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Jimmy Reed Songs

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Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 - August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences - Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (1960), "Big Boss Man" (1961), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine's rhythm and blues and Hot 100 singles charts. Reed influenced other musicians, such as Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., and the Rolling Stones, who recorded his songs. Music critic Cub Koda describes him as "perhaps the most influential bluesman of all" due to his easily accessible style.

Below is a list of Jimmy Reed songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Vee Jay 398
chart position: RandB #3, US #58
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: Plays 12 String Guitar Blues
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Bright Lights, Big City
1961 Vee Jay
2 record label: Vee Jay 226
chart position: RandB #3
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed You've Got Me Dizzy
1956 Vee Jay
3 record label: Vee Jay 333
chart position: RandB #10, US #37
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: Found Love
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Baby, What Do You Want Me to Do
1960 Vee Jay
4 record label: Vee Jay 357
chart position: RandB #18, US #75
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: Found Love
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Hush-Hush
1960 Vee Jay
5 record label: Vee Jay 253
chart position: RandB #4, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Honest I Do
1957 Vee Jay
6 record label: Vee Jay 380
chart position: RandB #13, US #78
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Al Smith and Luther Dixon
Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man
1961 Vee Jay
7 record label: Vee Jay 347
chart position: RandB #16, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed Found Love
1960 Vee Jay
8 record label: Vee Jay 168
chart position: RandB #3
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
1956 Vee Jay
9 record label: Vee Jay 298
chart position: RandB #5
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed I'm Gonna Get My Baby
1958 Vee Jay
10 record label: Vee Jay 373
chart position: RandB #12, US #68
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed Close Together
1961 Vee Jay
11 record label: Vee Jay 237
chart position: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Little Rain
1957 Vee Jay
12 record label: Vee Jay 248
chart position: RandB #12, US #65
written by: J. Reed
album: Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed The Sun Is Shining
1957 Vee Jay
13 record label: Vee Jay 186
chart position: RandB #10
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed Can't Stand to See You Go
1956 Vee Jay
14 record label: Vee Jay 237
chart position: RandB #10
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Honey, Where You Going
1957 Vee Jay
15 record label: Vee-Jay 509
chart position: Cashbox RandB #25, US #52, UK #45
written by: Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Shame, Shame, Shame
1963 VeeJay
16 record label: Vee Jay 203
chart position: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Ewart Abner (as Ewart G. Abner)
Jimmy Reed I Love You Baby
1956 Vee Jay
17 record label: Vee Jay 304
chart position: RandB #19
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed I Told You Baby
1959 Vee Jay
18 record label: Vee Jay 449
chart position: Cashbox RandB #25, US #77
written by: M. Reed
album: Just Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Good Lover
1962 Vee Jay
19 record label: Vee Jay 425
chart position: Cashbox RandB #22
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth
1962 Vee Jay
20 record label: Vee Jay 702
chart position: Cashbox RandB #23
written by: Calvin Carter, Mary Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed I'm The Man Down There
1965 Vee Jay
21 record label: Vee Jay 287
chart position: US #93
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed Down in Virginia
1958 Vee Jay
22 record label: Vee Jay 642
chart position: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed A New Leaf
1965 Vee Jay
23 record label: Exodus 2005
chart position: RandB #39
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Sax Kari
Jimmy Reed Knockin' at Your Door
1966 Exodus
24 record label: Vee Jay 425
chart position: Cashbox RandB #42
written by: Reed-Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Baby, What's Wrong
1962 Vee Jay
25 record label: Vee Jay 473
chart position: Cashbox RandB #47
written by: Jimmy Reed
album: Just Jimmy Reed
comments: [soul blues]
Jimmy Reed Let's Get Together
1962 Vee Jay




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