Artist	Song
B.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland	Let the Good Times Roll (Live) [Coconut Grove] {Single Version}
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of B.B. King (1999)
John Lee Hooker	One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Lee Hooker (1999)
Elmore James	Dust My Blues
from Let's Cut It - The Very Best of Elmore James (1992)
O.V. Wright	A Nickel and a Nail
from The Soul of O.V. Wright (1992)
Howlin' Wolf	How Many More Years
from The Chess Box: Howlin' Wolf (1991)
Bessie Smith	Me and My Gin
from Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith (2003)
Albert King	I'll Play the Blues for You
from The Best of Albert King (2006)
Big Joe Turner	Shake Rattle and Roll
from Blues Masters: Big Joe Turner (2004)
Albert Collins	If Trouble Was Money
from Deluxe Edition: Albert Collins (1997)
T-Bone Walker	Stormy Monday Blues
from Rare Blues (1999)
B.B. King	The Thrill Is Gone (1969 Single Version)
from B.B. King: Anthology (2000)
Robert Johnson	Cross Road Blues
from King of the Delta Blues (1997)
Robert Cray	Smoking Gun
from Strong Persuader (1987)
Sippie Wallace	I'm a Mighty Tight Woman
from Sippie (2005)
Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle
from Koko Taylor (2001)
Bobby "Blue" Bland	Turn On Your Love Light
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Bobby Bland (2000)
Buddy Guy	Let Me Love You Baby
from Buddy's Blues - Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
Bo Diddley	I'm a Man
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Rock Songbook (2003)
Little Walter	My Babe
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Little Walter - His Best (1997)
Taj Mahal	She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
from The Natch'l Blues (2000)
Bukka White	Parchman Farm Blues
from The Complete Bukka White (1994)
Sonny Boy Williamson II	Bring It On Home
from Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Road to Memphis - A Film By Richard Pearce and Robert Kenner (2003)
Otis Rush	I Can't Quit You Baby
from The American Folk Blues Festival (2003)

Comment:

Influential blues songs? Where do you start? Let's try with the dark, unearthly moans of Robert Johnson and Skip James. Then we move forward to the hollering giants known as Howlin' Wolf and Big Mama Thornton. Essential tracks from key artists is what you'll find below.

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