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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlist
May 1 | May 8 | May 15 | May 22 | May 29 | Archives | DJ Marilynn, spinning Mondays, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
May 1
I know what you're thinking: What happened to the beloved colorful scales? I decided that it was time to update my playlist's look, and what better way to freshen up a Monday than with an artfully naked photo? Compelling, yes? No, that's not me. You will note that her nails are flawless, whereas mine are of random lengths. Such is the tortured life of a DJ.
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Lift Me Up Like A Dove | Gospel At Colonus | Nonesuch |
| Aretha Franklin | Pullin | Atlantic | |
| Queen Latifah | Mercy Mercy Mercy | Dana Owens Album | Interscope Records |
| John Lee Hooker | Baby Don't Do Me Wrong | Mississippi Blues | Putumayo |
| Albert Collins & Barrelhouse | Frosty Honey Hush I've Got A Mind To Travel Don't Lose Your Cool Blue river Rising Cock It on the Wall |
Live | munich Records |
| Nina Simone | Under the Lowest | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | Do I Move You | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | You Been Gone Too Long | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Chilly Winds Don't Blow | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | The Pusher | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Backlash Blues | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Blues For Mama | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Buck | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Children Go Where I Send You | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | Cotton Eyed Joe | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | Feelin' Good | Compact Jazz | Polygram |
| Nina Simone | Gin House Blues | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | I Don't Want Him Anymore* | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | I Want Some Sugar In My Bowl | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | In the Dark | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Nobody's Fault But Mine | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Work Song | Verve Jazz Masters | Verve |
| Nina Simone | Since I Fell for You | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | the Other Woman | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | Summertime (vocal) | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | I Put A Spell On You | Verve Jazz Masters | Verve |
| Nina Simone | Turn Me On | The Blues | Novus |
| Bessie Smith | Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | Blues Masters Volume 11: Classic Blues Women | Rhino/Wea |
| Cast | Jitterbug Waltz | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Chick Willis | The Things I Used To Do Mother Fuyer |
Stoop Down Baby... Let Your Daddy See | Collectables |
| Chick Willis | Stoop Down Baby | Every Day's A Holiday with the Blues | Kris Records |
| Junior Wells | Come On In this House | Mississippi Blues | Putumayo |
| Mem Shannon | Taxicab Driver | A Cab Driver's Blues | Rykodisc |
| Ray charles | I Wonder | Genius & Soul: the 50th Anniversary Collection | Rhino/Wea |
| Bobby Bland | The Greatest | Turn On Your Love Light | MCA |
| James Brown | You've Got the Power | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| James Brown | Licking Stick-Licking Stick | Star Time | Polydor |
May 8
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Thomas | I played the entire CD | Live! Simply The Best | Rounder |
| John Weston & Blues Force | You Didn't Fool Me | So Doggone Blue | Evidence |
| Rufus Thomas | Hey Rufus | 926 East McLemore Vol. 1 | |
| James Brown | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag | Star Time | Polydor |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | My Man Is a Mean Man | Naturally | Daptone Records |
| Howling Wolf | Killing Floor | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Howling Wolf | Red Rooster | Muddy & the Wolf | |
| Staple Singers | Why Am I Treated So Bad | Freedom Highway | |
| Willis Jackson | This'll Get To Ya | Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax | Prestige |
| Ray Charles | Lonely Avenue | The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years | Atlantic |
| Lou Rawls | Tobacco Road | Legendary | |
| Bobby Powell | CC Rider | From Chicago To Shreveport | |
| The Meters | Cissy Strut | ||
| BB King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of BB King | MCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Tracks of My Tears | Atlantic | |
| Elmore James | Sunnyland | Shake Your Moneymaker | |
| Rufus | Walking In the Sun | Rags to Rufus | |
| Stevie Wonder | A Place In the Sun | Greatest Hits | |
| Wynonie Harris | I Like My Baby's Pudding |
Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Cynthia Walker | My Cat's Meow | Baby, I'm the Real Thing | |
| Georgia White | If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sitting On It | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Clara Smith | It's Tight Like That | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Jimmy Strange | Yas! Yas! Yas! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon & the Harlem Hamfats | Wet It! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Bo Carter | Please Warm My Wiener | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Connie McLean's Rhythm Boys | Sissy Man Blues | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Sidney Bichet & His New Orleans Foot Warmers | Preacher Blues | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
May 15
Nothing but Naughty! I'm playing naughty little ditties, going vaguely backwards in the alphabet.
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Webb | Honky Tonk | October 1993 Sessions | SweWebb |
| Georgia Tom &Jane Lucas | What's That I Smell | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Bea Foote | Weed | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon & The Harlem Hamfats | Wet It! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Albinia Jones | What's The Matter With Me | Sugar In My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Ernest Rodgers | Willie the Chimney Sweeper | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon | Willie the Weeper | When Hemp Was Hip | Vipers Nest Gold |
| Blind Boy Fuller | What's That Smells Like Fish | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Fluffy Hunter | The Walkin' Blues | He Got Out His Big Ten Ich | Indigo |
| Lonnie Johnson | Wipe It Off | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Ruth Ladson | Windy City Blues | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Work With Me Annie | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Chick Webb | Wacky Dust | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Jimmy Strange | Yas! Yas! Yas! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| The Robins | Smokey Joe's Cafe | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Harlem Hamfats | The Weed Smoker's Dream | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | Playin' The Blues | Direct Source |
| Lil Johnson | You Stole My Cherry | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Mary Dixon | You Can't Sleep In My Bed* | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Alberta Hunter | You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Lil Johnson | Take Your Hand Off It | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Coot Grant & Kid Wesley Wilson | Take Your Hand Off My Mojo | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson | Toothache Blues | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Monette Moore | Two Old Maids In A Folding Bed | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Ruth Brown | If I Can't Sell It | Blues On Broadway | Fantasy |
| Memphis Jug Band | Take Your Fingers Off It | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Georgia Tom & Jane Lucas | Terrible Operation Blues | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | `Indigo |
| Walter Davis | Think You Need A Shot | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Rosetta Howard | Too Many Drivers | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| John Lee Hooker | Too Much Boogie | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Floyd Dixon | Too Much Jelly Roll | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Chick Willis | Stoop Down Baby | Every Day's A Holiday with the Blues | Kris Records |
| Lil Johnson | Sam the Hot Dog Man | Sugar In My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Little Esther | Saturday Night Daddy | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Buck Washington | Save the Roach for Me | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Mezz Mezzrow & His Orchestra | Sendin' the Vipers | When Hemp Was Hip | Vipers Nest Gold |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Sexy Ways | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Roy Brown | Shake 'Em Up Baby | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| RT Hanen | She's Got Jordan River In Her Hips | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Jimmy Gordon | She Sells Good Meat | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Barbecue Bob | She Shook Her Gin | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Napoleon Fletcher | She Showed It All | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Art McKay | She Squeezed My Lemon | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom | Show Me What You Got | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Lucky Millinder | Silent George | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Connie McLean's Rhythm Boys | Sissy Man Blues | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Wynonie Harris | Sittin' On It All the Time | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Bill Ward & the Dominos | Sixty Minute Man | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| The Drivers | Smooth, Slow & Easy | Risqué Blues | Kent |
| Ikey Robinson & Jimmy Blythe | Somebody's Been Using That Thing | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Robert Henry | Something's Wrong With My Little Machine | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
May 22
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bill Broonzy | Black, Brown, & White | Trouble In Mind | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Otis Spann | This Is the Blues | This Is The Blues | Direct Source |
| Rocky Fuller | Funeral Hearse At My Door | Chess Box | Chess |
| Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry | Old Town Blues | Hootin' | |
| Howling Wolf | What A Woman | Muddy & the Wolf | Chess |
| Washboard Sam | I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Leadbelly | Good Morning Blues | Playin' the Blues | |
| Eric Bibb | I Heard the Angels Singing | Painting Signs | EarthBeat |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Lone Wolf Blues | Livin' The Blues | |
| Sonny Terry | I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More My Baby Done Gone |
Sonny's Story | Fantasy |
| Henry Thomas | Lovin' Babe | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Texas Alexander | 98 Degree Blues | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Joe Hill Louis | Gotta Let You Go Boogie In the Park |
Lowdown Memphis Harmonica Jam 1950-1955 | Nighthawk Records |
| Henry Thomas | Don't Leave Me Here | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | Hot Dogs | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Little Hat Jones | Bye Bye Baby Blues | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Six Cylinder Smith | Oh Oh Lonesome Blues | Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 | Yazoo |
| Julius Lester (homepage, etc.) | Cockroach Blues Tryin' To Make It In Pine Bluff Freight Train Blues |
Julius Lester Accompanying Himself On The Guitar | Vanguard |
| Henry Townsend | Alley Strut Can't You See |
Mule | Nighthawk |
| Taj Mahal | Buck Dancer's Choice Little Red Hen |
Oooh So Good 'N' Blues | |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Moses | Atom Bomb | Real World |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Nobody's Fault But Mine | Spirit of the Century | |
| Lazy Lester | I'm So Tired Lover Not A Fighter |
They Call Me Lazy | Flyright |
| TnT Band | The Meditation | The Meditation | Cotique |
| Little Walter | Boll Weevil Rollin & Tumblin' |
The Blues World of Little Walter | Delmark |
| Chris Holzhaus | Long Sad Letters | Texas Guitar Greats | Home Cooking |
| Johnny Copeland | Come On Y'all | Texas Guitar Greats | Home Cooking |
| Professor Longhair | Bye Bye Baby She Ain't Got No Hair** |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans | Nighthawk |
| ZZ Hill | You Were Wrong | Turn Back The Hands of Time | |
| Johnnie Taylor | Drown In My Own Tears | The Best of Johnnie Taylor | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | The Greatest Ain't It A Good Thing |
Turn On Your love Light | MCA |
| Pee Wee Crayton | Blues After Hours | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Orly's Creole Jazz Band | Blues for Jimmy | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Teddy Edwards | Blues in Teddy's Flat | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Joe Turner with the Freddie Slack Trio | Blues on Central Avenue | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Gerald Wilson | Dissonance Blues | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Johnny Otis Quintet with Little Esther & the Robins | Double Crossing Blues | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Camille Howard & Her Boyfriends | Money Blues | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
May 29
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Willie McTell | Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues | High Rollers: Vintage Gambling Songs 1920-1952 | Buzzola |
| Howlin' Wolf | I Asked for Water | His Best | Chess |
| Staple Singers | Wade In the Water | Freedom Highway | Columbia |
| Terence Trent D'Arby | Who's Loving You | Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby | CBS/Columbia |
| Irma Thomas | I Needed Somebody | Live! Simply the Best | Rounder |
| Shemekia Copeland | Salt In My Wounds | Turn Up the Heat | Alligator |
| Aretha Franklin | Good To Me As I Am To You Goin' Down Slow The Weight |
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Bobby Bland | Ain't That Lovin' You The Feeling Is Gone Lovin' Blues |
Turn On Your Lovelight | MCA |
| James Brown | Fat Bag Hold It The King** |
Soul Pride | Polydor |
| Ray Charles | I've Got News For You | Genius + Soul = Jazz | Rhino |
| Ray Charles | Lonely Avenue | The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years | Atlantic |
| Ray Charles | I Wonder | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection | Rhino |
| Nina Simone | Under the Lowest | The Amazing Nina Simone/Nina Simone at Town Hall | Collectables |
| Nina Simone | Feelin' Good | Compact Jazz: Nina Simone | Polygram |
| Nina Simone | The Pusher | The Blues | Novus |
| Lou Rawls | World of Trouble Stormy Monday All Around the World |
Legendary | Blue Note |
| Chaka Khan | Fever | Rock, Rhythm & Blues | Warner Brothers |
| Chaka Khan | Hazel's Hips | ClassiKhan | Sanctuary |
| Chaka Khan | Swing Down Chariot | Rags to Rufus | MCA |
| Johnny Otis Quintet with Little Esther & the Robins | Double Crossing Blues | Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles | Rhino |
| Little Esther | I'm A Bad Bad Girl | Cry-Baby | |
| Little Esther | Saturday Night Daddy | Risqué Blues | King |
| Graham Central Station | The Jam It's Alright I Can't Stand the Rain |
Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Bill Cosby | Noah, Right Noah & the Neighbor Noah: You & Me Lord |
Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Guy, Right | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Sweet Rhode Island Red | Jazz & Blues Collection No 6 | Charly |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Please Please Please | Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live | |
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | My Man Is A Mean Man | Naturally | Daptone Records |
| Aretha Franklin | I NeverLoved A Man | The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Aretha Franklin | Nobody Knows How I Feel This Morning | Unforgettable | Columbia |
| Aretha Franklin | Tracks of My Tears | The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
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