Top three blues bassists?

[5StringBlues]

Louis Satterfield Calvin fuzz Jones Leo lauchi

I've got to include Jack Myers

 

[5StringBlues]

Yeah…aside from a few exceptions, perhaps this thread should be retitled “Bass players that dabble with blues songs that I know about ‘cause all I ever listen to is classic rock”.

Preach, brother, preach

 

[The Lurker]

Start with Willie Dixon.

Everyone else listed here did.

 

[The Lurker]

Also Sherman Holmes of the Holmes Brothers is an excellent blues bassist.

 

[5StringBlues]

Late 70s early 80s Bb King and bassist Russell Jackson is no slouch.

 

[Jhengsman]

First was Jerry Jemmott with BB King was The Blues.
Later came Tommy Shannon providing a base for SRV.
Then Richard Cousins with the Robert Cray Band

 

[2saddleslab]

Willie Dixon
Keith Ferguson
Tommy Shannon