Blues Music and The Best Blues Songs
Mar 22, 2011 Blues
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It is entirely a matter of taste that are the best songs of Blues. However, it is possible to speculate on the most influential songs.
One could argue that blues music purchased on greater awareness of the situation of African-Americans, according to a new audience interested in their origins and their authors.
I vividly remember as a fan of cult Muddy Waters, Howlin ‘Wolf and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a sense of outrage at news reports in the early 60′s that a whole nation was subjected to terrible discrimination . The anti-establishment feelings so typical of my generation, and empathy with the Americans under black, manifested in aggressive interpretation of British blues music.
The adoption of Blues music of young British musicians, and the successful introduction of the music of white America, has inspired a generation of American white musicians to rediscover and popularize the music. This recognition has led the black musicians who had created.
These are ten songs that have the most influence on the “discovery” of blues presented here.
Blues was introduced in Britain after the war. Documents entered through seaports, and leaders know successful jazz orchestra funded black artists invited to visit and play at their shows. Inevitably, their performance influenced young British musicians in search of something different from the scene of the band before the war dance.
Fireplace Lightning
Written and recorded by Howling Wolf.
Lighten the fireplace is based on a driving riff and no chord changes. Released in Britain in 1964 by the Pye label, which reached the Top 50. In 1999 the song received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Boom Boom
Written and recorded by John Lee Hooker, the first American blues artist to make a trip to the club of Great Britain. Boom Boom was released as a single in 1961.
Boom Boom is a classic example of Putas unique opportunity and structure of the agreement.
Animals recorded “Boom Boom” for his debut in 1964 in the United Kingdom “animals”. His version generally follows the version of John Lee Hooker, except that it conforms to a sequence of 12 bar.
Worried Life Blues
The first song written and recorded in 1941 by Maceo Merriweather
Inspired by “Someday Baby Blues”, recorded by Sleepy John Estes in 1935, however, “Worried Life Blues” happened to be the Blues ‘standard’ and was subjected to more artists than any song blues.
I Got My Mojo Working
Written by Preston Foster and popularized by Muddy Waters. Arguably the most influential artists of the blues to visit the United Kingdom. This covers were made by many artists, but of particular importance was Alexis Korner, a pioneer and, possibly, the first British blues band Blues Incorporated, and Manfred Mann, a strip of commercial success. Both versions were released in 1964, itself a testament to the impact of water origin.
Please Baby Do not Go
Big Joe Williams, and covered by “them” becoming the first “hit” Van Morrison album in 1964. The air became influential weekly television show “Ready Steady Go”. Side “B” shows the legendary single “Gloria”. He became a top ten hit in the UK, and launched “them” and Van Morrison fame worldwide.
Hoochie Coochie Man
Written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Muddy Waters in 1957, but covered by almost all artists and blues! The introductory verse and played more “stops” which became a feature of many blues recordings. The first cover version was published in 1962 by Alexis Korner on his album “Big Top R & B
Crossroads Blues
Written and recorded by Robert Johnson in 1937 and largely unnoticed until the cream has launched its version in 1968. The song is ranked # 10 in the worlds greatest soloists, have greatly contributed to world fame with the band and Eric Clapton in particular.
This success has bought small but significant catalog of songs from Robert Johnson to the attention of the music world and earn’t recognition it deserves.
Sweet Home Chicago
Robert Johnson, 1937. This song became the Blues “anthem”.
The list of artists who have covered the song is huge, like Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Status Quo, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Blues Band, and the film Blues Brothers 1980.
Everybody needs somebody to love
Written and recorded by Solomon Burke in 1964, for many years was the opening concerts of the Rolling Stones live. He posted a live version of the song on his EP 1965 “Got Live if you want.” The Rolling Stones became the rock band the most successful of all time, and were essential for heightened awareness and appreciation of blues artists in the beginning. It was the name of a song by Muddy Waters’ “Rolling Stone”. The songs riff was “borrowed” from the first “Small Faces” single, “What We Do” in 1965. The success of the “soul” artist, Wilson Pickett cover of the song in the U.S. charts in 1967. This song also appears in the “Blues Brothers movie” 1980 The song, like many of the above, falls under the list of Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of all time.
Hound Dog
A twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and originally recorded by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in 1952. In 1965 he toured Europe as part of the American Folk Blues Festival and has become an annual event and has become so influential on the development of British blues. The remake 1956 by Elvis was his second # 1 hit and is arguably the first blues song to become a # 1 hit.
If you agree or disagree with the selection of “best songs ever blues” I’m sure we can agree that the songs of the study helped popularize the blues genre.
If you like Blues music, you like to see Dr. Charlie. It is strongly influenced by traditional blues, but with a very different interpretation you like.
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