{"id":7115,"date":"2017-08-07T22:19:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/blog\/?p=7115"},"modified":"2017-08-07T22:19:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:19:15","slug":"required-listening-and-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/blog\/required-listening-and-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Listening And Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone asked me for a “required listening” list for blues guitar… and I was, at first, a little surprised.<\/p>\n

But then I realized that it’s easy for those of us who “live” with blues music to find a lot of great examples of the blues… and if you’re new to the blues, then it’s not always so obvious.<\/p>\n

So I thought I’d throw a couple out there, and let you help me help the newcomers with the rest in the comments. (And keep in mind that I might also grab some of these for some new lessons \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So here are some of my top blues song (in no particular order, I’m just typing them as they come to me)<\/p>\n

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  1. Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood<\/li>\n
  2. BB King –\u00a0The Thrill Is Gone<\/li>\n
  3. Eric Clapton – I’m Tore Down (from “From The Cradle.”)<\/li>\n
  4. Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign<\/li>\n
  5. The Blues Brothers – Sweet Home Chicago (also the Clapton version)<\/li>\n
  6. Derek And The Dominoes – Key To The Highway<\/li>\n
  7. Robert Johnson – Crossroads<\/li>\n
  8. Elmore James – Dust My Broom<\/li>\n
  9. Gary Moore – Still Got The Blues<\/li>\n
  10. The Allman Brothers – Stormy Monday (live at Fillmore recording.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Alright… your turn… GO!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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