Famous Blues Musicians Home Famous People Professions ComposersDrummersGuitaristsMusiciansPianistsPop StarsRappersRockersSingersSongwriters ComposersDrummersGuitaristsMusiciansPianistsPop StarsRappersRockersSingersSongwriters1 - 10 of 10 famous, important and notable blues musicians ranked by their popularity on On This Day. 1. Eric Clapton 2. B.B. King 3. Dan Aykroyd 4. Muddy Waters 5. W. C. Handy 6. Bill Withers 7. T-Bone Walker 8. Mildred Bailey 9. Lead Belly 10. Lightnin Hopkins