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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
December 1 | December 8 | December 15 | December 22 | December 29 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
December 1
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Blue Bland | Ain't It a Good Thing | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| James Brown | I Love You, Yes I Do | Messing with the Blues | Polygram |
| Ken Page & Andre DeShields | Fat and Greasy | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Honest I Do | The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Jimmy Reed | Honest I Do | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Buddy Guy | Stone Crazy | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Muddy Waters | Got My Mojo Working | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Texas Johnny Brown | Bongo Boogie | Atlantic Blues: Guitar | Atlantic |
| Guitar Slim | Down Through the Years | Atlantic Blues: Guitar | Atlantic |
| Willie Dixon | 29 Ways | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Billy Boy Arnold | You Got to Love Me | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Willie Nix | Truckin' Little Woman | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Lloyd Glen | The Shakedown | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Robert Nighthawk | Sweet Black Angel | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Hound Dog Taylor | Sitting Here Alone | Chess Blues | Chess |
| J.B. Lenoir | She Don't Know* | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Sunnyland Slim | She Ain't Nowhere | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Paul Gryten & Myrtl Jones | Right to Love You | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Floyd Dixon | Please Don't Go | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Bessie Smith | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Bleeding Hearted Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Cold in Hand Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Foolish Man Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Golden Rule Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Honey Man Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Muddy Water (Moan) | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Rainy Weather Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Sinful Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | The Gin House Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Thinking Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Workhouse Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Young Woman's Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| James Cotton | Blues in My Sleep | Best of the Verve Years | Verve |
| Eddie Clearwater | Boogie Woogie Baby | Blues Hang Out | Evidence |
| Earl, Perkins, Jones & Smith | How Long | Eye to Eye | AudioQuest Music |
| Son Seals | My Life | Living in the Danger Zone | Alligator |
| Nina Simone | Jelly Roll | The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972: Sugar In My Bowl | RCA |
| Dinah Washington | Baby Get Lost | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Etta James | You Can Leave Your Hat On | Burnin' Down The House | Private Music |
| Johnnie Taylor | Cheaper to Keep Her | Cheaper to Keep Her | 601 Music |
| Ray Charles | But on the Other Hand Baby | Ray Charles & Betty Carter | Dunhill |
| Lou Rawls | Fine Brown Frame | Legendary | Blue Note |
| Teo Usuelli | Piacere Sequence | Beat at Cinecitta | Crippled Dick Hot |
December 8
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of BB King | MCA |
| Ray Charles | Baby, Don't You Cry | Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Jimmy Reed | Baby What You Want Me to Do | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | Rhino |
| Lee Green | Bad Men | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Bo Diddley | Before You Accuse Me | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Roy Milton & His Solid Senders | Best Wishes | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Ethel Waters | Get Up Off Your Knees | Bed Spring Poker: Meat in Motion 1926-1951 | Indigo |
| H-Bomb Ferguson | Bookie's Blues | Ham Hocks and Cornbread | JSP |
| Sly Stone | Buttermilk | Precious Stone: In the Studio with Sly Stone | Ace |
| Sugarman 3 | Chicken Half | Soul Donkey | Daptone Records |
| Sam Cooke | Fool's Paradise | Night Beat | RCA |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | Give Me a Chance | Dap Dippin' with the Dap-Kings | Daptone |
| James Brown | Sumpin' Else | Soul Pride: The Instrumentals (1960-1969) | Polygram |
| Little Willie John | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) | All 15 of His Chart Hits 1953-1962 | King |
| Ruth Brown | Hello Little Boy | Ruth Brown/Miss Rhythm | Collectables |
| Macy Skipper | Goofin' Off | The Complete Stax/Volt Singles | Stax |
| Ray Charles | Here We Go Again | Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Aretha Franklin | Hard Times (No One Knows Better than I) | The Queen in Waiting | Sony |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Going Down the River | Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook | Rounder Select |
| Ray Charles | How Long How Long Blues | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Ray Charles | I'm a Fool to Care | Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Ozella Jones | I Been a Bad Bad Girl (Prisoner Blues) | Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook | Rounder Select |
| Leadbelly | In the Pines | Where Did You Sleep Last Night | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Johnny Taylor | I Had a Dream | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Etta James | I Worship the Ground You Walk on | At Last | Chess |
| Etta James | If I Can't Have You | Her Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Mitty Collier | My Babe | Shades of Mitty Collier:The Chess Singles 1961-1968 | Chess |
| Bobby Blue Bland | I'll Call You Tomorrow | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Percy Mayfield | Prayin' for Your Return | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Lil Green | I've Got that Feeling | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Esther Phillips | Just Like a Fish | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Albert Washington | Loosen These Pains | From Chicago to Shreveport: Deep Soul, Vol. 1 | Varese Sarabande |
| John Lee Hooker | My Baby Don't Love Me | Atlantic Blues Guitar | Atlantic |
| Leadbelly | Old Riley | Where Did You Sleep Last Night | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Luther Allison | Please Send Me Someone to Love | Atlantic Blues: Chicago | Atlantic |
| Leo Dorsey | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | ||
| Ruth Brown | Rain Is Bringdown | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Otis Rush | Reap What You Sow | Atlantic Blues: Chicago | Atlantic |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Reconsider Baby | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Winonie Harris | She's Gone with the Wind | Rockin' the Boogie | |
| Taj Mahal | Big Legged Women Are Back in Style Again | Like Never Before | Private Music |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Keep That Fat Right Where It's At | Dancing in the Rain | ` |
| Rockin' Tabby Thomas | I Love Big Fat Women | King of Swamp Blues | Maison Soul |
| Taj Mahal | Big Legged Women Are Back in Style Again | Like Never Before | Private Music |
| Me"shell Ndegeocello | Who Is He (And What Is He to You?) | Peace and Passion | |
| Graham Central Station | The Jam | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Bros. |
December 15
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Daddy Kinsey | I Am the Blues | I Am the Blues | Gitanes |
| Albert King | Cold Sweat | Funky London | Stax |
| James Brown | Hot Pants | Star Time | Polygram |
| Ray Charles | In the Heat of the Night | Uh Huh | Direct Source |
| Etta Jones | In the Dark | Lonely and Blue | OJC |
| Etta James | Hootchie Cootchie Gal | Life, Love and the Blues | RCA |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Wanna Take You Higher | Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter | |
| Aretha Franklin | Takin' Another Man's Place | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Albert King | Crosscut Saw | Atlantic Blues: Guitar | Atlantic |
| Bobby Blue Bland | The Greatest | Turn On Your Lovelight | MCA |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Louisiana Red | Sugar Hips | Frolic Diner | Romulan Records |
| Muddy Waters | You Shook Me | Living the Blues: Blues Legends | Time Life |
| Lester Chambers | Rent Me | Lester Chambers | |
| Jimmy Reed | Big Boss Man | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | Rhino |
| Lou Rawls | Room with a View | Legendary | Motown |
| Litle Willie John | Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You) | All 15 of His Chart Hits 1953-1962 | King |
| Dionne Ferris | The Audition | ||
| Bull Moose Jackson | Big Ten Inch Record | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Bull Moose Jackson | I Want a Bowlegged Woman | Ride Daddy Ride | Buzzola |
| Tiny Bradshaw | I'm a High-Ballin' Daddy | Risqué Blues | King |
| Ruth Brown | 5-10-15 Hours | Ruth Brown/Miss Rhythm | Collectables |
| Ken Page & Nell Carter | Honeysuckle Rose | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Bessie Smith | Take Me for a Buggy Ride | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Box |
| Lil Johnson | Take Your Hand off It | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Willie Dixon | 29 Ways | Chess Box | Chess |
| Little Temple & His 88 | I Ate the Wrong Part | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Ray Charles | In the Heat of the Night | Uh Huh | Direct Source |
| Nina Simone | Since I Fell for You | The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972: Sugar In My Bowl | RCA |
| Etta James | Trust in Me | Her Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Bobby Bland | I Smell Trouble | Anthology | MCA |
| Al Green | I Can't Get Next to You | Compact Command Performances_ 14 Greatest Hits | Motown |
| Suge Avery | Push Da Button | The Color Purple | Angel Records |
| Christina Aguilera | Nasty Naughty Boy | Back to Basics | RCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Try Mattys | Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| BB King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of BB King | MCA |
| Jackie Wilson | Doggin' Around | Mr. Excitement | Rhino |
| Denise LaSalle | Trapped by this Thing Called Love | This Real Woman | Ordena |
| Big Maybelle | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Blues, Candy, & Big Maybelle | Savoy |
| The Coasters | Little Egypt (Ying Yang) | the Very Best of the Coasters | Elektra |
| Jimmy Rushing | She's Mine, She's Yours | Living the Blues | Direct Source |
| James Brown | Top of the Stack | Soul Pride: The Instrumentals | Polygram |
| Wilson Pickett | 634-5789 | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Smiley Lewis | I Hear You Knocking | R&B Box | Rhino |
| The Chosen Gospel Singers | No Room at the Motel | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Tic & Toc | Jibba Jab | Las Vegas Grind | Crypt |
| Teena Marie | Ballad of Cradle Rob & Me | It Must Be Magic | |
| Graham Central Station | I Can't Stand the Rain | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| T-Bone Walker | But Tuesday's Just As Bad | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Ray Charles & Betty Carter | Baby, It's Cold Outside | Ray Charles & Betty Carter |
December 22
Dirty Ditty Day! A cornucopia of dirty ditties garaunteed to get you up (from your bed).
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Ruth Brown | If I Can't Sell It | Blues on Broadway | Fantasy |
| Maggie Jones w/Louis Armstrong | Anybody Here Want to Try My Cabbage | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Roosevelt Sykes | Ice Cream Freezer | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Johnny Temple | Sit Right On It | Ride Daddy Ride | Buzzola |
| Wynonie Harris | Sittin' On It All the Time | Risque Blues | King |
| Julia Lee | Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Frankie Half-Pint Jackson & the Harlem Hamfats | Wet It! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Dinah Washington | Big Long Sliding Thing | The Queen Sings | A Proper Introduction |
| Lil Johnson | Press My Button, Ring My Bell |
Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Tampa Red | Let Me Play with Your Poodle | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Buddy Moss | You Got to Give Me Some of It | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | GVC |
| Al Miller | Ain't That a Mess | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Al Miller | I Found Your Keyhole | Bed Spring Poker | Indigo |
| The Swallows | It Ain't the Meat | Risque Blues | King |
| Bull Moose Jackson | I Want a Bowlegged Woman | Ride Daddy Ride | Buzzola |
| Nina Simone | I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl | The Blues | Novus |
| Nina Simone | Jelly Roll | The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972: Sugar In My Bowl | RCA |
Richard Berry |
Jelly Roll | Get out of the Car | Flair |
| Bessie Smith | Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Lonnie Johnson | Jelly Roll Baker | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Floyd Dixon | Too Much Jelly Roll | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Treniers | Poon Tang | They Rock! They Roll! They Swing | |
| Julia Lee | The Spinach Song | A Proper Introduction | A Proper introduction |
| Barbara Morrison | I'm Getting Along Alright | I'm Getting Along Alright | |
| Suge Avery | Push the Button | The Color Purple | |
| Aretha Franklin | Just Right Tonight | Hey Now Hey | Atlantic |
| Chick Willis | Stoop Down Baby, Let Your Daddy See (1st 10 minutes) | Stoop Down Baby, Let Your Daddy See | |
| The Sharps & Flats | I Knew He Would | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Hot Nuts | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola | |
| Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson | Toothache Blues | Sissy Man Blues | Mojo |
| Dinah Washington | Long John Blues | The Queen Sings | A Proper Box |
| Dorothy Ellis | Drill Daddy Drill | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Wynonie Harris | Keep on Churning | Risque Blues | King |
| Fats Noel | Ride Daddy Ride | Ride Daddy Ride | Buzzola |
| Charlie Pickett | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | GVC |
| The Sultans | Lemon Squeezing Daddy | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Art McCay | She Squeezed My Lemon | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Bo Carter | Let Me Roll Your Lemon | Ride Daddy Ride | Buzzola |
| The Periscopes | Beaver Shot | Las Vegas Grind, Vol. 1 | Crypt Records |
| Bull Moose Jackson | Big Ten Inch Record | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Fluffy Jackson | The Walkin' Blues | Risque Blues | King |
| Nathaniel Mayer | Stick It or Lick It | I Just Want to Be Held | Fat Possum Records |
| Denise LaSalle | Lick It Before You Stick It | This Real Woman | Ordena Records |
| Swamp Dogg | If I Ever Kiss It (He Can Kiss It Good-Bye) | If I Ever Kiss It (He Can Kiss It Good-Bye) | SDEG |
| Chef | Chocolate Salty Balls | Chef Aid | Comedy Central |
December 29
Eartha Kitt passed away on Christmas day at the age of 81 from cancer. She will be missed.
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eartha Kitt | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA |
| St. Louis Blues | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Monotonous | New Faces of 1952 | ||
| Sell Me! | Eartha Kitt in Person at the Plaza | GNP Crescendo | |
| I Want to Be Evil | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| Mink Schmink | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| I'd Rather Be Burned As a Witch | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Zhara Bee, Zha Zha Champagne Taste C'mon A My House Old-Fashioned Girl C'est Si Bon Rumania, Rumania |
Eartha Kitt in Person at the Plaza | GNP Crescendo | |
| Apres Moi | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA | |
| Mack the Knife | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Beale Street Blues | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| Let's Do It | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Angelitos Negros | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| Uska Dara | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA | |
| Uska Dara | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| Sholem | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Je Cherche Un Homme | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| Santa Baby | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA | |
| I Wanna Be Evil Waray, Waray The Touch How Could You Believe Me |
Eartha Kitt in Person at the Plaza | GNP Crescendo | |
| A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| Independent | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| I'm A Funny Dame | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| I Wantcha Around | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA | |
| Proceed with Caution | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Love Is a Gamble | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| The Blues | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Shango | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Toujours Gai | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| Jambo Hippopotami | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Mademoiselle Kitt | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| Thursday's Child | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| African Lullaby | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| Yellow Bird | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Lilac Wine | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Mountain High, Valley Low | "That Bad Eartha" | RCA | |
| Lovin' Spree | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| Ki M' Tzion | The Fabulous Eartha Kitt | Kapp | |
| Hey, Jacques | "Miss Kitt" To You | BMG | |
| the Heel | Purr-fect | BMG | |
| C'est Si Bon | Collectibles: The Best of Eartha Kitt | MCA |
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