#1
Me and the Devil Blues is a blues song by Robert Johnson, released as a single in 1938. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go."
#2
I Put a Spell on You is a 1956 song recorded by "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins and co-written with Herb Slotkin. The selection became a classic cult song, covered by a variety of artists. It was Hawkins's greatest commercial success, reportedly surpassing a million copies in sales, even though it failed to make the Billboard pop or R&B charts
#3
Black Magic Woman is a song written by British musician Peter Green, which first appeared as a single for his band Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Subsequently, the song appeared on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose (US) and The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK), as well as the later Greatest Hits and Vintage Years compilations and the box set 25 Years – The Chain.
In 1970, the song was released as the first single from Santana's album Abraxas. The song, as sung by Gregg Rolie, reached number four on the US and Canadian charts, and its chart success made Santana's recording the better-known version of the song.
#4
Devil Got My Woman is the fourth studio album by American blues singer Skip James, released in 1968. It was his last record before his death in 1969. The title track is featured in the 2001 film Ghost World. The original 78 RPM record from 1931 with the original version of the song on is a very desirable record among collectors, with only three known copies to exist, and only one out of the three in playable condition.
#5
Friend of the Devil is a song by the Grateful Dead and recorded as the second track of the Dead's 1970 album American Beauty. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. Like most of American Beauty, the song is largely acoustic. The song follows an unnamed person on the run from his wives, a sheriff, twenty hounds, and the Devil.
#6
Tombstone Shadow is an album track on Green River, the third LP of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The dark lyrics of the John Fogerty written blues song illustrates the threat of death.
John Fogerty got the inspiration for the piece in San Bernardino, California, (referred to as “San Berdoo” on the track) where Creedence Clearwater played a gig on February 1st, 1969. Right across the street from the hotel there was a little shop advertising "Fortune Teller". Fogerty went in and got his fortune read. “Tombstone Shadow” is a note for note replay of the experience.
#7
Death Letter Blues is the signature song of the Delta blues musician Son House. It is structured upon House's earlier recording "My Black Mama, Part 2" from 1930.
Lyrically, the song is about a man who learns of the death of the woman he loves through a letter delivered to him early in the morning. The narrator later views her body on the cooling board at the morgue, attends her funeral and returns to his home in a state of depression.
#8
Ghost Blues is a song by Irish blues-rock musician Rory Gallagher and the title of a 2010 authorized documentary film chronicling his life and career.
The lyrics describe waking up feeling hollow like a ghost, dealing with heartache, and vowing to leave behind hard-drinking lifestyle habits.
#9
Dead Flowers is a song recorded by the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it appears on their 1971 album Sticky Fingers as the fourth track of side two..."Dead Flowers" was written during the period when the Stones were influenced by country music, due in part to Richards's friendship with Gram Parsons.
#10
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1968 that appears as the final track on the group's third studio album, Electric Ladyland, released that year. It contains improvised guitar and a vocal from Hendrix, backed by Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums.
