– March 16, 2017). Harmonica blues player and singer who began as a Delta blues musician and later moved to Chicago and began playing Chicago blues in acoustic and electric settings. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905, Forest, Mississippi – March 28, 1974). Guitarist and singer who began as a Delta blues musician and later moved to Chicago, where he played Delta blues and Chicago blues in acoustic and electric settings. D Delta Blind Billy E David "Honeyboy" Edwards (June 28, 1915, Shaw, Mississippi – August 29, 2011). Grammy Award–winning guitarist and singer; at the time of his death he may have been the last living Delta blues player of the twentieth century. Robert "Big Mojo" Elem (January 22, 1928 – February 5, 1997). G Boyd Gilmore (June 1, 1905 – December 23, 1976). Delta blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Among the songs he wrote were "All in My Dreams", "Believe I'll Settle Down", "I Love My Little Woman" and "If That's Your Girl". Gilmore also recorded a version of fellow Delta bluesman Robert Johnson's track, "Ramblin' on My Mind". H Richard "Hacksaw" Harney (July 16, 1902, Money, Mississippi – December 25, 1973, Jackson, Mississippi). Guitarist and pianist. Rosa Lee Hill (September 25, 1910 – October 22, 1968, Como, Mississippi). Guitarist and singer. John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912, Clarksdale, Mississippi – June 21, 2001). Acoustic and electric guitarist and singer, one of the best-known exponents of Delta blues, who also played Detroit blues. Son House (March 21, 1902, Lyon, Mississippi – October 19, 1988). Singer and guitarist. Howlin' Wolf (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976). Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. J Elmore James (January 27, 1918, Richland, Mississippi – May 24, 1963). Slide guitarist, playing acoustic and electric guitars, and singer, who performed Delta blues and Chicago blues and is best known for the latter; his technique influenced a generation of guitarists that followed. Skip James (June 9, 1902, Bentonia, Mississippi – October 3, 1969). Singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Big Jack Johnson (July 30, 1939, Lambert, Mississippi – March 14, 2011). Electric blues musician, one of a very small number of blues musicians to play the mandolin. Louise Johnson. Singer and pianist. Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911, Hazlehurst, Mississippi – August 16, 1938). Singer-songwriter and guitarist, recognized since the 1960s as a master of Delta blues and an important influence on many rock musicians.