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The 50 most-read piano blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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57 artists are ranked in piano blues. The biggest move was Curtis Jones, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Professor LonghairBogalusa · United States | 3,475 | 0 |
02 | Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam GuèbrouĀdīs Ābeba · Ethiopia | 2,971 | 0 |
03 | Johnnie JohnsonFairmont · United States | 2,285 | 0 |
04 | James BookerNew Orleans · United States | 2,199 | 0 |
05 | Charles BrownTexas City · United States | 1,834 | 0 |
06 | Memphis SlimMemphis · United States | 1,629 | +1 |
07 | Otis SpannJackson · United States | 1,541 | +1 |
08 | Hadda BrooksBoyle Heights · United States | 1,228 | -2 |
09 | Piano RedHenry County · United States | 1,162 | +2 |
10 | Sugar Chile RobinsonDetroit · United States | 1,117 | 0 |
11 | Leroy CarrNashville · United States | 857 | +3 |
12 | Amos MilburnHouston · United States | 838 | -3 |
13 | Jay McShannMuskogee · United States | 754 | -1 |
14 | Eddie BoydMississippi · United States | 682 | -1 |
15 | Clarence “Pine Top” SmithTroy · United States | 642 | 0 |
16 | Jimmy YanceyChicago · United States | 597 | 0 |
17 | Sunnyland SlimVance · United States | 539 | +1 |
18 | Katie WebsterHouston · United States | 447 | -1 |
19 | Little Brother MontgomeryKentwood · United States | 375 | 0 |
20 | Speckled RedHampton · United States | 372 | 0 |
21 | Curtis JonesNaples · United States | 311 | +8 |
21 | Lafayette LeakeWinona · United States | 311 | 0 |
23 | Cow Cow DavenportAnniston · United States | 289 | -1 |
24 | St. Louis Jimmy OdenNashville · United States | 257 | +1 |
25 | Art HodesMykolaïvs'ka Oblast' · Ukraine | 246 | -1 |
26 | Cecil GantNashville · United States | 189 | -3 |
27 | Mercy Dee WaltonWaco · United States | 182 | +7 |
28 | Walter DavisGrenada · United States | 179 | +3 |
28 | Deanna BogartWashington, D.C. · United States | 179 | -2 |
30 | Blind John DavisHattiesburg · United States | 170 | -3 |
31 | Cripple Clarence LoftonKingsport · United States | 166 | -3 |
32 | Lloyd GlennSan Antonio · United States | 161 | 0 |
33 | Tuts WashingtonNew Orleans · United States | 156 | -4 |
34 | Will EzellBrenham · United States | 135 | +1 |
35 | David MaxwellWaltham · United States | 133 | -2 |
36 | Big Joe DuskinBirmingham · United States | 128 | +5 |
37 | Joe TurnerBaltimore · United States | 115 | +2 |
38 | Robert ShawStafford · United States | 100 | +5 |
39 | Walter RolandAlabama · United States | 98 | -3 |
40 | Erwin HelferChicago · United States | 95 | -3 |
41 | Whistlin’ Alex MooreDallas · United States | 87 | -3 |
42 | Hersal ThomasHouston · United States | 86 | -3 |
43 | Booker T. LauryMemphis · United States | 83 | -1 |
44 | Bob SeeleyDetroit · United States | 82 | -1 |
45 | Detroit JuniorHaynes · United States | 81 | -2 |
45 | Ernest LaneClarksdale · United States | 81 | +4 |
47 | Montana TaylorButte · United States | 76 | +1 |
48 | Clayton LoveCoahoma County · United States | 74 | -2 |
49 | Black Ivory KingStamps · United States | 60 | +2 |
49 | Rob HoekeHaarlem · Netherlands | 60 | +1 |
53 | Iromeio “Romeo” NelsonSpringfield · United States | 40 | +2 |
56 | Wesley WallaceUnited States | 33 | +1 |
51 | Ken SaydakLa Veta · United States | 54 | +1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.