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Would you rate these acoustic Blues songs from the traditional era?

1 - Shotgun Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bKRwZbpI4

2 - Death Letter - Son House

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwjGytOVVQA

3 - I Shall Not Be Moved - Mississippi John Hurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLc8YeXP8FY

4 - Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3GEDqkJeVs

5 - Midnight Special - Lead Belly - CCR did a great cover of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hNNYeTOofQ

6 - Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell - The Allman Brothers did a great cover of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwA8eH5dwAU

7 - When The Levee Breaks - Memphis Minnie & Joe McCoy - Led Zeppelin IV made this one famous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZmINVE55I

8 - Stone Pony Blues - Charlie Patton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDcnhTfj7w

9 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I - I had to put one of the best Harp players in Blues on the list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj293l5w2MU

10 - You Gotta Move - Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Rolling Stones did a great cover of this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtlVSedpIRU

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    Shotgun Blues - 10

    Death Letter - 9

    I Shall Not Be Moved - 8

    Matchbox Blues -8

    Midnight Special - 8

    Statesboro Blues - 10+

    When The Levee Breaks - 9 (Btw, it was famous b4 Zep thank u)

    Stone Pony Blues - 10+

    Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - 8

    You Gotta Move - 9

  • 9 years ago

    10

    10

    10+

    10+

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10+

    10

    Love Sonny Boy...thanks for the list,saved them to my favorites. :)

  • 9 years ago

    Shotgun Blues is one of my all time favorites but i think lightnin was electric for that one i know in the second half of his life he played Fender Strats i loveeeeeeeeeeees that song

  • 9 years ago

    You know me Mike, all I can see are 10s, and what a hell of a list, love it. take care dave

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