List of blues standards
Appearance
A blues standard is a blues song that is widely known, performed, and recorded by blues artists.[1] The following list identifies blues standards and some of the blues artists that have recorded them.[1] [2] 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)"
B
- "Baby Please Don't Go"B,R
- "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, Grateful Dead
- "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
C
- "Caldonia"B,G
- "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, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, Eddie C. Campbell, Hubert Sumlin, R.L. Burnside, Magic Slim, Big Jack Johnson, Corey Harris, Ali Farka Toure, Ali Magassa
- "Crosscut Saw"
- "Crossroads"B,G,R
- Robert Johnson, Homesick James, Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Shines, Hound Dog Taylor, Cream, Big Joe Williams, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Taylor, Robin Trower
D
- "Driftin' Blues"B,R
- "Driving Wheel"
- "Dust My Broom"B,R,G
E
- "Early In The Morning ('Bout The Break Of Day)"
- "Every Day I Have The Blues"G a.k.a. "Nobody Loves Me"
- Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks, 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, John Mayer
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
- "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, Little Feat & Ry Cooder, The Derek Trucks Band
G
- "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, North Mississippi Allstars
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, Van Morrison
- "Hide Away"B,G,R
- Freddie King, Hound Dog Taylor, John Mayall & Eric Clapton, King Curtis & Cornell Dupree, Lonnie Brooks, Hollywood Fats, Stevie Ray Vaughn, 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, Jimi Hendrix, Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, Eric Clapton
- "Hound Dog"B,G,R
I
- "I'm Ready"B
- "It Hurts Me Too" a.k.a. "When Things Go Wrong"
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
- "Killing Floor"B
- Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Fenton Robinson, R. L. Burnside, J. B. Hutto, Otis Rush, Lil' Ed & the Imperials, Jimi Hendrix, Electric Flag, Led Zeppelin, Skip James, Hubert Sumlin, Big Jack Johnson
L
- "Look On Yonder Wall"
- "(You Gotta) Love Her With A Feeling"
M
- "Mannish Boy"B,R a.k.a. "I'm a Man"
- "My Babe"B
N
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, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Johnny Winter, AC/DC, Blue Cheer, The Rolling Stones
S
- "See See Rider"G a.k.a. "C. C. Rider"R
- "Shake Your Moneymaker"R
- Elmore James, Paul Butterfield, John Littlejohn, Jimmy Rogers, Big George Jackson, Big Jack Johnson, Carey Bell, Fleetwood Mac, George Thorogood, The Black Crowes & Jimmy Page
- "Stormy Monday"B,G,R
- "Sugar Mama"
- "Sweet Home Chicago"B,R
- "Sweet Little Angel"R a.k.a. "Black Angel Blues"B, "Sweet Black Angel"
T
- "That's All Right"
- "The Things That I Used to Do"B,R
- Guitar Slim, Albert Collins, Lowell Fulson, Little Milton, James Brown, Buddy Guy, Luther "Houserocker" Johnson, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Brooks, John Lee Hooker, Guitar Slim, Jr.
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, Robben Ford & the Blue Line, Little Walter, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulson, Lightnin' Hopkins, North Mississippi Allstars, Clutch (as 'Electric Worry')
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, Allman Brothers, Otis Rush, Luther Allison, Smokey Wilson, Eddie Taylor, Big Time Sarah, Clarence Edwards, Burnside Exploration
See also
References
- ^ a b Herzhaft, Gerard; Harris, Paul; Hanssler, Jerry; Mikofsky, Anton J. (1997). Encyclopedia of The Blues, (2nd. Sub edition). University of Arkansas Press.
- ^ "allmusic".