songs for blues jams

[beamer]

Can anyone post a list of about 10 or so songs that would be good for a bass player to learn to be able to sit in at the blues jams?

Thanks

[crystali]

Hi Beamer:

blues jam songs:
stormy monday-bb king
pride and joy-srv
born in chicago-butterfield

that will give you a taste of the three main tempos of blues.
6/8, shuffle, 4/4 syncopation

mustang sally is really r&b/rock but is a mainstay a jams

I'm old school blues and come from a mixture of Delta, chicago and many other forms of blues that most consider "real" blues. Hooker, Dixon, Johnson, king, williams, waters and others. I love the new blues rock and fusion acts and play with some of them, but the old school blues relied on emotion..and I love that.
Hope that helps.
God bless,

John
crystal limage

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[rand]

one of my favorite tunes to play is " born under a bad sign" it's tricky sometimes because it doesn't follow the usual 1-4-5 instead it goes 1-5-4. same as another fav "Key to the Highway" I like shuffles too

[jlev]

Beamer buddy, here are a few more that it is good to know, ones that you can't just jam:

Born Under a Bad Sign- Albert King
Snatch It Back- Buddy Guy/Junior Wells
Little By Little
Help Me- Sonny Boy Williamson(it's just like Green Onions)
Cissy Strut- The Meters
Hootchie Cootchie Man -Muddy Waters
Killin Floor- Howlin Wolf
T Bone Shuffle T Bone Walker
Thrill Is Gone BB King
Hideaway- Freddy King
Key to the Highway
Cross Cut Saw Albert King (proto type for rumbas)

Thats a very good start. A lot times people will describe a tune by saying "it's just like Killin Floor" or any of em on this list.

I will post more when I think of them.

Thanks for posting!

[tug]

fever- buddy guy

[beamer]

Thanks a lot everyone, that will give me a place to start. Also thanks for including the artist's that will make it a lot easier to find the tunes.

Thanks again
Beam

[stainlessbrown]

Loan me a Dime - Boz Skaggs nice slow groove blues in a minor key

[littledaddy]

Shake Rattle and Roll Big Joe Turner
Drivin Wheel Paul Butterfield
Born in Louisiana Clerance- Gatemouth- Brown
Boom Boom The Animals Version
Little Wheel John Lee Hooker
Rock My Plimsoul Jeff Beck the Truth Album
Ain't Superstisious Same Album