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 and Memphis, 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, the free encyclopedia)

This is an update on my favorite Detroit Blues Tunes

1.  Johnny “Yard Dog” Jones – Don’t Leave me Broken-Hearted
2. Harmonica Shah-Don’t You Feel Like A Dog Covered in Fleas?
3. Thornetta Davis and Brett Lucas – Sister Friend Indeed
4. Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker -It’s All Right
5. Eddie Burns – Jail Time
6. Howard Glazer & The EL 34’s – Detroit Blues Party
7. Johnnie Bassett – I’ll Get Over You
8. Joe Weaver and R.J. Rhythm Rockers – It Hurt So Bad
9. Doctor Ross – Deep Down in The Ground
10. Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker – Whiskey and Winmen
11. Willie D. Warren – Killing Floor
12. Detroit Blues Band – Won’t You Reconsider
13. Albert Adams and R.J. Blues – He May be Your Man
14. The Butler Twins – I Ain’t Got Nobody to to my Troubles to
15. Thornetta Davis and Brett Lucas – Send Me To The Electric Chair
16. John Lee Hooker – Ain’t No Big thing Baby
17. Johnny Bassett – I Gave My Life to the Blues
18. Joe Weaver and R.J.’s Rhythm R – SugarLove Baby
19. Harmonica Shah – Boom Boom
20. Doctor Ross & His Jump and Jive Boys – Down South Blues
21. John Lee Hooker – Big Legs Tight Skirt
22. Eddie Burns – Orange Driver
23. Alberta Adams and R.J.’s Blues – Remember Me
24. The Butler Twins – Hey Baby Don’t You Know Your Daddy
25. Harmonica Shah- Cry’in Won’t Help Me Now
26. Detroit Blues Band – Can’t Get You Off My Mind
27. Johnny “Yard Dog” Jones – I need A Sugar Mama

Yeah, who doesn’t like the vintage Sock Hop Music from the 1950s – 1960s?  Fun music, lots of dancing and fun… What’s not to like?

1.  Brenda Lee- I’m Sorry
2. The Marvelettes-Please Mr. Postman
3. Neil Sedaja-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
4. The Crystals-Da Doo Ron Ron
5. The Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown
6. Lesley Gore-You Don’t Own Me
7. Little Richard – Good Golly Miss Molly
8. Buddy Knox – Party Doll
9. The Dells – Oh, What A Night
10. Dion – Runaround Sue
11. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing in the Street
12. The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’
13. The Monotones – Book of Love
14. The Chiffons – One Fine Day
15. The Silhouettes – Get A Job
16. Chuck Berry – School Days
17. Fats Domino – I’m Walkin’
18. The Ronettes- Be My Baby
19. Thurston Harris – Little Bitty Pretty One
20. Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel
21. The Tymes – Wonderful! Wonderful!
22. The Coasters – Charlie Brown
23. Lesley Gore – It’s My Party
24. Neil Sedaka – Calendar Girl
25. Danny and The Juniors – At The Hop
26. Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue
27. Rosie & The Originals – Angel Baby
28. The Duprees – You Belong to Me
29. Mary Wells – The One Who Really Loves You
30. Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill
31. The Chordettes- Lollipop
32. Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
33. Bill Haley & His Comets – See You Later Alligator
34. The Isley Brothers – Shout
35. Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes
36. The Del-Vikings- Come Go With Me
37. Ritchie Valens – La Bamba
38. Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire
39. Darlene Love – The Boy I’m Gonna Marry
40. The Tremeloes- Twist and Shout
41. Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock
42. Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
43. Chubby Checker – The Twist
44. Gene Vincent – Be-Bop-A-Luna
45. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti
46. Sheb Wooley -Purple People Eater
47. Sam Cooke – Twistin’ The Night Away
48. The Coasters – Yakety Yak
49. The Champs – Tequila
50. Bobby Day – Rockin’ Robin
51. Everly Brothers – Wake Up Little Susie
52. Little Richard – Long Tall Sally
53. Brenda Lee- Sweet Nothins’
54. Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires – All Shook Up
55. Bobby Darin – Splish Splash
56. Little Anthony and the Imperials – Tears on My Pillow
57. Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues
58. Jerry Lee Lewis – Let The Good Times Roll
59. Bobby Freeman – Do You Wanna Dance
60. Bill Haley & The Comets – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
61. Dion and The Belmonts – A Teenager in Love
62. Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen
63. Buddy Holly & His Crickets – Oh Boy!
64. The Elegants – Little Star
65. The Everly Brothers – Let It Be Me
66. Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops
67. Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
68. Dobie Gray – (I’m in with the)In Crowd
69. Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
70. Shelley Fabares – Johnny Angel
71. Brenda Lee – I want to be Wanted

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock and a subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s in the Pacific Northwest U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle, and nearby towns. The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle’s independent record label Sub Pop and that region’s underground musicscene. By the early 1990s its popularity had spread, with grunge bands appearing in California, then emerging in other parts of the United States and in Australia, building strong followings and signing major record deals.  (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Here is my favorite Mix of Alternative and Grunge Rock from late 1990s to early 2000s.. Enjoy!

1.  AudioSlave – Like A Stone
2. CandleBox – Far Behind
3. Alice in Chains – Man in the Box
4. Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5. Lenny Kravitz – Again
6. Weezer – The Good Life
7. Stone Temple Pilots -Interstate Love Song
8. Staind – It’s Been Awhile
9. Dido – Thank You
10. 3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
11. Evanescence – My Immortal
12. Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
13. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
14. Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
15. U2-Mysterious Ways
16. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
17. Santana Feat Rob Thomas – Smooth
18. Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
19. Live – Lightning Crashes
20. Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
21. Crash test Dummies – MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM
22. R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
23. The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
24. Matchbox Twenty – 3 AM
25. Blind Melon – No Rain
26. Nickelback – How You Remind Me
27. Santana – Into the NIght Feat Chad Kroeger
28. Aerosmith – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
29. 10,000 Maniacs – Because The Night
30. The Cranberries – Zombie
31. Linkin Park – Numb
32. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
33. Pearl Jam – Daughter
34. Pearl Jam – Better Man
35. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
36. Velvet Revolver – Fall To Pieces
37. Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want
38. Soul Asylum – Runaway train
39. Avril Lavigne – I’m With You