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Best Blues Covers

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:24 am
by achouza
I was making a list of the best blues covers and wanted to get peoples thoughts. I have a few below. What other blues covers do you guys like? There are too many WS ones so I just put two

Nirvana / leadbelly - where did you sleep last night
Led zeppelin / memphis minnie - when the levee breaks
White stripes - son house - death letter
son house - blind willie johnson - john the revelator
led zeppelin / blind willie johnson - nobody's fault but mine
white stripes - robert johnson - stop breaking down
howlin wolf - robert johnson - dust my broom
rolling stones - robert johnson - stop breaking down
rolling stones - robert johnson - love in vain
rolling stones - howlin wolf - little red rooster

Re: Best Blues Covers

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:15 pm
by JakobGreen
There are a bunch but after reading your list two more came to mind
Nirvina/Leadbelly- Aint It A Shame
Led Zep/Robert Johnson- Travelling Riverside Blues

Re: Best Blues Covers

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:17 pm
by gst510
I actually prefer Elmore James' version of Dust my Broom over Wolf's, but both are great.

How about Mannish Boy by Hendrix (original by Muddy Waters)?

Re: Best Blues Covers

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:48 pm
by dunedin
Cream/Robert Johnson - Crossroads
Fleetwood Mac/Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker
Dr Feelgood/John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
Elvis Presley/Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
Bonnie Raitt/Robert Johnson - Walking Blues
Derek and the Dominoes/Big Bill Broonzy - Key To The Highway
The Who/Sonny Boy Williamson II - Eyesight To The Blind