I want to put together a disc of Bob Dylan singing classic blues songs (like Highway 51 Blues), as well as his own songs that could be considered blues. Does anyone know of a source that could provide a list of songs? Or does anyone have suggestions of tracks I could include?

I think Barnes & Noble put together a set like this a couple of years ago...I'll let Linda post the Amazon link so that IMWAN will get any of the proceeds, but the track listing was as follows:



1. She Belongs to Me
2. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
3. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
4. Down in the Flood
5. Meet Me in the Morning
6. Gotta Serve Somebody
7. Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar
8. Seeing the Real You at Last
9. Everything Is Broken
10. Dirt Road Blues
11. High Water (For Charley Patton)
12. Blind Willie McTell

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IFYK44/?tag=imwan-20

Other than "Blind Willie McTell", I'm not sure if any of those songs qualify as "traditional-style" blues recordings..."Not Dark Yet" (from "Time Out Of Mind") was inexplicably not included, as was "Blood In My Eyes" (from "World Gone Wrong") and "Catfish" (from the "Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3" box)..."You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (from "Blood On The Tracks")..."I Shall Be Released" is another blues-like song (different versions on "Greatest Hits Vol. II" and "Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3").

I find it very hard to sit here and classify Dylan's music into any particular genre--his "rock", "folk" and "gospel" songs all tend to play by their own set of rules, and not of the traditional formulas of their genres (save for his early folkie stuff, which he quickly grew tired of when he found himself obligated to churn out songs like "The Ballad Of Emmett Till")

This is a great list. Thanks very much for your help.

Lots of good stuff on his first album, but if I had to choose one it would probably be In My Time of Dying.