Artist	Song
B.B. King	The Thrill Is Gone
from Why I Sing the Blues (2007)
Robert Johnson	Cross Road Blues
from Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (1996)
T-Bone Walker	Stormy Monday Blues
from Rare Blues (1999)
John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chillen
from Boogie Chillen (Very Best Of) (2009)
Elmore James	Dust My Blues
from Let's Cut It - The Very Best of Elmore James (1992)
Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle and Roll
from Greatest Hits (2005)
Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong & The Louis Armstrong Orchestra	St. Louis Blues
from The Essential Bessie Smith (1997)
Albert King	Born Under a Bad Sign (Single Version)
from Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles (1959-1968) (2007)
Howlin' Wolf	I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
from Two On One: Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' In the Moonlight (1987)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	Texas Flood
from Texas Flood (1994)
Big Mama Thornton	Ball N' Chain
from Ball and Chain (2011)
Robert Cray	Smoking Gun
from Strong Persuader (1987)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers	Bad to the Bone
from Anthology (2000)
Sippie Wallace	Women Be Wise
from The American Folk Blues Festival (2003)
Los Lonely Boys	Crazy Dream
from Los Lonely Boys (2004)
Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Classics (2003)
Skip James	Devil Got My Woman
from Blues from the Delta (2006)
Eric Clapton	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Acoustic Version) [Live]
from Unplugged (Live) (2005)
Jonny Lang	Lie to Me
from Lie to Me (1997)
Bobby "Blue" Bland	I Pity the Fool
from Two Steps from the Blues (Bonus Tracks) (2001)
Buddy Guy	Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
from Best of the Silvertone Years 1991-2005 (2005)
Bonnie Raitt	Love Me Like a Man
from The Bonnie Raitt Collection (2008)
Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love?
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Guitar (2003)
Robert Johnson	I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
from Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (1996)
Little Walter	My Babe
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Little Walter - His Best (1997)
Albert King	I'll Play the Blues for You
from The Best of Albert King (2006)
B.B. King	How Blue Can You Get?
from Live in Cook County Jail (1998)
Blind Willie McTell	Statesboro Blues
from Statesboro Blues - When the Sun Goes Down Series (2003)
Slim Harpo	Baby Scratch My Back
from The Best of Slim Harpo (1997)
Robert Cray	Right Next Door (Because of Me)
from Strong Persuader (1987)
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells	Messin' With the Kid
from Chicago Blues Festival 1964 (2006)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	Pride and Joy
from Texas Flood (1994)
The Allman Brothers Band	Statesboro Blues
from A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (1991)
Charles Brown	Fool's Paradise
from All My Life (1990)
Son House	John the Revelator
from Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Son House (2003)
Derek & The Dominos	Have You Ever Loved a Woman
from Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Clapton (2003)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Tuff Enuff
from Tuff Enuff (1986)
Muddy Waters	Mannish Boy
from The Real Folk Blues (1988)
Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'
from Home of the Blues (1999)
Muddy Waters	Got My Mojo Working
from Muddy Waters the Anthology: 1947-1972 (2001)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Work Song
from The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - An Anthology: The Elektra Years (2005)
Sonny Boy Williamson	Good Morning School Girl
from The Bluebird Recordings: 1937-1938 (1997)
Lightnin' Hopkins	Mojo Hand
from The American Folk Blues Festival (2003)
R.L. Burnside	Goin' Down South
from A Ass Pocket of Whiskey (1996)
Guitar Slim	The Things That I Used to Do
from Sufferin' Mind (2006)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	That's All Right
from That's All Right Mama (1992)
Eric Clapton & B.B. King	Riding With the King
from Complete Clapton (2007)
His Tympany Five & Louis Jordan	Let the Good Times Roll (1946 Single Version)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Rock Songbook (2003)
Little Junior Parker	Drivin' Wheel
from Blues Classics (1996)
Blind Lemon Jefferson	Match Box Blues (4446)
from Blind Lemon Jefferson Vol. 2 (1927) (2005)
Little Milton	Walkin' the Back Streets and Crying
from Stax Profiles: Little Milton (2006)
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers	All Your Love
from Best of British Blues, Vol. 1 (2003)
Muddy Waters	Baby Please Don't Go
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Muddy Waters - His Best, 1947 to 1955 (1997)
Freddie King	I'm Tore Down
from Getting Ready... (1996)
Lowell Fulson	Reconsider Baby
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Rock Songbook (2003)
Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland	Black Cat Bone
from Showdown! (2011)
Taj Mahal	Cakewalk Into Town
from Blues With a Feeling (2003)
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells	I'm In the Mood
from Alone & Acoustic (1991)
The Holmes Brothers	Never Let Me Go
from Where's It's At (1992)
Mississippi John Hurt	Stack O' Lee Blues
from 1928 Sessions (2005)
J.B. Lenoir	Mama Talk to Your Daughter
from Chess Blues (1993)
Shemekia Copeland	Ghetto Child
from Turn the Heat Up! (1998)
Roy Brown	Good Rockin' Tonight
from Greatest Hits (2004)
Otis Rush	I Can't Quit You Baby
from The American Folk Blues Festival (2003)
Bobby "Blue" Bland	Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
from Bobby Bland: The Anthology (2001)
Susan Tedeschi	Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
from The Best of Susan Tedeschi (2005)
Etta James	Smokestack Lightin'
from Blues to the Bone (2004)
Otis Spann	I'm Leaving You
from Chess Blues (1993)
Johnny Shines	Joliet Blues
from Chess Blues (1993)
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)
Eddie Boyd	Twenty-Four Hours
from Blues Classics (1996)
Kokomo Arnold	Milk Cow Blues
from Blues Classics (1996)
Taj Mahal	She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
from The Natch'l Blues (2000)
Alberta Hunter	Fine and Mellow
from Women Blues Singers (1999)
Buddy Guy	My Time After Awhile
from Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (1999)

Comment:

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