Top Ten Classical Blues Guitarists of the Early Recording Era

 

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Charlie Patton

Robert Johnson

Mississippi John Hurt

Furry Lewis

Bukka White

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Willie McTell

Son House

Sleepy John Estes

Furry Lewis and Bukka White,  St. Louis 1973

* Essentially, by 'early recording era' we mean the 1920s and 1930s.