List of blues standards

A blues standard is a blues song that is widely known, performed, and recorded by blues artists. The following list identifies blues standards and some of the blues artists that have recorded them. Blues songs that have been inducted into a hall of fame are noted as follows: Blues Foundation Hall of Fame - ^"B", Grammy Hall of Fame - ^"G", and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - ^"R".

A

• "Ain't Nobody's Business"
  • Original Memphis Five, Sara Martin, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dinah Washington, Lowell Fulson, B.B. King, Freddie King, Bobby Blue Bland, James Cotton, Johnny Copeland, James Booker, Long John Baldry, Otis Spann, Eric Clapton, Billie Holiday

B

• "Baby Please Don't Go"^B,R
  • Big Joe Williams, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Pink Anderson, Long John Baldry, Big Walter Horton, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Carey Bell, Doctor Ross, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, AC/DC, Taste, Budgie, Aerosmith, Them, John Lee Hooker

• "Baby What You Want Me to Do"^B
  • Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Etta James, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Detroit Junior, Johnnie Johnson, Little Sonny, Lucky Peterson, Billy Branch, Hot Tuna, Wishbone Ash, John Cale,

• "Big Boss Man"^B,R
  • Jimmy Reed, Mance Lipscomb, B.B. King, Jimmy Rogers, Koko Taylor, Slim Harpo, Kenny Neal, Mack Thompson, Big Jack Johnson and Kim Wilson, Willie Cobbs

• "Blues with a Feeling"
  • Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, George "Harmonica" Smith, Luther Allison, Carey Bell and Lurrie Bell, Little Sonny, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Anson Funderburgh, Jimmy Dawkins, Taj Mahal

• "Born Under a Bad Sign"^B,R
  • Albert King, William Bell, Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Etta James, Paul Butterfield, Jimmy Johnson, Chris Thomas King, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Booker T and the MGs, Pappo

C

• "Caldonia"^B,G
  • Louis Jordan, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Champion Jack Dupree, B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Albert Collins, Hollywood Fats, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Ike Turner

• "Catfish Blues" aka "Rollin' Stone"^G
  • Jimi Hendrix, Robert Petway, Muddy Waters, Tommy McClennan, B.B. King, Skip James, John Littlejohn, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Louisiana Red, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Eddie C. Campbell, Hubert Sumlin, R. L. Burnside, Magic Slim, Big Jack Johnson, Corey Harris Ali Farka Toure

• "Crosscut Saw"
  • Tommy McClennan, Albert King, Carey Bell and Lurrie Bell, Lonnie Brooks, R. L. Burnside, Big Walter Horton, Homesick James, Otis Rush, Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny B. Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton

• "Crossroads"^B,G,R
  • Robert Johnson, Homesick James, Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Shines, Hound Dog Taylor, Big Joe Williams, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Taylor, Cream, Eric Clapton, Free, Rush, John Mayer, Lynyrd Skynyrd

D

• "Driftin' Blues"^B,R
  • Charles Brown, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Bobby Blue Bland, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Albert King, Eric Clapton, Earl Hooker, Paul Butterfield, Amos Milburn, Johnny Dyer, Snooks Eaglin, Paul Oscher, Ray Charles, Jason Ricci

• "Driving Wheel"
  • Roosevelt Sykes, Junior Parker, Little Johnny Taylor, Luther Allison, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Syl Johnson, Albert King, B.B. King, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Mighty Joe Young, Lucky Peterson, Paul Butterfield, Earl Hooker, Junior Wells, Big Jack Johnson, Clarence Edwards

• "Dust My Broom"^B,R,G
  • Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Nighthawk, Luther Allison, R. L. Burnside, Earl Hooker, J. B. Hutto, B.B. King, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Taj Mahal, Hound Dog Taylor, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Fleetwood Mac, Ike & Tina Turner, Dr. Feelgood

E

• "Early in the Mornin' (Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues)"
  • Louis Jordan, Champion Jack Dupree, Snooky Prior, Mel Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, B.B. King, William Clarke, Corey Harris, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Harry Nilsson

• "Early in the Morning ('Bout the Break of Day)"
  • Sonny Boy Williamson I, Junior Wells, Tampa Red, Speckled Red, Charlie Musselwhite, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Kim Wilson, B.B. King, Johnny Jones, Billy Boy Arnold, Johnny Young

• "Every Day I Have the Blues"^G aka "Nobody Loves Me"
  • Memphis Slim, Lowell Fulson, B.B. King, Joe Williams, Count Basie, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Snooks Eaglin, Elmore James, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Santana, Albert King, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Long John Baldry

F

• "Farther Up the Road"
  • Bobby Blue Bland, Lonnie Mack, Eric Clapton, Johnny Copeland, Earl Gaines, Magic Sam, Magic Slim, Little Sonny Jones, Lucky Peterson, Earl Hooker, Anson Funderburgh

• "Five Long Years"
  • Eddie Boyd, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Junior Parker, Luther Allison, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Memphis Slim, Junior Wells, John Littlejohn, Mighty Joe Young, Long John Baldry, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Ike and Tina Turner

• "Forty-Four"
  • Roosevelt Sykes, James Wiggins, Howlin' Wolf, Mose Vinson, Memphis Slim, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Shaw, R. L. Burnside, Hound Dog Taylor, Johnny Winter

G

• "Goin' Down Slow"^B
  • St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Howlin' Wolf, Guitar Slim, Memphis Slim, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, Bobby Blue Bland, B.B. King, Snooks Eaglin, Champion Jack Dupree, J. B. Hutto, Long John Baldry, Free, Eric Clapton

• "Good Morning, School Girl"^B,R
  • Sonny Boy Williamson I, Smokey Hogg, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Doctor Ross

• "Got My Mojo Working"^B,G,R
  • Ann Cole, Muddy Waters, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, Etta James, B.B. King, Otis Rush, Junior Wells, Koko Taylor, George "Harmonica" Smith, The Aces, Pinetop Perkins, Long John Baldry, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers

H

• "Help Me"^B
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II, Charlie Musselwhite, Luther Allison, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Junior Wells, Billy Branch, Magic Slim, Little Mack Simmons, Johnny B. Moore, John Mayall, Paul Butterfield

• "Hide Away"^B,G,R
  • Freddie King, Hound Dog Taylor, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, King Curtis, Cornell Dupree, Lonnie Brooks, Hollywood Fats, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Magic Slim, Luther Allison, Snooks Eaglin, Boogie Bill Webb

• "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"^B,G,R
  • Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, Luther Allison, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, John Littlejohn, Chick Willis, Magic Sam, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf

• "Hound Dog"^B,G,R
  • Big Mama Thornton, Junior Wells, Etta James, Albert King, Koko Taylor, Eddie Clearwater, Eric Clapton, Big Time Sarah, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix

I

• "I Can't Quit You Baby"^B
  • Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Little Milton, Luther Allison, James Cotton, John Mayall, John Lee Hooker, Magic Sam, Mighty Joe Young, Led Zeppelin, Fabulous Thunderbirds

• "I'm Ready"^B
  • Muddy Waters, Carey Bell, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Spann, Albert King, Freddie King, Kenny Neal, The Red Devils, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, The Blues Brothers

• "It Hurts Me Too" aka "When Things Go Wrong"
  • Freddy King, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, Stick McGhee, Brownie McGhee, Junior Wells, Elmore James, Lowell Fulson, Eric Clapton, Hound Dog Taylor, Kenny Neal, Luther Allison, Little Milton

J

• "Just a Little Bit"
  • Rosco Gordon, Magic Sam, Little Milton, Billy Boy Arnold, Eddie Clearwater, Freddie King, Charlie Musselwhite, Fenton Robinson, Billy Branch, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Eddie "Guitar" Burns
• "Juke"
  • Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, Billy Boy Arnold, Paul Butterfield,

K

• "Kansas City"^G,R
  • Little Willie Littlefield, Wilbert Harrison, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Memphis Slim, Albert King, J. B. Hutto, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Hound Dog Taylor, Hollywood Fats, Johnnie Johnson, Melvin Taylor, The Jackson 5

• "Key to the Highway"^B
  • Charlie Segar, Jazz Gillum, Big Bill Broonzy, Little Walter, Lightnin' Hopkins, Luther Allison, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, B.B King with Eric Clapton, Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Johnnie Johnson, Memphis Slim, Derek and the Dominos

• "Killing Floor"^B
  • Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Fenton Robinson, R. L. Burnside, J. B. Hutto, Otis Rush, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Hubert Sumlin, Big Jack Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Pappo

L

• "Little Red Rooster"^R
  • Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Sam Cooke, Luther Allison, Lucky Peterson, Otis Rush, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Wells, Etta James, Lurrie Bell, Big Time Sarah, The Rolling Stones, The Doors

• "Look on Yonder Wall"
  • Jazz Gillum, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Elmore James, Junior Wells, Junior Parker, Johnny Copeland, Freddie King, J. B. Hutto, Anson Funderburgh, Chick Willis, Paul Butterfield

• "(You Gotta) Love Her with a Feeling"
  • Tampa Red, Tommy McClennan, Brownie McGhee, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Junior Wells, Little Johnny Jones, Paul Butterfield, Johnny Winter with Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal

M

• "Mannish Boy"^B,R aka "I'm a Man"
  • Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Magic Slim, Kenny Neal, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Lazy Lester, Otis Rush, Paul Butterfield, The Mannish Boys, Jimi Hendrix

• "Mean Old World"
  • T-Bone Walker, Walter Brown, Little Walter, Snooks Eaglin, Otis Rush, John Littlejohn, B.B. King, Willie Cobbs, James Cotton, Lowell Fulson, Luther Tucker, George "Mojo" Buford, Canned Heat

• "My Babe"^B
  • Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Billy Boy Arnold, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Walter Horton, Albert King, Luther Allison, Mississippi Fred McDowell, George "Harmonica" Smith

N

• "Night Time Is the Right Time"
  • Roosevelt Sykes, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, Nappy Brown, Ray Charles, Rufus and Carla, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Johnny Copeland, Creedence Clearwater Revival

R

• "Reconsider Baby"^B,R
  • Lowell Fulson, Bobby Blue Bland, Lonnie Brooks, Earl Hooker, Eric Clapton, Lurrie Bell and Billy Branch, Al King, Freddie King, John Littlejohn, Willie Cobbs, Joe Bonamassa, Elvis Presley

• "Rock Me Baby"
  • Lil' Son Jackson, Blue Cheer, Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, B.B. King, James Cotton, Freddie King, Luther Allison, Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Hound Dog Taylor, Big Mama Thornton, Chick Willis, Jimmy Rogers, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones with AC/DC, The Doors

• "Rollin' and Tumblin'"
  • Hambone Willie Newbern, Robert Johnson, Baby Face Leroy and Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Lurrie Bell, R. L. Burnside, Memphis Slim, Big Joe Williams, Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Cream, Canned Heat

S

• "See See Rider"^G aka "C. C. Rider"^R
  • Ma Rainey, Bea Booze, Leadbelly, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Otis Spann, B.B. King, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Elvis Presley, Satan and Adam

• "Shake Your Moneymaker"^R
  • Elmore James, Paul Butterfield, John Littlejohn, Jimmy Rogers, Big Jack Johnson, Carey Bell, Fleetwood Mac, George Thorogood

• "She Caught the Katy"
  • Taj Mahal, Albert King, James Taylor The Blues Brothers

• "Sitting on Top of the World"^B,G
  • Mississippi Sheiks, Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Ray Charles, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Taj Mahal, Memphis Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Shaw, B.B. King, Cream, Doc Watson

• "The Sky Is Crying"^B
  • Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Matt Murphy, Hound Dog Taylor, Little Walter, Albert King, Luther Allison, Earl Hooker, Lightnin' Slim, Magic Slim, George Thorogood, J. B. Hutto, Etta James, Stevie Ray Vaughan

• "Smokestack Lightning"^B,G,R
  • Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, John Mayer, The Animals, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Electric Prunes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Soundgarden, Widespread Panic, Lester Butler, Quicksilver Messenger Service, George Thorogood, The Wailers, The Morlocks

• "Spoonful"^B,R
  • Howlin' Wolf, Adam Green, Alexis Korner, Bo Diddley, Booker T. & the MG's, Climax Chicago Blues Band, Cream, Dana Gillespie, Dion, Etta James, Jack Bruce, Leslie West, The Pretty Things, Ron Wood, Salty Dog, Ten Years After,The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Shadows of Knight, The Blues Project, John Hammond, Koko Taylor, Delbert McClinton, James Blood Ulmer, Canned Heat, Jose Feliciano

• "Stormy Monday"^B,G,R
  • T-Bone Walker, Bobby Blue Bland, Junior Wells, Albert Collins, Elmore James, Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Eddie Clearwater, Big Time Sarah, Little Milton, the Allman Brothers Band

• "Sugar Mama"
  • Tampa Red, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Tommy McClennan, Peetie Wheatstraw, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Billy Boy Arnold, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Walter Horton, B. B. King, Paul Oscher

• "Sweet Home Chicago"^B,R
  • Kokomo Arnold, Robert Johnson, Roosevelt Sykes, Junior Parker, Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, The Blues Brothers

• "Sweet Little Angel"^R aka "Black Angel Blues"^B
  • Lucille Bogan, Tampa Red, Robert Nighthawk, B.B. King, Doctor Ross, Luther Allison, Lurrie Bell, Billy Branch, Lonnie Brooks, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Magic Sam, Otis Rush

T

• "That's All Right"
  • Jimmy Rogers, Robert Nighthawk, James Cotton, Lazy Lester, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Freddie King, Little Milton, Louis Myers, Johnny Copeland, Etta James, Junior Parker, Anson Funderburgh

• "The Things That I Used to Do"^B,R
  • Guitar Slim, Albert Collins, Lowell Fulson, Little Milton, James Brown, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Brooks, John Lee Hooker

• "The Thrill Is Gone"
  • Roy Hawkins, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Little Milton, Leslie West, Stan Webb, Luther Allison, Manhattan Transfer, Barbara Mandrell, Dishwalla, Diamanda Galas, Jerry Garcia, Harry Manx, Willie Nelson, Mary Coughlan, Marshall Tucker Band, Pappo, Buckethead, and others

• "Travelling Riverside Blues"
  • Robert Johnson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Hindu Love Gods

• "Trouble in Mind"
  • Richard M. Jones, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Georgia White, Victoria Spivey, Dinah Washington, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Carrie Smith, Jerry Lee Lewis and Eric Clapton

W

• "Walkin' Blues"
  • Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, R. L. Burnside, Paul Butterfield, Honeyboy Edwards, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, Roy Rogers

• "Worried Life Blues"^B,G aka "Trouble No More"
  • Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo, Charles Brown, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Little Walter, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulson, Lightnin' Hopkins, Nina Simone, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Clutch.

Y

• "You Don't Love Me Baby"
  • Bo Diddley, Willie Cobbs, Junior Wells, Magic Sam, Albert King, Otis Rush, Luther Allison, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Taylor, Big Time Sarah, Clarence Edwards
• "You Shook Me"
  • Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin

See also

• Blues

External links

• "Blues Foundation Hall of Fame - Inductees". Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks. The Blues Foundation. http://www.blues.org/#ref=halloffame_inductees. Retrieved December 9, 2009. 
• "Grammy Hall of Fame Awards". The Recording Academy. http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame. Retrieved December 9, 2009. 
• "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1995. http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs/. Retrieved December 9, 2009.