100 Greatest Blues Instrumentals
Criteria: This ranked list of Blues Instrumentals is intended to showcase those artists whose Instrumental abilities have enriched the genre and provided a broad spectrum across the Blues musical landscape. It does not include 'Live' performances or the Blues interpretations by those artist's more commonly known as Jazz musicians.
Blues Instrumentals
1. Juke
Little Walter
2. Hide Away
Freddie King
3. Albatross
Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green
4. San-Ho-Zay
Freddie King
5. Phillip's Goes Banana's
Hound Dog Taylor
Little Walter
2. Hide Away
Freddie King
3. Albatross
Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green
4. San-Ho-Zay
Freddie King
5. Phillip's Goes Banana's
Hound Dog Taylor
6. The Supernatural
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
7. Wham
Lonnie Mack
8. Strollin' With Bones
T-Bone Walker
9. Hawaiian Boogie
Elmore James
10. Chitlin' Con Carne
Junior Wells
11. Thank You Mr. Poobah
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
12. Roller Coaster
Little Walter
13. Remembering Stevie
Buddy Guy
14. Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
15. Hookin'
Earl Hooker
16. Frankie & Johnny Boogie
Memphis Slim
17. Lookin Good
Magic Sam
18. Avalanche
Albert Collins
19. Albert's Shuffle
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
20. Rude Mood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
21. Cha Cha The Blues
Charlie Musselwhite
22. 12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues
Shuggie Otis
23. Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker
24. Blues For Shawn
Ronnie Earl
25. Ice Pick
Albert Collins
26. Easy Rider
Electric Flag
27. Chicago Breakdown
Big Maceo
28. Blues Boys Tune
B.B. King
29. Sweet Ginny
Jay Hawkins
30. Side Tracked
Freddie King
31. Unmilitary Two-Step
Rory Gallagher
32. Bill's Blues
Ronnie Earl
33. Blues Fore' Dawn
Jimmy Thackery
34. The Blues Walk
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
35. Drivin' Wheel
Earl Hooker
36. Boogie Albert
John Mayall
37. You and Me
Snooks Eaglin
38. 4811 Wadsworth (Blues For George)
Rod Piazza
39. The Stumble
Freddie King
40. Wade In The Water
Dr John
41. Purple
Shuggie Otis
42. Sad Hours
Little Walter
43. Jam On a Monday Morning
Buddy Guy
44. Tribute To Elmore James
Roy Buchanan
45. The Messiah Will Come
Jimmy Thackery
46. Hey Jose
Ronnie Earl
47. Whammer Jammer
J. Geils Band
48. Blues We Like
B.B. King
49. Christo Redemptor
Charlie Musselwhite
50. Hot Fingers
Lonnie Johnson
51. The Screwdriver
Earl Hooker
52. Tribal Dance
Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green
53. Dirty Girl
Jimmie Vaughan
54. Really
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
55. Old Time Sake
Guitar Shorty
56. Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
57. The Deacon's Hop
Big Jay McNeely
58. Z Rider
Sonny Landreth
59. Blues For Otis Rush
Ronnie Earl
60. Roy's Blues
Jimmy Thackery
61. Blues In D Natural
Earl Hooker
62. Harlem Nocturne
Charlie Musselwhite
63. Driven' Slow
Johnny London
64. Night Train
Jimmy Forrest
65. Apollo Jump
Lucky Millinder
66. Screamin'
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
67. Extra Jimmies
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
68. Torqueflite 727
James Harman
69. Hot & Heavy
Earl Hooker
70. Sittin' On Top Of The World
Rod Price
71. Dockside Boogie
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
72. T-Bone Shuffle
Duke Robilliard
73. Aint That Dandy
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
74. Down at J.J's
Anson Funderburgh
75. Easy
Jimmy & Walter
76. Messin Round With The Blues
Earl Hooker
77. Little Johnny Lee
Ronnie Earl
78. A Handfull of Riffs
Lonnie Johnson
79. Blues For Nothing
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
80. Spann's Stomp
Otis Spann
81. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
Fleetwood Mac
82. Cold Feet
Albert King
83. The Clock Strikes Twelve
Bo Diddley
84. Evan's Shuffle
Muddy Waters
85. Off The Wall
Little Walter
86. The Late Frieght Twist
Johnny Guitar Watson
87. Overall Junction
Albert King
88. Stop
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
89. Boogie In The Dark
Jimmy Reed
90. Cincinnati Flow Rag
Rev. Gary Davis
91. House Rent Stomp
Big Bill Broonzy
92. Homesick's Shuffle
Homesick James
93. The Creeper Returns
Little Sonny
94. Jukebox Shuffle
Lowell Fulsom
95. Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton
96. Cole Slaw
Frank Culley
97. Mellow Blues
Sonny Thompson
98. Blues For The Red Boy
Todd Rhodes
99. Long Gone
Sonny Thompson
100. Dark Was The Night
Blind Willie Johnson
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
7. Wham
Lonnie Mack
8. Strollin' With Bones
T-Bone Walker
9. Hawaiian Boogie
Elmore James
10. Chitlin' Con Carne
Junior Wells
11. Thank You Mr. Poobah
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
12. Roller Coaster
Little Walter
13. Remembering Stevie
Buddy Guy
14. Okie Dokie Stomp
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
15. Hookin'
Earl Hooker
16. Frankie & Johnny Boogie
Memphis Slim
17. Lookin Good
Magic Sam
18. Avalanche
Albert Collins
19. Albert's Shuffle
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
20. Rude Mood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
21. Cha Cha The Blues
Charlie Musselwhite
22. 12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues
Shuggie Otis
23. Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker
24. Blues For Shawn
Ronnie Earl
25. Ice Pick
Albert Collins
26. Easy Rider
Electric Flag
27. Chicago Breakdown
Big Maceo
28. Blues Boys Tune
B.B. King
29. Sweet Ginny
Jay Hawkins
30. Side Tracked
Freddie King
31. Unmilitary Two-Step
Rory Gallagher
32. Bill's Blues
Ronnie Earl
33. Blues Fore' Dawn
Jimmy Thackery
34. The Blues Walk
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
35. Drivin' Wheel
Earl Hooker
36. Boogie Albert
John Mayall
37. You and Me
Snooks Eaglin
38. 4811 Wadsworth (Blues For George)
Rod Piazza
39. The Stumble
Freddie King
40. Wade In The Water
Dr John
41. Purple
Shuggie Otis
42. Sad Hours
Little Walter
43. Jam On a Monday Morning
Buddy Guy
44. Tribute To Elmore James
Roy Buchanan
45. The Messiah Will Come
Jimmy Thackery
46. Hey Jose
Ronnie Earl
47. Whammer Jammer
J. Geils Band
48. Blues We Like
B.B. King
49. Christo Redemptor
Charlie Musselwhite
50. Hot Fingers
Lonnie Johnson
51. The Screwdriver
Earl Hooker
52. Tribal Dance
Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green
53. Dirty Girl
Jimmie Vaughan
54. Really
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
55. Old Time Sake
Guitar Shorty
56. Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
57. The Deacon's Hop
Big Jay McNeely
58. Z Rider
Sonny Landreth
59. Blues For Otis Rush
Ronnie Earl
60. Roy's Blues
Jimmy Thackery
61. Blues In D Natural
Earl Hooker
62. Harlem Nocturne
Charlie Musselwhite
63. Driven' Slow
Johnny London
64. Night Train
Jimmy Forrest
65. Apollo Jump
Lucky Millinder
66. Screamin'
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
67. Extra Jimmies
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
68. Torqueflite 727
James Harman
69. Hot & Heavy
Earl Hooker
70. Sittin' On Top Of The World
Rod Price
71. Dockside Boogie
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
72. T-Bone Shuffle
Duke Robilliard
73. Aint That Dandy
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
74. Down at J.J's
Anson Funderburgh
75. Easy
Jimmy & Walter
76. Messin Round With The Blues
Earl Hooker
77. Little Johnny Lee
Ronnie Earl
78. A Handfull of Riffs
Lonnie Johnson
79. Blues For Nothing
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
80. Spann's Stomp
Otis Spann
81. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
Fleetwood Mac
82. Cold Feet
Albert King
83. The Clock Strikes Twelve
Bo Diddley
84. Evan's Shuffle
Muddy Waters
85. Off The Wall
Little Walter
86. The Late Frieght Twist
Johnny Guitar Watson
87. Overall Junction
Albert King
88. Stop
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper
89. Boogie In The Dark
Jimmy Reed
90. Cincinnati Flow Rag
Rev. Gary Davis
91. House Rent Stomp
Big Bill Broonzy
92. Homesick's Shuffle
Homesick James
93. The Creeper Returns
Little Sonny
94. Jukebox Shuffle
Lowell Fulsom
95. Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton
96. Cole Slaw
Frank Culley
97. Mellow Blues
Sonny Thompson
98. Blues For The Red Boy
Todd Rhodes
99. Long Gone
Sonny Thompson
100. Dark Was The Night
Blind Willie Johnson
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Edited By: Rick Varner
Last Updated: 2005-05-02Newly added names are in Red