I'm always interested in who influenced my favorite artists. Over the years, a number of lists appeared with his favorite songs. Some of them appeared in threads in the past. I just tried to put everything in one thread.

To start off

The Devil's Music "Keith Richard's personal compilation of Blues, Soul and R&B Classics." (Uncut CD 2002-12)

1. Amos Milburn - Down The Road Apiece
2. Jackie Brenston - Rocket
3. Robert Johnson - Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
4. Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone
5. Jimmy Rogers - Goin' Away Baby
6. Leadbelly - The Midnight Special
7. Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Okie Dokie Stomp
8. Clifton Chenier - Ay-Te Te Fee
9. Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians - Mardi Gras In New Orleans
10. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
11. Billie Holiday - He's Funny That Way
12. John Lee Hooker - I'm In The Mood
13. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jah Is Mighty
14. Hank Williams - You Win Again
15. Ike & Tina Turner - I Can't Believe What You Say
16. BB King - Everyday I Have The Blues
17. T-Bone Walker - (They Call It) Stormy Monday
18. Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' At Midnight
19. Blind Willie McTell - Talkin' To Your Mama
20. Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow - Bon Ton Roulet
21. Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
22. Albert King - That's What The Blues Is All About
23. Irma Thomas - Ruler Of My Heart
24. Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart (alt. take)
25. Booker T & The MGs - Baby, Scratch My Back
26. Al Green - Take Me To The River

Top 10 Reggae and roots songs (Rolling Stone december 2010)

1. "Stagolee" Jesse Fuller, 1958
2. "When Did You Leave Heaven" Big Bill Broonzy, 1951
3. "It Hurts Me Too" Elmore James, 1957
4. "Blues Hangover" Slim Harpo, 1960
5. "Key to the Highway" Little Walter, 1958
6. "Piece of My Heart" Erma Franklin, 1967
7. "In a Dis Ya Time" The Itals, 1998
8. "Innocent People Cry" Gregory Isaacs, 1974
9. "Memphis, Tennessee" Chuck Berry, 1958
10. "32-20" Robert Johnson, 1936

Keith Richards Record collection (Q magazine July 2011)

The Album That My Mum Introduced Me To - Billie Holiday – Lady Day (1954 compilation)
The Album That Brian Jones Got Me Hooked On - Robert Johnson, King Of The Delta Blues Singers (1961 compilation)
The Album That Keeps Me Classy- McKinley Morganfield, A.K.A. Muddy Waters (1971 compilation)
The Album That Inspired My Guitar Weaving - Little Walter, Hate To See You Go (1969 compilation)
The Album That Smells Like The Swamp - Slim Harpo, Raining In My Heart (1961)
The Album That Proved Less Is More - Elvis Presley, A Date With Elvis (1959 compilation)
The Album That Convinced Me To Write - Buddy Holly, The “Chirping” Crickets (1957)
The Album That Defined Motown - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, Going To A Go-Go (1965)
The Album That Soothes A Broken Heart - Otis Redding, Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul(1966)
The Album That Made Me A Country Music Fan - Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
The Album That Reminds Me Of Jamaica - Various Artists, The Harder They Come (1972 Soundtrack)
The Album That Forces Me To Think - Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy (1978)

Top 10 blues tracks Planet Rock Radio (broadcasted 29 june 2014)

Jimmy Reed “You Got Me Dizzy”
Muddy Waters “Still a Fool”
Chuck Berry “Let it Rock”
Little Walter “Key to the Highway”
Howlin' Wolf “Red Rooster”
John Lee Hooker “Boom Boom”
Otis Redding “These Arms of Mine”
Bo Diddley “Mona”
Freddie King “Goin' Down”
Robert Johnson “Love in Vain”

MOJO PRESENTS… Life Companion – 15 Tracks That Shaped Keith Richards (sept 2015)

Scotty Moore Trio - Have Guitar Will Travel (1:59)
Chuck Berry - Little Queenie (2:39)
Little Richard - Lucille (2:23)
Bo Diddley - Diddley Daddy (2:25)
Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues (2:16)
Pat Hare - I’m Gonna Murder My Baby (3:09)
Muddy Waters - Rollin’ Stone (3:05)
Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights Big City (2:34)
The Coasters - Poison Ivy (2:39)
Fats Domino - Blue Monday (2:14)
Jay McShann - Confessin’ The Blues (2:49)
The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream (2:21)
Buddy Holly - Learning The Game (1:59)
Sanford Clark - Son-Of-A-Gun (2:33)
Hoagy Carmichael - The Nearness Of You (3:21)

BBC Radio 4 Desert Island discs (25 october 2015)

Chuck Berry - Wee Wee Hours (1955)
Hank Williams - You Win Again (1952)
Aaron Neville - My True Story (2013, but a tribute to Neville's youth)
Etta James - Sugar On The Floor (1978)
Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me (1966)
Gregory Isaacs - Extra Classic (1977)
Nigel Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra - Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons (recorded 1989)
Little Walter - Key To The Highway (1958)

Good work Frankeeee .... cool ta have 'em all tagether



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Good work Frankeeee .... cool ta have 'em all tagether

thanks Rockman, it makes a great playlist on spotify or deezer

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Rockman
Good work Frankeeee .... cool ta have 'em all tagether

thanks Rockman, it makes a great playlist on spotify or deezer

Nice work, FrankG.

Somebody has createad a Spotify playlist with the songs from Keith's documentary, which I think it's a fine addition on your lists: [community.spotify.com]

MOJO PRESENTS… Life Companion – 15 Tracks That Shaped Keith Richards (sept 2015)

I've got this CD, and the last track, although noted as 'The Nearness of You' is actually 'Goodnight Irene.'

Yeah that is correct wonderboy ......



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MOJO PRESENTS… Life Companion – 15 Tracks That Shaped Keith Richards (sept 2015)

I've got this CD, and the last track, although noted as 'The Nearness of You' is actually 'Goodnight Irene.'

Thanks Wonderboy.

Keith Richards' Jukebox (CHROME DREAMS 2011)

[www.amazon.com]

1. Muskrat Ramble
2. I'm Left, Your Right, She's Gone
3. Run Rudolph Run
4. Long Tall Sally
5. I Want to Be Loved
6. Mona (I Need You Baby)
7. Honest I Do
8. Not Fade Away
9. Walking the Dog
10. Believe What You Say
11. Susie Q
12. Moanin' at Midnight
13. Stop Breaking Down Blues
14. Ay-Tete Fee
15. Bon Ton Roula
16. I'm in the Mood
17. Oh, Carolina
18. Don't Rock My Boat
19. All I Have to Do Is Dream
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
21. Blue Monday
22. Nearness of You
23. Cry, Cry, Cry
24. Cocaine Blues
25. You Win Again
26. Just One More
27. Blues with a Feeling

Based on the Keith on Merle Haggard thread, I add "Sing me back home" to Keith favs.