Bargain (N) *Eagle Ridin’ Papas (N) *Gospel 2006 (N) *Neros Blues Band (S) *Grønningen (N) *Notodden 40 år med Rock, Beat & Blues *Teen Beats (N) *Harmony (N) *Telemark Blueslag (N) *Grus (N) *Notodden Blues Band (N) *Swinging Ducktails (N) *Diesel (N) *Turnpike Road (N) *The R&B Express (N) *Spoonful of Blues (N) *Rita Engedalen & Backbone (N) *Laber Bris m/Oddbjørn Holla & John Olav Hovde (N) *Solmodne Menn (N) *Terry Lehns (N) *Margit Bakken Band (N) *Up to Fly (N) *Spider (N) 2007 *

The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 19 ...

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Alvin Lee Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Early life He w ...

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Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his disti ...

(GB) *Delbert McClinton & His Band & from Texas special guest Teresa James (USA) *Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan's “Jimmy Reed Highway” feat. Lou Ann Barton (USA) *Knut Reiersrud (N) *Vidar Busk & The VooDudes (N) *Magic Slim & The Teardrops (USA) *Jeremy Spencer & Trond Ytterbø Band (GB/N) *The Mannish Boys (USA) *The Blues Band (GB) *Blues Guitar Women w. Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman &

Roxanne Potvin Roxanne Potvin (born March 31, 1982 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a bilingual French-English Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Gatineau, Quebec. Potvin has earned a Juno nomination, seven Maple Blues awards nominations, making ...

(USA/CAN) *David “Honeyboy” Edwards (USA) *Watermelon Slim & The Workers (USA) *The Janiva Magness Band with special guest Debbie Davies (USA) * Ronnie Baker Brooks (USA) *Paul Oscher (USA) *James “Super Chikan” Johnson (USA) *Nalle Trio (DEN) *Dave Kelly (GB) *Bob Hall & Hilary Blythe (GB) *Kåre Virud Band (N) *The Original Notodden Bluesband (N) *Rita Engedalen & Backbone (N) *Spoonful Of Blues (N) *JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters (N) *Terry Lehns (N) *Texas Twisters (N) *Daniel Eriksen & the Pzydeco Sisters (N) *Rita Engedalen & Margit Bakken (N) *Dr. Bekken (N) *Spider (N) *Bedrock Blues Band (N) *Richard Tehler & The Licktones (N) *Al Jazeera (N) *Gønningen (N) 2008 *

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

(UK) *Koko Taylor (USA) *The

Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of th ...

Blues Band featuring Rick Vito (GB/USA) *Big Bang (NOR) *

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. Life and career Shepherd wa ...

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Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

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, Charlie Musselwhite & Kim Wilson with The Fabulous Thunderbirds (USA) *Bobby Rush (USA) * Janiva Magness (USA) *Pinetop Perkins and the Legends of Chicago Blues (USA) *Bob Margolin &

Jerry Portnoy Jerry Portnoy (born November 25, 1943 in Evanston, Illinois, United States) is an American harmonica blues musician, who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton. Biography Portnoy grew up in Chicago. He first heard the blues played out ...

(USA) * Omar Kent Dykes (USA) *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (USA/NOR) *Louisiana Red (USA) *Henry Butler (USA) *Super Chikan (USA) *Kenny Brown Band (USA) *Bruce Katz Band (USA) *Tad Robinson (USA) *Diunna Greenleaf (USA) *Ryan Shaw (USA) *Ian Siegal (GB) *Matt Schofield Trio (GB) *Gary Clarke, jr (USA) *Trampled Under Foot (USA) *Little Victor (USA) *Reidar Larsen & The Storytellers (NOR) *Kid Andersen (NOR) *Sven Zetterberg Band (SWE) *Nalle Trio (DEN) *Rita Engedalen & Backbone (NOR) *Mad & Hungry (NOR) *Spoonful Of Blues (NOR) *Åste Hunnes Sem & Kim Rune Hagen (NOR) *Haddy N'Jie (NOR) *Grande (NOR) *Jolly Jumper & Big Moe (NOR) *Billy T Band (NOR) *JB & The Delta Jukes (NOR) *Ljod (NOR) *Red Hot (NOR) *Hannah Tolf & Dick Ahlin (SWE) *Ellen Marie Løkslid & Hallvard Høiberg (NOR) *Gospel 2008 (NOR) 2009 *Buddy Guy (USA) *

Jack Bruce John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish bassist, singer-songwriter, musician and composer. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and ‍bassist ‍of British rock band Cream. After the group disbande ...

Robin Trower Robin Leonard Trower (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum throughout 1967–1971, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio known as the Robin Trower Band. Biography Robin Trowe ...

& Gary Husband (GB) *Beth Hart (USA) *

Joe Bonamassa Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his inde ...

(USA) *Shemekia Copeland (USA) *

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland, (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric C ...

and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Gilson Lavis, Dave Edmonds,

Ruby Turner Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Americ ...

and Louise Mashall (GB) *Trampled Under Foot (USA) *Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers (USA) *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (USA) *Super Chikan (USA) *

(USA) *Roffe Wikström (SWE) *Bobby Jones feat.

Kid Ramos Kid Ramos (born January 13, 1959) is an American electric blues and blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Ramos has released four solo albums since 1995 on Black Top and Evidence Records. He has worked with James Harman, Roomful of B ...

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Cedric Burnside Cedric O. Burnside (born August 26, 1978)'' Jefferson'' interview. Issue 141, March 2004Swedish original via Google Translate is an American electric blues guitarist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is the son of blues drummer Calvin Jackson ...

& Lightnin’ Malcolm (USA) * L. C. Ulmer (USA) *Robert “Wolfman” Belfour (USA) * T-Model Ford (USA) *The Soul of John Black (USA) *Homemade Jamz’ Blues Band (USA) *Oli Brown (GB) *Erja Lyytinen (FIN) *

Joanne Shaw Taylor Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1985, England) is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor's albums via Ruf Records, ''White Sugar'' (2009) and '' Diamonds in the Dirt'' (2010), p ...

(GB) *Bjørn Berge (NOR) *Notodden Blues Band (NOR) *Noora Noor (NOR) *Kåre Virud & Jan Erik Vold (NOR) *Rita Engedalen & Backbone (NOR) *Halvard T. Bjørgum (NOR) *Good Time Charlie (NOR) *Spoonful of Blues (NOR) *Margit Bakken (NOR) *Ronnie Jacobsen's West Coast Blues Meeting (NOR) *Haddy N’Jie (NOR) *Patey's Pipe (NOR) *Trond Olsen Band (NOR) *Daniel Eriksen (NOR) *Giant Flesh (SWE) *The Robert Taylor Band (USA/NOR) *Runar Boyesen (NOR) *Terry Lehns (NOR) *Ellen M Trio (NOR) * Tomislav “Little Pigeon” Goluban (CRO) *Gospel 2009 (NOR) *Jens Fjelle (NOR) *Trond Ytterbø (NOR) *Kjell Gunnar (NOR) *Øystein Ytterbø (NOR) *Johannes Sundsvalen (NOR) *Jawbreakers (NOR) *And her name was Frank (NOR) *Ørkenkjøtt (NOR) *Gørund Fluge Samuelsen (NOR) *Espen Fjelle (NOR) *Jens Haugen (NOR) *Eskil Aasland (NOR) *Morten Omlid (NOR)

List of workshops

The festival has presented a multitude of workshops including: *Gospel Workshop – Harmony Harmoneers *The Tough Women of the Blues – Kristin Berglund *West Coast Swing – Lee Otterholt *The History of the Blues – Morten Omlid and Per Arvesen *Does the Blues come from the Muslims? – Knut Reiersud *Acoustic Blues Guitar – Jerry Ricks *Confessions of a Blues Singer – Rory Block *Folk Music meets the Blues – Kirsten Bråtenberg & Kristin Berglund *R.L. Burnside, Portrait of a Bluesman – K. Bjørneegen & Ø. Pharo *Boogie Woogie Piano Masterclass –

*Pre War Diatonic Harmonica Wizards – Richard Gjems *The Children of the Blues – Art Tipaldi with Shemica Copeland,

, Kenny Brown *The Nobel Art of Harmonies – Geoff Muldaur *From Pepper's Lounge to the Filmore – Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Little Smokey Smothers, and Art Tipaldi *Janis Joplin, Rose of the Blues – Rita Engedalen & Morten Omlid *Hill Country Music and Alternative Instruments – Richard Johnston *Guitar Workshop – Junior Watson *Blues Talk – Tony Joe White & Øyvind Pharo *Stax is Back – Eddie Floyd, Carla Thomas & Marvell Thomas *Guitar Workshop – Dave Hole *The Story of My Life – Snooky Pryor with Art Tipaldi *Future Blues – Chris Thomas King, Little Milton, Dan Auerbach & Amund Maarud *Harmonica Workshop – Mark Hummel *A Salute to Alan Lomax – Anna Lomax *Guitar Stories - Walter Trout, Bernar Allison and Guitar Shorty *The Guitar that Changed the World – Scotty Moore *Delbert McClinton – interview with Art Tipadli *What Really Happened - Jeremy Spencer *The New Guitar Slingers – Nick Curran,

, Devon Allman, Javier Vargas *Mississippi Hoodoo Man – Omar Dykes *From Mississippi to Chicago – David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Magic Slim, Ronnie Baker Brooks *Women Rocking the Blues – Janiva Magness, Debbie Davies, Sue Foley *The Real Blues – The Mannish Boys *Soul Blues – Bobby Rush, Tad Robinson, Ryan Shaw *Ten Days Out – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bob Margolin *Blues Harp Super Session – James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, Jerry Portnoy, Rick Estrin *In His Own Words - Mick Fleetwood *Talkin’ Blues – Jack Bruce, Robin Trower *Talkin’ Blues – Shemekia Copeland *M For Mississippi – Roger Stolier, Jeff Konkel, Kari Jones

Trivia

*For the 2013 festival, both

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asked to play at the festival, but were refused.

References

External links

Notodden Blues Festival
– official site
Notodden Blues Festival in Telen, Bluestowns Notodden's own local newspaper
*{{Commons category-inline Music festivals established in 1988 Blues festivals in Norway Folk festivals in Norway Notodden Music festivals in Norway 1988 establishments in Norway

History

Organization

Youth seminars

List of artists

1980s

1990s

2000s

List of workshops

Trivia

See also

References

External links