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Black Music History Page

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There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who can tell you all about the history of Black music.

There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who write about the history of Black music.

There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who can teach you about the history of Black music.

But there is only one SOB on the planet that can actually sing you the history of Black music.

Johnny Guitar Sings the History of Black Music

1850 thru 1990

Song Title

Artist

Date

1  Follow the Drinking Goard

Peg Leg Joe

1850

2  Oh Dem Golden Slippers

James Bland

1878

3  The Laughing Song

4  The Entertainer

5  St Louis Blues

George Johnson

1891

Scott Joplin

1902

W.C.Handy

1914

6  Crazy Blues

Mamie Smith

1920

7  See that my Grave

Henry Jefferson

1927

8  Ain't Misbehaving

9  Statesboro Blues

Fats Waller

1929

Blind Willie McTell

1929

10  Georgia on my Mind

Hoagy Carmichael

1930

11  Baby Please Don't Go

Lightening Hopkins

1935

12  Me and the Devil Blues

Robert Johnson

1937

13  The Cotton Field Song

Leadbelly

1940

14  Stormy Monday

T-Bone Walker

1947

15  Mona Lisa

Nat King Cole

1950

16  Dust my Broom

Elmore James

1951

17  The Thrill is Gone

18  Got my Mojo Working

19  Rock and Roll Music

B.B. King

1951

Muddy Waters

1957

1957

Lloyd Price

20  Stagger Lee

Chuck Berry

1958

21  Baby What You Want Me

Jimmy Reed

1959

22  Kansas City

Wilburt Harrison

1959

23  Stand by Me

Ben E King

1961

24  Down Home Blues

Freddie King

1963

25  Mustang Sally

Wilson Pickett

1966

26  When a Man Loves a Woman

Percy Sledge

1966

27  Red House

Jimi Hendrix

1966

28  What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong

1967

29  She Caught the Katy

Taj Mahal

1968

30  I Heard it thru the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

1968

31  Is Anyone Going

Charley Pride

32  Ain't no Sunshine

Bill Withers

1970

1971

33  Let's Stay Together

34  Me and Mrs Jones

35  Neither One of Us

36  I Ain't Drunk

37  Can't Get Enough

Al Green

1972

Billy Paul

Glady Knight

Albert Collins

Barry White

1972

1972

1974

1974

38  You Make Me Feel

39  You'll Never Find

40  I Just Called

41  Red Hot Smoking Gun

The Stylistics

1974

Lou Rawls

1976

Stevie Wonder

1984

Robert Cray

1986

Sound Tracks

Follow the Drinking Gourd
Oh Dem Golden Slippers
Laughing Song
Entertainer
St Louis Blues
Crazy Blues
See that my Grave is Kept Clean - BLJ - 300
Aint Misbehaving
Statesboro Blues
Georgia on my Mind
Baby Please Dont Go
Me and the Devil Blues
Cotton Fields
Stormy Monday
Mona Lisa
Dust my Broom
Thrill is Gone
Got My Mojo Working
Rock and Roll Music
Stagger Lee
Baby What You Want me to Do
Kansas City
Stand by Me
Down Home Blues
Mustang Sally
When a Man Loves a Woman
Red House
What a Wonderful World
She Caught the Katy
I Heard it thru the Grapevine
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Is Anybody Going to San Antone
Ain-t No Sunshine when She-s Gone
Lets Stay Together
Me and Mrs Jones
Neither One of Us
I Aint Drunk
Cant Get Enough of Your Love
You Make me Feel Brand New
You-ll Never Find
Red Hot Smoking Gun
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