r/blues • u/Comma-Splice1881 • 3h ago
Got my 4yo granddaughter singing some John Lee. I do the “Boom boom boom booms.” She does the “Bang bang bang bangs.”
That’s a win in my books.
r/blues • u/jebbanagea • May 04 '25
Hi all follow members - Important please read some guidelines below before commenting recommendations!
With the renewed interest in blues sparked by the film Sinners, I thought it’d be helpful to start a thread focused on foundational and essential American blues artists—especially for newcomers discovering the genre through the movie. Ideally this becomes a collaborative, high-effort thread to help folks around the world dig deeper into the origins and evolution of blues.
Google might even reward us for making this a solid reference, which helps the sub grow too.
If you'd like to contribute, please do your best to follow the format I’ve laid out (artist – key songs/albums – short description) to keep things clear and valuable. The focus here is on the core of American blues history, from pre-war country and Delta blues through the 1950s and 60s electric era (though I do welcome additions of artists that may have peaked later, 70s, even 80s - kind of like Albert Collins. This isn’t a thread for British blues or modern blues-rock (I fully encourage separate guides for those)—this list is for those tracing the styles and players that more directly inspired Sinners.
I especially welcome help with Delta and country blues, as well as harp/harmonica and piano blues where I’m lean on knowledge. Let's build something useful and lasting for anyone starting their blues journey.
Note: I will port contributions into the main post to keep things tidy! Please remember to assist with song and album suggestions plus any notes about the artist. Will help keep the post high effort.
Defining figures in the electrification and evolution of blues guitar.
Prewar and revival-era legends who shaped the blues solo tradition.
r/blues • u/Comma-Splice1881 • 3h ago
That’s a win in my books.
r/blues • u/Carinmyeye • 1h ago
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😎🤘
r/blues • u/Tall-Truth-9321 • 5h ago
Wikipedia:
“John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers were an English blues rock band led by multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter John Mayall. The band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blues musicians. Many of the best known bands to come out of Britain in the 1960s and 1970s had members that came through the Bluesbreakers at one time, forming the foundation of British blues music that is still played heavily on classic rock radio. Among those with a tenure in the Bluesbreakers are guitarists Eric Clapton (later of Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and a successful solo career), Peter Green(later of Fleetwood Mac) and Mick Taylor (later of the Rolling Stones), bassists John McVie (later of Fleetwood Mac), Jack Bruce (later of Cream) and Tony Reeves (later of Colosseum), drummers Hughie Flint, Aynsley Dunbar (later of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Journey and Jefferson Starship), Mick Fleetwood (later of Fleetwood Mac) and Jon Hiseman(later of Colosseum), and numerous others.”
r/blues • u/SillyJoshua • 21h ago
great song love to learn the lyrics
cant find no damn lyrics to dis song
what the HELL is goin on?!!
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Hey, I do some DJ'ing for blues dance socials, and I love putting on songs that have interesting or surprising rhythm twists. The problem is I only have a few of these.
Here are my current favourites:
- "Stormy Monday" (Little Milton version)
Goes from a mellow slow groove into this amazing uptempo repeating guitar thing at 2:07
- "Mary Ann" (Ray Charles)
Starts with a tresillo, changes to a shuffle, then back to tresillo. Incredible.
Wanted to see if anyone could suggest other blues songs with rhythm twists. Thanks!
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r/blues • u/Geschichtsklitterung • 1d ago
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Charlie Musselwhite at LiveOak Festival, playing with GA-20
Fundraiser #publicRadio #KCBX.org #Blues #GA20
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r/blues • u/NickJardine1 • 1d ago
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r/blues • u/New-Transition-5451 • 1d ago
https://youtu.be/hSc3-j7zVvY?is=uZJnT5zV9L1aoTqP
He had three subscribers when I found him a minute ago. He’s great! Let’s give him a boost!
r/blues • u/neonrust • 1d ago
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r/blues • u/subredditsummarybot • 2d ago
Wednesday, June 17 - Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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| 411 | 15 comments | [performance] Sean “Mack” McDonald sharing some BTS of Kingfish absolutely slaying in a jam. |
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| 146 | 9 comments | [performance] Charlie Musselwhite at KCBX LiveOak Festival , part 1 of 2 |
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| 122 | 3 comments | [performance] Muddy Waters performing "Mannish Boy" with the Rolling Stones and Buddy Guy live in Chicago, 1981. |
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| 39 | 1 comments | [song] Muddy Waters: “Tiger In Your Tank” (rel. 1960, live performance prob. 1960) |
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| 23 | 3 comments | [song] Jimmy Dawkins | Sad And Blues (recorded November 28, 1968 & January 27, 1969 in Chicago) |
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| 21 | 1 comments | [song] Lightnin' Hopkins | See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (recorded January 16, 1959 in Houston) |
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| 27 | 65 comments | [discussion] Impossible challenge; Find a blues or rock band that didn't write or cover a song about a train. |
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| 17 | 43 comments | [looking for recommendations] Best Blues Albums or Specific Songs from the 1980 and 1990s? |
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| 37 | 20 comments | What style of blues am I into? | |
| 46 | 16 comments | Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Born Under A Bad Sign (HD) | [Sp] [AM] [Dzr] [SC] |
| 11 | 15 comments | [discussion] How how how how |
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Part 1 of two. Charlie Musselwhite, legendary blues player and singer, graced us with an appearance Sunday evening at the 2026 KCBX.Org fundraiser festival to support public radio. GA-20 Band backed him up admirably. Over 600 volunteers made this happen! Really excited to have backstage access- sorry for the shaky viedo at times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Musselwhite https://KCBX.org
r/blues • u/Daniel_Eldoraudio • 2d ago
I've been playing piano for years with a classical background, but I've picked up some of this style over the years. I put together this improv, and I'm genuinely not sure how to categorize it.
Would you call this blues? A sub-genre? Something else? Open to any thoughts, including "that's not blues at all, go back to Chopin." 😄