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Feb 9, 2024 · The blues artists talked, the rockers listened. Without the blues there’d be no rock’n’roll, but these influential blues songs were especially pivotal. The great blues artists talked, the ...
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Deep River Blues – Doc Watson. Deep River Blues is undoubtedly one of Doc Watson’s most emblematic songs and a masterpiece of the acoustic blues genre since its release in 1976. However, many are unaware that despite his extraordinary performance, the song is not his own. It is credited as a traditional song, and in fact, it derives from ...
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- “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith (1920) Smith’s debut single looms impossibly large over popular music: It’s the first vocal recording by an African American, the first blues recording, and the first race record.
- “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” by Blind Willie Johnson (1927) This itinerant preacher and musician has traveled from the dusty streets of Texas to the very edge of the solar system.
- “Stackolee” by Mississippi John Hurt (1928) It wasn’t the first tune to recount the exploits of the notorious St. Louis pimp Lee Shelton, but Hurt’s version may be definitive.
- “Diddie Wah Diddie” by Blind Blake (1929) From 1926 until 1932, Blind Blake cut more than 80 records of potent Piedmont Blues, a subgenre that used deft finger-picking to mimic ragtime melodies.
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- “The Thrill Is Gone” – B.B. King. Though it was originally recorded by Roy Hawkins in 1951, “The Thrill Is Gone” would not achieve any kind of mainstream crossover appeal until it was recorded by B.B.
- “Boogie Chillen” – John Lee Hooker. “Boogie Chillen” boasts the riff that launched a million songs. It’s a solo performance from John Lee Hooker which features only his guitar, his voice and the percussive stomping of his feet.
- “Hellhound On My Trail” – Robert Johnson. The mythology surrounding Robert Johnson has become a subgenre all of its own. His supposed deal with the devil in order to achieve the guitar virtuosity that startled audiences when he performed in the 1930s is a good ghost story, and neatly complements the mysteries surrounding Johnson’s life and early death.
- “Mannish Boy” – Muddy Waters. As blues legends go, they don’t come much more legendary than Muddy Waters. When he died in 1983, he left behind him a legacy of sensational guitar playing and inspirational musicality.
Dec 28, 2023 · Willie Dixon had a hand in writing many songs on this list for other artists, but he sang this one. “Back door man” refers to someone having an extra-marital affair, and if anything can cause the blues, that’s it. Howlin’ Wolf recorded a version many people love, but it’s Dixon’s song, and The Doors covered it later.
Dec 19, 2023 · 8. Hoochie Coochie Man — Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man (Live) Muddy Waters’ 1954 hit “Hoochie Coochie Man” is considered one of the best blues songs of all time and a blues standard. The title might sound a bit risque to modern audiences, but it is actually a reference to the practices of hoodoo.
Dec 27, 2023 · Top blues songs of all time. “The Thrill Is Gone” by BB King. “Me and the Devil Blues” by Robert Johnson. “Evil” by Howlin’ Wolf. “Boogie Chillen’” by John Lee Hooker. “Cross Road Blues” by Robert Johnson. “Match Box Blues” by Blind Lemon Jefferson. “Got My Mojo Working” by Muddy Waters.
