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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
January 4 | January 11 | January 18 | January 25 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
January 4
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | I Got You (I Feel Good) | I Got You (I Feel Good) | King |
| James Brown | Ain't That a Groove | Star Time | Polydor |
| Bobby Blue Bland | For Men Only The Greatest |
Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Aretha Franklin | How I Got Over Brand New Me |
The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Ray Charles | Just for a Thrill Smack Dab in the Middle |
Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Etta James | In the Basement | Her Best | Chess |
| Etta James | Marketplace | R&B Dynamite | Flair |
| Nina Simone | Feelin' Good | Verve Unmixed | Verve |
| Taj Mahal | Big-Legged Women Are Back in Style | ||
| Cast | You Can't Stop the Beat | Hairspray | |
| 3 Mo' Divas | Let the Good Times Roll | 3 Mo' Divas | |
| Big Maybelle | I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright |
The Complete Okeh Sessions | Okeh |
| Barrett Strong | Money | Hitsville | Motown |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Staple Singers | Move Along Train | Freedom Highway | |
| Rufus | Swing Down Chariot | Rags to Rufus | |
| Leo Nocentelli | Que Sera Sera (feat. Rev. Nick Daniels) | Live in San Francisco | |
| Graham Central Station | The Jam | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| King Curtis | Honky Tonk | Best of the Curtis | |
| Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come | The Man and His Music | |
| Eric Bibb | I Heard the Angels Singing | Painting Signs | EarthBeat |
| Mississippi John Hunt | I Shall Not Be Moved | ||
| LaBelle | Lady Marmalade/Get You Somebody New (Live) | You Tube | |
| Queen Ida | I-10 Express | Cookin' with Queen Ida | Rounder |
| Rufus Thomas | Walkin' the Dog | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-74 | Atlantic |
| The Chips | Rubber Biscuit | Cry-Baby | |
| Ruth Brown | Hello Little Boy | Miss Rhythm | |
| Fats Noel | Ride Daddy Ride | Risque Blues | |
| Cast | Joint Is Jumping | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Otis Redding | Respect These Arms of Mine |
The Best of Otis Redding | |
| James Brown | You Got the Power (feat. Bea Ford) | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Donny Hathaway | A Song for You To Be Young, Gifted and Black |
A Donny Hathaway Collection | |
| Cannonball Adderly | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | |
| Aretha Franklin | Soulville | Unforgettable | |
| Dinah Washington | Baby Get Lost | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Jimmy Reed | Honest I Do Baby What You Want Me to Do |
Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Early One Morning | Let Me Touch Your Mind | |
| J.B. Hutto | I Feel So Good | Atlantic Blues: Chicago | Atlantic |
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Chess Box | Chess |
| Buddy Guy | My Time After Awhile | Living the Blues | TimeLife |
| Cast | Now Let the Weeping Cease | Gospel at the Colonus |
January 11
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Simone | Jelly Roll | Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | I Ain't Doin' Too Bad | Anthology | MCA |
| Bobby Blue Bland | I Ain't Doin' Too Bad, part 2 | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Bobby Blue Bland | This Time I'm Gone for Good | Anthology | MCA |
| Jimmy Reed | You Don't Have to Go | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Little Milton | Grits Ain't Groceries | Living the Blues: Blues Masters | TimeLife |
| Etta James | I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby | Life, Love, and the Blues | |
| Elmore James | Look on Yonder Wall | Shake your Moneymaker | |
| Muddy Waters | Long Distance Call | Muddy and the Wolf | Chess |
| Little Willie John | Heartbreak | All 15 of His Chart Hits 1953-62 | |
| Joe Williams | Tell Me Where To Scratch Medley |
Joe Williams Live | |
| Aretha Franklin | Respect | Live at Fillmore West | Atlantic |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Early One Morning | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Atlantic |
| Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Sonny Terry | Ham and Eggs | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Fickle Woman | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Jimmy Rushing | She's Mine, She's Yours | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Shim Sham Shimmy | This is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lance Manscomb | Blues in a Bottle | The Best of Lance Manscomb | Arhoolie |
| Sweet Miss Coffy | Pistol, Knife & Razor Too | Authentic Mississippi Delta Urban Blues | Mardi Gras |
| Howlin' Wolf | Killing Floor | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Your Funeral and My Trial | Chess Box | Chess |
| Honey Boy | Bloodstains on the Wall | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Otis Clay | Pouring Water on a Drowning Man | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Lou Rawls | Street Corner Hustler's Blues/World of Trouble | Live! | |
| B.B. King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of B.B. King | MCA |
| Bobby Powell | C.C. Rider | ||
| Smiley Lewis | I Hear You Knocking | R&B Box | Chess |
| Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music | Drunk | R&B Box | Chess |
| Stick McGhee & His Buddies | Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee O-dee | R&B Box | Chess |
| Ruth Brown | Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean | R&B Box | Chess |
| Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends | King Sized Papa | R&B Box | Chess |
| Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers | The Honeydrippers | R&B Box | Chess |
| Thurston Harris & the Sharps | Little Bitty Pretty One | R&B Box | Chess |
| Daddy Cleanhead | Something's Going on in My Room | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Eddie Cleanhead Vinson | Cleanhead's Back in Town | ||
| Karen Carroll | Neked J Blues | Talk to the Hand | |
| B.B. King | The Thrill Is Gone | Living the Blues | TimeLife |
January 18
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come | The Man and His Music | |
| James Brown | I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing | Star Time | Polydor |
| Labelle | Get You Somebody New | Chameleon | |
| Ann Peebles | From a Whisper to a Scream | Jazz Moods Hot | |
| Albert King | Call It Stormy Monday | ||
| Oscar Brown Jr. | Bid 'Em In Work Song |
Sin & Soul... and Then Some | |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Black, Brown & White | Black, Brown, & White | |
| Stevie Wonder | Village Ghetto Land | Songs in the Key of Life | |
| Chris Thomas King | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | |
| 3 Mo' Divas | His Eyes Are On the Sparrow | 3 Mo' Divas | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Nuclear War | ||
| Staple Singers | Masters of War | Great Day | |
| Staple Singers | Black Boy | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Last Speech (1968) | ||
| Staple Singers | For What It's Worth Why (Am I Treated So Bad) |
Freedom Highway | |
| Nina Simone | I Wish I Knew How It Feels to Be Free | The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Death | ||
| Ralph Stanley | O Death | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | |
| Nina Simone | Mississippi Goddam Why (The King of Love Is Dead) Pirate Jenny |
The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Donny Hathaway | To Be Young, Gifted, & Black | A Donny Hathaway Collection | |
| James Brown | Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud | Star Time | |
| Temptations | Run, Charlie, Run | ||
| Labelle | Something in the Air/The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Movin' On Up, Vol. 2 | |
| Aretha Franklin | The entire CD and now it's my favorite! | Live at Fillmore West | Motown |
| Ann Peebles | Fill This World with Love | Hi Records Years: The Best of Ann Peebles | |
| Nina Simone | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Stevie Wonder | Black Man | Songs in the Key of Life | Motown |
January 25
Happy birthday, Etta James!
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Wells | Stop Breaking Down | South Side Chicago Blues | Delmark |
| Robert McCoy | Bye Bye Baby | Bye Bye Baby | Delmark |
| Odetta | Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread* | Shout, Sister, Shout! | M.C. Records |
| Albert King | Calling on My Darling | Chess Box | Chess |
| Wilbert Harrison | Kansas City | Living the Blues: Blues Legends | TimeLife |
| Shemekia Copeland | Ka Ching | Talking to Strangers | |
| Freddie King | I Wonder Why | Atlantic Blues: Chicago | Atlantic |
| Bessie Smith | Rainy Weather Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Introduction |
| Bessie Smith | Standing in the Rain | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Jump Jackson Band | Rainy Day Blues | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Jimmy Reed | Little Rain | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Ruth Brown | Rain is a Bringdown | Atlantic Blues | Atlantic |
| Big Maybelle | Rain Down Rain | The Complete Okeh Sessions | Okeh |
| Graham Central Station | I Can't Stand the Rain | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Bill Cosby | Me and You, Lord | Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow - Right | |
| Muddy Waters | Forty Days and Forty Nights | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Billie Holliday | Stormy Blues | Blues Masters Vol 11: Classic Blues Women | |
| Lou Rawls | Stormy Monday | Legendary | |
| Lonnie Johnson | Flood Water Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Pop Staples | Tupelo | Stax Blues Brothers | Stax |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Soon As the Weather Breaks | Anthology | MCA |
| Elmore James | The Sky Is Crying | Shake Your Money Maker | |
| Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon & the Harlem Hamfats | Wet It! | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Ray Charles & Betty Carter | Baby It's Cold Outside | Betty Carter & Ray Charles | |
| Ken Page & Nell Carter | Honeysuckle Rose | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Dr. Feelgood | Live at Fillmore West | Atlantic |
| Nina Simone | Do I Move You | The Blues | Novus |
| Etta James | You Can Leave Your Hat On | The Essential Etta James | |
| Any Little Thing | The Color Purple | Angel Records | |
| Elisabeth Withers-Mendes | Push the Button | The Color Purple | Angel Records |
| James Brown | Night Train | I Got You (I Feel Good) | King |
| Ray Charles | You Are My Sunshine | Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Early One Morning | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Warner Brothers |
| Etta Jones | In the Dark | Lonely & Blue | |
| Esther Phillips | Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone | Jazz Moods Hot | |
| King Curtis | Little Brother Soul | The New Scene of King Curtis | |
| Etta James | I I Just Want to Make Love to You |
Live from San Francisco | On the Spot |
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