Blues Timeline: 1890-99
1890
- [Approx. Decade]: Birth of John Byrd in Red Lick, Mississippi
- [Uncertain Year]: Birth of Blind Blake (full name: Arthur Blake or Arthur Phelps) in Tampa (or Jacksonville), Florida or in Georgia Sea Island. See 1893
- Birth of Mattie Hite in New York City
- Birth of Jim Jackson in Hernando, Mississippi
1890 January
- 01: Birth of Charley Jordan (a.k.a. "Uncle Skipper") in Mabelvale, Arkansas
1890 August
- 22: Birth of Henry Son Sims (real name: Henry Sims) in Anguilla, Mississippi
1891
1891 May
- 01 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Charley Patton (alt. spelling: Charlie Patton) in Edwards or in Bolton, Mississippi. See 1887.
1892
1892 January
- 28: Birth of Luke Jordan in Appomattox County or Campbell County, Virginia
1892 October
- 23: Birth of Speckled Red (real name: Rufus C. Perryman) in Monroe, Louisiana
1893
- [Uncertain Year]: Birth of Blind Blake (full name: Arthur Blake or Arthur Phelps) in Tampa (or Jacksonville), Florida or in Georgia Sea Island. See 1890
- Birth of Freddie Spruell (aka Mr. Freddie, Papa Freddie) in Mississippi
- Birth of Leola B. Wilson (real name: Leola Pettigrew; a.k.a. Coot Grant, Leola B. Grant, Patsie Hunter, Catjuice Charlie, Leola B. Pettigrew) in Birmingham, Alabama
1893 March
- 03: Birth of William Moore (aka Bill Moore) in Dover, Georgia
- 06: Birth of Furry Lewis (real name: Walter Lewis) in Greenwood, Mississippi
- 21: Birth of Bo Chatmon (full name: Armenter Chatmon; aka Bo Carter) in Balton, Mississippi
1893 June
- [Uncertain Date] 26: Birth of Big Bill Broonzy (full name: William Lee Conley Broonzy) in Scott, Mississippi. See also 1898 June.
1893 July
- 03: Birth of Mississippi John Hurt (real name: John Smith Hurt) in Teoc, Mississippi
1893 September
- 24 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Blind Lemon Jefferson in Couchman, Texas. See also 1894 October, 1897 July
1893 October
- 01: Birth of Wesley Wilson (real name: Harry McDaniels; a.k.a. Kid Wilson, Socks Wilson, Sox Wilson, Jenkins, Pigmeat Pete) in Jacksonville, Florida
1894
- [Approx. Date] Birth of Clara Smith in Spartanburg, South Carolina
1894 April
- 15: Birth of Bessie Smith in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 23: Birth of Cow Cow Davenport (real name: Charles Davenport) in Anniston, Alabama
1894 October
- 26 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Blind Lemon Jefferson in Couchman, Texas. See also 1893 September, 1897 July
1895
- [Uncertain Year]: Birth of Papa Charlie Jackson (full name: Charlie Carter), probably in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Birth of Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon (real name: Frankie Jaxon) in Montgomery, Alabama
- Birth of Trixie Smith in Atlanta, Georgia
1895 March
- 31: Birth of Lizzie Miles (real name: Elizabeth Mary Landreaux) in New Orleans, Louisiana
1895 July
- 19: Birth of Joe Edwards (or Jody Edwards)
1895 September
- 03: Birth of Noah Lewis in Henning, Tennessee
1896
- Birth of Tommy Johnson in Terry, Mississippi
- Birth of Susie Edwards (nee Susie Hawthorn) in Pensacola, Florida
- Birth of Blind Willie Walker in South Carolina
1896 January
- 16: Birth of Robert Wilkins (real name: Robert Timothy Wilkins) in Hernando, Mississippi
1896 February
- 25: [Approx. Date] Birth of Ida Cox (full name: Ida Prather) in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia [Toccoa is now in Stephens County]
1896 April
- 30: Birth of Reverend Gary Davis in Laurens, South Carolina
1896 May
- 05: Birth of Ashley Thompson near Ripley, Tennessee
- 20: Birth of Jaybird Coleman (full name: Burl C. Coleman, a.k.a. Rabbit's Foot Williams) in Gainesville, Alabama
1896 September
- 22 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Dan Sane (or Dan Sing) in Hernando, Mississippi. Also see January 24, 1904
1896 October
- 31: Birth of Ethel Waters in Chester, Pennsylvania
1896 November
- 24: Birth of Rosa Henderson (born Rosa Deschamps, Slim Henderson's wife) in Henderson, Kentucky
1897
- Birth of King Solomon Hill (real name: Joe Holmes) in McComb, Mississippi
1897 April
- 01: Birth of Lucille Bogan (full name: Lucille Anderson; a.k.a. Bessie Jackson) in Amory, Mississippi
1897 June
- 03: Birth of Memphis Minnie (real name: Lizzie Douglas) in Algiers, Louisiana
1897 July
- 11 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Blind Lemon Jefferson in Couchman, Texas. See also 1893 September, 1894 October
- 25: Birth of Sylvester Weaver in Louisville, Kentucky
1898
1898 February
- 05: Birth of Will Shade (aka Son Brimmer) in Memphis, Tennessee
1898 May
- 05: Birth of Blind Willie McTell in Thomson, Georgia
1898 June
- [Uncertain Date] 26: Birth of Big Bill Broonzy (full name: William Lee Conley Broonzy) in Scott, Mississippi. See also 1893 June.
1898 November
- 01: Birth of Sippie Wallace (real name: Beulah Thomas) in Houston, Texas
1899
- [Approx. Date]: Birth of "Hambone" Willie Newbern
1899 January
- 25: Birth of Sleepy John Estes (full name: John Adam Estes) in Ripley, Tennessee
1899 February
- 08: Birth of Lonnie Johnson (real name: Alonzo Johnson) in New Orleans, Louisiana
1899 April
- 28: [Uncertain Year] Birth of Wiley Barner (aka Willie Barnes) in Selma, Alabama. See 1900 April
1899 July
- 01: Birth of Thomas A. Dorsey (full name: Thomas Andrew Dorsey; aka "Georgia Tom" Dorsey) in Villa Rica, Georgia
1899 October
- 05: Birth of Little Hat Jones (real name: Dennis Jones) in Bowie County, Texas
1899 November
- 22: Birth of Alex Moore (real name: Alexander Herman Moore; aka Whistlin' Alex Moore) in Dallas, Texas
1899 December
- 05 [Uncertain Date]: Birth of Sonny Boy Williamson II (real name: Aleck "Rice Miller or Willie Ford; aka: "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat", "Footsie") in Glendora, Mississippi. See 1908 March and 1912.