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Artists similar to

Forrest Sykes

In short

The artists most similar to Forrest Sykes are Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Robert Nighthawk, Andrew Tibbs and Howlin’ Wolf.

Closest to Forrest Sykes

1 Muddy Watersblues musician
2 Sunnyland Slimblues pianist
3 Robert Nighthawk
4 Andrew Tibbs
5 Howlin’ Wolf
6 Forrest City Joe

More similar artists

7 Laura Ruckerblues vocalist and pianist
8 Little Johnny JonesChicago blues pianist
9 St. Louis Jimmy Odenblues singer and songwriter
10 Clarence Samuels
11 Memphis Slim Bandcamp ↗
12 “Baby Face” Leroy FosterAmerican blues singer, drummer and guitarist
13 Johnny Shinessinger and guitarist
14 John Lee HookerUS blues singer, songwriter & guitarist Bandcamp ↗
15 Arbee Stidham
16 Willie Mabon
17 Jump Jackson & His Orchestra
18 Tom Archia
19 The Five Blazes
20 The Bozier Boys
21 Eddie Boydblues pianist

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 Forrest Sykes?

The artists most similar to Forrest Sykes are Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Robert Nighthawk, Andrew Tibbs and Howlin’ Wolf. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 21 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Forrest Sykes?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Memphis Slim and John Lee Hooker have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Forrest Sykes" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.