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Bessie Jones
📷 Paul Conklin · Public domain

Artists similar to

Bessie Jones

artist · US · born 1902

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In short

The artists most similar to Bessie Jones are Vera Hall, Muddy Waters, Georgia Sea Island Singers, Hobart Smith and Bill Withers, from the same folk, gospel and spirituals circle.

Closest to Bessie Jones

1 Vera Hall
2 Muddy Watersblues musician
3 Georgia Sea Island Singers
4 Hobart Smith
5 Bill Withers
6 Almeda Riddle

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14 The SpinnersUS R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners
15 Etta James Bandcamp ↗
16 Neil Morris
17 Wade Wardold-time music banjo player and fiddler
18 Gabriel Brown
19 Alan LomaxUS ethnomusicologist Bandcamp ↗
20 Average White Band
21 Janie Hunter
22 Bright Light Quartet
23 S.O.U.L.Sounds of Unity and Love
24 Memphis Slim Bandcamp ↗
26 Marx Brothers
27 The Duke of Iron
28 Jeri Southern
29 Reverend Gary Davis
30 Minnie Riperton

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Bessie Jones?

The artists most similar to Bessie Jones are Vera Hall, Muddy Waters, Georgia Sea Island Singers, Hobart Smith and Bill Withers, from the same folk, gospel and spirituals circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Bessie Jones?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Etta James, Alan Lomax and Memphis Slim have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Bessie Jones" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Bessie Jones?

Bessie Jones is usually associated with folk, gospel and spirituals (artist · US · born 1902), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 6 November 2026.