This page contains details of the songs we play, including where possible who the original artist was and any interesting titbits of information. There are a couple of rough mp3 recordings from our rehersals attached (and links to you tube videos), just click on the blue titles to get the links (these play in windows media player, but I don't know about other players).

Our current set list includes;

This is the instantly recognisable classic by the legendary Robert Johnson. This song is probably everydody's first idea about the blues, especially the version famously done by Cream, which is roughly how we play it.

  • Stone Cold Blues

 

  • Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers

The first of three ZZ Top songs currently in the Swamp Dawgs live repertoire. No history to this one, we like it and it's fun to play.

  • Bottom Of The Sea

This song follows in the fine blues tradition of relentless boasting, courtesy of the great Muddy Waters, via the incredible George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers. What can we say? It Rocks!!!

This is the 1947 T-Bone Walker classic that has probably been done by every artist / band at some stage of their careers. it's a chance to slow down the pace for us and to let the audience catch their breath.

  • Killing Floor

By the awsome Mr Chester Burnett, AKA Howling Wolf. One of the all time blues greats!!!

  • Hey Joe

We know it's not really a blues song, but it's about a blues subject. Most famously done by a certain Mr Hendrix, but also covered by cult LA group Love, led by Arthur Lee, amongst the many bands to have performed it. It was written by a Los Angeles folksinger by the name of Billy Roberts, who flogged it to Dino Valenti, and not a lot of people know that.

By the late Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is another song by a Texan blues man that we cover in the Swamp Dawgs, the others are T-Bone Walker and ZZ Top.

  • No More Whiskey

By a chap going by the name of Michael Kavon.

  • I Sing The Blues

  • Cold Turkey

The old John Lennon classic, rocked up a little bit.

This is another blues standard, first recorded in 1963 by Sonny Boy Williamson II and credited to Williamson / Bass. According to Eric Clapton in his recent autobiography, Williamson took out a pen knife to him when the young Clapton revealed that he knew Williamsons name was really Rice Miller. Smart arse!!!

  • Messin' With My Heart

By Paul Camillari. Now there's a blues name!

  • Why Don't We Do It In The Road

This devious little number originated from the pens of Liverpool's finest, Lennon & McCartney. Found on the White album, we do a version inspired by Lowell Fulson, with a small hint of FX abuse in the middle.

  • Road Runner

We defy anyone not to know this song by Bo Diddley (the legendary Ellas McDaniel), without who Buddy Holly would be lacking and the Rolling Stones would probably sound very different.

  • So Bad

This is the only original Swamp Dawgs song we do live. We only started to let on that it was ours when it got just as loud a response as the rest of the set.

  • Walkin' The Dog

A blues standard that is remarkable for us, as it was the first song we've played live that had people singing along to it (two drunken enthusiasts by the bar in the now sadly closed New Inn, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent)!

  • All Along The Watchtower

Again, we know it's not a blues song, but the guitarist has a shiny orange wah-wah pedal and is trying to get his monies worth. The legendary Bob Dylan, via Mr Hendrix as if you needed to be told, shame on you!

This is a lesser know Bob Dylan song from his Bringing It All back Home album. We've taken it out and lovingly thrashed it to within an inch of recognition (most of the words are the same if nothing else is), in that caring Swamp Dawgs style. Check out the original version, if you dare.

  • Sharp Dressed Man

The second ZZ Top classic, done at the request of audiences wide & far.

  • Arrested For Driving While Blind

Yet more "Texas Boogie" from ZZ Top.

  • Rockin In The Free World

A classic by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Again not really blues, but we like it.

  • Johnny B Goode

Yes that one. If you need to ask who this is by, then you're on the wrong Web Site. Not a regular part of the set, but if you ask nicely we may do it again.