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Best 1960s Blues Songs

The best blues songs of the 1960s (60s), ranked — each one links to the album it came from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

Reviewed by Callum Ashworth, 247 Album Verdict · Last updated · How we rank

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  1. 1
    MW

    Got My Mojo Working

    Muddy Waters · from At Newport 1960 (1960) · Album scores 88/99

    Newport '60 — the crowd goes wild.

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    EJ

    At Last

    Etta James · from At Last! (1960) · Album scores 81/99

    Lush, soulful blues balladry.

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    MW

    Rollin' and Tumblin'

    Muddy Waters · from At Newport 1960 (1960) · Album scores 88/99

    Live electric slide at its most elemental.

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    RJ

    Cross Road Blues

    Robert Johnson · from King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) · Album scores 90/99

    The delta blues document that myths are still built around.

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    HW

    Back Door Man

    Howlin' Wolf · from Howlin' Wolf (1962) · Album scores 92/99

    Dixon's lyric, the Wolf's absolute authority.

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    HW

    Wang Dang Doodle

    Howlin' Wolf · from Howlin' Wolf (1962) · Album scores 92/99

    The party invitation with a menacing undercurrent.

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    JL

    Boom Boom

    John Lee Hooker · from The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963) · Album scores 86/99

    One riff, two chords, and the most unstoppable groove in blues.

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    JW

    Messin' with the Kid

    Junior Wells · from Hoodoo Man Blues (1965) · Album scores 88/99

    Buddy Guy on guitar — Chicago blues perfection.

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    SH

    Death Letter

    Son House · from Father of Folk Blues (1965) · Album scores 78/99

    Timeless as the Delta itself.

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    BK

    Every Day I Have the Blues

    B.B. King · from Live at the Regal (1965) · Album scores 99/99

    The performance that made this the definitive live blues record.

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    SH

    Death Letter Blues

    Son House · from Father of Folk Blues (1965) · Album scores 78/99

    The definitive performance of a Delta standard.

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    JM

    All Your Love

    John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers · from Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) · Album scores 85/99

    Clapton's Beano-album tone, right here.

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