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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
May 2 | May 9 | May 16 | May 23 | May 30 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
May 2
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sista Monica | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | Can't Keep a Good Woman Down | Mo Muscle |
| Buddy Guy | Show Me the Money* | Skin Deep | |
| Koko Taylor | I Don't Want No Leftovers | Jump for Joy | Alligator |
| Lowell Fulson | Ten More Shows to Play | One More Blues | Evidence |
| Blues Queen Sylvia | New York Bound | Midnight Baby | Evidence |
| Jimmy Rogers | Blue and Lonesome | Feelin' Good | Blind Pig |
| Shemekia Copeland | Steamy Windows | Wicked | Alligator |
| Mem Shannon | Taxicab Driver | A Cab Driver's Blues | Rykodisc |
| Roosevelt Dean | Big Legged Woman | I Dont Wanna Leave | Z-K Records |
| Karen Carroll | Neked J Blues How Blue Can You Get |
Talk to the Hand | Delmark |
| Lester Chambers | Evil Woman | Lester Chambers | Explosive |
| Howling Wolf | Killing Floor | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Your Funeral and My Trial | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Rocky Fuller | Funeral Hearse at My Door | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Memphis Slim | Mother Earth | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Little Joe Blue | Dirty Work Goin' On | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Henry Gray | I Declare That Ain't Right | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Muddy Waters | That's Why I Don't Mind | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Andrew Tibbs | Bilbo Is Dead | Chess Blues [Box] | Chess |
| Lady Bianca | Ugly Man Song*** | A Woman Never Forgets | Magic-O |
| Little Sammy Davis | Shorty | I Ain't Lyin' | Delmark |
| Eric Bibb | Blacksmith Island | Good Stuff | Earth Beat |
| Jimmy Rogers | the World's In a Tangle | The Complete Chess Recordings | Chess |
| Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim | Don't You Tell Nobody | Willie Dixon/Memphis Slim | Prestige |
| Otis Clay | Sho' Wasn't Me | Respect Yourself | Blind Pig |
| Sista Monica | The Walking Wounded | People Love the Blues | Mo Muscle |
| Etta James | Only Time Will Tell | These Foolish Things | Chess |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Ain't No Telling | Turn On Your Love Light | MCA |
| Ray Charles | I'm Wondering and Wondering | In the Beginning 1949-52 | |
| Ray Charles | I Wonder | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | I Smell Trouble | Sing the Blues | |
| Elmore James | I'm Worried | Shake Your Moneymaker | |
| Nina Simone | Backlash Blues | The Blues | Novus |
| Jimmy Reed | Hush Hush | Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Aretha Franklin | When the Battle Is Over | The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Staple Singers | Masters of War | Great Day |
May 9
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Somebody Buy Me a Drink | Then & Now | Weasel Disc |
| Babs Gonzales | Got Out of that Bed | Real Crazy | Proper Records |
| Goree Carter | I'm Your Boogie Man | Ham Hocks & Cornbread | JSP |
| Richard Berry | Next Time | Get Out of the Car | Flair |
| Big Maybelle | Maybelle's Blues | The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-55 | Sony |
| Lady Bianca | I'm in Love with You Baby | A Woman Never Forgets | Magic-0 |
| Richard Berry | Get Out of the Car | Get Out of the Car | Flair |
| Isaac Hayes | Medley: I Just Want to Make Love to You Rock Me Baby |
Introducing Isaac Hayes | Stax |
| Tail Dragger | My Head is Bald | Jimmy Dawkins Presents the Leric Story | Delmark |
| Queen Sylvia | I Know I Ain't Number One Too Bad Baby |
Jimmy Dawkins Presents the Leric Story | Delmark |
| Vance Kelly | Use What You Got* | Jimmy Dawkins Presents the Leric Story | Delmark |
| Ike & Tina Turner | I'm a Motherless Child Grumbling* |
Sing the Blues | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | I'll Call You Tomorrow** If I Hadn't Called You Back |
Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Etta James | It Must Be Your Love** | At Last | Chess |
| James Brown | Don't Deceive Me* | Messing with the Blues | Polydor |
| James Brown | Soul Pride | Soul Pride | Polydor |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | 100 Days, 100 Nights | 100 Days, 100 Nights | Daptone Records |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | I'll Still Be True | I Learned the Hard Way | Daptone Records |
| Esther Phillips | Use Me | Jazz Moods: Hot | |
| Staple Singers | For What It's Worth Move Along Train |
Freedom Highway | |
| Nina Simone | Revolution, Parts 1 & 2 | Forever Young, Gifted and Black | |
| Aretha Franklin | The Weight River's Invitation Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home |
The Queen of Soul | Atlantic |
| B.B. King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of B.B. King | MCA |
| Joe Williams | Medley | ||
| Al Green | I Can't Get Next to You | Compact Command Performances | Motown |
| Lou Rawls | Room With a View | Legendary | |
| Cast | Jitterbug Waltz | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Bessie Smith | I Ain't Got Nobody Take Me for a Buggy Ride |
Chattanooga Gal | |
| Dinah Washington | Richest Guy in the Graveyard Hey Good Looking |
the Queen Sings | Proper |
| Wynonie Harris | Young Man's Blues | Rockin' the Boogie | Proper |
| Memphis Minnie | Me and My Chauffer Blues | Playin' the Blues | |
| Julia Lee | Spinach Song | A Proper Introduction | Proper |
| Lil Johnson | Hot Nuts | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Hunter & Jenkins | Lollypop | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Al Miller | I Found Your Key Hole | Bed Spring Poker | |
| Charlie Lincoln | Doodle Hole | Ride Daddy Ride |
May 16
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liftr Me Up Like a Dove | Gospel at Colonus | ||
| Pilgrim Travelers | I've Got a New Home | Specialty Story | |
| Robert Johnson | If I had Possession over Judgement Day | King of the Delta Blues Singers | |
| Bessie Smith | Devil's Gonna Get You | Chattanooga Gal | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Let the Good Times Roll | Anthology | MCA |
| Rufus | Swing Down Chariot | Rags to Rufus | |
| Aretha Franklin | Evil Gal Blues | Unforgettable | Sony |
| Eartha Kitt | I Want To Be Evil | That Bad Eartha | |
| Staple Singers | Will He Remember Us | Great Day | |
| Barbara Carr | Bone Me Like You Own Me | Bone Me Like You Own Me | Ecko |
| Howling Wolf | Evil | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Little Esther | I'm a Bad, Bad Girl | Cry-baby | |
| Otis Span | It Must Have Been the Devil | Chasin' the Blues | |
| Nina Simone | Go to Hell | Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone | |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Amazing Grace | Spirit of the Century | |
| Shorty Long | Devil with the Blue Dress | Hitsville | Motown |
| James Brown | Maybe the Last Time | Star Time | Polydor |
| Sam Cooke | One More River to Cross | The Man and His Music | Rhino |
| B.B. King | Ain't Nobody Home | Best of B.B. King | MCA |
| Stanley Turrentine | Lonely Avenue | The Common Touch | |
| James Brown | Devil's Den | Star Time | |
| Koko Taylor | The Devil's Gonna Have a Field Day | An Audience with the Queen | Alligator |
| Oscar Brown. Jr. | Mr. Kicks | Sin and Soul... And then Some | |
| John Lee Hooker | Devil's Jump | Chasin' the Blues | |
| Robert Johnson | Up Jumped the Devil | King of the Delta Blues Singers | |
| Squirrel Nut Zippers | Hell | Hot | |
| Eric Bibb | I Hear the Angels Singing | Painting Signs | EarthBeat |
| Aretha Franklin | Angel | Hey Now Hey | Atlantic |
| Clovers | Devil or Angel | Atlantic R&B 1947-74 | |
| Impressions | Amen | Greatest Hits | |
| Robert Johnson | Me and the Devil Blues | King of the Delta Blues Singers | |
| Elmore James | Standing at the Crossroads | Shake Your Moneymaker | |
| Bobby & Sam King, Arnold McCuller, & Willie Green Jr. |
Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name | Crossroads | |
| Staple Singers | Wish I Had Answered | Great Day | |
| B.B. King | Sweet Little Angel | Sweet Little Angel | Flair |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Recess in Heaven | Anthology | |
| James Brown | Evil | Soul Pride | |
| Ray Charles | Hide Nor Hair | Uh Huh | |
| Taj Mahal | Rise Up Children (Shake the Devil out of Your Soul) | Recycled Blues | |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Too Evil to Cry | Playin the Blues | |
| Bessie Smith | Sinful Blues | Chattanooga Gal | |
| Mitty Collier | Git Out | Shades of Mitty Collier | |
| Bessie Smiths | The Bye-Bye Blues | Chattanooga Gal | |
| G.C. Cameron | It's Hard to Say Good-bye to Yesterday | Hitsville Vol. 2 | |
| James Brown | Maybe the Last Time | Star Time | |
| Manhattans | Kiss and Say Good-Bye |
May 23
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byther Smith | Daddy's Gone | All Night Long | Delmark |
| Jimmy Dawkins | Mississippi Bound | Tribute to Orange | Evidence |
| Sir Stan | Collard Greens and Yams |
The Nitty Gritty's inTown | Blues B Us |
| Lowell Fulson | L&L Special | Them Update Blues | Bullseye |
| Willie Big Eyes Smith | Tired of Crying | Bag Full of Blues | Blind Pig |
| Howlin' Wolf | Hidden Charms | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| John Lee Hooker | Walking the Boogie (Alternate) | Chess Blues Box | Chess |
| Dr. Isaiah Ross | Dr. Ross's Boogie | Chess Blues Box | Chess |
| Little Walter | Fast Boogie | Chess Blues Box | Chess |
| Forrest Sykes | Tonky Boogie | Chess Blues Box | Chess |
| Texas Johnny Brown | Bongo Boogie | Atlantic Blues: Guitar | Atlantic |
| Little Brother Montgomery | Talking Boogie | Atlantic Blues: Piano | Atlantic |
| Joe Liggins | Boom Chick-a-Boogie | Chasin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Roy Brown | Boogie at Midnight | Risque Blues | King |
| Lil Greenwood | Grandpa Can Boogie Too | Risque Blues | |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Somebody Buy Me a Drink | Sin and Soul... and Then Some | |
| Aretha Franklin | Drinking Again | Unforgettable | Sony |
| Joe Liggins & His 3-D Music | Drunk | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Floyd Dixon | Hey Bartender | Atlantic Blues: Piano | Atlantic |
| Joe Liggins | Whiskey, Women and Loaded Dice | High Rollers | Buzzola |
| Wynonie Harris | Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well | Rockin' the Boogie | A Proper Introduction |
| Bessie Smith | Moonshine Blues | Chattanooga Gal | A Proper Introduction |
| Amos Milburn | One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Stick McGhee & His Buddies | Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Georgia White | The Stuff Is Here | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Cast | The Viper's Drag | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Lil Green | Knocking Myself Out | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Stuff Smith | Here Comes the Man with the Jive | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Helen Hume | They Raided the Joint | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Don Redmond and His Orchestra | Chant of the Weed | When Hemp as Hip | Jass |
| Trixie Smith | Jack, I'm Mellow | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Cee Pee Johnson | The "G" Man Got The "T" Man | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Cab Calloway | Reefer Man | When Hemp Was Hip | Jass |
| James Brown | I Know It's True Baby, You're Right Good, Good Loving |
Star Time | Polydor |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Early One Morming | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Atlantic |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Rock Me Baby | Sing the Blues | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Sweet Rhode Island Red | Jazz & Blues Collection No. 6 | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | I Pity the Fool Farther Up the Road I Smell Trouble |
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| Nina Simone | Jelly Roll | Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Byther Smith | Look Over Your Shoulder | All Night Long | Delmark |
May 30
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Adams | Laughin' and Clownin' | The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album | Rounder |
| Eddie Burns | Candy Baby | 2nd Degee Burns | Blue Suit |
| Solomon Burke | I Got the Blues* | Make Do With What You Got | Shout Factory |
| Shirley Brown | Better You Go Your Way* | Diva of Soul | Malaco |
| Henry Butler | C.C. Rider | Blues after Sunset | Black Top |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Queen for a Day | Anthology | MCA |
| Sam Cooke | Ain't That Good News | The Man and His Music | Rhino |
| Ray Charles | I Wonder | Genius and Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection | |
| Barbara Carr | That Sho Was Me at the Hole in the Wall* | It's My Time | Ecko |
| Cephas and Wiggins | Evil Twin Blues | From Richmond to Atlanta | Bullseye |
| Geno Delaphose | Go Geno | French Rockin' Boogie | Rounder |
| Shemekia Copeland | Not Tonight | Wicked | Alligator |
| George Cooke | We All Have the Blues | Livin' in the Ghetto | Double-Beat |
| Jimmy Dawkins | You Got to Keep on Trying | Fast Fingers | Delmark |
| Etta James | I Want to Be Loved | These Foolish Things | |
| Franklin & Baytop | Champagne Charlie | Searching for Frank | Patuxent |
| Eric Bibb | I Heard the Angels Sing | Painting Signs | EarthBeat |
| Aretha Franklin | Spanish Harlem Tracks of My Tears |
The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Theodis Ealey | I Feel Good about Myself | Going Back to Hurtsville | Ichiban |
| Freddie King | Dust My Broom | Live at the Electric Ballroom 1974 | Black Top |
| Buddy Guy | I Got My Eyes on You | The Real Deal | Silvertone |
| Long John Hunter | Looking for a Party | Looking for a Party | Blues Express |
| Corey Harris | You Got to Move | Fish Ain't Bitin' | Alligator |
| Leadbelly | John Henry | Bourgeois Blues | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Mance Lipscomb | Frankie and Albert | Captain, Captain | Arhoolie |
| Queen Isabella | Size Six* | Loving a Married Man | KonKord |
| Al Jackson | The Fat Man | Poor Man's Blues | Kolab |
| Big Daddy Kinsey | The Queen without a King | I Am the Blues | Gitanes |
| Ms. Jody | Get Drunk Party** | You're My Angel | Ecko |
| Lou Rawls | I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Going to Chicago Blues |
Lou Rawls - Live! | |
| James Brown | Three Hearts in a Tangle Dancin' Little Thing I Can't Help It |
I Got You (I Feel Good) | King |
| Sheba Potts-Wright | I Need a Cowboy to Ride My Pony | I Need a Cowboy to Ride My Pony | Ecko |
| Eddie Taylor | Hoy Hoy | Long Way from Home | Blind Pig |
| Francine Reed | Wild Women** | I Want You to Love Me | Ichiban |
| O.B. Buchana | She's Got the Best Lovin' That Ever Put on a Pair of Drawers** | Southern Soul Country Boy | Ecko |
| Brewer Phillips | Hen House Boogie | Homebrew | Delmark |
| Queen Emily | Use Me | Queen Emily Sings | Malaco |
| Dan Nolan and Carl Snyder | Party Man | Birdnest on the Ground | Lost World Music |
| Lorraine Turner | Party Night | Shake It Down | Ecko |
| Donny Ray | It's Just a Party Thing | I'll Be Good To You | Ecko |
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