ABC of the Blues 01

Kokomo Arnold

1. Back Fence Picket Blues 

2. Fool Man Blues 

3. Long and Tall 

4. Salty Dog 

5. Cold Winter Blues 

6. Sister Jane Cross the Hall 

7. Wild Water Blues 

8. Laugh and Grin Blues 

9. Mean Old Twister 

Billy Boy Arnold

10. Red Beans and Rice 

11. My Heart Is Crying 

12. I Wish You Would 

13. I Ain't Got You 

14. Here's My Picture 

15. You Got Me Wrong 

16. Prisoner's Plea 

17. Every Day, Every Night 

18. No, No, No, No, No 

19. Rockinitis  

20. I Was Fooled 

ABC of the Blues 02

Richard Berry

1. Louie, Louie 

2. Sweet Sugar You 

3. You Look so Good 

4. Mess Around 

5. No Room 

6. I Want You to Be My Girl 

7. I'm Your Fool 

8. Walk Right In 

9. Give It Up 

10. Have Love, Will Travel 

Barbecue Bob

11. Yo Yo Blues 

12. California Blues 

13. Motherless Child Blues 

14. She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day 

15. Barbecue Blues 

16. Ease It to Me Blues 

17. Chocolate to the Bone 

18. Good Time Rounder 

19. Atlanta Moan 

20. Diddle-Da-Diddle 

ABC of the Blues 03

Bobby “Blue” Bland

1. It's My Life, Baby 

2. Honey Bee 

3. Lost Lover Blues 

4. Time Out 

5. Million Miles from Nowhere 

6. You've Got Bad Intentions 

7. I Don't Believe 

8. You Did Me Wrong 

9. Last Night 

10. Wise Man's Blues 

Charles Brown

11. Driftin' Blues 

12. Trouble Blues 

13. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down 

14. Get Yourself Another Fool 

15. Black Night 

16. Hard Times 

17. Cryin' Mercy 

18. Evening Shadows 

19. Fool's Paradise 

20. Merry Christmas, Baby 

ABC of the Blues 04

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown

1. Midnight Hour 

2. Ain't That Dandy 

3. Dirty Work at the Crossroads 

4. Hurry Back Good News 

5. Okie Dokie Stomp 

6. Sad Hour 

7. Gate's Salty Blues 

8. Just Before Dawn 

9. Depression Blues 

10. For Now so Long 

Blue Lu Barker

11. Trombone Man Blues 

12. Here's a Little Girl 

13. A Little Bird Told Me 

14. What Did You Do to Me? 

15. Leave My Man Alone 

16. Now You're Down in the Alley 

17. When the Wagon Comes 

18. Loan Me Your Husband 

19. Bow Legged Daddy 

20. Love That Man 

ABC of the Blues 05

Big Bill Broonzy

1. Mississippi River Blues 

2. Long Tall Mama 

3. Worrying You Off My Mind, Pt. 1 

4. Rising Sun Shine On 

5. Come Home Early 

6. Good Jelly 

7. Bull Cow Blues 

8. I Can't Make You Satisfied 

9. How You Want It Done 

10. Hattie Blues 

Scrapper Blackwell 

11. Kokomo Blues 

Blind Blake

12. Come on Boys, Let's Do That Messin' Around 

13. Hard Pushin' Papa 

14. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues 

15. Georgia Bound 

16. Too Tight Blues No. 2 

17. Diddie Wah Diddie 

18. Southern Rag 

19. C.C. Pill Blues 

20. Rope Stretching Blues, Pt. 1 

ABC of the Blues 06

Champion Jack Dupree

1. Strollin' 

2. T.B. Blues 

3. Can't Kick the Habit 

4. Evil Woman 

5. Nasty Boogie 

6. Junker's Blues 

7. Bad Blood 

8. Goin' Down Slow 

9. Frankie & Johnny 

10. Stack-O-Lee 

Cousin Joe

11. Fly Hen Blues 

12. Little Eva 

13. Lightning Struck the Poorhouse 

14. Baby You Don't Know at All 

15. The Barefoot Baby 

16. Box Car Shorty and Peter Blue 

17. Beggin' Woman 

18. Sadie Brown 

19. Evolution Blues 

20. Box Car Shorty's Confession 

ABC of the Blues 07

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell

1. Wrong Man Blues 

2. Gettin' All Wet 

3. Blue with the Blues 

4. Christmas in Jail, Ain't That a Pain 

5. That's Tellin 'Em 

6. Papa Wants a Cookie 

7. The Dirty Dozen 

8. Carried Water for the Elephant 

9. Let's Disagree 

10. Papa's Got Your Water On 

Pee Wee Crayton

11. Win-O 

12. I Got News for You 

13. Blues Before Dawn 

14. Don't Break My Heart 

15. The Telephone Is Ringing 

16. California Women 

17. Blues for My Baby 

18. Dedicated to the Blues 

19. Phone Call from My Baby 

20. Blues After Hours 

ABC of the Blues 08

Bo Diddley

1. I'm a Man 

2. Bo Diddley 

3. Pretty Thing 

4. Bring It to Jerome 

5. Diddy Wah Diddy 

6. I'm Looking for a Woman 

7. Who Do You Love? 

8. You Don't Love Me 

9. Hey Bo Diddley 

10. Mona (I Need You Baby) 

11. Say Boss Man 

12. Before You Accuse Me 

13. Say Man 

14. The Clock Strikes Twelve 

15. Crackin' Up 

16. Don't Let It Go (Hold on to What You Got) 

17. Mumblin' Guitar 

18. She's Alright 

19. Road Runner 

20. The Story of Bo Diddley 

ABC of the Blues 09

 Willie Dixon

1. Don't Let That Music Die 

2. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man 

3. Money Tree Blues 

4. Since My Baby Gone 

5. No One to Love Me 

6. Hard Notch Boogie Beat 

7. If the Sea Was Whiskey 

8. Got You on My Mind 

9. Tell That Woman 

10. Come Here Baby 

Floyd Dixon

11. Dallas Blues 

12. Moonshine 

13. Real Lovin' Mama 

14. Prairie Dog Blues 

15. Shuffle Blues 

16. Blues for Cuba 

17. Telephone Blues 

18. Lovin' 

19. Let's Dance 

20. Opportunity Blues 

ABC of the Blues 10

Snooks Eaglin 

1. Careless Love 

2. Let Me Go Home, Whisky 

3. Trouble in Mind 

4. St. James Infirmary 

5. Rock Island Line 

6. Sophisticated Blues 

7. I'm Looking for a Woman 

8. Look Down That Lonesome Road 

9. I Got My Questionnaire 

10. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 

Sleepy John Estes

11. Jack and Jill Blues 

12. Poor Man's Friend 

13. Hobo Jungle Blues 

14. Airplane Blues 

15. Floating Bridge 

16. Need More Blues 

17. Fire Department Blues 

18. New Someday Baby 

19. Liquor Store Blues 

20. Brownsville Blues 

ABC of the Blues 11

Lowell Fulson

1. I Wanna Make Love to You 

2. Rock 'Em Dead 

3. You Better Rock This Morning 

4. Rollin' Blues 

5. Someday Baby 

6. It Took a Long Time 

7. That's Alright 

8. It's a Long Time 

9. Loving You 

10. Lonely Hours 

The Four Blazes

11. Stop Boogie Woogie 

12. Snag the Britches 

13. Raggedy Ride 

14. Perfect Woman 

15. Night Train 

16. Never Start Living 

17. Women, Women 

18. Drunken Blues 

19. My Hat's on the Side of My Head 

20. Mary Jo 

ABC of the Blues 12

Buddy Guy

1. Try to Quit You, Baby 

2. You Sure Can't Do 

3. This Is the End 

Arthur Gunter 

4. Sit and Cry (the Blues) 

5. Baby Let's Play House 

6. No Naggin', No Draggin' 

7. Honey Babe 

8. Little Blue Jeans Woman 

9. Baby You Better Listen 

10. I Want Her Back 

11. Crazy Me 

12. Ludella 

13. Blues After Hours 

Slim Gaillard 

14. Walkin' & Cookin' Blues 

15. Blue Heaven 

16. Thunderbird 

17. Chicken Rhythm 

18. I Love You 

19. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You 

20. Don't Blame Me 

ABC of the Blues 13

John Lee Hooker

1. Dimples 

2. I'm in the Mood 

3. Boogie Chillen' 

4. Let Your Daddy Ride 

5. John L's House Rent Boogie 

6. Weeping Willow Boogie 

7. Huckle Up Baby 

8. Hobo Blues 

9. Crawlin' King Snake 

10. Sally Mae 

Wynonie Harris

11. Around the Clock, Pts. 1 & 2 

12. Yonder Goes My Baby 

13. Don't Take My Whiskey Away from Me 

14. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo 

15. Time to Change Your Town 

16. You Got to Get Yourself a Job, Girl 

17. Oh Babe! 

18. Luscious Woman 

19. Stormy Night Blues 

20. Git to Gittin' Baby 

ABC of the Blues 14

Earl Hooker 

1. Sweet Black Angel 

2. Earl's Boogie Woogie 

3. Goin' Down the Line 

4. Guitar Rag 

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 

5. I Put a Spell on You 

6. Yellow Coat 

7. If You Are But a Dream 

8. You Made Me Love You 

9. Orange Colored Sky 

10. Hong Kong 

11. Baptize Me in Wine 

12. Not Anymore 

13. I Hear Voices 

14. The Whammy 

15. Little Demon 

16. Poor Folks 

17. Your Kind of Love 

18. Ashes 

19. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 

20. Ol' Man River 

ABC of the Blues 15

Lightnin’ Hopkins 

1. Katie Mae Blues 

2. Play with Your Poodle 

3. Automobile 

4. "T" Model Blues 

5. Baby Please Don't Go 

6. Needed Time 

7. Short Haired Woman 

8. Mad with You 

9. Lightnin' Boogie 

10. Give Me Central 209 

11. Coffee Blues 

12. What's the Matter Now 

13. I'm Wild About You Baby 

14. Movin' on Out Boogie 

15. Policy Game 

16. Lightnin' Jump 

17. Late in the Evening 

18. They Wonder Who I Am 

19. Had a Gal Called Sal 

20. Blues for My Cookie 

ABC of the Blues 16

Howlin’ Wolf 

1. Look-a-Here Baby 

2. Smile at Me 

3. California Boogie 

4. My Baby Walked Off 

5. Chocolate Drop 

6. Mr. Highway Man 

7. Color and Kind 

8. Everybody's in the Mood 

9. (Well) That's Alright 

10. Baby Ride with Me 

11. Decoration Day Blues 

12. Moanin' at Midnight 

13. The Wolf Is at Your Door 

14. Getting Old and Grey 

15. Oh, Red! 

16. My Last Affair 

17. Dorothy Mae 

18. I Got a Woman/Sweet Woman 

19. Bluebird Blues 

20. Howlin' Wolf Boogie 

ABC of the Blues 17

Alberta Hunter 

1. Down Hearted Blues 

2. Why Did You Pick Me Up When I Was Down 

3. Don't Pan Me 

4. Jazzin' Baby Blues 

5. You Can't Have It All 

6. You Shall Reap Just What You Sow 

7. Taint Nobody's Business 

8. If You Want to Keep Your Daddy 

9. Chirping the Blues 

10. Some Day Sweetheart 

Ivory Joe Hunter 

11. Heaven Came Down to Earth 

12. It May Sound Silly 

13. I Need You 

14. You Mean Everything to Me 

15. Shooty Booty 

16. Yes, I Want You 

17. I Just Want to Love You 

18. I'll Never Leave You, Baby 

19. All About the Blues 

20. She's Gone 

ABC of the Blues 18

Robert Johnson

1. They're Red Hot 

2. 32-20 Blues 

3. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) 

4. Stop Breakin' Down Blues 

5. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom 

6. Sweet Home Chicago 

7. Kindhearted Woman Blues 

8. Ramblin' on My Mind 

9. Crossroad Blues 

10. Malted Milk 

11. Love in Vain Blues 

12. Honeymoon Blues 

13. When You Got a Good Friend 

14. Travelling Riverside Blues 

15. Terraplane Blues 

16. Dead Shrimp Blues 

17. Walkin' Blues 

18. From Four 'til Late 

19. Last Fair Deal Goin' Down 

20. Me and the Devil Blues 

ABC of the Blues 19

Elmore James

1. Dust My Broom 

2. Sho' Nuff I Do 

3. Please Find My Baby 

4. Cry for Me Baby 

5. Sunny Land 

6. The 12 Year Old Boy 

7. It Hurts Me, Too 

8. Hawaiian Boogie 

9. T.V. Mama 

10. Have to Change Keys (To Play These Blues)

 Lonnie Johnson 

11. Mr. Johnson's Blues 

12. Mean Old Bedbug Blues 

13. Toothache Blues, Pt. 1 

14. Toothache Blues, Pt. 2 

15. Sweet Potato Blues 

16. Guitar Blues 

17. She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight 

18. Got the Blues for Murder Only 

19. I'm Nuts About That Gal 

20. Deep Blue Sea Blues 

ABC of the Blues 20

Blind Willie Johnson

1. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground 

2. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down 

3. Praise God I'm Satisfied 

4. Trouble Will Soon Be Over 

5. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole 

6. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right 

7. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine 

8. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge 

9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 

10. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed 

Tommy Johnson

11. Cool Drink of Water Blues 

12. Maggie Campbell Blues 

13. Canned Heat Blues 

14. Big Road Blues 

15. Alcohol and Jake Blues 

Skip James

16. If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road 

17. 22-20 Blues 

18. How Long "Buck" 

19. Cypress Grove Blues 

20. Devil Got My Woman 

ABC of the Blues 21

B.B. King

1. B.B. Boogie 

2. When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes 

3. Got the Blues 

4. Take a Swing with Me 

5. Miss Martha King 

6. Mistreated Woman 

7. The Other Night Blues 

8. Walkin' and Cryin' 

9. My Baby Is Gone 

10. Fine Looking Woman 

11. She's Dynamite 

12. She's a Mean Woman 

13. Hard Working Woman 

14. That Ain't the Way to Do It 

15. Three O'Clock Blues 

16. She Don't Move Me No More 

17. Shake It Up and Go 

18. My Own Fault Darlin' 

19. Gotta Find My Baby 

20. B.B. Blues 

ABC of the Blues 22

Little Walter

1. Blues with a Feeling 

2. Juke 

3. Sad Hours 

4. Tell Me Mama 

5. Off the Wall 

6. You Better Watch Yourself 

7. My Babe 

8. Last Night 

9. You're So Fine 

10. Roller Coaster 

11. Moonshine Blues 

12. Bad Acting Woman 

13. Blue Baby 

14. Can't Hold on Much Longer 

15. Tonight with a Fool 

16. Boogie 

17. Red Headed Woman 

18. I Just Keep Loving Her 

19. Mean Old World 

20. Lights Out 

(ABC of the Blues 23

Lightnin’ Slim 

1. Rock Me Mama 

2. Bad Luck 

3. New Orleans Bound 

4. Bugger Bugger Boy 

5. I'm a Rollin' Stone 

6. Hoodoo Man 

7. I'm Grown 

8. Nothing But the Devil 

9. Tom Cat Blues 

10. Wintertime Blues 

J.B. Lenoir

11. I Have Married 

12. How Much More 

13. Let's Roll, Pt. 1 

14. The Mojo, Pt. 1 

15. Slow Down Woman 

16. Louise 

17. When I Was Young 

18. Bassology 

19. Play a Little While 

20. Livin' in the White House 

ABC of the Blues 24

Leadbelly

1. Alabama Bound 

2. Fort Worth and Dallas Blues 

3. Leavin' Blues 

4. Midnight Special 

5. T.B. Woman Blues 

6. New York City 

7. Shorty George 

8. John Hardy 

9. Bourgeois Blues 

10. Good Morning Blues 

11. Easy Rider 

12. Pretty Flower in Your Backyard 

13. Black Snake Moan 

14. See See Rider 

15. Roberta, Pt. 1 

16. Pigmeat 

17. Grey Goose 

18. Pick a Bale of Cotton 

19. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? 

20. Death Letter Blues, Pt. 1 

ABC of the Blues 25

Little Willie John

1. Fever 

2. All Around the World 

3. Suffering with the Blues 

4. Tell It Like It is 

5. Person to Person 

6. Need Your Love so Bad 

7. Talk to Me, Talk to Me 

8. Home at Last 

9. My Nerves 

10. Leave My Kitten Alone 

Smiley Lewis

11. How Long 

12. Goin' to Jump and Shout 

13. Ain't Goin' There No More 

14. Last Night 

15. Tee-Nah-Nah 

16. Lonesome Highway 

17. Lying Woman 

18. No Letter Today 

19. Mama Don't Like 

20. I Want to Be with Her 

ABC of the Blues 26

Furry Lewis

1. Everybody's Blues 

2. Sweet Papa Moan 

3. Kassie Jones, Pt. 1 

4. Billy Lyons & Stack-O-Lee 

5. Judge Harsh Blues 

6. John Henry 

7. Black Gypsy Blues 

8. I Will Turn Your Money Green 

9. Jelly Roll 

10. Good Looking Girl Blues 

11. Mistreatin' Mama 

12. Furry's Blues 

13. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues 

14. Big Chief Blues 

15. Why Don't You Come Home Blues 

Robert Lockwood

16. Dust My Broom 

17. Pearly B 

18. Aw Aw Baby 

19. Sweet Woman from Maine 

20. You've Gotta Stop This Mess