I don't know about the best blues songs, but what I do know is that you have to make it Snap, Crackle and Pop. That's what Denise LaSalle says.
Any one that Rocketman Tex is playing (HBD man). My personal favorite is "John The Revelator" by Son House <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uGBoP70A7Q0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I also like "Death Letter Blues", also by Son House. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NdgrQoZHnNY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The White Stripes do a helluva cover of it too. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1fM2qhG8mA4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Another favorite is "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" by BB King <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OIW4ARVbhrw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> John Lee Hooker "Decoration Day Blues" <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WAqFQfqavDg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Peter Green "Do you give a damn for me?" <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6Euh8pbZLk8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Houston Native - Eddie Cleanhead Vinson - Cherry Red <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ViKxU5eOwQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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60's blues <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8_mcvifJ5N0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5KPfTP6p1OE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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