Name	Known for
Ray Charles Self Self See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Blind Arvella Gray Self Self See fewer	The Blues (2003)
John Hammond Self Self See fewer	Remember My Name (1978)
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Son House Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hard Target (1993)
Barney Josephson Self Self See fewer	Arena (1975)
B.B. King Self Self See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Leadbelly Self (archive footage) (as Huddie Ledbetter [Leadbelly]) Self (archive footage) (as Huddie Ledbetter [Leadbelly]) See fewer	The Losers (I) (2010)
George Lee Self (as Lieutenant George Lee) Self (as Lieutenant George Lee) See fewer	All You Need Is Love (1977)
Furry Lewis Self Self See fewer	Mississippi Grind (2015)
George Melly Self Self See fewer	Take a Girl Like You (1970)
Paul Oliver Self Self See fewer	All You Need Is Love (1977)
Memphis Slim Self Self See fewer	The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Bessie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Mamie Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Willie 'The Lion' Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Jazz Party (1958)
Victoria Spivey Self Self See fewer	Hallelujah (1929)
Roosevelt Sykes Self Self See fewer	Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Muddy Waters Self Self See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Mighty Joe Young Self Self See fewer	Ali (2001)