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Top ten favorite blues songs?

posted 8 years ago by Nocountryforoldmovies
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1.Sweet Sixteen-B.B King
2.Red House-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3.Preaching Blues-Robert Johnson
4.I gotta break baby-T Bone Walker
5.Abilene-Lightnin' Hopkins
6.Too Late to cry-Lonnie Johnson
7.Smokestack Lightning-Howlin Wolf
8.Cold Shot-Stevie Ray Vaughan
9.Lonely Avenue-Ray Charles
10.I got some help i dont really need-B.B King

So far so good...so far so good...

[–] Infamous-Sulla 8 years ago

1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters (w/ Johnny Winter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY_inPuMU7c

2. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSF-T5gwdxU

3. Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZiN_NqT-Us

4. Killing Floor - Albert King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtrCnUu43Cc

5. Cut You Loose - Buddy Guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgrXhAEl6eI

6. Chicago Blues - Lonnie Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6xcpPZYpOM

7. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X70VMrH3yBg

8. Jack o' Diamonds - Mance Lipscomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxe3G7OdwqI

9. Evening - T-Bone Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQBKlxcsZ5E

10. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg

'Live Music Is Better' bumper stickers should be issued

[–] Nocountryforoldmovies 8 years ago

Exellent list. Thanks for the links.

So far so good...so far so good...

[–] darryl-tahirali 8 years ago

I can't post youtube links from where I'm situated now. Maybe later.

Also, ten is hard.

"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," John Lee Hooker
"Wang Dang Doodle," Koko Taylor
"You Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond," Blind Willie Johnson
"Remington Ride," Freddie King
"Your Love Is Like a Cancer," Son Seals
"Smokestack Lightning," Howlin' Wolf
"If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day," Robert Johnson
"Call It Stormy Monday," T-Bone Walker
"The Thrill Is Gone," B.B. King
"Rollin' Stone," Muddy Waters

By now, "blues" and "blues-rock" have merged in my ears, but in the interest of squeezing ten more in (heh-heh), I'll add ten from artists generally classified as "rock."

"Mystery Train" (live), the Band and Paul Butterfield (from The Last Waltz)
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" (live), Cream
"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (live), the Allman Brothers Band
"Hear My Train A-Comin'" (live), Jimi Hendrix
"Crossfire," Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Midnight Rambler," the Rolling Stones
"Morning Dew," Jeff Beck Group
"Somebody," the J. Geils Band
"Spanish Moon," Little Feat
"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?," Derek and the Dominos

Speaking of classifications, I love "Lonely Avenue" but I consider that soul or R&B. Which then makes me think of stuff like Louis Jordan's "Choo-Choo Ch-Boogie" or Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll" or . . .

Ten is hard.

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[–] TheHumanCypher 8 years ago

[–] Nocountryforoldmovies 8 years ago

Great list, i love the solo in crossfire.

So far so good...so far so good...

[–] Nocountryforoldmovies 8 years ago

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So far so good...so far so good...

[–] coldnaps 8 years ago

Really hard to whittle it down to 10...

The Thrill Is Gone -- BB
Mannish Boy -- Muddy
Smokestack Lightnin -- Wolf
Evil Hearted Woman -- Lightnin
Burnin Hell -- John Lee
Hellhound On My Trail -- Robert Johnson
Somebody Stole My Christmas -- Lefty Dizz
Mean Black Cat Blues -- Patton
You Better Watch Yourself -- Walter
I Want A Little Girl -- T-Bone

[–] Nocountryforoldmovies 8 years ago

The thrill is gone...the thrill is gone away

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls063670214/