Date: December 5 | December 12 | December 19

The Power Of Blues Compels You
Monday, December 5, 2005

I'll be interviewing Kenneth Davis

Artist

Song Title

Album/CD Title

Label

Maurice John Vaughn Can't Nobody In the Shadow of the City Alligator
Katie Webster It's Mighty Hard No Foolin' Alligator
Big Joe Turner I've Got a Pocketful of Pencil Texas Style Evidence
Morris Pejoe let's Get High The United Records Story Delmark
Howling Wolf Spoonful His Best Smithsonian Folkways
Al Green Can't Get Next To You Compact Command Performances Motown
Joe Williams Every Day I have the Blues Esquire—The Voice of the Soul  
Albert Washington Hold On To A Good Woman Step It Up And Go Iris
Chick Willis I Can't Work And Watch You I Got A Big Fat Woman Ichiban
WC Clark Are You Here, Are You There? Lover's Plea Black Top
Nell Carter & Armelia McQueen Find Out What They Like Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
The Mar-Keys Last Night Classic Rock Instrumentals Vol. 4: Soul Rhino
Aretha Franklin Tracks of My Tears** Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Ray Charles CC Rider In The Beginning: 1949-52  
Aretha Franklin Tracks of My Tears** Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Cast Live Where You Can Gospel at Colonus  
The Chosen Gospel Singers No Room At the Hotel Specialty Story Specialty Story
Staple Singers Wade In the Water Freedom Highway  
Cast Black And Blue
Finale
Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Ray Charles I Wonder    
Etta James A Sunday Kind of Love    
Bessie Smith I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Sugar In My bowl Buzzola
Little Milton Grits Ain't Groceries Living the Blues: Blues Masters Time Life
Ike & Tina Turner A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live  
Bobby Bland The Greatest Turn On Your Love Light MCA
James Brown Dancin' Little Thing I Got You/I Feel Good  
James Brown Mashed Potatoes 66 Soul Pride  
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings I Got A Thing On My Mind Dap-Dipping With the Dap-Kings Daptone records
BB King Hummingbird Best of MCA
Leadbelly Good Morning Blues Playin' the Blues Direct Source
Sonny Terry Ham and Eggs Livin' the Blues Direct Source
Jimmy Rushing She's Mine, She's Yours Livin' the Blues Direct Source
Bettye LaVette How Am I Different I've Got My Own Hell To raise Anti, Inc.
Magic Slim Cold Women With Warm Hearts Gravel Road Blind Pig
The Sharps & Flats I Knew He Would He Got out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Sam Cooke Only 16
What A Wonderful World
The Man And His Music  
Pop Staples, Albert King, Steve Cropper Tupelo Stax Blues Brothers Stax

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The Power Of Blues Compels You
Monday, December 12, 2005

Today I'll be interviewing the Kinsey Sicks at 11:30, but first, here's a list of CDs that will make your life complete:

Ray Charles: Genius + Soul = Jazz
Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (Box Set)
Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station: Ain't No Bout Adoubt It
Etta James: Live in San Francisco
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Naturally
Lovage: Music to Make Love To Your Old Lady By
Parliament: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Irma Thomas: Simply The Best
Various: Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax
Various: Verve Unmixed
Various: Rhino R&B Box

Artist

Song Title

Album/CD Title

Label

Golden Gate Quartet Atom and Evil Like an Atom Bomb Buzzola
Arthur Weston Early In the Morning Sound of the Delta Testament
Shortstuff Macon My Jack Don't Drink Water No More Classic Blues Vol. 2 Smithsonian Folkways
Big Mama Thornton Everything Gonna Be Alright Big Mama Thornton With the Muddy Waters Blues Band Arhoolie
Spirit of Memphis Quartet Atomic Telephone Like an Atom Bomb Buzzola
Little Esther I'm a Bad Bad Girl Cry-Baby  
Aretha Franklin It Ain't Fair    
Howling Wolf Red Rooster Muddy and the Wolf  
Willie Tee I found Out (You're My Cousin Gumbo Stew  
  Ain't That a Mess Sissy Man Blues Mojo
Tina turner Darlin', You Know I Love You What's Love Got To Do With It  
Bobby Powell CC Rider From Chicago to Shreveport: Deep Soul Vol. 1  
Sweet Inspirations Why Am I Treated So Bad Best of the Sweet Inspirations  
Staple Singers For what It's Worth Freedom Highway  
Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Electric Ladyland  
Nina Simone Feelin' Good Verve Unmixed Verve
Nell Carter Cash For your Trash Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Cast Off-Time Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Aretha Franklin It Ain't Necessarily So The Collection  
Johnnie Taylor Drown In My Own Tears This Is Your Night  
Ray Charles I Wonder    
Ray Charles Night Time Is the Right Time   Atlantic
Chips Rubber Biscuit Cry-Baby  
Babs Gonzales Manhattan Fable Beat Generation  
Bobbie Webb Driving Wheel October 1993 Sessions Bobbie Webb
Mem Shannon Taxicab Driver A cab Driver's Blues Rykodisc
Johnnie Taylor Drown In My Own Tears This Is Your Night  
aretha Franklin Tracks of My Tears Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Etta James Hold Back the Tears Her Best: Chess Anniversary Collection Chess
Johnny Copeland It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted Atlantic Blues: Vocalists Atlantic
Bobby Bland Dust Got In Daddy's Eyes Turn On Your Lovelight MCA
Big Maybelle Don't Want To Cry Anymore blues, Candy, & Big Maybelle  
Laura Rucker Cryin' The Blues Chess Blues Chess
Ray Charles Drown in My Own tears    
Aretha Franklin Drown in My Own Tears    
Cast Now Let the Weeping Cease Gospel At Colonus  
Chef Chocolate Salty Balls South Park: Chef Aid  
Sarah Vaughan Peter Gunn Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook  
Richard Berry Get Out of the Car Get Out of the Car Flair
  I Knew He Would He Got Out His Big Ten Inch  
Marvin Gaye Hitchhike    
Wynonnie Harris Sitting On It All The Time Risque Blues King
Chick Willis Stoop Down Baby Every Day's A Holiday With the Blues  

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The Power Of Blues Compels You
Monday, December 19, 2005

I'll be in Hawaii for the next two weeks romping with my oh-so-adorable niece & nephews. Nothing like kids hopped up on christmas candy and gifts to put you in the holiday mood! Be sure to look at last week's list to see what CDs will complete your life. I added GCS (my all-time favorite). Merry Christmas and Happy Chaka Khanauchah!

Artist

Song Title

Album/CD Title

Label

Queen Latifah Mercy Mercy Mercy The Dana Owens Album  
James Brown I Got Ants In My Pants Star Time  
Ike & Tina Turner Put On Your Tight Pants    
Sweet Inspirations Why Am I Treated So Bad Sweet Inspiratins  
Aretha Franklin Just Right Tonight Hey Now Hey  
Little Esther I'm A Bad Bad Girl Cry-Baby  
Bobby Blue Bland The Greatest Turn On Your Lovelight MCA
Ray Charles Smack Dab In the Middle Uh Huh Direct Source
Chaka Khan Fever    
Willis Jackson This'll Get To Ya Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Fantasy/Prestige
Johnnie Taylor Drowning In My Own Tears The Best of Johnnie Taylor  
Johnnie Taylor Cheaper To Keep Her    
Paul Pena Terraplane Blues Genghis Blues  
Chosen Gospel Singers No Room at the Hotel Specialty Story Specialty Story
Multiplication Rock Naughty Number Nine Schoolhouse Rock  
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings My Man Is A Mean Naturally Daptone Records
James Brown Night Train Star Time  
Lou Rawls World of Trouble Legendary  
Lil Johnson Hot Nuts Sugar In My Bowl Buzzola
Melvin Lattie, harold Battiste, & Cornell Dupree Ignant Gumbo Stew `
Eddie Bo Tee Na Na Na Na Nay Gumbo Stew  
Cab Calloway Minnie the moocher Reefer Songs Mojo
Jimmy Strange Yas Yas Yas Copulatin' Blues Mojo
Tampa Red's Hokum Jazz Band It's Tight Like That Sissy Man Blues Mojo
Fat's Noel Ride Daddy Ride Risque Blues  
Dorothy Ellis Drill Daddy Drill He Got Out His Big Ten Inch  
Hannah Ellis Pussycat Pussycat He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Lil Johnson Sam The Hot Dog Man Sugar In My Bowl Buzzola
Frankie Halfpint Jaxon & the Harlem Hamfats Wet It! Copulatin' Blues Mojo
Kokomo Arnold Sissy Man Blues Sissy Man Blues Mojo
Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Footwarmers Preachin' Blues Copulatin' Blues Mojo
Wynonnie Harris I Like My Baby's Pudding Risque Blues Kent
Bessie Smith Empty Bed Blues Playin' the Blues Direct Source
Big Maybelle Gettin' Along Alright Blues, Candy & Big Maybelle  
Fats Waller Reefer Song Reefer Songs Mojo
Don Redmond Reefer Man When Hemp Was Hip  
Cab Calloway The Man From Harlem Reefer Songs Mojo
Harry the Hipster Gibson Who Put the Benzedrine in Mr.s Murphy's Ovaltine Reefer Songs  
Screamin' Jay Hawkins Tutti Frutti Live and crazy Evidence
Sharps & Flats I Knew He Would He Got Out His big Ten Inch Indigo
Napoleon Fletcher Show Me What You Got He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom She Showed It All He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
The Sultans Lemon Squeezing Daddy He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Art McKay She Squeezed My Lemon He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Lillie Mae Kirkham He's Just My Size Sugar In My Bowl Buzzola
Aretha Franklin Dr. Feelgood Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic

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Dec 26-Jan 2: Partying with the under-12 crowd

I'll be out of town having fun with my family. I'll be back on the air Monday, January 9th. When I come back, I'll be playing the entire "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'" musical. Toodles!