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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Cocaine (is gonna fuck your brain)
You've got to dig this track because it has just one chord! Basically a groove in the guitarists fave key E. Warning. Restricted content - contains foul language and reference to drug abuse - another reason to like it!
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Say My Name
'Say my name' is easy listening, clean blues with a story.
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Whenever You’re Ready by Inspector Lloyd
In 1975 Ben and Phil and Funky John AKA Inspector Lloyd signed with Fresh Air Records. This track was to be their debut single 'Whenever You're Ready'.
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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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Company Man
A Chicago Blues groove
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Bad Girls
Bad Girl Blues is a 60’s psychedelic blues complete with sitar and modal melodies.
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Born Under a Bad, Bad Sign
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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Gambling Man
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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12 Steps Blues
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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Keep on, Keepin' on
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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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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Bad Habits, Good Intentions
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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Miss Marlene
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
Nasty modern Rock & Roll tune with a blues feel
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Steely Jam Blues
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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Crossroads
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.
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Cold Coffee and Cigarettes - blues track
Cold Coffee and Cigarettes is all a body needs!