Detroit blues is blues played by musicians residing in and around Detroit, Michigan, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. Detroit blues originated when Delta blues performers migrated north from the Mississippi Delta andMemphis, Tennessee, to work in industrial plants in Detroit in the 1920s and 1930s. Typical Detroit blues is similar in style to Chicago blues. Its sound is distinguished from Delta blues by the use of electric amplified instruments and more varied instrumentation, including the bass guitar and piano.

The only Detroit blues performer to achieve national fame was John Lee Hooker, as record companies and promoters have tended to ignore the Detroit scene in favor of the larger, more influential Chicago blues. The Detroit scene was centered on the Black Bottom neighborhood. (From WIkipedia Detroit Blues   & History section of Detroit Blues Society website )

When I do my Detroit Blues sets I love the fullness of the music..

1. Johnnie Bassett –  Cadillac Blues
2. Johnnie Bassett – Cadillac Baby
3. Johnnie Bassett – Motor City Blues
4. Johnnie Bassett – If The Shoe Was On The Other Foot
5. Johnnie Bassett – I’m Gonna Do What I’m Gonna Do
6. John Lee Hooker – 713 Blue
7. John Lee Hooker  – Ain’t No Big Thing Baby
8. John Lee Hooker – Can’t You See What You’re Doin to me
9. John Lee Hooker – Early One Morning
10. John Lee Hooker – I’m Bad Like Jesse James
11. John Lee Hooker – Boogie Chillun
12. The Butler Twins – I’m Ain’t Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To
13. The Butler Twins –  Hey Baby Don’t you Know Your Daddy Loves you so
14. Thornetta Davis and Brett Luca – Send Me To The Electric Chair
15. Eddie Burns – Jail Time
16. Eddie Burns – Orange Driver
17. Robert Penn Blues Band – Heed My Warning
18. Robert Penn Blues Band – Let’s Have Some Fun
19. Doctor Ross – Come Back Baby
20. Doctor Ross – Deep Down In The Ground
21. Doctor Ross & His Jump and Jive Boys – Country Clown
22. Doctor Ross & His Jump and Jive Boys – Shakem on Down
23. Harmonica Shah – Blues For Ford Chrysler & GM
24. Harmonica Shah – Don’t You Feel Like A Dog Covered In Fleas
25. Harmonica Shah – Stranded in Detroit
26. Little Sonny – Hot Potato
27. Willie D. Warren – Killing Floor
28. Joe Weaver and RJ Rhythm Rockers – It Hurt so Bad