Talk:List of blues musicians

message: Although the list is titled "List of blues musicians", the lead (criteria?) includes "Performers in the blues style range from primitive, one-chord Delta players to big bands to country music to rock and roll to classical music."  "Blues musicians" are those primarily known for performing blues music; "performers in the blues style" could include anyone who has recorded a blues-style song.  The sections "Blues in conventional pop music", "Blues in country music", "Blues influence in classical music", etc. (unreferenced) seem more related to the songs musicians in those genres may have performed, rather than the musicians themselves.  If this list is intended to include any who have performed in a blues style, the title should be changed to reflect it. Or create a separate "List of musicians who have performed in a blues style" and leave this to actual acknowleged blues musicians. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:15, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarify subject & criteria 

message: Currently, this section is a holdover from an earlier version of the list: the table format lacks information about origin, style, and refs. Despite having a "needs additional citations for verification" maintenance template for over ten months, editors have not added any refs or otherwise tried to make the table consistent with the others. Propose to remove the existing table and re-add names to a properly formatted table using the refs currently listed in "Sources". Since most of these are from 1992 to 2004, later blues artists will be left off and will probably need individual sources before they can be re-added. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:20, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Updated the table using the existing sources. This has the potential to be a featured list, so I will continue to work on it with this in mind. Of course, additions and changes will need reliable sources; there are notices at each section to remind contributors. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:20, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blues since 1980 

message: Having Bloomfield but not Kooper, No Roy Buchanon, No Bonamassa (What, 19 in a row blues album of the year?)"Roomful of Blues but no James Montgomery Band (and blues is not by any means my favorite genre) if I can see this there must be so much missing maybe someone with time and editing experience needs to overhaul this because it is almost embryonic in it's utility?---Peter Huston  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.112.212 (talk) 16:07, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Anyone who is able to include reliable sources may add artists. I've added a :Template:Dynamic list as a reminder. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:32, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The missing 

message: and other contributors: Thanks for all your additions to keep this list up-to-date. The goal is still to make this a featured list candidate, so please remember to include citations for your source(s). If you are unsure how to properly format them, leave a note here with a link to the source and it will be taken care of. Thanks again. —Ojorojo (talk) 13:34, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is a ref: https://indyweek.com/culture/news/remembering-john-dee-holeman/ John Dee Holeman, Durham’s Last Great Blues Elder, Dies at 92. I was only shadowing Deaths in 2021, trying to make sure all pages that mentioned year of birth were not neglecting to show year of death. If I had to put references in each of those pages, I would simply not be able to keep up. It takes me an hour each day just to do that without adding refs to each page. Chris the speller yack 16:11, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  I suspected something like this. Keep it simple:  add the name and a link here (as with your Holeman example) and I or another regular here will add it. Thanks. —Ojorojo (talk) 16:41, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Providing sources