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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.

95 SONGS • 5 HOURS AND 27 MINUTES

1Boom Boom (Mono)
Boom Boom (Mono)
John Lee Hooker
Burnin' (Expanded Edition)
02:35
2Baby Please Don't Go
Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams
Going Back to Crawford
02:44
3Hell Hound On My Trail
Hell Hound On My Trail
Robert Johnson
King Of The Delta Blues Singers
02:38
4Crow Jane
Crow Jane
Skip James
Worried Blues
02:08
5Dust My Broom
Dust My Broom
Elmore James
The Sky is Crying: The History of Elmore James
02:45
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
8Freight train
Freight train
Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
02:46
9Love Is The Answer
Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Johnson & Blues
Fav Blues
02:44
10Cross Road Blues
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson
King Of The Delta Blues Singers
02:30
11It Hurts Me Too (Remastered)
It Hurts Me Too (Remastered)
Tampa Red
It Hurts Me Too
02:27
12Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Arthur's Breakdown
Blind Blake
Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker
03:02
13America The Beautiful
America The Beautiful
Keb' Mo'
Barack Obama Yes We Can: Voices Of A Grassroots Movement
03:29
14Play With Your Poodle
Play With Your Poodle
James Cotton
Deep In The Blues
03:39
15Pearline
Pearline
Son House
The Essential Son House
04:32
16Coffee Blues
Coffee Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965
04:47
17Rollin' and Tumblin'
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Harmonica Blues
04:34
18How Long, How Long Blues
How Long, How Long Blues
Leroy Carr
Nick Cave's Jukebox: Songs That Inspired The Man
03:06
19Match Box Blues
Match Box Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Legend
02:53
20Catfish Blues
Catfish Blues
Robert Petway
Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
02:55
21I Can't Quit You, Baby
I Can't Quit You, Baby
Willie Dixon
I Am The Blues
06:44
22Crossroad
Crossroad
Robert Johnson
Jazz Legends: The Masterpieces (A Collection of the Jazz Hits)
02:48
23Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues - When The Sun Goes Down Series
02:32
24Cornbread Meat And Molasses
Cornbread Meat And Molasses
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry Vol. 2 (1944-1949)
02:31
25Boogie Chillen
Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen (Blues Masterpieces)
03:11
26A Sentimental Blues
A Sentimental Blues
Ray Charles
INTEGRAL RAY CHARLES 1949-1962
02:25
27Samson And Delilah (Album Version)
Samson And Delilah (Album Version)
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
04:04
28Hubert's Blues
Hubert's Blues
Hubert Sumlin
They Were Pioneers - 66 Legendary Blues Recordings
03:50
29My Mama Don't Allow Me
My Mama Don't Allow Me
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Rock Me Mama
02:34
30Mailman Blues
Mailman Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes Vol. 2 (1937 - 1941)
02:55
31Mean Old Frisco
Mean Old Frisco
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
101 - The Best of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (feat. Billy Bland)
02:44
32Life Is Beautiful (Album Version)
Life Is Beautiful (Album Version)
Keb' Mo'
Suitcase
04:16
33Parchman Farm Blues
Parchman Farm Blues
Bukka White
Parchman Farm
02:39
34Walkin' Blues
Walkin' Blues
Muddy Waters
The Real Folk Blues
02:59
35Step It Up & Go
Step It Up & Go
Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Boy Fuller, Vol. 2, CD A
02:58
36Key To The Highway
Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy Story
02:33
37Carolina Breakdown
Carolina Breakdown
Etta Baker
One-Dime Blues
02:49
38Right Of Way Blues
Right Of Way Blues
Cephas & Wiggins
Cool Down
03:50
39Easy Rider Blues
Easy Rider Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
02:54
40Angelina (Album Version)
Angelina (Album Version)
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
03:47
41Ain't You Sorry
Ain't You Sorry
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:18
42John Henry
John Henry
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
04:07
43Going 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
44You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
Blind Willie Johnson
The Essential Blind Willie Johnson
03:10
45Pay Day
Pay Day
Mississippi John Hurt
Complete Studio Recordings
04:21
46Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
Leadbelly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
02:34
47Goin' Down Slow
Goin' Down Slow
Otis Spann
Blues Masters Vol. 10
04:42
48Take a Little Walk with Me
Take a Little Walk with Me
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Blues On My Mind
03:31
49Any Time A Night
Any Time A Night
Bumble Bee Slim
Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 6 1936
02:59
50Baby You Gotta' Change Your Mind
Baby You Gotta' Change Your Mind
Blind Boy Fuller
East Coast Piedmont Style
03:12
51Delia
Delia
Blind Willie McTell
Georgia Rag
02:32
52Bill 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
53Worried Life Blues
Worried Life Blues
Bob Margolin
Best of Acoustic Blues
05:17
54Chicago Bound Blues
Chicago Bound Blues
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
03:16
55Okie Dokie Stomp
Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Bogalusa Boogie Man
02:20
56Dupree Shake Dance
Dupree Shake Dance
Champion Jack Dupree
Barrelhouse Professor
02:52
57Diggin' My Potatoes
Diggin' My Potatoes
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Best of Acoustic Blues
04:28
58Big Stars Falling Blues
Big Stars Falling Blues
Tampa Red
Tampa Red Vol. 15 1951-1953
03:11
5944 Blues
44 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 6 (1939-1941)
03:09
60Swing Out Rhythm
Swing Out Rhythm
Lonnie Johnson & Blues
Fav Blues
02:29
61Suitcase Blues
Suitcase Blues
Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace Vol. 2 (1925-1945)
02:40
62See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Blind Lemon Jefferson
King Of The Country Blues
02:50
63Death Don't Have No Mercy
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
04:43
64The Howling Wolf (Album Version)
The Howling Wolf (Album Version)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Soul Blues
03:53
65Fishin' Blues
Fishin' Blues
Taj Mahal
Giant Step
03:04
66Midnight Hour Blues
Midnight Hour Blues
John Jackson
Best of Acoustic Blues
03:20
67Canned Heat Blues (Remastered)
Canned Heat Blues (Remastered)
Tommy Johnson
Canned Heat Blues
03:39
68Goin' Down To The River
Goin' Down To The River
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell
04:46
69Devil Got My Woman
Devil Got My Woman
Skip James
Worried Blues
03:12
70John the Revelator
John the Revelator
Blind Willie Johnson
The Essential Blind Willie Johnson
03:17
71Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker
One-Dime Blues
02:23
72How Long, How Long
How Long, How Long
Lead Belly
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
02:13
73Spann's Boogie Woogie
Spann's Boogie Woogie
Otis Spann
Heritage Of The Blues: I Wanna Go Home
02:12
74My Last Boogie
My Last Boogie
Skip James
Rare And Unreleased
03:43
75God Moves On the Water
God Moves On the Water
Blind Willie Johnson
The Essential Blind Willie Johnson
02:59
76Walkin' The Boogie
Walkin' The Boogie
John Lee Hooker
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker
02:57
77I'm Leavin' This Town
I'm Leavin' This Town
Big Joe Williams
Going Back to Crawford
03:32
78Trouble In Mind
Trouble In Mind
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy Story
03:16
79Wilson Rag
Wilson Rag
Elizabeth Cotton
La Guitara - Gender Bending Strings
01:37
80The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun
Leadbelly
Blues Plus Blue: Explicit Blues
03:14
81Cold Winter Day
Cold Winter Day
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
03:10
82City Boy (Album Version)
City Boy (Album Version)
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'
04:06
83Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Album Version)
Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Album Version)
Rev. Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer
02:56
84Penitentiary Blues
Penitentiary Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Acoustic Blues
02:38
85You Gotta Move
You Gotta Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell
You Gotta Move
03:20
86Love In Vain Blues (DAL.402-2)
Love In Vain Blues (DAL.402-2)
Robert Johnson
The Centennial Collection
02:18
87Good Time Tonight
Good Time Tonight
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 8 1938 - 1939
02:34
88Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)
Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)
Memphis Minnie
Columbia Original Masters
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 Essential Blind Willie Johnson
03:03
91Dock Boggs Country Blues
Dock Boggs Country Blues
Kelly Joe Phelps
Shine Eyed Mister Zen
06:23
92Railroad Bill
Railroad Bill
Etta Baker
One-Dime Blues
02:29
93Blind Boy Rag
Blind Boy Rag
Taj Mahal
Giant Step
04:08
94Georgia Rag
Georgia Rag
Blind Willie McTell
Rainy Day Blues
03:06
95When Things Go Wrong With You
When Things Go Wrong With You
Tampa Red
Sweet Little Angel
02:56