This document lists 100 of the greatest blues instrumentals of all time as selected by some authority or publication. It provides the song title, artist, and ranking for each selection. Some of the top ranked and most notable songs mentioned include "Juke" by Little Walter ranked #1, "Boogie Albert" by John Mayall ranked #36, and "Hot & Heavy" by Earl Hooker ranked #69. The list covers a wide range of blues artists from the 1920s through the 1970s and provides a who's who of influential blues musicians and their iconic instrumentals.
This document lists 100 of the greatest blues instrumentals of all time as selected by some authority or publication. It provides the song title, artist, and ranking for each selection. Some of the top ranked and most notable songs mentioned include "Juke" by Little Walter ranked #1, "Boogie Albert" by John Mayall ranked #36, and "Hot & Heavy" by Earl Hooker ranked #69. The list covers a wide range of blues artists from the 1920s through the 1970s and provides a who's who of influential blues musicians and their iconic instrumentals.
This document lists 100 of the greatest blues instrumentals of all time as selected by some authority or publication. It provides the song title, artist, and ranking for each selection. Some of the top ranked and most notable songs mentioned include "Juke" by Little Walter ranked #1, "Boogie Albert" by John Mayall ranked #36, and "Hot & Heavy" by Earl Hooker ranked #69. The list covers a wide range of blues artists from the 1920s through the 1970s and provides a who's who of influential blues musicians and their iconic instrumentals.
This document lists 100 of the greatest blues instrumentals of all time as selected by some authority or publication. It provides the song title, artist, and ranking for each selection. Some of the top ranked and most notable songs mentioned include "Juke" by Little Walter ranked #1, "Boogie Albert" by John Mayall ranked #36, and "Hot & Heavy" by Earl Hooker ranked #69. The list covers a wide range of blues artists from the 1920s through the 1970s and provides a who's who of influential blues musicians and their iconic instrumentals.
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100 Greatest Blues Instrumentals
1. Juke - Little Walter
36. Boogie Albert - John Mayall
69. Hot & Heavy - Earl Hooker
37. You and Me - Snooks Eaglin
70. Sittin' On Top Of The World - Rod Price
38. 4811 Wadsworth (Blues For George) - Rod
Piazza
71. Dockside Boogie - Clarence 'Gatemouth'
Brown
39. The Stumble - Freddie King
72. T-Bone Shuffle - Duke Robilliard
40. Wade In The Water - Dr John
73. Aint That Dandy - Clarence 'Gatemouth'
Brown
5. Phillip's Goes Banana's - Hound Dog Taylor
6. The Supernatural - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 7. Wham - Lonnie Mack 8. Strollin' With Bones - T-Bone Walker 41. Purple - Shuggie Otis 74. Down at J.J's - Anson Funderburgh
9. Hawaiian Boogie - Elmore James
42. Sad Hours - Little Walter
75. Easy - Jimmy & Walter
10. Chitlin' Con Carne - Junior Wells
43. Jam On a Monday Morning - Buddy Guy 11. Thank You Mr. Poobah - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
44. Tribute To Elmore James - Roy Buchanan
76. Messin Round With The Blues - Earl
Hooker
12. Roller Coaster - Little Walter
45. The Messiah Will Come - Jimmy Thackery
77. Little Johnny Lee - Ronnie Earl
13. Remembering Stevie - Buddy Guy
46. Hey Jose - Ronnie Earl
78. A Handfull of Riffs - Lonnie Johnson
14. Okie Dokie Stomp - Clarence 'Gatemouth'
Brown
47. Whammer Jammer - J. Geils Band
79. Blues For Nothing - Mike Bloomfield/Al
Kooper
15. Hookin' - Earl Hooker
16. Frankie & Johnny Boogie - Memphis Slim 17. Lookin Good - Magic Sam 18. Avalanche - Albert Collins 19. Albert's Shuffle - Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper 20. Rude Mood - Stevie Ray Vaughan 21. Cha Cha The Blues - Charlie Musselwhite 22. 12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues - Shuggie Otis 23. Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker 24. Blues For Shawn - Ronnie Earl 25. Ice Pick - Albert Collins 26. Easy Rider - Electric Flag 27. Chicago Breakdown - Big Maceo 28. Blues Boys Tune - B.B. King 29. Sweet Ginny - Jay Hawkins 30. Side Tracked - Freddie King 31. Unmilitary Two-Step - Rory Gallagher 32. Bill's Blues - Ronnie Earl 33. Blues Fore' Dawn - Jimmy Thackery 34. The Blues Walk - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 35. Drivin' Wheel - Earl Hooker
48. Blues We Like - B.B. King
49. Christo Redemptor - Charlie Musselwhite 50. Hot Fingers - Lonnie Johnson 51. The Screwdriver - Earl Hooker 52. Tribal Dance - Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green 53. Dirty Girl - Jimmie Vaughan 54. Really - Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper 55. Old Time Sake - Guitar Shorty 56. Scuttle Buttin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan 57. The Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely 58. Z Rider - Sonny Landreth 59. Blues For Otis Rush - Ronnie Earl 60. Roy's Blues - Jimmy Thackery 61. Blues In D Natural - Earl Hooker 62. Harlem Nocturne - Charlie Musselwhite 63. Driven' Slow - Johnny London 64. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest 65. Apollo Jump - Lucky Millinder 66. Screamin' - Paul Butterfield Blues Band 67. Extra Jimmies - The Fabulous Thunderbirds 68. Torqueflite 727 - James Harman
80. Spann's Stomp - Otis Spann
81. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues - Fleetwood Mac 82. Cold Feet - Albert King 83. The Clock Strikes Twelve - Bo Diddley 84. Evan's Shuffle - Muddy Waters 85. Off The Wall - Little Walter 86. The Late Frieght Twist - Johnny Guitar Watson 87. Overall Junction - Albert King 88. Stop - Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper 89. Boogie In The Dark - Jimmy Reed 90. Cincinnati Flow Rag - Rev. Gary Davis 91. House Rent Stomp - Big Bill Broonzy 92. Homesick's Shuffle - Homesick James 93. The Creeper Returns - Little Sonny 94. Jukebox Shuffle - Lowell Fulsom 95. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton 96. Cole Slaw - Frank Culley 97. Mellow Blues - Sonny Thompson 98. Blues For The Red Boy - Todd Rhodes 99. Long Gone - Sonny Thompson 100. Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson