List of blues standards

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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 Hall of Fame - ^"B", Grammy Hall of Fame - ^"G", and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - ^"R".

A

• "Ain't Nobody's Business (If I Do)"
  • Original Memphis Five & Anna Meyer, 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, Otis Spann

B

• "Baby Please Don't Go"^B,R
  • Big Joe Williams, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Pink Anderson, Big Walter Horton, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Carey Bell, Doctor Ross, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

• "Baby What You Want Me to Do"^B a.k.a. "You Got Me Running"
  • Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Etta James, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Detroit Junior, Johnny Dyer, Johnnie Johnson, Aaron "Little Sonny" Willis, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, Lucky Peterson, Billy Branch

• "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 & Kim Wilson, Willie Cobbs

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

• "Born Under a Bad Sign"^B,R
  • Albert King, William Bell, Koko Taylor & Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Etta James, Paul Butterfield, Jimmy Johnson, Chris Thomas King, Jimi Hendrix

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" a.k.a. "Rollin' Stone"^G, "Still A Fool", "Come on In"
  • Robert Petway, Muddy Waters, Tommy McClennan, B.B. King, Skip James, Bobo Thomas, John Littlejohn, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Louisiana Red, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, Eddie C. Campbell, Hubert Sumlin, R.L. Burnside, Magic Slim, Big Jack Johnson, Corey Harris w/ Ali Farka Toure & Ali Magassa

• "Crosscut Saw"
  • Tommy McClennan, Albert King, Carey Bell & 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, Eric Clapton

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

• "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, 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

E

• "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 a.k.a. "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, Albert King, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson

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, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson

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

G

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

• "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, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, The Aces, Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers

H

• "Help Me"^B a.k.a. "Green Onions"^G,R
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II, Charlie Musselwhite, Luther Allison, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Melvin Taylor, Junior Wells, Billy Branch, Magic Slim, Booker T. & the MGs, Little Mack Simmons, Johnny B. Moore, John Mayall

• "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, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, Eric Clapton

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

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, 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" a.k.a. "When Things Go Wrong"
  • 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"
  • Tiny Topsy, Rosco Gordon, Magic Sam, Little Milton, Billy Boy Arnold, Eddie Clearwater, Freddie King, Charlie Musselwhite, Fenton Robinson, Billy Branch, Eddie Burns, Eddie Taylor, Jr.

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

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

• "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

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, Grateful Dead

• "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, Jelly Roll Kings

• "(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 & Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal

M

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

• "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, Booker T. Laury

R

• "Reconsider Baby"^B
  • Lowell Fulson, Bobby Blue Bland, Lonnie Brooks, Earl Hooker, Eric Clapton, Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch, Al King, Freddie King, John Littlejohn, Willie Cobbs, Finis Tasby

• "Rock Me Baby"
  • Lil' Son Jackson, 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, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, Johnny Winter

• "Rollin' and Tumblin'"
  • Hambone Willie Newbern, Robert Johnson, Baby Face Leroy & Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Lurrie Bell, R.L. Burnside, Memphis Slim, Big Joe Williams

S

• "See See Rider"^G a.k.a. "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

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

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

• "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

• "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

• "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

• "Sweet Little Angel"^R a.k.a. "Black Angel Blues"^B, "Sweet Black Angel"
  • 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 & 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, Luther "Houserocker" Johnson, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Brooks, John Lee Hooker, Guitar Slim, Jr.

• "Trouble in Mind"
  • Thelma La Vizzo & Richard M. Jones, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Georgia White, Victoria Spivey, Dinah Washington, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Carrie Smith

W

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

• "Worried Life Blues"^B,G a.k.a. "Someday Baby", "Trouble Blues", "Trouble No More"
  • Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo, Charles Brown, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Little Walter, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulson, Lightnin' Hopkins

Y

• "You Don't Love Me Baby" a.k.a. "She's Fine, She's Mine"
  • Bo Diddley, Willie Cobbs, Junior Wells, Magic Sam, Albert King, Otis Rush, Luther Allison, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Taylor, Big Time Sarah, Clarence Edwards, Burnside Exploration

See also

• Blues
• List of blues musicians

External links

• Blues Hall of Fame Inductees - Classics of Blues Recordings - Single or Album Tracks
• Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll