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St. Louis blues
The St. Louis blues is a type of blues music. It is usually more piano-based than other forms of the blues, and is closely related to the jump blues, ragtime and piano blues. Typically, a small number of singers, a pianist and a few other instruments (used primarily for rhythm) make up a band.
- Jelly Roll Anderson
- Henry Brown
- Olive Brown
- Teddy Darby
- Walter Davis
- Tommy Dean
- Leothus Lee Green
- Stump Johnson
- Lonnie Johnson
- Daddy Hotcakes Montgomery
- Robert Nighthawk
- St. Louis Jimmy Oden
- Pinetop Sparks
- Henry Spaulding
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Henry Townsend
- Joe Lee Williams
See also "Saint Louis Blues (music)" for the W.C. Handy song.
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