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100 Greatest Acoustic Blues Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The greatest of all acoustic blues music is right here.

99 SONGS • 5 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES

1Boom Boom
Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker
Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest
02:34
2Baby Please Don't Go
Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams
100 Blues Hits
01:50
3Hellhound on My Trail
Hellhound on My Trail
Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings
02:34
4Crow Jane
Crow Jane
Skip James
Worried Blues
02:08
5Dust My Broom
Dust My Broom
Elmore James
The Very Best of Elmore James, Vol. 1: Dust My Broom
02:49
6Midnight Special
Midnight Special
Lead Belly
Folkways: The Original Vision
02:05
7Alabama Blues
Alabama Blues
J.B. Lenoir
Blues Classics: J.B. Lenoir
03:14
8I Love You Baby
I Love You Baby
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee
True Blues
02:01
9Freight train
Freight train
Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
02:46
10Love Is The Answer
Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Johnson & Blues
Fav Blues
02:44
11How Long How Long Blues
How Long How Long Blues
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr Sings Vintage Blues
02:49
12Cross Road Blues
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson
King Of The Delta Blues Singers
02:30
13It Hurts Me Too
It Hurts Me Too
Tampa Red
The Definitive R&B Series – 1940
02:29
14Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Blake
Jazz Collection: Blind Blake
02:57
15Pearline
Pearline
Son House
The Essential Son House
04:32
16Rollin' and Tumblin'
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Alone & Acoustic
04:34
17Match Box Blues
Match Box Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
02:55
18Catfish Blues
Catfish Blues
Robert Petway
Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
02:55
19Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
02:32
20Boogie Chillen
Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen (Blues Masterpieces)
03:11
21Samson And Delilah
Samson And Delilah
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
04:04
22St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
Boogie Woogie New York - Chicago (Hd Remastered Edition)
03:52
23Hubert's Blues
Hubert's Blues
Hubert Sumlin
Blues Anytime!
03:50
24Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses
Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee
True Blues
02:32
25My Mama Don't Allow Me
My Mama Don't Allow Me
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Rock Me Mama
02:34
26Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful
Keb' Mo'
Suitcase
04:16
27Parchman Farm Blues
Parchman Farm Blues
Bukka White
The Complete Bukka White
02:37
28Walkin' Blues
Walkin' Blues
Muddy Waters
The Real Folk Blues
02:59
29Key To The Highway
Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy Story
02:33
30Carolina Breakdown
Carolina Breakdown
Etta Baker
Railroad Bill
03:11
31Barbecue Blues
Barbecue Blues
Barbecue Bob
Rough Guide To Barbecue Bob
03:11
32Right of Way Blues
Right of Way Blues
Cephas & Wiggins
Best - Acoustic Blues
03:50
33Easy Rider Blues
Easy Rider Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
02:57
34Angelina (Album Version)
Angelina (Album Version)
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
03:47
35Ain't You Sorry
Ain't You Sorry
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:18
36You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
03:10
37Pay Day
Pay Day
Mississippi John Hurt
Complete Studio Recordings
04:21
38Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
Leadbelly
The Best Of The Blues Vol. 2
02:35
39Goin' Down Slow
Goin' Down Slow
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
04:41
40Take a Little Walk with Me
Take a Little Walk with Me
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Blues On My Mind
03:31
41Any Time A Night
Any Time A Night
Bumble Bee Slim
Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 6 1936
02:59
42Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy Story
02:12
43Worried Life Blues
Worried Life Blues
Bob Margolin
Best of Acoustic Blues
05:17
44Okie Dokie Stomp
Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
The Peacock Recordings: 1949-1959
02:35
45Dupree Shake Dance
Dupree Shake Dance
Champion Jack Dupree
Barrelhouse Professor
02:52
46Diggin' My Potatoes
Diggin' My Potatoes
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Alone & Acoustic
04:28
47Big Stars Falling Blues
Big Stars Falling Blues
Tampa Red
The Essential Tampa Red
03:13
48Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
02:12
49Brother Pilgrim
Brother Pilgrim
Kelly Joe Phelps
Brother Sinner & The Whale
02:59
5044 Blues
44 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes
Blues by Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes
02:44
51Swing Out Rhythm
Swing Out Rhythm
Lonnie Johnson & Blues
Fav Blues
02:29
52Suitcase Blues
Suitcase Blues
Sippie Wallace
The Blues Revival, Vol. 1 (1963-1969)
04:14
53See That My Grave Is Kept
See That My Grave Is Kept
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Rough Guide To Blind Lemon Jefferson
02:53
54Death Don't Have No Mercy
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
04:43
55The Howling Wolf (Album Version)
The Howling Wolf (Album Version)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Soul Blues
03:53
56Fishin' Blues
Fishin' Blues
Taj Mahal
Giant Step
03:03
57Midnight Hour Blues
Midnight Hour Blues
John Jackson
Best of Acoustic Blues
03:20
58Delia (Original)
Delia (Original)
Blind Willie McTell
Sounds of Music Pres. Blind Willie Mctell
02:34
59When I Feel Better
When I Feel Better
Hubert Sumlin
Blues Anytime!
03:50
60Canned Heat Blues (Remastered)
Canned Heat Blues (Remastered)
Tommy Johnson
Canned Heat Blues
03:39
61Goin' Down To The River
Goin' Down To The River
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell
04:46
62Devil Got My Woman
Devil Got My Woman
Skip James
Worried Blues
03:12
63Mailman Blues
Mailman Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes Vol. 2 (1937 - 1941)
02:55
64John the Revelator
John the Revelator
Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
03:17
65Mean Old Frisco
Mean Old Frisco
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee
True Blues
02:44
66Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker
One-Dime Blues
02:23
67Spann's Boogie Woogie [feat. James Cotton & Johnny Young & Big Walter Horton & Johnny Shines]
Spann's Boogie Woogie [feat. James Cotton & Johnny Young & Big Walter Horton & Johnny Shines]
Otis Spann feat. James Cotton, Johnny Young, Big Walter Horton & Johnny Shines
Otis Spann's Chicago Blues
02:13
68My Last Boogie
My Last Boogie
Skip James
Rare And Unreleased
03:43
69God Moves On the Water
God Moves On the Water
Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
02:59
70Walkin' The Boogie
Walkin' The Boogie
John Lee Hooker
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker
02:57
71I'm Leavin' This Town
I'm Leavin' This Town
Big Joe Williams
Going Back to Crawford
03:32
72Sentimental Blues
Sentimental Blues
Ray Charles
Blues Greatest Hits Vol.2
02:27
73Trouble In Mind
Trouble In Mind
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy Story
03:16
74Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind (1935)
Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind (1935)
Blind Boy Fuller
Rough Guide To Blind Boy Fuller
03:15
75Wilson rag
Wilson rag
Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
01:40
76The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
03:14
77High Heel Sneakers
High Heel Sneakers
E
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Alone & Acoustic
04:56
78Cold Winter Day
Cold Winter Day
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
03:10
79City Boy (Album Version)
City Boy (Album Version)
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
04:06
80Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
02:56
81Deep, Deep Water
Deep, Deep Water
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Long Way Home
03:10
82Black water blues
Black water blues
Bessie Smith
Down hearted blues
03:17
83Penitentiary Blues
Penitentiary Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Penitentiary Blues: Songs To Do Hard Time By
02:46
84You Gotta Move
You Gotta Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell
North Mississippi Hill Country Blues
03:20
85Step It Up And Go (1940)
Step It Up And Go (1940)
Blind Boy Fuller
Rough Guide To Blind Boy Fuller
02:58
86Love In Vain (Album Version)
Love In Vain (Album Version)
Robert Johnson
King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Volume 2)
02:23
87Good Time Tonight (Album Version)
Good Time Tonight (Album Version)
Big Bill Broonzy
Good Time Tonight
02:29
88Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)
Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)
Memphis Minnie
Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)
03:02
89Sugar Mama (Single Version)
Sugar Mama (Single Version)
John Lee Hooker
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker
03:16
90Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
03:03
91John Henry
John Henry
Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcgee
True Blues
04:04
92Dock Boggs Country Blues
Dock Boggs Country Blues
Kelly Joe Phelps
Shine Eyed Mister Zen
06:23
93Railroad Bill
Railroad Bill
Etta Baker
Railroad Bill
02:41
94Walking Mama
Walking Mama
Cephas & Wiggins
Homemade
03:15
95Blind Boy Rag
Blind Boy Rag
Taj Mahal
Giant Step
04:07
96Death Letter Blues
Death Letter Blues
Son House
The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For The Next Generation)
04:19
97Georgia Rag
Georgia Rag
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
03:05
98Chicago Bound Blues
Chicago Bound Blues
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
03:15
99When Things Go Wrong With You
When Things Go Wrong With You
Tampa Red
Sweet Little Angel
02:56
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