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He was born Robert McCollum on this date, Nov. 30, in 1909, and was the father of drummer Sam Carr

Harpe is a very good singer and finger-picking guitarist from Massachusetts; bass by her husband Jim Countryman

Recorded in 1966 by Wallace, who was a popular singer in the 1920s and 1930s and a big influence on Bonnie Raitt; in the early 1960s she formed her own record label and its first recorded song sported a harmonica player named Bob Dylan

Something brand new from singer and ace harmonica player Wilson, who grew up near Santa Barbara and was known as Goleta Slim before he moved to Austin, TX, and started The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray's older brother

McNeely was a highly popular saxophonist from the 1940s to the 1960s

Guitarist Bishop and harmonica expert Musselwhite both matured musically in Chicago in the 1960s, and now are two of the biggest names in the blues

Lynn is a TX soul and blues singer is now 73 years old; harmonica by Steve Krase

Cohen plays gospel and country as well as blues; he resides in Memphis

Pianist George Frayne (Cody) and his band formed in Ann Arbor, MI, and then moved to Austin, TX; guitar by Bill Kirchen, vocal by Billy C. Farlow

Walter McGhee was born on this date, Nov. 30, in 1915 in TN; he died in Oakland in 1996; he and harmonica maven Terry were musical partners for decades, although for the last couple of decades they didn't get along and wouldn't even talk to each other

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cathy Lemons and Phil Berkowitz are both vocalists and he plays harmonica

Reed was a very popular singer in the 1950s and 1960s, with distinctive vocal and harmonica styles; he was often so intoxicated the his wife can be heard reminding him of songs' lyrics on his records; recording date not noted

Many of Dylan's major influences are blues performers, and he has recorded many original and cover blues songs

Venerable bluesman Taj Mahal has always been interested in world music, including West African music...which is where blues music originated

He also performed as Robert Lee McCoy, and played with Sonny Boy Williamson, Henry Townsend, and Willie Dixon, among many others; he was only 57 when he died in 1967

Also an actress, Tate is from TX; backed by members of the Phantom Blues Band and Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps

Recorded date not noted; McKinley Morganfield (Muddy), one of the giants of the blues, was born in 1915 (or 1913) and died in 1983; his band was always comprised of great musicians, and he was an excellent slide guitarist and a powerful and charismatic singer

Based in Cincinnati, OH, pianist and singer Levin is only 20 years old

Bishop was in the original Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which then recruited Mike Bloomfield as lead guitarist; Musselwhite has won uncounted awards for his harmonica playing

The band is based in Sacramento and was formed in 2010; Starr plays rhythm guitar as well as singing and her husband John Ellis is the bassist; guitar by Tim Brisson, harmonica by Frankie Munz, drums by Paul Farman

Song composer uncertain, but it is a blues classic covered by myriad performers, probably most famously by Muddy Waters

In addition to being a skilled acoustic blueswoman, Harpe also leads an electric blues band called the Delta Swingers

In addition to releasing many records with Sonny Terry, McGhee released seven solo albums; he appeared in small roles in movies and on television

Cecil McNeely was called "King of the Honkers" because of his sax style; he first recorded with Johnny Otis; he died in 2018 at age 91

George Bisharat is a singer, songwriter, and ace harmonicat from the San Francisco area; he is a retired defense attorney and law school professor; he specializes in chromatic harmonica playing; this is a song about the national opioid crisis fueled by unethical drug prescribing by doctors; backing vocals by Sons of the Soul Revivers

Another classic blues song covered by many

Like many acoustic blues performers over 60 years old, Cohen knew and learned from the great Reverend Gary Davis