The Country Blues time Line

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  • Lead Belly (1888-1949)

    Lead Belly (1888-1949)
    His most renowned songs include "Cotton Fields," "Midnight Special," and "John Hardy."

  • Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938)

    Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938)
    Significant songs include "Come On In My Kitchen" and "Terraplane Blues."

  • Muddy Waters (1915-1983)

    Muddy Waters (1915-1983)
    Noteworthy songs are "Mannish Boy," "You Shook Me," and "Sittin' Here Drinkin'."

  • Patsy Cline (1932-1963)

    Patsy Cline (1932-1963)
    Cline's most celebrated songs are "Walkin' After Midnight," "I Fall to Pieces," and "Crazy."

  • Johnny Cash (1932-2003)

    Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
    Johnny Cash's most notable songs are "Folsom Prison Blues," "I Walk The Line," "Ring of Fire," and "Get Rhythm."

  • Bob Dylan (1941- )

    Bob Dylan (1941- )
    Important country blues songs to note include "Someday, Baby", "Stack O’Lee", and "Rollin’ and Tumblin’," while more popular songs include "Lay, Lady, Lay," "Shelter From the Storm," and "Like a Rolling Stone."

  • Eric Clapton (1945- )

    Eric Clapton (1945- )
    Notable country blues style songs are "Steady Rollin' Blues" and his cover of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads."