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The 50 most-read piano blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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57 artists are ranked in piano blues. The biggest move was Black Ivory King, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Professor LonghairBogalusa · United States | 3,449 | +1 |
02 | Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam GuèbrouĀdīs Ābeba · Ethiopia | 3,067 | -1 |
03 | James BookerNew Orleans · United States | 2,289 | +1 |
04 | Johnnie JohnsonFairmont · United States | 2,271 | +1 |
05 | Charles BrownTexas City · United States | 1,793 | -2 |
06 | Otis SpannJackson · United States | 1,319 | +1 |
07 | Memphis SlimMemphis · United States | 1,289 | -1 |
08 | Sugar Chile RobinsonDetroit · United States | 999 | 0 |
09 | Amos MilburnHouston · United States | 827 | +1 |
10 | Leroy CarrNashville · United States | 814 | -1 |
11 | Jay McShannMuskogee · United States | 782 | 0 |
12 | Piano RedHenry County · United States | 738 | 0 |
13 | Clarence “Pine Top” SmithTroy · United States | 584 | +2 |
14 | Eddie BoydMississippi · United States | 578 | 0 |
15 | Hadda BrooksBoyle Heights · United States | 555 | +2 |
16 | Jimmy YanceyChicago · United States | 508 | 0 |
17 | Speckled RedHampton · United States | 473 | +3 |
18 | Sunnyland SlimVance · United States | 454 | -5 |
19 | Katie WebsterHouston · United States | 417 | -1 |
20 | Little Brother MontgomeryKentwood · United States | 321 | -1 |
21 | Lafayette LeakeWinona · United States | 309 | 0 |
22 | Cow Cow DavenportAnniston · United States | 264 | +1 |
23 | Art HodesMykolaïvs'ka Oblast' · Ukraine | 263 | +1 |
24 | St. Louis Jimmy OdenNashville · United States | 261 | -2 |
25 | Blind John DavisHattiesburg · United States | 204 | +4 |
26 | Cecil GantNashville · United States | 190 | -1 |
27 | Walter DavisGrenada · United States | 179 | +1 |
28 | Deanna BogartWashington, D.C. · United States | 172 | -1 |
29 | David MaxwellWaltham · United States | 162 | -3 |
30 | Tuts WashingtonNew Orleans · United States | 158 | +4 |
31 | Curtis JonesNaples · United States | 151 | -1 |
32 | Lloyd GlennSan Antonio · United States | 146 | +4 |
33 | Cripple Clarence LoftonKingsport · United States | 140 | +2 |
34 | Joe TurnerBaltimore · United States | 137 | +4 |
35 | Mercy Dee WaltonWaco · United States | 117 | +3 |
35 | Will EzellBrenham · United States | 117 | -4 |
37 | Big Joe DuskinBirmingham · United States | 109 | +1 |
38 | Hersal ThomasHouston · United States | 92 | -1 |
39 | Walter RolandAlabama · United States | 88 | +3 |
39 | Erwin HelferChicago · United States | 88 | -6 |
41 | Detroit JuniorHaynes · United States | 87 | +2 |
42 | Whistlin’ Alex MooreDallas · United States | 74 | +2 |
43 | Black Ivory KingStamps · United States | 71 | +9 |
44 | Bob SeeleyDetroit · United States | 69 | -3 |
45 | Robert ShawStafford · United States | 67 | +2 |
45 | Montana TaylorButte · United States | 67 | 0 |
47 | Booker T. LauryMemphis · United States | 66 | -15 |
48 | Clayton LoveCoahoma County · United States | 63 | +1 |
49 | Ernest LaneClarksdale · United States | 59 | -3 |
50 | Rob HoekeHaarlem · Netherlands | 56 | -2 |
53 | Wesley WallaceUnited States | 40 | +4 |
53 | Iromeio “Romeo” NelsonSpringfield · United States | 40 | +1 |
55 | Jabo WilliamsBirmingham · United States | 34 | +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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.