Blues and R & B Main Songs  

The definitive songs; the fountain source for everyone... all the way to the present time. Hard to let go; like a real fine mamma! FROM GALAXIA MUSICAL TO YOU! BLUES (R & B comes after the Blues listing)

ALABAMA BLUES			J. B. LENOIR
ALL MY WHOLE LIFE		SAM MAGHETT
ALL NIGHT LONG			MUDDY WATERS
ALL YOUR LOVE (I MISS LOVING)	OTIS RUSH
ANNA LEE			ELMORE JAMES
BABY DON'T SAY THAT NO MORE	JIMMY REED
BABY LEE			JOHN LEE HOOKER-JIMMY BRACKEN
BABY PLEASE DON'T GO		MUDDY WATERS
BABY PLEASE SET A DATE		ELMORE JAMES
BABY, WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO	JIMMY REED
BACK DOOR MAN			WILLIE DIXON
BALL AND CHAIN			WILLIE M. THORNTON
BIG BOSS MAN			JIMMY REED-AL SMITH
BLOW WIND BLOW			MUDDY WATERS
BLUES LEAVE ME ALONE		JAMES LANE
BOOM BOOM			JOHN LEE HOOKER
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY		JIMMY REED
BRING IT ON HOME		WILLIE DIXON
CLOSE TO YOU			WILLIE DIXON
COOL DISPOSITION		SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
CRAWLING KING SNAKE		W. W. GLASCO
CRAZY ABOUT YOU BABY		SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
CRAZY FOR MY BABY		WILLIE DIXON
DIMPLES				JOHN LEE HOOKER-JIMMY BRACKEN
DOCTOR ROSS BOOGIE		DR. ISAIAH ROSS
DUST MY BLUES			ELMORE JAMES-JOE BIHARI
DUST MY BROOM			ELMORE JAMES-ROBERT JOHNSON
EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES	DPETER CHATMAN (MEMPHIS SLIM)
EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES	JOE LOUIS WALKER
FEEL LIKE GOING HOME		MUDDY WATERS
FIVE LONG YEARS			JOHN LEE HOOKER
GOIN' AWAY BABY			JAMES LANE
GOING DOWN SLOW			J. B. ODEN
GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL	SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
GROANIN' THE BLUES		WILLIE DIXON
HARD DAYS			MUDDY WATERS
HONEST I DO			JIMMY REED
HOWLING FOR MY DARLING		CHESTER BURNETT-WILLIE DIXON
HUSH, HUSH			JIMMY REED
I AIN'T SUPERSTITIOUS		WILLIE DIXON
I AM THE BLUES			WILLIE DIXON
I CAN'T BE SATISFIED		MUDDY WATERS
I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY		WILLIE DIXON
I DON'T KNOW WHY (BUT I DO) (see: BUT I DO)
I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU	WILLIE DIXON
I LOVE YOU BABY			JIMMY REED-EWART ABNER
I NEED YOU BABY (see: MONA)
I WANT TO BE LOVED		WILLIE DIXON
I WONDER WHY			SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
I'M GONNA RUIN YOU		JIMMY REED-C. CARTER
I'M YOUR HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN	WILLIE DIXON
IT'S YOU BABY			JIMMY REED-EWART ABNER
I'VE BEEN DOWN SO LONG 		J.B.LENOIR
JIMMIE'S BOOGIE			JIMMY REED
JUKEBOX BOOGIE			DR. ISAIAH ROSS
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF		SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
KEY TO THE HIGHWAY		MUDDY WATERS
LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE		BUDDY GUY
LET'S GO OUT TONIGHT		JOHN LEE HOOKER
LITTLE ANNA MAE			MUDDY WATERS
LITTLE RED ROOSTER		WILLIE DIXON
LONESOME CABIN			SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
LOUISIANA BLUES			MUDDY WATERS
MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE	ELMORE JAMES
MAMA, TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER	J. B. LENOIR A. ATKINS
MAMBO CHILLUN			JOHN LEE HOOKER
MANNISH BOY			M. LONDON-E. MCDANIEL-M. MORGANFIELD
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB		BUDDY GUY
MEAN DISPOSITION		MUDDY WATERS
MEAN OLD WORLD     		WALTER JACOBS
MILKCOW BLUES BOOGIE		KOKOMO ARNOLD
MOANIN' AT MIDNIGHT		CHESTER BURNETT
MONA				ELLAS MCDANIEL
MY BABE				WILLIE DIXON
MY BABY LEFT ME			ARTHUR CRUDUP
MY BABY'S GONE			ELMORE JAMES
MY KIND OF WOMAN		ELMORE JAMES
PREACHIN' BLUES			SON HOUSE
PRETTY THING			JIMMY REED
PRETTY THING			WILLIE DIXON
ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN'		MUDDY WATERS
ROLLIN' STONE			MUDDY WATERS
SALLY MAE			JOHN LEE HOOKER
SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE		ROBERT MOORE
SEVENTH SON, THE		WILLIE DIXON
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME		JIMMY REED
SHE DON'T WANT ME NO MORE	JIMMY REED
SHE LEFT ME ONE WEDNESDAY	JOHN LEE HOOKER
SHE'S A WOMAN			LONDON-MCDANIEL-MORGANFIELD
SHE'S ALL RIGHT			MUDDY WATERS
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD	CHESTER BURNETT	
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING		CHESTER BURNETT	
SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE		ARTHUR CRUDUP
SO UNKIND			ELMORE JAMES
SPOONFUL			WILLIE DIXON
SURELY I LOVE YOU		EMOGENE OLIVER
TELL ME MAMA			WALTER JACOBS
TENNESSEE BLUES			JOHN LEE HOOKER
THIRD DEGREE			EDDIE BOYD-WILLIE DIXON
THIS IS MY APARTMENT		SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
TROUBLE NO MORE			MUDDY WATERS
TWENTY FOUR HOURS		EDDIE BOYD
WANG DANG DOODLE		WILLIE DIXON
WATCH YOURSELF (see: YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF)
WEE WEE HOURS			CHUCK BERRY
WORK WITH ME			SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF 	WALTER JACOBS
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE C	WILLIE DIXON
YOU CAN'T LOSE WHAT YOU AIN'T N	MUDDY WATERS
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO		JIMMY REED
YOU GONNA NEED MY HELP		MUDDY WATERS
YOU KILLING ME			SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU		JIMMY REED
YOU SHOOK ME			W. DIXON-J. B. LENOIR
YOU UPSET MY MIND		JIMMY REED-EWART ABNER
YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME		MUDDY WATERS

RHYTHM & BLUES (and its babies!)
AIN'T GOT NO HOME               CLARENCE HENRY
AIN’T THAT LOVIN’ YOU BABY	JIMMY REED
AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU BABY	IVORY JOE HUNTER-CLYDE OTIS
ANNA a/k/a ANNA (GO TO HIM)     ARTHUR ALEXANDER
ANY DAY NOW			BURT BACHARACH-BOB HILLIARD
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE	MAURICE IRBY
AT MY FRONT DOOR (CRAZY LITTLE  EWART G. ABNER JR.-JOHN C. MOORE
(BABY) HULLY GULLY              CLIFFORD GOLDSMITH-FRED SMITH	
BABY, LET'S PLAY HOUSE		ARTHUR GUNTER
BABY, SCRATCH MY BACK		JAMES MOORE
BABY WORKOUT                    ALONZO TUCKER-JACKIE WILSON
BEFORE YOU GO			GEORGE BENSON
BEST, THE			H.KNIGHT-M.CHAPMAN
BIG BOSS MAN                    LUTHER DIXON-AL SMITH
BLUES OF THE LONELY		JOSE G. CRUZ AYALA
BO DIDDLEY                      ELLAS MCDANIEL
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE		J. M. JOHNSON-P.KIBBLE
BOOGIE WONDERLAND		JON LIND-ALLEE WILLIS
BOOK OF LOVE                    WARREN DAVIS-GEORGE MALONE-CHARLES PATRICK
BUFFALO SOLDIER			BOB MARLEY-NOEL J.WILLIAMS
BUT I DO 			ROBERT GUIDRY-PAUL GAYTEN
COMPARED TO WHAT		GENE MCDANIELS
CRAZY COUNTRY HOP		JOHNNY OTIS
CRY BABY			BERT RUSSELL-NORMAN MEADE
DEEP FEELING			CHUCK BERRY
DIRTY WATER			ED COBB
DON'T MAKE ME OVER		BURT BACHARACH-HAL DAVID
DUKE OF EARL                    EUGENE DIXON-EARL EDWARDS-BERNIE WILLIAMS
DUKEY STICK			GEORGE DUKE
EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE)	JESSE BELVIN
EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY		ARTHUR ALEXANDER
EVERYBODY GET UP AND BOOGIE	TONY GREEN
EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE B.BERNS-S.BURKE-J.WEXLER
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE	 	GENE MCDANIELS
FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE          A. BROOKS-R. BROOKS-J. BUTLER
FUNKY BROADWAY			ARLESTER CHRISTIAN
GET UP AND BOOGIE (see: EVERYBODY GET UP AND BOOGIE)
GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GO	SCARBOROUGH-BAKER-HOLL
GOOD FRIEND			GEORGE DUKE
GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL	CALVIN CARTER-JAMES HUDSON
GROOVE IS IN THE HEART		BRILL(DEEE-LITE)-KIRBY(L.M.KIER)
HEARTS OF STONE                 RUDY JACKSON-EDDY RAY
HEROES				GEORGE DUKE
HEY JOE				BILLY ROBERTS
HOUND DOG			JERRY LEIBER-MIKE STOLLER
I CAN DO THAT			M. JORDAN-T. BISHOP
I FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE	 	GENE MCDANIELS
I FEEL SO BAD			CHUCK WILLIS
I KNOW (YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MO	BARBARA GEORGE
I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF		GEORGE DUKE
KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG	NORMAN GIMBEL-CHARLES FOX
LADY				GEORGE DUKE
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL		LEONARD LEE
LET'S RIDE			M. JORDAN-T. BISHOP
LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU            BILL MEDLEY
LONELY TEARDROPS                TYRAN CARLO-BERRY GORDY JR.-GWEN GORDY
LOVE CAN BE SO COLD		GEORGE DUKE
LOVE MUSIC			SKIP SCARBOROUGH
LOVE POTION NUMBER 9		JERRY LEIBER-MIKE STOLLER
LUCKY LIPS			JERRY LEIBER-MIKE STOLLER
MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF	BURT BACHARACH-HAL DAVID
MESS OF BLUES, A		DOC POMUS-MORT SHUMAN
MOVIN' ON			GEORGE DUKE
MY DEAREST DARLING		PAUL GAYTEN-EDWIN BOCAGE
NEEDIN' U			ROBERTS-DICICCO-HURT-JORDAN-MORALES-POKU-SMITH
NEW ORLEANS			ROY C. BENNETT-SID TEPPER
NITTY GRITTY, THE		LINCOLN CHASE
NO RHYME, NO REASON		GEORGE DUKE
ONE MINT JULEP                  RUDY TOOMBS
ONE NIGHT			DAVE BARTHOLOMEW-PEARL KING
OVER THE MOUNTAIN, ACROSS THE SEA REX GARVIN
POISON IVY			JERRY LEIBER-MIKE STOLLER
POWER OF LOVE			BRILL(DEEE-LITE)-KIRBY(L.M.KIER)
REACH FOR IT			GEORGE DUKE
REACH OUT			GEORGE DUKE
REACH OUT FOR ME		BURT BACHARACH-HAL DAVID
RECONSIDER BABY    		LOWELL FULSON
REET PETITE                     TYRAN CARLO-BERRY GORDY JR.
RESCUE ME			CARL DAVIS-RAYNARD MINER
RIDE ON LOVE			GEORGE DUKE
RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH	J. BARRY-E. GREENWICH-P. SPECTOR
SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME		BUDDY JOHNSON
SAY THAT YOU WILL		GEORGE DUKE
SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR        ROBERT GUIDRY
SHAKE A HAND                    JOE MORRIS
SLIDE				TONY HAYNES-RALPH SCHUCKETT
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE THE BLUES AL BYRON-WOODY HARRIS
STAND BY ME			BEN E. KING-JERRY LEIBER-MIKE STOLLER
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE		MAURICE IRBY
SUCH A NIGHT			LINCOLN CHASE
SUN IS SHINING			LEE PERRY
SUSIE Q.                        E. BROADWATER-D. HAWKINS-S. LEWIS
SWEET BABY			GEORGE DUKE
TEARS ON MY PILLOW              SYLVESTER BRADFORD-AL LEWIS
TELL IT LIKE IT IS              LEE DIAMOND-GEORGE DAVIS
THERE GOES MY BABY		LEIBER-STOLLER-NELSON-PATTERSON-TREADWELL
THIEF IN THE NIGHT		GEORGE DUKE
THREE MCS AND ONE DJ		FITE-HOROVITZ-DIAMOND-SCHWARTZ-YAUCH
U CAN'T TOUCH THIS		MC HAMMER-R. JAMES-A. MILLER
WALK ON BY			BURT BACHARACH-HAL DAVID
WE GOT THE LOVE			GEORGE BENSON
WELCOME INTO MY WORLD		GEORGE BENSON
WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE	JOHNNY OTIS
YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN              DEE CLARK-KAL MANN-CORNELL MULDROW
YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO, NO, NO)	WILLIE C. COBBS
YOU'RE MAKIN' ME HIGH		T. BRAXTON-V. TAYLOR
YOU'RE NEVER TOO FAR FROM ME	 GEORGE BENSON
AM GLAD I GOT THE BLUES!

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