St. Louis blues
The
St. Louis blues is a type of
blues music. It is usually more
piano-based than other forms of the blues, and is closely related to the
jump blues,
ragtime and
piano blues. Typically, a small number of singers, a pianist and a few other instruments (used primarily for rhythm) make up a band.
- Jelly Roll Anderson
- Henry Brown
- Olive Brown
- Teddy Darby
- Walter Davis
- Tommy Dean
- Leothus Lee Green
- Stump Johnson
- Lonnie Johnson
- Daddy Hotcakes Montgomery
- Robert Nighthawk
- Pinetop Sparks
- Henry Spaulding
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Henry Townsend
- Joe Lee Williams
See also "
Saint Louis Blues" for the
W.C. Handy song.
