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50 Great Blues Songs From Women

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Explore the best of some of the most powerful voices in blues music.

49 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 41 MINUTES

1Downhearted Blues
Downhearted Blues
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter Vol. 4 (1927-c. 1946)
02:53
2Crazy Blues (78rpm Version)
Crazy Blues (78rpm Version)
Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds
Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will The Circle Be Unbroken
03:25
3Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941)
02:49
4Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
Ladies Sing The Blues
03:12
5Midnight Special
Midnight Special
Odetta
Absolutely The Best: Odetta
02:34
6I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
Sippie Wallace
Visiting Home
02:55
7Crazy Blues
Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith
Evil Devil Woman Blues
03:22
8Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (78rpm Version)
Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (78rpm Version)
Ethel Waters
The Incomparable Ethel Waters
03:05
9I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith - The Empress of the Blue (Original Recordings)
02:50
10Death Letter Blues
Death Letter Blues
Ida Cox
Ida Cox Vol. 2 1924-1925
03:04
11Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Bessie Smith
Rough Guide to Bessie Smith
03:09
12Going Blues
Going Blues
Victoria Spivey
Bluesville Vol. 4
04:48
13Just Wait 'Til You See My Baby (feat. Eva Taylor)
Just Wait 'Til You See My Baby (feat. Eva Taylor)
Clarence Williams' Blues Five feat. Eva Taylor
Sidney Bechet Memorial (Mono Version)
02:49
14Freight Train Blues
Freight Train Blues
Trixie Smith
The Trixie's Blues (Original Songs Remastered)
03:18
15I Wished On The Moon
I Wished On The Moon
Billie Holiday
The Early Years (1933-1936)
03:07
16You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark
You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter Vol. 4 (1927-c. 1946)
03:02
17Low Land Blues
Low Land Blues
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill 1925-1929
02:50
18Jack I'm Mellow
Jack I'm Mellow
Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith Vol. 2 1925-1929
02:43
19Everybody Loves My Baby
Everybody Loves My Baby
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter Vol. 3 (1924-1927)
02:39
20Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings The Blues (Expanded Edition)
03:55
21Every Now And Then
Every Now And Then
Helen Humes
Sneakin' around (Paris 1974) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
05:47
22I Got Rhythm
I Got Rhythm
Ethel Waters
Ken Burns Jazz-The Story Of America's Music
03:04
23These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
Billie Holiday feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia (1933-1944)
03:17
24Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Pearl Bailey
Truly Pearl Bailey
02:07
25Caught Up
Caught Up
Roxanne Potvin
Summertime Blues
03:19
26Strange Things Happening Every Day
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Mothers of Blues - An Introductory Collection of the Most Influential Women of Blues with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Trixie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mamie Smith, And More!
02:47
27Queen Bee
Queen Bee
Sue Foley
Young Girl Blues
04:11
28Feeling Good
Feeling Good
Nina Simone
Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings
02:53
29Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Dinah Washington
It's Magic
02:53
30At Last
At Last
Etta James
At Last!
02:59
31Miss Brown To You
Miss Brown To You
Billie Holiday
The Early Years (1933-1936)
03:03
32If You Were Mine
If You Were Mine
Billie Holiday
The Early Years (1933-1936)
03:13
33Love Me Like a Man (Remastered)
Love Me Like a Man (Remastered)
Bonnie Raitt
Playlist: The Best Of The Warner Bros. Years (Remastered)
03:12
34Do I Move You?
Do I Move You?
Nina Simone
Nina Simone Sings The Blues (Expanded Edition)
02:45
35Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
30 Greatest Hits
02:46
36Angel from Montgomery (Remastered)
Angel from Montgomery (Remastered)
Bonnie Raitt
Playlist: The Best Of The Warner Bros. Years (Remastered)
03:59
37Ruler of My Heart
Ruler of My Heart
Irma Thomas
Mr Joe's Jambalaya & Loaded Down With the Blues
02:45
38I Want Everyone to Know
I Want Everyone to Know
Fontella Bass
Free
03:03
39Piece of My Heart
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
Cheap Thrills
04:13
40I'd Rather Go Blind
I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James
Most Essential Blues
02:37
41Baby, I Love You
Baby, I Love You
Aretha Franklin
30 Greatest Hits
02:39
42Dinah
Dinah
Ethel Waters
Am I Blue
03:15
43Something's Got A Hold On Me
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Etta James
Back To The 60's Soul - Vol. 2
02:38
44Dusty Boxcar Wall
Dusty Boxcar Wall
Eilen Jewell
Letters from Sinners and Strangers
02:43
45Never Been to Spain
Never Been to Spain
Suzie Vinnick
Me 'n' Mabel
04:34
46Anti Love Song
Anti Love Song
Shakura S'Aida
Brown Sugar
04:14
47Wild About My Lovin'
Wild About My Lovin'
Imelda May
No Turning Back [Explicit]
02:51
48In The Mood
In The Mood
Dani Wilde
Heal My Blues
03:27
49Ana's Shuffle
Ana's Shuffle
Ana Popovic
Can You Stand the Heat
04:07
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