i'm jst starting to like the blues stuff...does anyone know any good blues songs to get me started on?
2007-10-12 16:31:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Blues
Here is a band I'm seeing tomorrow.
Watermelon Slim and The Workers has a country twang and they tour often.
2007-10-12 16:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here's a few i like from the classic Chicao blues era
1948 - Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
1948 - I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
1949 - Crawlin' King Snake - John Lee Hooker
1949 - Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis Quintette with Little Esther
1949 - Little Geneva - Muddy Waters
1950 - Glamour Girl - T-bone Walker
1950 - Huckle up Baby - John Lee Hooker
1950 - Mother Earth Blues - Memphis Slim
1950 - Please Send Me Someone to Love - Percy Mayfield
1950 - Rollin' and Tumblin', Pt. 1 - Muddy Waters
1951 - Alimony Blues - T-bone Walker
1951 - Dust My Broom - Elmore James
1951 - How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
1951 - I'm in the Mood - John Lee Hooker
1951 - Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
1951 - Stuff You Gotta Watch - Muddy Waters
1951 - Welcome Blues (Say Pretty Baby) - T-bone Walker
1952 - Flood - Muddy Waters
1952 - Here in the Dark - T-bone Walker
1952 - Hound Dog - Big Mama Thronton
1952 - Juke - Little Walter
1952 - No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon
1953 - All Night Boogie (All Night Long) - Howlin' Wolf
1953 - Baby Please Don't Go - Muddy Waters
1953 - I'm Still in Love with You - T-bone Walker
1953 - In the Night - Professor Longhair
1953 - Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
1953 - The Things That I Used to Do - Guitar Slim
1953 - TV Mama - Elmore James
1954 - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
1954 - Baby How Long - Howlin' Wolf
1954 - Eisenhower Blues - J.B. Lenoir
1954 - I'll Understand - T-bone Walker
1954 - Sho' Nuff I Do - Elmore James
1954 - War is Over (Goodbye California) - John Lee Hooker
1955 - Blue Monday - Fats Domino
1955 - Don't Start Me to Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson II
1955 - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - Ray Charles
1955 - I Hear You Knockin' - Smiley Lewis
1955 - Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
1955 - Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
1956 - Dimples - John Lee Hooker
1956 - Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
1956 - Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
1957 - Cry for Me Baby - Elmore James
1957 - Farther up the Road - Bobby Blue Bland
1957 - I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo
1957 - Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
2007-10-13 03:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by conchobor2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Listen to B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker
Some great blues:
How Blue Can You Get
The Sky Is Crying
Mannish Boy
St. Louis Blues and many many more
Great Blues Songs Made by Famous Rock Bands:
Led Zeppelin"Since I've Been Loving You""
Machine Head by Deep Purple"Lazy"
Queen"See What a Fool I've Been"
Boston "Smoking"
Van Halen "Ice Cream Man"
and and and
2007-10-13 03:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Rain 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robert Cray--Right Next Door(Because of Me)
Percy Sledge--When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge--Take Time to Know Her
Marvin Gaye-- How Sweet it is to be Loved by You
Willie Dixon--I Can't Quit You Babe
Muddy Waters--I'm a Man
Rolling Stones--Dead Flowers
Rolling Stones--Love in Vain
Shuggie Otis--Me and My Baby
Linda Ronstadt--I Never Will Marry
Leon Russel--Lost in the Woods
Elton John--Have Mercy on the Criminal
Southside Johnnie--The Fever
Muddy Waters--Hoochie Coochie Man
Janis Joplin--Piece of My Heart
Jimi Hendrix--Hey Joe
Tom Waits--OL 55
Ten Years After----A Sad Song
Howling Wolf or Willie Dixon---Spoonful
2007-10-14 16:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boom, Boom - John Lee Hooker
The Thrill is Gone - B.B. King
Hey Hey - Big Bill Broonzy
Before You Accuse Me - Eric Clapton
Life by the Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tin Pan Ally - Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Sky is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Blue on Black - Kenny Wayne Shepard
I Found Love - Kenny Wayne Shepard
Done Got Old - Buddy Guy
Hesitation Blues - Jorma Kaukonen
Lie to Me - Jonny Lang
2007-10-15 07:01:56 · answer #5 · answered by ray s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith,Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Otis Redding.
2007-10-13 13:07:01 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda Overmeyer-Janis of today! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of blues you like. Start with Robert Johnson (you can get a collection from any major retailer -- got mine from Wal-Mart, but amazon.com also has it). My personal favorites are BB King, John Lee Hooker and Hound Dog Taylor. Believe it or not, I've learned a lot about the blues from listening to George Thorogood. He always covers several blues numbers on his albums/CDs (some of his best stuff is not the popular songs).
2007-10-13 04:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by kimglf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out Son House for true origional blues, also more recently irish blues man Rory Gallagher. For a real good mix of different Bluesstuff from really old to quite recent check out Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues
2007-10-14 10:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by bob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the current award winning singer/guitarist " LITTLE TOBY WALKER " !!! who plays accoustic + an all steel vocallion guitar and is one of the best accoustic blues guitarists ever !!!!!!-The true " father " of rock guitar was ELMORE JANES who did the song : " Dust My Broom " & many others..Even Jimi Hendricks redid " The Sky is Falling " which was an old Elmore James song--Lastly; check out Blind Willie McTell who did the original " Statesboro Blues " on a 12 string accoustic guitar + Janis Joplin doing Ball & Chain "----And the most incredible Blues voice of all time !!!- Blind Willie Johnson singing " You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond " whose gravel voice has no equal !!!!1
2007-10-16 06:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you find that there is a blues artist that you like, I suggest you find out who their influences were. That is what I did and it opened my world to the blues. Everyone here has given great suggestions. I also like Anthony Gomes (blue/funk/gospel/rock), Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Albert King and Etta Baker.
One of my favorite cds is Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn In Session. It is basically the two of them jamming together and talking about music. I could listen to that cd everyday. I would also recommend checking out the cd/dvd documentary 10 Days Out from Kenny Wayne Shepherd. He spent 10 days traveling to play and speak with some of the genres legends.
Jenn
www.steelstringblues.com
2007-10-14 04:24:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coco Montoya is a great blues guitarist. Was a part of the bluesbreakers in the 80's after clapton.
Debbie Davies is great also Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd...
2007-10-14 05:31:41 · answer #11 · answered by sadie_anne29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋