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Genre: traditional blues

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Parent Genre: blues

Traditional blues music is a genre that originated in the African American communities of the southern United States. It is characterized by its use of the 12-bar blues chord progression, call-and-response vocals, and the use of various instruments such as the guitar, harmonica, and piano. The lyrics often focus on themes of love, loss, and hardship. The genre has been influential in the development of many other musical styles, including rock and roll and jazz.


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Piano, Harmonica, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Horn Section, Organ, Fiddle, Banjo, Pedal Steel Guitar

Popular traditional blues Songs


Most popular traditional blues albums

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On the Road Again
2003
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Bloomfield-A Retrospective
1984
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The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings 1957-1961
2001
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Señor Blues
1997
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Gospel Train
1956
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Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell
1972
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Getting Ready... (World)
1971
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Completely Well
1969
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First Recordings
2009
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Blues Legend
1996
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Legends Of Country Blues: The Complete Pre-War Recordings Of Skip James (Disc A)
2006
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A Man And The Blues
1968
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One More Mile: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 1
1994
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Shake 'Em on Down
2009
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The Essential Jimmie Vaughan
2003

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List of traditional blues artists

Here is a list of traditional blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the traditional blues genre. You can find out what traditional blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 177312
2 49 357096
3 52 802830
4 51 504066
5 50 211936
6 47 190721
7 43 268452
8 38 191247
9 47 303207
10 39 133378
11 46 310671
12 25 48498
13 43 130229
14 31 55550
15 27 30024
16 29 59143
17 39 167781
18 50 238729
19 34 57729
20 31 22773
21 54 1264183
22 33 154930
23 32 69351
24 36 106486
25 26 67469
26 35 26251
27 35 29000
28 56 847819
29 29 41521
30 29 38621
31 33 103946
32 46 136911
33 61 2662652
34 43 190049
35 43 200092
36 39 120430
37 30 18054
38 44 496062
39 26 42660
40 42 181132
41 44 56117
42 44 567016
43 36 34037
44 23 36612
45 38 33041
46 48 249288
47 55 611724
48 35 89342
49 21 20611
50 49 389240
51 49 433407
52 44 124127
53 40 247466
54 39 149877
55 42 174207
56 46 205685
57 21 10412
58 32 153702
59 41 30811
60 46 416416
61 31 24613
62 27 15432
63 40 138336
64 44 22999
65 27 12339
66 32 55282
67 32 70261
68 35 71601
69 24 17715
70 37 63275
71 36 51321
72 30 39731
73 34 53169
74 56 291461
75 29 90731
76 37 70258
77 33 68136
78 21 15573
79 34 39096
80 26 25920
81 37 146547
82 29 9220
83 35 46000
84 25 50779
85 20 10186
86 21 9833
87 43 106770
88 39 159014
89 21 9863
90 20 12156
91 22 7577
92 24 18240
93 37 51061
94 21 18979
95 25 48400
96 21 3827
97 39 68344
98 40 187630
99 38 78543
100 38 106368

traditional blues playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular traditional blues music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.