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
Chuck Berry
Henry Brown
Olive Brown
Teddy Darby
Walter Davis
Tommy Dean
Leothus Lee Green
Johnnie Johnson
Stump Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Albert King
Daddy Hotcakes Montgomery
Robert Nighthawk
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
Pinetop Sparks
Henry Spaulding
Roosevelt Sykes
Henry Townsend
Joe Lee Williams
Bennie Smith

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