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November 1

Artist Song Title Album Label

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Money Honey

Atlantic Rhythm and Blues: 1947-1974

Atlantic

Detroit Jr.

Too Poor

Chess Blues

Chess

Babs Gonzales

A Dollar Is Your Only Friend

Tales Of Manhattan: The Cool Philosophy Of Babs Gonzales

 

King Perry

Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket

Ham Hocks & Cornbread

JSP

Ivory Joe Hunter

High Cost Low Pay Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Barbecue Bob

We Sure Got Hard Times

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Lonnie Johnson

Hard Times Ain't Gone Nowhere

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Wynonie Harris

Lightnin' Struck The Poor House

Rockin' the Blues

Proper Records

Nina Simone

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Great Ladies Sing the Blues

 
Bobby Blue Bland Poverty Anthology MCA

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Money

I Learned The Hard Way

Daptone Records

Wynonie Harris

Your Money Don't Mean A Thing

Rockin' the Blues

Proper Records

Barrett Strong

Money (That's What I Want)

Hitsville USA

Motown

James Brown

I've Got Money

Star Time

Polydor

Jackie Shane

Money

Jackie Shane Live

JSP

James Brown

Money Won't Change You

Star Time

Polydor

Bessie Smith

Money Blues

Chattanooga Gal

Proper Records

Camille Howard & Her Boyfriends

Money Blues

Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles (1921-1956)

Rhino

Floyd Jones

Ain't Times Hard

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Roosevelt Sykes

All My Money Gone Blues

High Rollers Vintage Gambling Songs 1920-1952

Buzzola

Ray Charles

Busted

Uh-Huh

Direct Source

Cast

Cash For Your Trash

Ain't Misbehavin'

JSP

Scrapper Blackwell

Down And Out Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Ollie Shepard

Hard Times Is On Me

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Andy Chatman

Hard Times On Me Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Little Johnnie Taylor

How Can A Broke Man Survive

From Chicago To Shreveport: Deep Soul, Vol. 1

 

Robert Tucker

It Sure Costs Money To Live

Ham Hocks & Cornbread

JSP

Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket

Specialty Story

Specialty

Roosevelt Sykes

Living In A Different World

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Blind Teddy Darby

Meat And Bread Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

J.B. Hutto

Things Are So Slow

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Big Bill Broonzy

Poor Bill Blues

Trouble In Mind

 

Walter Davis

Poor Grinder Blues

He Got Out His Big Ten Inch

Buzzola

Bessie Smith

Poor Man's Blues

Chattanooga Gal

Proper Records

Big Joe Williams

Providence Help The Poor People

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

John Brim

Tough Times

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Smoky Hogg

Unemployment Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Bumble Bee Slim

When I Get My Money

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly

Working Man Blues

Ain't Times Hard

JSP

Ray Charles

Greenbacks

Best Of Ray Charles The Atlantic Years

Atlantic

Wynonie Harris

You Got To Get Yourself A Job, Girl

Rockin' the Blues

Proper Records

Bessie Smith

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Blues Masters Volume 11: Classic Blues Women

 

Arthur Weston

Poor Boy Long Way From Home

Down Home Slide

 

King Solomon Hill

Times Has Done Got So Hard

Ain't Times Hard

JSP
Smoky Babe I'm Broke and I'm Hungry 15 Downhome Country Blues Classics Arhoolie
Ruth Brown I Hate a Broke Man A Good Day for the Blues Bullseye
Shirley Johnson Paycheck in My Pocket Mojo Mamas Blue Chicago

Sounds Of Blackness

Ah Been Workin'

The Evolution Of Gospel

 

Bettye LaVette

Before The Money Came (The Battle Of Bettye LaVette)

The Scene Of The Crime

 

Big Mama Thornton

Gimme a Penny

With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966

Arhoolie

O'Jays

For The Love Of Money

Love Train: The Best Of The O'Jays

 
       

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November 8

Artist Song Title Album Label
Coleman Hawkins Soul Blues Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Arnett cobb Smooth Sailing Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Fillmore Slim Blues from the Heart
Tired of My Old Lady
The Legend of Fillmore Slim M9ountain Top Poductions
Big Maybelle One Monkey Don't Stop No Show The Complete Okeh Sessions Okeh
Bobbie Spider Webb I'll Play the Blues for You October 1993 Sessions SweWebb Records
Koko Taylor But on the Other Hand Royal Blue Alligator
Randolph Walker You've Got to Please Her To Late to Cry  
The Memphis Horns and Ann Peebles St. Louis Blues

River of Song: A Musical Journey
Down the Mississippi

Smithsonian Folkways
Solomon Burke Wealth Won't Save Your Soul Make Do with What You Got Shout
Shemekia Copeland I Always Get My Man Turn up the Heat Alligator
Sonny Rhodes Sonny's Theme Livin' Too Close to the Edge Ichiban
Ruthie Foster I Woke Up this Morning    
Eric B9ibb I Heard the Angels Singing Painting Signs EarthBeat
Taj Mahal Oo Poo Pah Doo    
Aretha Franklin Nobody Kows the Way I Feel This Morning Unforgettable Sony
James Brown Lost Someone I Got You (I Feel Good) King
Brooke Benton & Dinah Washington Baby, You've Got What It Takes    
Bobby Blue Bland 36-22-36 Anthology MCA
Lady Bianca Keep My Baby Outta Your Eyes
Spending Money
Rollin'  
Nina Simone Four Women Verve Jazz Masters 17 Verve
  Revolution (Parts 1 and 2) Forever Young, Gifted and Black  
  Feeling Good Verve Unmixed Verve
  Pirate Jenny Verve Jazz Masters 17 Verve
Etta James You Can Leave Your Hat On    
Snooks Eaglin You Can Get Your Gun* The Crescent City Collection Fuel 2000
Aaron Moore Bedroom Invitation Boot 'Em Up Delmark
Trudy Lynn Feel You, Feel Me The Woman In Me Ichiban
Roosevelt Sykes Winter Time Blues Chicago Boogie Delmark
Ruth Brown HB's Funky Fable A Good Day for the Blues  

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November 15

Artist Song Title Album Label
Freddie Roach One Track Mind Hammond Heroes Prestige
James Brown Gettin' a Little Hipper Soul Pride  
King Curtis Slow Drag The Best of King Curtis  
James Moody Workshop Moody's Mood for Love  
Louisiana Red Sugar Hips Frolic Diner  
Coasters Riot in Cell Block 9 There's a Riot Going On Atco
Babs Gonzales Ole Braggin' Freddie Tales of Manhattan: The Cool Philosophy of Babs Gonzales  
Stanley Turrentine Lonely Avenue The Common Touch  
Mississippi Sheiks Bed Spring Poker Bed Spring Poker  
Lil Johnson Stavin' Chain Copulatin' Blues Mojo
Lucille Bogan Steady Grinding Blues He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Hattie Hart I Let My Daddy Do That Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon  
Jimmie Preston Huckle Buck Baby Ride Daddy Ride  
The Drivers Smooth, Slow and Easy Risque Blues  
Bert "Snake Root" Hatton Freakish Rider Blues Sissy Man Blues Mojo
Victoria Spivey Garter Snake Blues Sugar in My Bowl Indigo
Holmes & Howard Someone's Been Using That Thing Them Dirty Blues Jass
Bessie Smith Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) Chattanooga Gal  
Rosie Ledet I'm Gonna Take Care of Your Dog Zesty Zydeco Maison Du Soul
Little Willie John Leave My Kitten Alone All 15 of His Chart Hits  
Jackie Wilson Doggin' Around Mr. Excitement! Rhino
James Brown Maybe the Last Time Star Time Polydor
Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking R&B Box Rhino
Dinah Washington Since I Fell for You Dinah Washington Sings the Blues  
Little Esther Crying and Singing the Blues I Paid My Dues  
Joe Cocker Cry Me a River    
Bobby Blue Bland This Time I'm Gone for Good Anthology MCA
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings My Man Is a Mean Man Naturally Daptone Records
Ike & Tina Turner Revue A Fool in Love Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live!!!!!  
Etta James Fool That I Am Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Chess
Ray Charles I'm a Fool to Care Uh-Huh Direct Source
Aretha Franklin Maybe I'm a Fool The Queen in Waiting Sony
LaBelle Get You Somebody New Chameleon  
James Halloway A La Carte Las Vegas Grind, Vol. 1  
Oscar Brown, Jr. But I Was Cool Beat Generation Rhino
Nina Simone Love Me or Leave Me Verve Jazz Masters 17 Verve
Dinah Washington I Wanna Be Around Esquire—The Voice Of The Soul  
Barbara Morrison I'm Getting Along Alright I'm Getting Along Alright  
Jackson 5 Who's Loving You The Ultimate Collection  
Odetta Muleskinner Blues Absolutely the Best  
Irma Thomas Yield Not to Temptation If You Want It, Come and Get It  
Suge Avery Push Da Button The Color Purple Harpo
Eartha Kitt Apres Moi The Very Best of Eartha Kitt  
Karen Carroll Neked J. Blues
How Blue Can You Get
Talk to the Hand Delmark

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November 22

Artist Song Title Album Label
Rosie Ledet I'm Gonna Zesty Zydeco Maison du Soul
Al Green Summertime    
Ike & Tina Turner Rock Me Baby Sing the Blues  
Guitar Slim Jr. If You Think That Jive Will Do Nothing Nice Warehouse Creek
Louisiana Red Red's New Dream The Best of Louisiana Red Evidence
John Littlejohn Been Around the World Slidin' Home Arhoolie
Furry Lewis Judge Busheé Take Your Time Adelphi Records
Mississippi John Hurt Sliding Delta Chasin' the Blues Direct Source
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Blues from the Lowlands Chasin' the Blues Direct Source
Robert Johnson When You Got a Good Friend King of the Delta Blues Singers  
The Dixon Brothers Rambling Gambler High Rollers Buzzola
Staple Singers Move Along Train Freedom Highway  
Blind Boys of Alabama Wade in the Water Take Six  
Take Six Mary Take Six  
Taj Mahal Little Red Hen Oooh So Good 'n' Blues  
Etta James You Can Leave Your Hat On    
Aretha Franklin Just Right Tonight Hey Now Hey Atlantic
Ann Peebles Use Me Jazz Moods: Hot  
Fontella Bass I Want Everyone to Know Free  
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Let Them Knock 100 Days, 100 Nights Daptone Records
Patty Benson Stayin' Power    
Little Walter Key to the Highway Chess Blues  
Howling Wolf Killing Floor Chess Blues Chess
BB King The Thrill Is Gone Living the Blues Time Life
Elmore James Look on Yonder Wall Shake Your Moneymaker  
Bobby Blue Bland The Feeling Is Gone Turn on Your Love Light MCA
Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking R&B Box Rhino
James Brown Further On Up the Road Messing with the Blues  
Lou Rawls Your Good Thing Is About to End Legendary!  
Maceo Parker & James Brown The Soul of a Black Man    
Nina Simone Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You The Very Best of Nina Simone  
Donny Hathaway A Song for You A Donny Hathaway Collection  
Ken Page & Nell Carter Honeysuckle Rose Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
James Brown Ain't That a Groove Star Time Polydor
Dinah Washington & Brooke Benton Baby, You've Got What It Takes    
Little Jimmy Scott When Did You Leave Heaven Over the Rainbow Milestone
Bobby Blue Bland Recess in Heaven Anthology  
Robert Nighthawk Sweet Black Angel Chess Blues Chess
Shorty Long Devil with the Blue Dress Hitsville Motown
Ruth Brown Hello Little Boy Miss Rhythm  
Dee Clark Hey Little Girl R&B Box Rhino
Cab Calloway Everybody Eats When They Come to My House Are You Hep to the Jive Legacy/Sony

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November 29

Artist Song Title Album Label
       

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