West Coast Swing Music

West Coast Swing Music for Practicing

Here's a list of ten songs that I frequently use in my classes. They are all available on itunes. You can buy them for 99 cents each and burn yourself a great CD of West Coast Swing Practice music for only $9.99 plus the cost of one blank CDR!

Have fun practicing and perfecting your West Coast Swing,

terry

BPM - Title – Artist
(BPM is beats per minute which is a measure of a songs tempo)

79 - Rock Me Baby - Tina Turner
84 - Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt
90 - Big Bad Love - Ray Charles
91 - Reconsider Baby - Eric Clapton
93 - Here I Am - Al Green
95 - Blues Man On Saturday Night - Jimmy Thackery
96 - Goin' Down South - R.L. Burnside
97 - Slow Walk - Sil Austin
98 - Just Like A Fish - Bryan Lee
99 - Living With The Blues – Duke Robillard

Song Picks From My Weekly Newsletter, "Cuttin' A Rug" (152 Titles!)

2002

Genuine Snake (album pick) - Don Wise
1+1+1 is 3 - Prince
The Line - Lisa Stansfield
Baby Come On - Chris Anderson
Last Night - Chris Anderson
Baby You Got What it Takes - James Brown

2003

Think - Joan Osborne
C'est La Vie - Henry Parrilla
Shake It, Part 2 - Rick Holmstrom
Mood for Luv - BB Chung King
Further On Up the Road - Powder Blues
Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx
Streetwalker - Michael Jackson 
Shake Yourself Loose - Vicki Winans
Sigh - Praful
Love Potion #9 - Dan Barrett
More Bounce in California - Soul Kid #1

2004

Lucy Mae Blues - Buddy Guy
Holla - Trin-i-tee
It's All Right - Curtis Mayfield
Cool Cool Thang - Everett Bradley
The Way You Move - Outkast
Fix it Man - Jusvon
Hero Dead & Gone - De Phazz
R&B Junkie - Janet Jackson
Temptation - Diana Krall
Push - Danni Minogue
France - Keb Mo
Tha P.O.O.H. - DJ Inc.
Love Me Like A Man - Diana Krall
When I Leave Here - Robben Ford
Chain of Fools - Fantasia Barrino
The Boogie That Be - Black-Eyed Peas
Watermelon Man - David Benoit
Mm, Mm, Mm - Patti LaBelle
In My Ride - Morris Day
You Knock Me Out - R. Kelly
Back That Thing Up - Tyrone Davis
Sexy 17 - David Guetta
Do Ya - Lionel Richie/Daniel Bedingfield
Hoochie Coochie Girl - Bill Morganfield
Get It While It's Hot - Nodesha
Vi Luz y Subi - Carlos Libedinsky
Car Wash - Christina Aguilera
My Prerogative - Britney Spears
Tilt Ya Head Back - Nelly / Christina Aguilera
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh - Queen Latifah
Word Up! - Korn
I'm Not Over You - CeCe Peniston

2005

African Tango - Adiemus
St Louis Blues ~ Peter Cincotti
Goin' Down South ~ RL Burnside
Cain ~ Chris Thomas King
Moon River ~ Boots Randolph
I Just Wanna Live ~ Good Charlotte
My Buddy, Buddy Friends - Ronnie Earl
Love Thing - Spice Girls
Sugar (Gimme Some) - Trick Daddy
Marvelous and Mine - Lisa Stansfield
Honky Tonk-Houston Whip ~ Johnny Williams
Don't Cha ~ Tori Alamaze
Signs ~ Snoop Dog
Boogie ~ Brand New Heavies
Harajuku Girls ~ Gwen Stefani
No Limites ~ Alliance Ethnik
Gong Gong ~ Johnny Hoy
Hi-Heel Sneakers ~ Urban Knights
I Can't Go For That ~ Donny Osmond
Set You Free ~ Kem
Don't Cha ~ Pussycat Dolls
Saturday Nite ~ Brand New Heavies
Tossin' and Turnin' ~  Johnnie Johnson & Phoebe Snow
Comeback (Light Therapy) ~ Josh Rouse
Ellamental ~ Vanessa Williams
Dirty Laundry – Lisa Marie Presley
Dig It - Tom Wilson
They Don't Want Music - Black Eyed Peas feat James Brown
Bad, Bad Boy - John Fogerty
My Big Sister's Radio - The Mighty Mike Schermer Band
Bye, Bye Baby - Nappy Brown
Soul Deep ~ Lavelle White
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh - Johnny Williams
Paper - Queen Latifah
Have A Little Taste - Doug MacLeod
This is How I Feel - Earth, Wind and Fire
Tired of Your Jive - B.B. King
Shout - Ray Charles
It's Been A Long Time - Annie Laurie
Shame - Mighty Mo Rogers
My Father's Son - Joe Cocker
Tear It On Down - Martha and the Vandellas
Wrapped Up, Tied Up, Tangled Up - Carpenter Ants

2006

Touch - Ray Charles
Big Bad Love - Ray Charles
Wade in the Water - Kathy Mattea
Cry to me - The Underdogs
Kansas City - Dion
It Don't Matter - Donavon Frankenreiter
I'm Blue - Jackie Jackson
Buzz Me - Veronica Martell
Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls
Juicy - Better Than Ezra
Slow Walk - Sil Austin
So What The Fuss (Global Soul Remix) - Stevie Wonder
Still The Queen - Denise LaSalle
Don't Cry On My Shoulder - Sam Cooke
Home USA - Fats Domino
You're The Only Woman - David Pack
Cruise Control - Kylie Minogue
Nothing But Blue - Gary US Bonds
The Joint - Mindi Abair
Sell My Jewelry - Heaven Davis
I Give Up - Janiva Magness
Easy Rider - Odetta
Be Bop A Lula - Paul McCartney
Rita - Keb Mo
Guitar Queen - Dion
Going To Chicago - Barbara Morrison
Undercover Agent For The Blues - Tina Turner
We're Sittin' Home Tonight - Mitch Kashmar
Bring It On Home - Colin James
Whole 'Nutha Thang - Keb Mo
A Closer Walk With Thee - Ray Brown
I Just Wanna Make Love To You - Drawback Slim
Hound Dog - Smokey Joe's Cafe Soundtrack
Home Grown - Booker T & The MG's
Smiling Faces - Joan Osborne

2007

Roll On - Misteeq
Hi Line - The Bel Airs 
Bo-Time - The Mar-Keys
The Beast - Donny and the Royales
The Low Life - Fathead
My Aching Back - Phantom Blues Band
Don't Hit Me No More - Capricorn Rhythm Section
Say It Right - Nelly
I Got The Blues - Brother Yusef
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Dr John
You Know I'm No Good (Skeewiff Mix) - Amy Winehouse
Am I Wrong? - Keb Mo
Sadie - Johnny Laws
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Salt Pork West Virginia - Ron Sunshine & Full Swing
Sixteen Tons - Lipbone Redding
I’ve Got The World On A String – Michael Buble’
Gonna Get You Told - Duke Robillard
Just A Closer Walk With Thee - James Solberg
Baby You Got What It Takes - Deanna Bogart
Midnight Special - Odetta
Stand By Me - Lemon Ice
How’d You Learn To Shake It Like That? – Ana Popovic
Honey Do Woman - Mark Hummel
Stray Cat Strut - The Groove Factory
Wee Baby Blues - Lynwood Slim & Kid Ramos
Honky Tonk - Monty Alexander
Back In Love - Unified Tribe
Kiss - Chris Thomas King