The Groove

The greatest electric blues artists of all time

13 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Eric Clapton

United Kingdom · 1945– · rock

1.775

Why this number?

The full board

2 B.B. King

United States of America · 1925–2015 · blues 1.642

3 Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · 1948– · blues 0.825

4 Bill Wyman 1936– · blues 0.825

5 Charlie Watts

United Kingdom · 1941–2021 · blues 0.825

6 Howlin’ Wolf

United States of America · 1910–1976 · blues 0.825

7 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

United States of America · 1978–1990 · blues rock 0.564

8 Cream

United Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 0.400

ZZ Top

United States of America · 1969– · rock 0.398

10 Gary Moore

United Kingdom · 1952–2011 · blues rock 0.365

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 0.336

12 Terence Trent D’Arby

United States of America · 1962– · funk 0.323

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

United Kingdom · 1966–1969 · blues rock 0.242