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Best traditional blues songs

Explore popular traditional blues songs and discover sad, happy, energetic, chill and danceable sounds from artists in this genre.

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102 sad traditional blues songs

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  1. 1
    The Thrill Is GoneB.B. King, Tracy Chapman
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    Blues Boys TuneB.B. King
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    Chains And ThingsB.B. King
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    The Weight - LiveMavis Staples, Joan Osborne, Keb' Mo', Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Michael McDonald, Glen Hansard, Aaron Neville, Ryan Bingham, Widespread Panic, Grace Potter, Taj Mahal, Gregg Allman, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeff Tweedy, Otis Clay
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    Feels Like Rain (feat. Bonnie Raitt)Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt
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    Rollin' StoneMuddy Waters
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    Blues Get Off My ShoulderRobert Cray, The Robert Cray Band
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    One Scotch, One Bourbon, One BeerAmos Milburn
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    Meet Me in the CityJunior Kimbrough
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    If You Love MeB.B. King, Van Morrison
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    A Fool No MorePeter Green
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    Sunflower River Blues - Re-Recorded VersionJohn Fahey
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    Same Old BluesFreddie King
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    Flesh & Bone (Dedicated to B.B. King) (with Van Morrison)Buddy Guy, Van Morrison
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    Will The Circle Be Unbroken - LiveWarren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Devon Allman, Robert Randolph, Jimmy Hall, Sam Moore, Keb' Mo', Brantley Gilbert, Dr. John, Pat Monahan, John Hiatt, Taj Mahal, Gregg Allman, Widespread Panic, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Eric Church, Jackson Browne, Zac Brown
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    Man of The World - StudioPeter Green
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    You Gotta MoveMississippi Fred McDowell
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    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the GroundBlind Willie Johnson
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    Tell Old BillDave Van Ronk
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    Broken WingsJohn Mayall
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    Sunflower River BluesJohn Fahey
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    We Go Back (feat. Mavis Staples)Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples
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    Me and the Devil BluesRobert Johnson
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    Evenin'Jimmy Witherspoon
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    Nobody Knows You When You're Down And OutScrapper Blackwell
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    One Room Country ShackBuddy Guy
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    I Need Some MoneyJohn Lee Hooker
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    I Cover the Waterfront - feat. Booker T. JonesJohn Lee Hooker, Booker T. Jones
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    You Found Another Lover (I Lost Another Friend) - The Machine Shop SessionBen Harper, Charlie Musselwhite
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    Boys, You're WelcomeMississippi John Hurt
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    Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 78rpm VersionBessie Smith
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    Come On In My KitchenRobert Johnson
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    Where The Green Grass GrowsEric Bibb
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    Hard Time Killing Floor BluesSkip James
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    Night Train Of ValhallaJohn Fahey
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    Gunsmoke Blues (feat. Jason Isbell)Buddy Guy, Jason Isbell
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    Mother's Last Word To Her SonWashington Phillips
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    Every MorningKeb' Mo'
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    Nobody Knows You When You're Down and OutBessie Smith
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    Mama Got The BluesC.W. Stoneking
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    Every MorningKeb' Mo'
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    On The Banks Of The OwichitaJohn Fahey
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    When My Baby Left MeFurry Lewis
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    Green, Green Rocky RoadDave Van Ronk
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    I've Got Dreams To RememberBuddy Guy, John Mayer
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    Ain't Nobody's BusinessOtis Spann
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    Hold OnRobert Cray, The Robert Cray Band
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    Requiem For John HurtJohn Fahey
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    On A Desert IsleC.W. Stoneking
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    Jesus Is A Dying BedmakerJohn Fahey
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B.B. KingTracy ChapmanMavis StaplesJoan OsborneKeb' Mo'Buddy MillerPatty GriffinEmmylou HarrisMichael McDonaldGlen HansardAaron NevilleRyan BinghamWidespread PanicGrace PotterTaj MahalGregg AllmanWin ButlerRegine ChassagneJeff TweedyOtis Clay

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