Okay, I'm back with my current list of One Man Bands (OMBs) for my book. It was suggested I post it here, so here it is. The artists are all over the map stylistically, blues, country, folk, rock n roll, vaudeville, and from all over the world, US, UK, Canada, Europe, Australia, S America and even one or two from Asia and Africa. I'm trying to be as comprehensive as possible. The lists are divided by era and are alphabetical. If you know of any names, check through to see if they're there and let me know if they aren't. Comments are welcome about the artists too. Thanks!
Early Years - 1950
? 1840?s Fiddle & Bells OMB
? Baby Ruth
? Band in Himself
? boombass or stump fiddle
? Calconi?s Italian Musician
? Cannon, Gus
? Covington (Curry), Bogus Ben
? Daddy Stovepipe
? Daniel George
? Foggy Jones OMB
? Gaillard, Slim
? Gardner, Roy
? Garner, Jim
? Howard, John Henry
? hurdy gurdy
? Hyde, Vick
? Johnson, Charles WJ
? Leavenwoth OMB
? Madrid Bandola Prodigy
? Man Who Played 9 Instruments
? Much Ado About Nothing
? Nelson, Albert
? Norris, Fate
? Oaks, Charles
? Panhandle Pete
? Peterson, Walter
? Pipe & Tabor
? Raymond M
? Reneau, George
? Seminole, Paul
? Smith, Fred
? Stovepipe #1
? Sweatman, Wilbur
? Tarleton, Richard
? Thomas, Henry
? Thompson, Ernest
? Virtuoso Violinsky
? Ware, MM
? Whitby OMB
? Whitter, Henry
? Williams, Tex
? Williams, WC
1950?s
? Adkins, Hasil
? Bankhead, Tommy
? Blackman, John ?Paul?
? Champagne, Rex
? Codona, John
? Dr Ross
? Floyd, Harmonica Frank
? Frost, Frank
? Fuller, Jesse
? Griffiths, Arthur
? Hooker, John Lee
? Jay, Abner
? Joe Hill Louis
? Lone Wolf
? Love, Willie
? Man at Westminster Abbey
? Montgomery, Gray
? Nix, Willie
? Reed, Jimmy
? Robert Nighthawk
? Slim Harpo
? Sonny Boy Williamson #2
? Washboard Willie
1960?s / 70?s
? Bader, Des
? Barrick, Joe
? Bennett, Duster
? Bert (Mary Poppins)
? Bonner, Juke Boy
? Boyd?s Solo Band
? Bryant, Larry
? Chucklefoot
? Connors, Stompin? Tom
? Cooper, Clate
? Dan The Man, The OMB
? Drifting Slim
? Hammond, John
? Harrison, Wilbert
? Hartford, John
? Hill, Blind Joe
? Kirk, Rahsaan Roland
? Lightfoot, Papa George
? Nash, Eddie
? Partridge, Don
? Pizza, Jim
? Schmitt, John
? Short, JD
? Solomon, Leonard
? Sorensen, Kenny
? Stubbs, Ray
? Weston, John
? Williams, Tim
? Woody?s OMB
1980?s
? Barnelli (& Otto)
? Big John
? Blues Myth
? Browne, Michael Jerome
? Early, Hezekiah
? Ellis, Vic
? Franklin, Jim
? Glaister, Lawrence
? Greet, John
? Hazell, Patrick
? Hemphill, Jessie Mae
? Henderson, Homer
? Jimmy Jimmy
? Johnson, Bill
? Johnson, Robert one man
? Kelly, Charles
? Kettel, Gee Gee
? Larry from Tennessee
? Lejeune, Buskin? Chris
? Little Joe
? Magee, Sterling Satan
? May, Haskel
? Moore, Paul
? Moti
? Nelson, Gerry
? Nichols, Glen
? Otto (& Barnelli)
? Paquette, Jerry
? Porteus, Lindsay
? Pretty Richard
? Robertson, Greeley
? Robinson, Jimmy Lee
? San Tropez Pete
? Scottish Craig
? Slippery Mike
? Smither, Chris
? Snyder, Bernard M
? Straniero, The
? Washboard Slim
? Whellans, Mike
1990?s
? Arnold, Ben
? Band of Ones
? Bell, Adolphus
? Big OMB
? Blues Boy Jag
? Bob Log 111
? Bristol, Marc
? Buddy OMB
? Casey, Clyde
? Caveman
? Chapman, Greg
? Chiasson, Sylvain
? Dan the OMB
? Dervo, Mak
? Doll Rod, Margaret
? Dr Musikus
? Dunbar, Scott
? Durbrow, Ed
? Flying Dutchman, The
? Funny Tombow
? Gerber, Alan
? Gray, Pete
? Hall, Scott
? Harris, Dave
? Holt, David
? Horton, Larry
? Isaacs, Pete
? Jensen, Skip
? Jingles OMB
? Johnston, Richard
? Kern, Hubert
? King Louie
? Kurz, Matt
? Lonesome Organist
? Lowebow, Johnny
? Major McCa
? Manx, Harry
? Martin, Jeff
? Masin, Jeff
? McAnthony, George
? Mooney, Bo
? Mysterious Asthmatic Avenger
? Neely, Bobby Joe
? O?Connell, Andrea
? O?Connell, Pete
? Oscher, Paul
? Pahl, Frank
? Paul, Peter Joseph
? Peck, Jord
? Pickett, Michael
? Primeau, Diane
? Professor Gizmo
? Pug
? Reverend Deadeye
? Roebuck, Phillip
? Ron the Piper
? Rose, Marty
? Rowe, Alan
? Roy the Amazing OMB
? Royer, Eric
? Rudy the OMB
? Runaud, Frank
? Schooley, John
? Skunk, David
? Spencer, WC
? Tampico
? Tehoval, Benjamin
? Todd, Tom
? Tom?s OMB
? Twymans, Marc
? Walsh, Keith (Experience)
? Washboard Hank
? Welles, Bobby
? West, Joe
? White, Steve
2000 to Present
? 19th Street Red
? Abel, Bill
? Acuaun, Marcus
? Almighty Do Me A Favor
? Amazing Elephant Man
? Amazing OMB
? Andersen, Nikolaj
? Ayon, CW
? Bandaloni
? Barnes, Jeremy
? Bazz, Tyo
? BBQ
? Bean, Terry Harmonica
? Becky Lee & Drunkfoot
? Bella Chicco
? Bennetts, Ian
? Berger, Chuck
? Biram, Scott H
? Bloodshot Bill
? Blues Against Youth, The
? BluesmanX
? Bob Bucket
? Bonham, Ben
? Brattman
? Bud McMuffin
? BUS-AMI
? Captain Tricko
? cdub dine
? Chicken Mithyc
? Christopher of the Wolves
? Chuck Violence
? Cigo Man Band
? Cooper, Mike
? Crampton, John
? Culpepper, JJ
? Curtis Blues
? Dead Elvis & His One Man Grave
? Deltahead
? Dennis Hopper Choppers
? DERFRANZ
? Dickinson, Craig
? Doude, Mississippi John
? Duke Special
? Edgeley, Phil
? Egor
? El Monstro
? El Paso Hot Button
? Elvis Pummel
? Esmeralda Strange
? Fabulous Go Go Boy
? Farmer, Pete
? Feeling of Love
? Flemons, Dom
? Fly & his One Man Garbage, The
? Flying MinMan, The
? Foul, Al
? Fredovich OMB
? Fuller, Ray, Hound Dog
? G Man, The
? Gallo, Paulo
? Gene, Molly
? Germdog
? Ghostwriter
? Giant Mat
? Giorgio OM Jazz Band
? Goodman, Dave
? Guitar Fucker
? Gussow, Adam
? Hamilton, Mark
? Haunted George
? Hay, Claude
? Henry, Lewis Floyd
? Hibbs, Jim
? Holinka, Ivan
? Honkey Finger
? Horst with no Name
? Hoya, Pedro de la
? Hubi, Grobi
? Jack, Chris
? James, Nathan
? Jet Martin (Celmins)
? Johnny Cancer
? Johnny Dick
? Juggernaut Boy
? Junior Disorder
? Kamikawa, George
? King Automatic
? King Clarentz
? Kirk Special
? Kraftpost
? Kreischer, Andy
? Legendary Tigerman
? Leipzig OMB
? Lighthouse, Robert
? Limbs
? London, Bob
? Lone Bird
? Lonesome Joseph
? Long Boy Larsen
? Made For Chickens By Robots
? Manyfingers
? Marinelli, J
? Martin, Eddie
? Mason, John Alex
? Mathews, Skeeter
? Matt Mayhem
? Menard, Phillipe
? Michael, Kent
? Miss Firecracker
? Miss-Ipi
? Mississippi Grover
? Montuori, Claudio
? Morris, Chuck OMB
? Mosquito Bandito
? Mr Bonz OMB
? Mr Occhio
? Mr Olzen
? Mr Orkester
? Muziek, George vd
? Namibian OMB
? Novak, Jeffrey
? O Lendario Chucrobillyman
? OMB From Hell Called Russia
? One 100% Bluez Man
? One Man Army
? One Man Banjo
? One Man Destruction Show
? One Man Hand
? Only Moses
? Ottoboy the One Man Trash Band
? Pantone, Felice
? Parrish, Zach
? Pigmeat?s OMB
? Plagge, Frank
? Possessed By Paul James
? Prestage, Ben
? Puckett, Stacy
? Purgatory Hill
? Ramblin Conrad
? Rauncher Launcher
? Ray, Erik Fingers
? Red Mouth
? Reeks
? Reverend Beat-Man
? Reverend J Brennan
? Richards, Gareth
? Riddlebarger, Bram
? Right On John
? Rizorkestra
? Rob The Throb OMB
? Rocco Recycle
? Rocket Craig
? Rodwell, Tom
? Roel, Guy
? Ronan
? Roscica, Michele
? Rotor Jambreks
? Rudd, Xavier
? Rufina, Gipsy
? Rusty Steamboat
? Sachtrash
? Sand, Thad
? Scanlon, Tim
? Schrotti
? Sebastopol
? Shake Em
? Sheriff Perkins
? Shitworker, The
? Silvestri, Maurizio
? Simpson, Mark
? Slim Sandy
? Slim Wild Boar
? Slin
? Slow Poisoner, The
? Smith, Juzzie
? Smokestack & the Foothill Fury
? Son of Dave
? Sonny Mat.D
? Southon, Matt
? Spookyman
? Stringybark McDowell
? Tanner, Ted
? The Dad Horse Experience
? Tinqui8
? Toothless Geoge
? Tore, Walter (Spontobeat)
? Trainwreck Washington
? Truax, Thomas
? Tussing, Rollie
? Twang Tango
? Uncle Butcher
? Urban Junior
? Venus Fly Trap
? Via Vengeance
? Walker, Swan
? Watson, Aaron
? Yorko, Pete
? Zar OMB
Early Years - 1950
? 1840?s Fiddle & Bells OMB
? Baby Ruth
? Band in Himself
? boombass or stump fiddle
? Calconi?s Italian Musician
? Cannon, Gus
? Covington (Curry), Bogus Ben
? Daddy Stovepipe
? Daniel George
? Foggy Jones OMB
? Gaillard, Slim
? Gardner, Roy
? Garner, Jim
? Howard, John Henry
? hurdy gurdy
? Hyde, Vick
? Johnson, Charles WJ
? Leavenwoth OMB
? Madrid Bandola Prodigy
? Man Who Played 9 Instruments
? Much Ado About Nothing
? Nelson, Albert
? Norris, Fate
? Oaks, Charles
? Panhandle Pete
? Peterson, Walter
? Pipe & Tabor
? Raymond M
? Reneau, George
? Seminole, Paul
? Smith, Fred
? Stovepipe #1
? Sweatman, Wilbur
? Tarleton, Richard
? Thomas, Henry
? Thompson, Ernest
? Virtuoso Violinsky
? Ware, MM
? Whitby OMB
? Whitter, Henry
? Williams, Tex
? Williams, WC
1950?s
? Adkins, Hasil
? Bankhead, Tommy
? Blackman, John ?Paul?
? Champagne, Rex
? Codona, John
? Dr Ross
? Floyd, Harmonica Frank
? Frost, Frank
? Fuller, Jesse
? Griffiths, Arthur
? Hooker, John Lee
? Jay, Abner
? Joe Hill Louis
? Lone Wolf
? Love, Willie
? Man at Westminster Abbey
? Montgomery, Gray
? Nix, Willie
? Reed, Jimmy
? Robert Nighthawk
? Slim Harpo
? Sonny Boy Williamson #2
? Washboard Willie
1960?s / 70?s
? Bader, Des
? Barrick, Joe
? Bennett, Duster
? Bert (Mary Poppins)
? Bonner, Juke Boy
? Boyd?s Solo Band
? Bryant, Larry
? Chucklefoot
? Connors, Stompin? Tom
? Cooper, Clate
? Dan The Man, The OMB
? Drifting Slim
? Hammond, John
? Harrison, Wilbert
? Hartford, John
? Hill, Blind Joe
? Kirk, Rahsaan Roland
? Lightfoot, Papa George
? Nash, Eddie
? Partridge, Don
? Pizza, Jim
? Schmitt, John
? Short, JD
? Solomon, Leonard
? Sorensen, Kenny
? Stubbs, Ray
? Weston, John
? Williams, Tim
? Woody?s OMB
1980?s
? Barnelli (& Otto)
? Big John
? Blues Myth
? Browne, Michael Jerome
? Early, Hezekiah
? Ellis, Vic
? Franklin, Jim
? Glaister, Lawrence
? Greet, John
? Hazell, Patrick
? Hemphill, Jessie Mae
? Henderson, Homer
? Jimmy Jimmy
? Johnson, Bill
? Johnson, Robert one man
? Kelly, Charles
? Kettel, Gee Gee
? Larry from Tennessee
? Lejeune, Buskin? Chris
? Little Joe
? Magee, Sterling Satan
? May, Haskel
? Moore, Paul
? Moti
? Nelson, Gerry
? Nichols, Glen
? Otto (& Barnelli)
? Paquette, Jerry
? Porteus, Lindsay
? Pretty Richard
? Robertson, Greeley
? Robinson, Jimmy Lee
? San Tropez Pete
? Scottish Craig
? Slippery Mike
? Smither, Chris
? Snyder, Bernard M
? Straniero, The
? Washboard Slim
? Whellans, Mike
1990?s
? Arnold, Ben
? Band of Ones
? Bell, Adolphus
? Big OMB
? Blues Boy Jag
? Bob Log 111
? Bristol, Marc
? Buddy OMB
? Casey, Clyde
? Caveman
? Chapman, Greg
? Chiasson, Sylvain
? Dan the OMB
? Dervo, Mak
? Doll Rod, Margaret
? Dr Musikus
? Dunbar, Scott
? Durbrow, Ed
? Flying Dutchman, The
? Funny Tombow
? Gerber, Alan
? Gray, Pete
? Hall, Scott
? Harris, Dave
? Holt, David
? Horton, Larry
? Isaacs, Pete
? Jensen, Skip
? Jingles OMB
? Johnston, Richard
? Kern, Hubert
? King Louie
? Kurz, Matt
? Lonesome Organist
? Lowebow, Johnny
? Major McCa
? Manx, Harry
? Martin, Jeff
? Masin, Jeff
? McAnthony, George
? Mooney, Bo
? Mysterious Asthmatic Avenger
? Neely, Bobby Joe
? O?Connell, Andrea
? O?Connell, Pete
? Oscher, Paul
? Pahl, Frank
? Paul, Peter Joseph
? Peck, Jord
? Pickett, Michael
? Primeau, Diane
? Professor Gizmo
? Pug
? Reverend Deadeye
? Roebuck, Phillip
? Ron the Piper
? Rose, Marty
? Rowe, Alan
? Roy the Amazing OMB
? Royer, Eric
? Rudy the OMB
? Runaud, Frank
? Schooley, John
? Skunk, David
? Spencer, WC
? Tampico
? Tehoval, Benjamin
? Todd, Tom
? Tom?s OMB
? Twymans, Marc
? Walsh, Keith (Experience)
? Washboard Hank
? Welles, Bobby
? West, Joe
? White, Steve
2000 to Present
? 19th Street Red
? Abel, Bill
? Acuaun, Marcus
? Almighty Do Me A Favor
? Amazing Elephant Man
? Amazing OMB
? Andersen, Nikolaj
? Ayon, CW
? Bandaloni
? Barnes, Jeremy
? Bazz, Tyo
? BBQ
? Bean, Terry Harmonica
? Becky Lee & Drunkfoot
? Bella Chicco
? Bennetts, Ian
? Berger, Chuck
? Biram, Scott H
? Bloodshot Bill
? Blues Against Youth, The
? BluesmanX
? Bob Bucket
? Bonham, Ben
? Brattman
? Bud McMuffin
? BUS-AMI
? Captain Tricko
? cdub dine
? Chicken Mithyc
? Christopher of the Wolves
? Chuck Violence
? Cigo Man Band
? Cooper, Mike
? Crampton, John
? Culpepper, JJ
? Curtis Blues
? Dead Elvis & His One Man Grave
? Deltahead
? Dennis Hopper Choppers
? DERFRANZ
? Dickinson, Craig
? Doude, Mississippi John
? Duke Special
? Edgeley, Phil
? Egor
? El Monstro
? El Paso Hot Button
? Elvis Pummel
? Esmeralda Strange
? Fabulous Go Go Boy
? Farmer, Pete
? Feeling of Love
? Flemons, Dom
? Fly & his One Man Garbage, The
? Flying MinMan, The
? Foul, Al
? Fredovich OMB
? Fuller, Ray, Hound Dog
? G Man, The
? Gallo, Paulo
? Gene, Molly
? Germdog
? Ghostwriter
? Giant Mat
? Giorgio OM Jazz Band
? Goodman, Dave
? Guitar Fucker
? Gussow, Adam
? Hamilton, Mark
? Haunted George
? Hay, Claude
? Henry, Lewis Floyd
? Hibbs, Jim
? Holinka, Ivan
? Honkey Finger
? Horst with no Name
? Hoya, Pedro de la
? Hubi, Grobi
? Jack, Chris
? James, Nathan
? Jet Martin (Celmins)
? Johnny Cancer
? Johnny Dick
? Juggernaut Boy
? Junior Disorder
? Kamikawa, George
? King Automatic
? King Clarentz
? Kirk Special
? Kraftpost
? Kreischer, Andy
? Legendary Tigerman
? Leipzig OMB
? Lighthouse, Robert
? Limbs
? London, Bob
? Lone Bird
? Lonesome Joseph
? Long Boy Larsen
? Made For Chickens By Robots
? Manyfingers
? Marinelli, J
? Martin, Eddie
? Mason, John Alex
? Mathews, Skeeter
? Matt Mayhem
? Menard, Phillipe
? Michael, Kent
? Miss Firecracker
? Miss-Ipi
? Mississippi Grover
? Montuori, Claudio
? Morris, Chuck OMB
? Mosquito Bandito
? Mr Bonz OMB
? Mr Occhio
? Mr Olzen
? Mr Orkester
? Muziek, George vd
? Namibian OMB
? Novak, Jeffrey
? O Lendario Chucrobillyman
? OMB From Hell Called Russia
? One 100% Bluez Man
? One Man Army
? One Man Banjo
? One Man Destruction Show
? One Man Hand
? Only Moses
? Ottoboy the One Man Trash Band
? Pantone, Felice
? Parrish, Zach
? Pigmeat?s OMB
? Plagge, Frank
? Possessed By Paul James
? Prestage, Ben
? Puckett, Stacy
? Purgatory Hill
? Ramblin Conrad
? Rauncher Launcher
? Ray, Erik Fingers
? Red Mouth
? Reeks
? Reverend Beat-Man
? Reverend J Brennan
? Richards, Gareth
? Riddlebarger, Bram
? Right On John
? Rizorkestra
? Rob The Throb OMB
? Rocco Recycle
? Rocket Craig
? Rodwell, Tom
? Roel, Guy
? Ronan
? Roscica, Michele
? Rotor Jambreks
? Rudd, Xavier
? Rufina, Gipsy
? Rusty Steamboat
? Sachtrash
? Sand, Thad
? Scanlon, Tim
? Schrotti
? Sebastopol
? Shake Em
? Sheriff Perkins
? Shitworker, The
? Silvestri, Maurizio
? Simpson, Mark
? Slim Sandy
? Slim Wild Boar
? Slin
? Slow Poisoner, The
? Smith, Juzzie
? Smokestack & the Foothill Fury
? Son of Dave
? Sonny Mat.D
? Southon, Matt
? Spookyman
? Stringybark McDowell
? Tanner, Ted
? The Dad Horse Experience
? Tinqui8
? Toothless Geoge
? Tore, Walter (Spontobeat)
? Trainwreck Washington
? Truax, Thomas
? Tussing, Rollie
? Twang Tango
? Uncle Butcher
? Urban Junior
? Venus Fly Trap
? Via Vengeance
? Walker, Swan
? Watson, Aaron
? Yorko, Pete
? Zar OMB