Encompassing essentially every style of blues outside of urban electric blues, country blues is not indicative of any specific region or era but more refers to the music's rural (and acoustic) heritage. From Memphis to the Piedmont, from the legendary Robert Johnson and Leadbelly to the criminally obscure Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson, country blues is the big umbrella under which they all stand.

Notable Artists: Skip James, Robert Johnson, Jesse Fuller