My Favorite Bluesy Guitar Ballads

So far, we've explored ballads from the '50s and '60s, as well as power ballads from the late '70s to the early '90s. These were the ballads that shaped my musical instincts as a teenager and a high school student.

But today, I'd like to share my favorite ballads that appeal to me as a blues guitar player and teacher. I'll highlight ten of my favorites in this video, but there's a playlist of 20+ songs below the video.

Full Song List

I only had time to talk about 10 of them in the video, but here's a full list of my favorite power ballads. Playlist links for popular music services are below.

• Soulshine (The Allman Brothers Band)
• Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton)
• Cry (Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack)
• Send Me Someone To Love (Freddie King)
• Bold As Love (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• For the First Time (Lenny Kravitz)
• Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam)
• Simple Twist of Fate (Sean Costello)
• Life Without You (Live at Montreux, 1985) (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
• It Hurt So Bad (Susan Tedeschi)
• Another Last Time (Dirty Honey)
• Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
• The Wind Cries Mary (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• These Arms of Mine (Jimmy Thackery & Tab Benoit)
• Gravity (John Mayer)
• While We Cry (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band)
• Live On (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band)
• Can't Get You Off My Mind (Lenny Kravitz)
• Soul (Rival Sons)
• Lenny (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
• Nothing Takes the Place of You (Tab Benoit)

Playlist Links

Here are links to playlists containing these songs on the most popular music services.

• Apple Music
• Spotify
• Amazon Music
• YouTube Music