List of nicknames of blues musicians

The following list of nicknames of blues musicians complements the existing list of blues musicians by referring to their nicknames, stage names and pseudonyms, thereby helping to clarify possible confusion arising over artists with similar or the same nicknames. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by nickname rather than surname. For the possible origins of the nickname, see the corresponding article.

A

 * Alabama Slim
 * Andy Boy

B

 * Baby Boy Warren
 * "Baby Face" Leroy Foster
 * Baby Tate
 * Backwards Sam Firk
 * Barbecue Bob
 * Barkin' Bill Smith
 * Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
 * Barrelhouse Chuck
 * Gary B.B. Coleman
 * B. B. King
 * Big Bill Broonzy
 * Big Bill Morganfield
 * Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
 * Arthur "Big Boy" Spires
 * Big Boy Henry
 * Big Daddy Kinsey
 * Big Daddy Wilson
 * Big Dave McLean
 * Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
 * Big Jack Johnson
 * Big Jay McNeely
 * Big Joe Duskin
 * Big Joe Maher
 * Big Joe Turner
 * Big Joe Williams
 * Big John Wrencher
 * Big Maceo Merriweather
 * Big Mama Thornton
 * Big Maybelle
 * Robert "Big Mojo" Elem
 * Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
 * Big Walter Horton
 * Golden "Big" Wheeler
 * Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
 * Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman
 * Biscuit Miller
 * Black Ace
 * Black Boy Shine
 * Black Ivory King
 * Black Joe Lewis
 * Blind Blake
 * Blind Blues Darby
 * Blind Boy Fuller
 * Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan)
 * Blind Gary Davis (Reverend Gary Davis)
 * Blind Joe Reynolds
 * Blind John Davis
 * Blind Joe Taggart
 * Blind Lemon Jefferson
 * Blind Leroy Garnett
 * Blind Mississippi Morris
 * Blind Roosevelt Graves
 * Blind Simmie Dooley
 * Blind Willie Johnson
 * Blind Willie McTell
 * Blind Willie Walker
 * Bobby "Blue" Bland
 * Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon
 * Blue Lu Barker
 * Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
 * Blues Boy Willie
 * Bob Log III
 * Bobo Jenkins
 * Bo Carter
 * Bo Diddley
 * Bonnie Lee
 * Boo Boo Davis
 * Boo Hanks
 * James "Boodle It" Wiggins
 * Jonathon "Boogie" Long
 * Booker T. Laury
 * Bo Weavil Jackson
 * Bogus Ben Covington
 * Boogie Bill Webb
 * Boogie Woogie Red
 * Boston Blackie
 * Breezy Rodio
 * Brownie McGhee
 * Buddy Guy
 * Buddy Boy Hawkins
 * Buddy Johnson
 * Buddy Moss
 * Oscar "Buddy" Woods
 * Bukka White
 * Bull City Red
 * Bull Moose Jackson
 * Bumble Bee Slim
 * Buster Benton
 * Buster Pickens

C

 * Catfish Keith
 * Carolina Slim
 * Casey Bill Weldon
 * Cash McCall
 * Champion Jack Dupree
 * Chico Banks
 * Bertha "Chippie" Hill
 * Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
 * Eddy Clearwater
 * Cool John Ferguson
 * Coot Grant
 * Cootie Stark
 * Cootie Williams
 * Corky Siegel
 * Country Jim Bledsoe
 * Cow Cow Davenport
 * Cripple Clarence Lofton
 * Curley Bridges
 * Curley Weaver

D

 * Delta Blind Billy
 * Detroit Gary Wiggins
 * Detroit Junior
 * Doctor Clayton
 * Doctor Ross
 * Johnny Dollar
 * Drive 'Em Down (pianist Willie Hall)
 * Johnny Drummer
 * Duke Henderson
 * Duke Robillard
 * Dusty Brown

E

 * Earring George Mayweather
 * Ezra Charles

F

 * Fiddlin' Joe Martin
 * Flip Phillips
 * Forest City Joe
 * Furry Lewis
 * Calvin "Fuzz" Jones

G

 * Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
 * Gatemouth Moore
 * Willis "Gator" Jackson
 * Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson
 * Geeshie Wiley
 * Georgia Tom (Thomas A. Dorsey)
 * Good Rockin' Charles
 * Eddie "Guitar" Burns
 * Guitar Gable
 * Joe "Guitar" Hughes
 * Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
 * Matt "Guitar" Murphy
 * Johnny "Guitar" Watson
 * Guitar Nubbit
 * Guitar Pete Franklin
 * Guitar Slim
 * Guitar Slim Jr.
 * Johnny "Guitar" Watson

H

 * Richard "Hacksaw" Harney
 * Hambone Willie Newbern
 * Terry "Harmonica" Bean
 * Harmonica Hinds
 * Harmonica Shah
 * Harmonica Slim
 * George "Harmonica" Smith
 * H-Bomb Ferguson
 * Joe Hill Louis
 * Hip Linkchain
 * Hollywood Fats
 * Homesick James
 * David "Honeyboy" Edwards
 * Hop Wilson
 * Hound Dog Taylor
 * Luther "Houserocker" Johnson
 * Howlin' Wolf
 * Roger "Hurricane" Wilson

I

 * Ironing Board Sam
 * Ivory Joe Hunter

J

 * Jaybird Coleman
 * Jazz Gillum
 * Jelly Roll Morton
 * Johnny Iguana
 * Juke Boy Bonner
 * John "Juke" Logan
 * Armand "Jump" Jackson
 * Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
 * Junior Kimbrough
 * Junior Parker
 * Junior Watson
 * Junior Wells

K

 * Kansas City Red
 * Kansas Joe McCoy
 * Keb' Mo'
 * Kid Bailey
 * Kid Memphis
 * Kid Ramos
 * King Biscuit Boy
 * Kid Prince Moore
 * King Solomon Hill, a nickname and pseudonym
 * Koko Taylor
 * Kokomo Arnold

L

 * Lady Bianca
 * Laughing Charley
 * Lazy Lester
 * Lead Belly
 * Lefty Bates
 * Lefty Dizz
 * Lightnin' Hopkins
 * Lightnin' Slim
 * Lightnin' Wells
 * Lil' Dave Thompson
 * Lil' Ed Williams
 * Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
 * Little Arthur Duncan
 * Little Brother Montgomery
 * Little Buddy Doyle
 * Little Freddie King
 * Little Hatch
 * Little Hat Jones
 * Little Jimmy King
 * Little Joe Blue
 * Little Johnny Jones
 * Little Johnny Taylor
 * Little Mack Simmons
 * Little Milton
 * Little Smokey Smothers
 * Little Sonny
 * Little Sonny Jones
 * Little Sun Glover
 * Little Victor
 * Little Walter
 * Little Willie Farmer
 * Little Willie Littlefield
 * Little Willy Foster
 * Lonesome Sundown
 * Luke "Long Gone" Miles
 * Long John Hunter
 * Willie "Long Time" Smith
 * Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong
 * Louisiana Red
 * Lovie Austin
 * Lovie Lee
 * Lucky Millinder
 * Lucky Peterson

M

 * Lonnie Mack
 * Ma Rainey
 * Magic Sam
 * Magic Slim
 * Mance Lipscomb
 * Johnny "Man" Young
 * Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis
 * Memphis Minnie
 * Memphis Slim
 * Memphis Willie B.
 * The Mighty Hannibal
 * Mighty Joe Young
 * Mighty Mo Rodgers
 * Miss Frankie
 * Mississippi Fred McDowell
 * Mississippi Joe Callicott
 * Mississippi John Hurt
 * Mississippi Matilda
 * The Mississippi Moaner
 * George "Mojo" Buford
 * Moody Jones
 * Monster Mike Welch
 * Mr. Blues (Wynonie Harris)
 * Mr. Bo
 * Michael "Mudcat" Ward
 * Muddy Waters

N

 * Nappy Brown
 * Robert Nighthawk

O

 * One String Sam

P

 * Papa Charlie Jackson
 * Papa Charlie McCoy
 * Papa Lightfoot
 * Peetie Wheatstraw (also released music under the names "The Devil's Son-in-Law" and "The High Sheriff from Hell")
 * Pee Wee Crayton
 * Peg Leg Howell
 * Peg Leg Sam
 * Peppermint Harris
 * Piano "C" Red
 * Piano Red
 * Huey "Piano" Smith
 * Pinetop Burks
 * Pinetop Perkins
 * Pinetop Smith
 * Pinetop Sparks
 * Piney Brown
 * Pink Anderson
 * Polka Dot Slim
 * Pops Staples
 * Popa Chubby
 * Professor Eddie Lusk

R

 * Richard "Rabbit" Brown
 * Ramblin' Thomas
 * Red Nelson
 * Red Prysock
 * Reverend Gary Davis
 * Reverend Peyton
 * Rhythm Willie
 * Rockin' Sidney
 * Rocky Hill
 * Henry "Rufe" Johnson
 * Rusty Zinn

S

 * Scrapper Blackwell
 * Seasick Steve
 * Shakey Jake Harris
 * Lee "Shot" Williams
 * Sippie Wallace
 * Sista Monica Parker
 * Sister Rosetta Tharpe
 * Skeeter Brandon
 * Skip James
 * Sleepy John Estes
 * Slim Harpo
 * Eric "Slowhand" Clapton
 * Smokey Hogg
 * Smokey Wilson
 * Smokin' Joe Bonamassa
 * Smokin' Joe Kubek
 * Smoky Babe
 * Dave "Snaker" Ray
 * Snooks Eaglin
 * Snooky Pryor
 * Soko Richardson
 * Son Bonds
 * Son House
 * Son Seals
 * Henry "Son" Sims
 * Sonny Boy Nelson
 * Sonny Rhodes
 * Sonny Rodgers
 * Sonny Terry
 * Sonny Boy Williamson I
 * Sonny Boy Williamson II
 * Speckled Red
 * Charlie "Specks" McFadden
 * Spider John Koerner
 * Frank "Springback" James
 * St. Louis Jimmy Oden
 * Stomp Gordon
 * Studebaker John
 * Sugar Blue
 * Sugar Pie DeSanto
 * Sugar Ray Norcia
 * Sugaray Rayford
 * Sunnyland Slim

T

 * T-Bone Walker
 * T-Model Ford
 * Tab Smith
 * Tabby Thomas
 * Tail Dragger Jones
 * Taj Mahal
 * Tampa Red
 * Tarheel Slim
 * Teeny Tucker
 * Alger "Texas" Alexander
 * Texas Johnny Brown
 * James "Thunderbird" Davis
 * Tiny Bradshaw
 * Tiny Grimes
 * Tiny Topsy
 * Tommy Tucker
 * Tommy Z
 * Too Tight Henry
 * Tutu Jones
 * T.V. Slim

U

 * U.P. Wilson

W

 * Washboard Doc
 * Washboard Sam
 * Washboard Willie
 * Watermelon Slim
 * Whistlin' Alex Moore
 * Moses "Whispering" Smith
 * George "Wild Child" Butler
 * Paul "Wine" Jones
 * Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Y

 * Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
 * Alvin Youngblood Hart

Z

 * Zuzu Bollin