100 Greatest Blues Rock Artists
Criteria: These Blues Rock artists were added according to their popularity, influence and critical acclaim within the genre. The output of the artists outside the genre wasn't considered.
Definition: Blues Rock originated during the early 1960s as a fusion of two of the most popular music genres of all time. As a music style of its own, Blues Rock relies on the traditional chords, scales, riffs and licks of the traditional Blues (especially Chicago Blues), with heavier, distorted electric guitar and a faster tempo. Its influences are seen in a multitude of other genres, from Southern Rock to Heavy Metal, but specially on Hard Rock.
Definition: Blues Rock originated during the early 1960s as a fusion of two of the most popular music genres of all time. As a music style of its own, Blues Rock relies on the traditional chords, scales, riffs and licks of the traditional Blues (especially Chicago Blues), with heavier, distorted electric guitar and a faster tempo. Its influences are seen in a multitude of other genres, from Southern Rock to Heavy Metal, but specially on Hard Rock.
Greatest Blues Rock Artists
1. The Rolling Stones
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Cream
5. The Allman Brothers Band
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Cream
5. The Allman Brothers Band
6. Janis Joplin (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
7. The Yardbirds
8. The Doors
9. The Animals
10. The White Stripes
11. Lonnie Mack
12. Fleetwood Mac (1967-1970)
13. The Jeff Beck Group
14. Stevie Ray Vaughan
15. Eric Clapton
16. ZZ Top
17. Canned Heat
18. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
19. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
20. Creedence Clearwater Revival
21. The Black Keys
22. Rory Gallagher
23. Derek & the Dominos
24. Gary Moore
25. Ten Years After
26. George Thorogood & The Destroyers
27. Free
28. The Robin Trower Band
29. Roy Buchanan
30. Humble Pie
31. Blind Faith
32. Johnny Winter
33. Bad Company
34. Bob Dylan
35. Savoy Brown
36. Lynyrd Skynyrd
37. Joe Cocker
38. Status Quo
39. Buddy Guy
40. Bonnie Raitt
41. Joe Bonamassa
42. The Grateful Dead
43. Foghat
44. The Jeff Healey Band
45. J. J. Cale
46. Gary Clark Jr.
47. Beth Hart
48. The Groundhogs
49. The Black Crowes
50. Santana
51. Edgar Winter
52. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
53. Rick Derringer
54. AC/DC
55. Joe Walsh
56. John Mayer
57. Walter Trout
58. Taste
59. Chris Rea
60. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
61. Blues Traveler
62. Deep Purple
63. Tom Waits
64. Pat Travers
65. Taj Mahal
66. Mountain
67. The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
68. Dr. Feelgood
69. Aerosmith
70. The Guess Who
71. Robert Randolph & The Family Band
72. Dire Straits
73. Little Feat
74. Aynsley Lister
75. B.B. King
76. Robert Cray
77. The Derek Trucks Band
78. Tedeschi Trucks Band
79. The Spencer Davis Group
80. Ben Harper
81. Freddie King
82. Faces
83. Steppenwolf
84. Gregg Allman
85. Muddy Waters
86. Luther Allison
87. Steve Miller Band
88. Dan Auerbach
89. Ry Cooder
90. Mike Bloomfield
91. Charlie Musselwhite
92. Quicksilver Messenger Service
93. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
94. Albert Collins
95. Albert King
96. Whitesnake
97. Chicken Shack
98. Wishbone Ash
99. Alvin Lee
100. Jethro Tull (1968-1970)
101. James Gang
102. John Lee Hooker (1971-1974, 1989-1995)
103. Flamin' Groovies
104. Steamhammer
105. Slash
106. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
107. Frankie Miller
108. Tinsley Ellis
109. Bob Seger
110. Seasick Steve
111. The Electric Flag
112. Colin James
113. Climax Blues Band
114. Susan Tedeschi
115. Otis Spann
116. The Blues Project
117. Manfred Mann
118. Billy Gibbons
119. Grand Funk Railroad
120. The Graham Bond Organization
121. Montrose
122. Them
123. Jasper
124. Gov't Mule
125. Blackout
126. Jodo
127. Black Sabbath (1968-1970)
128. Green Bullfrog
129. Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
130. Cyril Davies All-Stars
131. John Fogerty
132. Blues Creation
133. Danny Gatton
134. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
135. Sammy Hagar
136. Breakout
137. Long John Baldry
138. Danzig (1987-1994)
139. Dzem
140. Bryan Lee
7. The Yardbirds
8. The Doors
9. The Animals
10. The White Stripes
11. Lonnie Mack
12. Fleetwood Mac (1967-1970)
13. The Jeff Beck Group
14. Stevie Ray Vaughan
15. Eric Clapton
16. ZZ Top
17. Canned Heat
18. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
19. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
20. Creedence Clearwater Revival
21. The Black Keys
22. Rory Gallagher
23. Derek & the Dominos
24. Gary Moore
25. Ten Years After
26. George Thorogood & The Destroyers
27. Free
28. The Robin Trower Band
29. Roy Buchanan
30. Humble Pie
31. Blind Faith
32. Johnny Winter
33. Bad Company
34. Bob Dylan
35. Savoy Brown
36. Lynyrd Skynyrd
37. Joe Cocker
38. Status Quo
39. Buddy Guy
40. Bonnie Raitt
41. Joe Bonamassa
42. The Grateful Dead
43. Foghat
44. The Jeff Healey Band
45. J. J. Cale
46. Gary Clark Jr.
47. Beth Hart
48. The Groundhogs
49. The Black Crowes
50. Santana
51. Edgar Winter
52. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
53. Rick Derringer
54. AC/DC
55. Joe Walsh
56. John Mayer
57. Walter Trout
58. Taste
59. Chris Rea
60. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
61. Blues Traveler
62. Deep Purple
63. Tom Waits
64. Pat Travers
65. Taj Mahal
66. Mountain
67. The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
68. Dr. Feelgood
69. Aerosmith
70. The Guess Who
71. Robert Randolph & The Family Band
72. Dire Straits
73. Little Feat
74. Aynsley Lister
75. B.B. King
76. Robert Cray
77. The Derek Trucks Band
78. Tedeschi Trucks Band
79. The Spencer Davis Group
80. Ben Harper
81. Freddie King
82. Faces
83. Steppenwolf
84. Gregg Allman
85. Muddy Waters
86. Luther Allison
87. Steve Miller Band
88. Dan Auerbach
89. Ry Cooder
90. Mike Bloomfield
91. Charlie Musselwhite
92. Quicksilver Messenger Service
93. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
94. Albert Collins
95. Albert King
96. Whitesnake
97. Chicken Shack
98. Wishbone Ash
99. Alvin Lee
100. Jethro Tull (1968-1970)
101. James Gang
102. John Lee Hooker (1971-1974, 1989-1995)
103. Flamin' Groovies
104. Steamhammer
105. Slash
106. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
107. Frankie Miller
108. Tinsley Ellis
109. Bob Seger
110. Seasick Steve
111. The Electric Flag
112. Colin James
113. Climax Blues Band
114. Susan Tedeschi
115. Otis Spann
116. The Blues Project
117. Manfred Mann
118. Billy Gibbons
119. Grand Funk Railroad
120. The Graham Bond Organization
121. Montrose
122. Them
123. Jasper
124. Gov't Mule
125. Blackout
126. Jodo
127. Black Sabbath (1968-1970)
128. Green Bullfrog
129. Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
130. Cyril Davies All-Stars
131. John Fogerty
132. Blues Creation
133. Danny Gatton
134. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
135. Sammy Hagar
136. Breakout
137. Long John Baldry
138. Danzig (1987-1994)
139. Dzem
140. Bryan Lee
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Edited By: DDD Forum
List Begun: 2020-11-17