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Monday, June 1, 2015

Standard of the Week - 'Walkin' Blues'

In 1936, Robert Johnson recorded the definitive version of "Walkin' Blues", which contained the classic line:

"Woke up this mornin' feelin round for my shoes
But you know by that, I got these old walkin' blues"





It contains traditional blues lines originally attributed to the legend Son House, who was a major influence on Robert Johnson. 

Since then it's been considered one of the main blues standards, and has been covered by hundreds of musicians across genres, such as:


MUDDY WATERS



ERIC CLAPTON



HOT TUNA



CEE-LO GREEN ft. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD (wtf)



ROY ROGERS



JOE BONAMASSA



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