recorded many albums for Epic Records, and was one of the more popular blues musicians of the modern era. W Victor Wainwright – Born February 4, 1981 in Savannah, Georgia, Wainwright is an electric blues and boogie-woogie singer, songwriter, and pianist. In 2014, Wainwright won the 'Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year' award at the Blues Music Awards for the second consecutive year. Johnny "Big Moose" Walker – (June 27, 1927 – November 27, 1999) Born in Stoneville, Mississippi, as John Mayon Walker, he worked with many blues musicians including Ike Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Lowell Fulson, Choker Campbell, Elmore James, Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, and Son Seals. Seth Walker – Born 1974 in North Carolina, he has released 10 albums to date, including Leap of Faith (2009) which peaked at number 2 in the US Billboard Top Blues Album chart. T-Bone Walker – (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) Born in Linden, Texas, as Aaron Thibeaux Walker, T-Bone Walker is easily one of the most well known artists of Texas blues. An acoustic and electric guitarist, Walker recorded a slew of albums for record labels like Capitol Records, Imperial Records, Brunswick Records, and many others. Baby Boy Warren – (August 13, 1919 – July 1, 1977) Born in Lake Providence, Louisiana, as Robert Warren, but raised in Memphis, guitarist and singer Warren was a stalwart of the Detroit blues scene. He released some solo albums and worked also as a backup artist for people like Sonny Boy Williamson. Muddy Waters – (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983) Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, as McKinley Morganfield, slide guitarist Waters began his career playing the Delta blues. However, he is most known as a Chicago blues musician. Johnny "Guitar" Watson – (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) Born in Houston, Texas, Watson had his beginnings performing Texas blues, a tradition he embraced until his death in 1996 while touring in Japan. He also performed rhythm and blues and funk music, and released well over twenty albums for various record labels. Monster Mike Welch – Born June 11, 1979, in Austin, Texas, Welch is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was nominated for a Blues Music Award in 2017 and 2018. Welch has released seven albums to date, and is a member of Sugar Ray & the Bluetones.