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QUESTION: Hey
I would like to know who are the hottest (most famous) performing American Blues musicians?

ANSWER:
Hey there ,

well that is a wide questions, most famous dead/alive ?

But here are some of the most famous Blues musicians;

B.B. King , Robert Johnson, Skip James, Buddy Guy, Steve Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker & Robert Cray

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QUESTION: Hello Abdalla
First of all thank you very much for your response!!!
I actually meant Blues artists who are still alive and performing.
Greetz,
Frederik

Answer
Oh OK thanks for coming back :),

B.B. King
Buddy Guy
Honeyboy Edwards "now his fame is limited to those who are really interested in Blues/Folk"
Eric Clapton
John Mayall
Robert Cray
Keb' Mo'
Corey Harris
Jimmy Ray Voughan
James Cotton
Etta James
Peter Green

I probably missed a few but that is all what I could think of now :)

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Abdalla Mohamed Ali

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I'm Abdalla ,I can answer questions concerning American Blues Music & other music genres "jazz/R&B/Soul/Bop/Zydeco/Rock/Rock N Roll/Old skool hiphop. Have sound knowledge in world music too.

Experience

Everything about Blues music and its influences.

Organizations
Radio DJ/Presenter Mango96 FM Sudan.

Publications
I have a weekly musical show on Radio called the Saturday Night Fever it's mainly about music appreciation but concentrating on Blues/Jazz music.

Education/Credentials
Bachlor degree in English Literature.

Awards and Honors
Jazz Music Embassedor "American Embassy Sudan"
Young Arab Leader "World Economic Forum 2005"

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