Hundreds of legendary blues performers have graced the stage at the Yale. Here is a small sample, selected by staff as their top twenty all-time favourites:
John Lee Hooker, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Shemekia, Jeff Healey, Jim Byrnes, Buddy Miles, Long John Baldry, John Hammond, Pinetop Perkins, Gatemouth Brown, Powder Blues, Canned Heat, Maria Muldour, James Cotton, Eddy Clearwater, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Honeyboy Edwards, Chambers Brothers, Downchild Blues Band

Some other names of note who have played or jammed at the Yale:
John Candy, Supertramp, Jimmy Page, Tommy Chong, Colin James, Big Brother and the Holding Company, George Thorogood, Lee Aaron, Jim Belushi, John Savage, The Tea Party, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brian Adams, Burton Cummings, Buckwheat Zydeco, Savoy Brown

And then there's the stars who come by to hang out and listen:
Otis Rush, Amanda Marshall, Sheryl Crow, U2, Glen Fry (Eagles), Steve Winwood, Paul Schaffer (Letterman), Patrick Swayze, Rebecca De Mornay, Leonard Skynard Band