It goes like this...
prewar(1941) Texas Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson..the first male "star" of them blues, 1926 first recordings.
Sippie Wallace
Bessie Tucker
Prince Albert Hunt...white cat.
Joe Pullum
Texas Alexander
Black Boy Shine
The Black Ace
Lead Belly...born in Louisiana but grew up and played in Texas
Little Hat Jones
Hattie Hudson
Funny Papa Smith
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (covered alot of old blues tunes)
Jack Ranger
Cole Davis
Blind Willie Johnson
"Whistling" Alex Moore
Sammy Hill..one record
Ida May Mack
Bobbie Cadillac...her Carbolic Acid....a must listen.
Black Ivory King
Gene Campbell
Big Boy Knox
Son Becky
Pinetop Burke
Bo Jones.....one record.
Willie Reed
Ramblin' Thomas
Henry "Rag Time" Thomas....a wandering hobo who played guitar and the quills. Born in the 1880's.
Victoria Spivey
post war
Lil' Son Jackson
T-Bone Walker...first recorded in the 20's but the bulk of his work came much later on.
Smokey Hogg
Frankie Lee Sims
Lightning Hopkins...other than Blind Lemon the most important Texas bluesman. His " o Central Please Give Me 209" the absolute pinnacle of guitar blues.
Larry Davis..,..the original "Texas Flood"
Albert Collins
Johnny Copeland
Janis Joplin
Lyle Lovett
Waylon Jennings
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Delbert McClinton
Townes Van Zandt
Calvin Russell
Steve Earle
Jerry Jeff Walker....wasn't born in Texas, but made his name there.
ZZ Top
SRV
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Jon Dee Graham
Doug Stram
Lou Ann Barton
Marcia Ball
W.C.Clarke
Doyle Bromhall
Angeli Strehli
A.C.Reed
Johnny Winter
Hop Wilson
Katie Webster
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Mercy Dee Walton
Darrell Nulisch
Amos Milburn
Mance Lipscomb
Now if I delved into my CD's/books I'd be..."how did I forget him, sheesh~~~"
Not everyone mentioned above was from Texas but ya can't talk Texas blues without them.

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