zztk | American Blues Standaards (part 4)

In this column: blues standards, Curtis Knight, Before You Accuse Me, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Larry "Doc" Watkins, Greyhound Blues Band, Café tKeerpunt, RTVDrenthe, Big Boss Man, Jimmy Reed, Eddy Taylor, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Lee Roy Parnell and Danny Dawson, Rock Me Baby, Lil' Son Jackson, B.B.King, Blues With A Feeling, Rabon Tarrant, Jack McVea, Little Walter Jacobs, I'll Play The Blues For You, Jerry Beach, Geater Davis, Albert King, K.C. Loving/Kansas City, Little Willie Littlefield, Wilbert Harrison, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Walking The Dog, Rufus Thomas, Blues Brothers Band, The Rolling Stones, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Little By Little, Mel London, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers with Paul Butterfield.

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. In the next two episodes I will show a number of standards, which were drawn up based on setlists that we made for a performance.