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100 Greatest Acoustic Blues Songs

The greatest of all acoustic blues music is right here.

100 songs (5 hours and 21 minutes) curated by Amazon's Music Experts
1
Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen' & Other Favorites (Digitally Remastered)
2:31
2
Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams - And Friends, Going Back To Crawford
2:44
3
Hell Hound On My Trail (Original)
Robert Johnson - Sounds of Music pres. Robert Johnson
2:37
4
Crow Jane
Skip James - Worried Blues
2:08
5
Dust My Broom
Elmore James - The Very Best of Elmore James, Vol. 1: Dust My Broom
2:49
6
Midnight Special
Leadbelly - Blues Routes - Leadbelly
2:07
7
Alabama Blues
J.B. Lenoir - Blues Classics: J.B. Lenoir
3:14
8
I Love You Baby
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee - True Blues
2:01
9
Freight train
Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
2:46
10
Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Johnson & Blues - Fav Blues
2:44
11
How Long How Long Blues
Leroy Carr - Leroy Carr Sings Vintage Blues
2:49
12
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers
2:29
13
It Hurts Me Too (Remastered)
Tampa Red - Tampa Red, Vol. 1
2:31
14
Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Blake - Jazz Collection: Blind Blake
2:57
15
Pearline
Son House - The Essential Son House
4:31
16
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Alone & Acoustic
4:33
17
Match Box Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
2:54
18
Catfish Blues
Robert Petway - Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
2:55
19
Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
2:32
20
Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen (Blues Masterpieces)
3:11
21
Samson And Delilah
Rev. Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer
4:03
22
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy - Boogie Woogie New York - Chicago (Doxy Collection)
3:52
23
Hubert's Blues
Hubert Sumlin - Blues Anytime!
3:50
24
Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee - True Blues
2:32
25
My Mama Don't Allow Me
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Rock Me Mama
2:34
26
Life Is Beautiful
Keb' Mo' - Suitcase
4:16
27
Parchman Farm Blues
Bukka White - The Complete Bukka White
2:37
28
Walkin' Blues
Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters - The Father of Chicago Blues
2:54
29
Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy - The Big Bill Broonzy Story
2:32
30
Carolina Breakdown
Etta Baker - Railroad Bill
3:11
31
Barbecue Blues
Barbecue Bob - Rough Guide To Barbecue Bob
3:11
32
Right of Way Blues
Cephas & Wiggins - Best - Acoustic Blues
3:49
33
Easy Rider Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
2:56
34
Angelina (Album Version)
Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo'
3:47
35
Ain't You Sorry
Mance Lipscomb - Captain, Captain!
2:20
36
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
3:09
37
Pay Day
Mississippi John Hurt - Complete Studio Recordings
4:20
38
Goodnight Irene
Leadbelly - Leadbelly
2:35
39
Goin' Down Slow
Otis Spann - Otis Spann - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered)
4:41
40
Take a Little Walk with Me
Various artists - Blues On My Mind
3:30
41
Any Time A Night
Bumble Bee Slim - Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 6 1936
2:59
42
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
Big Bill Broonzy - The Big Bill Broonzy Story
2:11
43
Worried Life Blues
Various artists - Best of Acoustic Blues
5:17
44
Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - The Peacock Recordings: 1949-1959
2:34
45
Dupree Shake Dance
Champion Jack Dupree - Barrelhouse Professor
2:52
46
Diggin' My Potatoes
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Alone & Acoustic
4:28
47
Big Stars Falling Blues
Tampa Red - The Essential Tampa Red
3:12
48
Going down the road feeling bad
Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
2:12
49
Brother Pilgrim
Kelly Joe Phelps - Brother Sinner & The Whale
2:59
50
44 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes - Blues by Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes
2:44
51
Swing Out Rhythm
Lonnie Johnson & Blues - Fav Blues
2:29
52
Suitcase Blues
Sippie Wallace - The Blues Revival, Vol. 1 (1963-1969)
4:14
53
See That My Grave Is Kept
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
2:53
54
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Rev. Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer
4:43
55
The Howling Wolf
Lightnin' Hopkins - Double Blues
3:54
56
Fishin' Blues
Taj Mahal - Giant Step
3:03
57
Midnight Hour Blues
Various artists - Best of Acoustic Blues
3:20
58
Delia (Original)
Blind Willie McTell - Sounds of Music Pres. Blind Willie Mctell
2:33
59
When I Feel Better
Hubert Sumlin - Blues Anytime!
3:50
60
Canned Heat Blues (Remastered)
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
3:39
61
Goin' Down To The River
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mississippi Fred McDowell
4:45
62
Devil Got My Woman
Skip James - Worried Blues
3:12
63
Mailman Blues (Remastered 2016)
Sleepy John Estes - Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered 2016)
2:53
64
John the Revelator
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
3:16
65
Mean Old Frisco
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee - True Blues
2:44
66
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker - One-Dime Blues
2:19
67
Spann's Boogie Woogie
Otis Spann - I Wanna Go Home
2:12
68
My Last Boogie
Skip James - Rare And Unreleased
3:42
69
God Moves On the Water
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
2:59
70
Walkin' The Boogie
John Lee Hooker - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker
2:56
71
I'm Leavin' This Town
Big Joe Williams - And Friends, Going Back To Crawford
3:32
72
Sentimental Blues
Ray Charles - Ray Charles, Sentimental Blues
2:23
73
Trouble In Mind
Big Bill Broonzy - The Big Bill Broonzy Story
3:16
74
Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind (1935)
Blind Boy Fuller - Rough Guide To Blind Boy Fuller
3:15
75
Wilson rag
Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
1:40
76
The House of the Rising Sun
Leadbelly - Leadbelly
3:13
77
High Heel Sneakers
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Alone & Acoustic
4:56
78
Cold Winter Day
Blind Willie McTell - Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
3:10
79
City Boy (Album Version)
Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo'
4:06
80
Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
Rev. Gary Davis - Harlem Street Singer
2:55
81
Deep, Deep Water
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Long Way Home
3:10
82
Black Water Blues
Bessie Smith - The Bessie Smith Story, Vol. 4
3:23
83
Penitentiary Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Best - Acoustic Blues
2:37
84
You Gotta Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Got To Move
3:20
85
Step It Up And Go (1940)
Blind Boy Fuller - Rough Guide To Blind Boy Fuller
2:57
86
Love In Vain (Album Version)
Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Volume 2)
2:23
87
Good Time Tonight
Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Broonzy in Chronological Order, 1938-1939 (Hd Remastered, Restored Edition, Doxy Collection)
2:34
88
Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)
Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)
3:02
89
Sugar Mama (Single Version)
John Lee Hooker - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker
3:15
90
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
3:03
91
John Henry
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee - True Blues
4:04
92
Dock Boggs Country Blues
Kelly Joe Phelps - Shine Eyed Mister Zen
6:23
93
Railroad Bill
Etta Baker - Railroad Bill
2:41
94
Walking Mama
Cephas & Wiggins - Homemade
3:15
95
Blind Boy Rag
Taj Mahal - Giant Step
4:07
96
Death Letter Blues
Son House - The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For The Next Generation)
4:19
97
Georgia Rag
Blind Willie McTell - Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
3:05
98
Chicago Bound Blues (Remastered 2016)
Bessie Smith - Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered 2016)
3:16
99
When Things Go Wrong With You
Tampa Red - Sweet Little Angel
2:56
100
Tears in Heaven (Acoustic) [Live at MTV Unplugged, Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, UK, 1/16/1992] [2013 Remaster]
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (Deluxe Edition)
4:40