(Finished February 24th, 2025) Part 1 of Selected Greatest Blues Songs of All-Time

Hello,

After a night of blistering Chicago Blues with Ronnie Baker Brooks I’m in a Blues sort of mood today. That amazing concert was the impetus for this blog.

Is this the greatest Blues song of all-time? 1) B.B. King “The Thrill Is Gone”:

2) Muddy Waters “Got My Mojo Working”:

3) John Lee Hooker “Boom Boom”:

4) Albert King “Born Under A Bad Sign”:

5) T Bone Walker “Stormy Monday”:

6) Jimi Hendrix “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)”:

Yes I know this song has pretty much been sung by everyone. 7) Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker’s version of “I Just Want To Make Love To You”:

8) Otis Rush “I Can’t Quit You Baby”:

9) Muddy Waters “Hoochie Coochie Man”:

10) Bo Diddley “I’m A Man”:

11) Ronnie Baker Brooks “Wham Bam Thank You Sam”:

12) Gary Clark Jr. “Take Me Down”:

13) Buddy Guy “Too Broke To Spend The Night”:

14) Son House “Preachin’ Blues”:

15) Gary B.B. Coleman “The Sky Is Crying”:

16a) Lightnin’ Hopkins “Baby Please Don’t Go”:

16b) Muddy Waters “Baby Please Don’t Go”:

17) Cinderella “Nobody’s Fool”:

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