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Texas Blues Artists

The 40 most-read texas blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

40

Readers October

66,881

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

40 artists are ranked in texas blues. The biggest move was Long John Hunter, up 6 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Jimmie VaughanOak Cliff · United States
14,173
0
02
The Fabulous ThunderbirdsUnited States
7,810
0
03
T‐Bone WalkerLinden · United States
7,070
+2
04
Albert CollinsLeona · United States
6,617
+3
05
Blind Willie JohnsonBrenham · United States
6,471
-1
06
Lightnin’ HopkinsCenterville · United States
5,496
-3
07
Blind Lemon JeffersonCoutchman · United States
4,787
-1
08
Doyle BramhallDallas · United States
2,957
0
09
David GrissomLouisville · United States
1,871
0
10
Mance LipscombNavasota · United States
1,377
+3
11
Lou Ann BartonFort Worth · United States
949
-1
12
Johnny CopelandClaiborne Parish · United States
910
-1
13
Anson FunderburghPlano · United States
695
+1
14
Omar and the HowlersHattiesburg · United States
682
+2
15
Pee Wee CraytonRockdale · United States
646
0
16
Guitar ShortyPolk County · United States
600
-4
17
Angela StrehliLubbock · United States
396
0
18
W.C. ClarkAustin · United States
387
0
19
Guy ForsythDenver · United States
332
0
20
Denny FreemanOrlando · United States
289
0
21
Floyd DixonMarshall · United States
267
0
22
Frankie Lee SimsNew Orleans · United States
211
0
23
Black AceHughes Springs · United States
203
+2
24
Bnois KingDelhi · United States
185
0
25
Darrell NulischDallas · United States
159
+2
26
Hop Wilson—
154
-3
27
Long John HunterBienville Parish · United States
148
+6
28
Little Hat JonesBowie County · United States
141
+4
29
Juke Boy BonnerBellville · United States
137
-3
30
Grady GainesWaskom · United States
117
-2
31
Zuzu BollinFrisco · United States
94
0
32
J. T. “Funny Paper” SmithTexas · United States
89
+2
33
Clarence GarlowLouisiana · United States
82
-3
34
U.P. WilsonShreveport · United States
69
-5
34
Lester WilliamsGroveton · United States
69
+3
36
Robert ShawStafford · United States
67
-1
37
Bessie TuckerTexas · United States
59
-1
38
Bob KirkpatrickLouisiana · United States
44
+2
39
Tutu JonesDallas · United States
39
-1
40
Pete MayesTexas · United States
32
-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.