Introduction
The following episodes are about blues standards; songs that have been played regularly since their inception and thus represent the genre 'blues' within the music world. The songs in these episodes are 'American Blues Standards'; songs with melodies, progressions, hooks and rhythms that musicians can use all over the world without rehearsals.
In my 30 year career as a backing musician I have played many of these songs several times with many blues artists. My experience with this played a role in compiling the list.
There are websites on the Internet that provide overviews, where history is described and where texts and music progressions can be found. My goal is not to map all of this out, but I will refer to it where possible.
