Little Walter Jacobs - May 1,1930 to February 15,1968 - Little Walter was born Walter Marion Jacobs on May 1, 1930 in Marksville, Louisiana. He made his first recordings for the Ora-Nelle in 1947. Little Walter caught the ear of legend, Muddy Waters. In 1948, Walter was working with Muddy's infamous 'Headhunters'. From 1952 to 1968, Walter recorded for Chess Records as front man/singer and sideman/harmonica player. He toured extensively and in 1964 toured with The Rolling Stones. He is credited with being the innovator of  electric (amplified) Blues harmonica. Little Walter died February 15, 1968 due to injuries received in a street fight. He was 37. Mp3- Juke

John Lee Hooker - August 22,1915 to June 21,2001 -  John Lee Hooker was one of 11 children born to a sharecropping family in Coahoma County, near Clarksdale, in the very heart of the Mississippi Delta bottomlands. "I first started up on Spirituals when I was about 13 years old, he recalled. I did that for 5 or 6 years, playing and singing Spirituals, but I switched from Spirituals to Blues. The Blues come from Spirituals. They are the background of all American music." he states. The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Riatt and most recently Santana have covered John Lee's music. John Lee Hooker is in both Blues Foundation and Rock&Roll Halls of Fame.  Mp3- BooM BooM

Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Rice Miller - Dec. 5,1899 to May 25,1965 - Although he borrowed both his performing name and the basis of his style from John Lee Williamson, Rice Miller was the most individual and creative of the Chicago Blues harp players. And, having given us classics like Help Me, Bring It On Home, and more, he was one of the Blues greatest songwriters. In January 1951, Rice Miller got a contract to make records at the new record company TRUMPET, and was Eyesight to the Blind. Leonard Chess put together Muddy Waters band with Sonny Boy and his greatest hit ever, Don´t Start Me to Talkin' was recorded. Mp3- Bring It On Home