Best blues vocalist

agree totally with terry reid for the blues rock catagory...honorable mentions in the same catagory Scott Morgan and Steve Marriott....as for the other catagories, I'll throw in Alberta Hunter and Muddy Waters just to mix it up.

1. Bessie Smith

2. Ray Charles

3. Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band)

I know you have not heard of her but Rene Marie is terrific. She has a website and you can probably listen to her music.
I have heard her live. She is just a great person as well as a great singer.

Her recordings are audiophile as well, a real plus.

Jim

Big Bill Broonzy and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Joe Turner, Howling Wolf, Janis Joplin