The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits. It's better keeping the roots alive, because it means better fruits from now on. The blues are the roots of all American music. As long as American music survives, so will the blues.
My most popular Blues songs
Listen to the top original Blues songs that I have written, rated according to popularity by our visitors.
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Say My Name - blues track by Benny Sutton
'Say my name' is easy listening, clean blues with a story.
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Ain't No Right Way To Play The Blues
Cajun swamp music, New Orleans style, front line funk bounce beat, 90 bpm, E pentatonic country rock, The Meters
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Born Under a Bad, Bad Sign - blues track
This has nothing to do with Born Under a Bad Sign, the famous Albert Lee album or the Cream track of the same name (by Booker T. Jones of Booker T and the MGs , William Bell).
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Company Man by Benny Sutton
A Chicago Blues groove
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Gambling Man by Benny Sutton
12 bar Blues in D Major Featuring a Gibson J-45 acoustic tuned to open D. It's a protest song about the 'man' and how he controls us through our vices. Not biographical, I'm the only guy you know to go to Las Vegas and never bet a dime!
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Backdoor Man
Nothing to do with the Blues original (by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960, also famously performed by the Doors on their debut album).
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Miss Marlene by Benny Sutton
Blues rock song in E major, jam in C# pentatonic. This has nothing to do with the Donald Fagan track of the same name, it's much more blues rock based.
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Let The Good Times Roll by Benny Sutton
Nasty modern Rock & Roll tune with a blues feel
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Steely Jam Blues - blues track by Benny Sutton
This instrumental track, whilst a 12 bar, is also rooted in the style of smooth jazz blues that Larry Carlton did in the 80’s.
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12 Steps Blues by Benny Sutton
Ironically not a 12 bar blues but another popular form, the16 bar blues this time in D major featuring slide guitar tuned to open G. Yet another non biographical song about how our vices can control us, if we let them!
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Bad Habits, Good Intentions by Benny Sutton
This is an upbeat track which is a16 bar blues guitar groove jam in G Major. It's very much in the style of Larry Carlton my main man as far as guitar playing is concerned.
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Cold Coffee and Cigarettes - blues track
Cold Coffee and Cigarettes is all a body needs!
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Keep on, Keepin' on by Benny Sutton
A blues/funk track featuring AJ Lewis on vocals. I use the voice box on the first solo and slide on the second one.
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Bad Girls - blues track
Bad Girl Blues is a 60’s psychedelic blues complete with sitar and modal melodies.
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Crossroads - blues track
Closely related to "Cross Road Blues " (also known as " Crossroads ") but is not the Robert Johnson classic rather a new, original blues composition by Benny Sutton.