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Motown Rhythm And Blues
On The Acoustic

Here on my motown rhythm and blues page you'll find nearly 100 R&B songs you can easily learn on the acoustic. The links below will take you to the pages of interest where you'll find free demos, chord sheets, rhythm tips and more.

Use the jump link menu below to quickly jump to a section of just scroll down the page to see all of the artists and songs that may be very familiar to you. This section, like the others, will be continually expending over time.

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Eric Clapton JJ Cale Ray Charles Sam Cooke Best Motown Songs Motown Artists Motown Greatest Hits

Motown Rhythm And Blues

There are 4 artists sections here featuring Eric Clapton, JJ Cale, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. Below those are 3 mixed sections containing 15 songs/ lessons each.

Eric Clapton

Here are 17 great tunes you can easily learn in the Eric Clapton section when you visit that page.

  1. Before You Accuse Me
  2. Bell Bottom Blues
  3. Easy Now
  4. Further On Up The Road
  5. How Deep Is The Ocean
  6. Can't Stand It
  7. I Shot The Sheriff
  8. I've Got A Rock N Roll Heart
  9. Layla
  10. Let It Rain
  11. Malted Milk
  12. My Fathers Eyes
  13. Promises
  14. Rambling On My Mind
  15. Rockin Chair
  16. They're Red Hot
  17. Watch Out For Lucy

Eric Clapton section is here.


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JJ Cale Section

This is a short section with only 5 songs from JJ Cale

  1. After Midnight
  2. Call Me The Breeze
  3. If I Had A Rocket
  4. It's Easy
  5. Trouble In The City

JJ Cale section is here.


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Ray Charles Section

Another short section here on Ray Charles.

  1. Cry
  2. Crying Time
  3. I Got A Woman
  4. Rainy Night In Georgia
  5. Seven Spanish Angels
  6. What I'd Say
  7. You Don't Know Me

Ray Charles section is here.


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Sam Cooke Section 

A few classics here from the great Sam Cooke.

  1. A Change Is Gonna Come
  2. Bring It On Home
  3. Chain Gang
  4. I'll Come Running Back To You
  5. Twisting The Night Away
  6. Wonderful World
  7. You Send Me

Sam Cooke section is here.


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Best Motown Songs

Some great numbers in from artists like Boz Scaggs, Otis Redding, and The Blues Brothers.

  1. Al Green
  2. Amos Wilburn
  3. Ben E King
  4. Boz Scaggs
  5. Buddy & Ella Johnson
  6. Clyde McPhatter
  7. Dorothy Moore
  8. George Benson
  9. Grayson Hugh
  10. Howlin Wolf
  11. Jimmy Cliff
  12. Jimmy Reed
  13. Joe Cocker
  14. Keb Mo
  15. Lou Rawls
  16. Luther Vandross
  17. Maria Muldaur
  18. Otis Redding
  19. RB Greaves
  20. Smokey Robinson
  21. The Blues Brothers
  22. The Fifth Dimension
  23. The O'Jays

Best Motown Songs is here.


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Motown Artists

Another great group of artists here including cats like Bill Withers,  James Brown and Robert Johnson. 

  1. Bill Withers
  2. Billy Vera
  3. Cab Calloway
  4. George McCrea
  5. James Brown
  6. Jimmy Soul
  7. John Hiatt
  8. Kool & The Gang
  9. Muddy Waters
  10. Percy Sledge
  11. Robert Johnson
  12. Soloman Burke
  13. Stevie Wonder
  14. The Cornelius Bros & Sister Rose
  15. The Four Tops
  16. The Spinners

Motown Artists is here.


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Motown Greatest Hits

And finally to cap of the Motown era are greats like Bob Marley, Lionel Richie and The Temptations.

  1. Billy Ocean
  2. Bob Marley
  3. Bobby Bland
  4. Bobby Charles
  5. Clarence Henry
  6. Grisman & Garcia
  7. Jimmy Reed
  8. Joe Bonamassa
  9. John Moreland
  10. Lionel Richie
  11. Mose Alison
  12. Ray Parker Jr
  13. Sleepy LeBeef
  14. Stevie Ray Vaughan
  15. The Drifters
  16. The Ink Spots
  17. The Temptations

Motown Greatest Hits is here.


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