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May 7 | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon

May 7

Artist Song Title Album Label
Nina Simone The Ballad of Hollis Brown Let It All Out Philips
Staple Singers Masters of War Great Day Milestone
Oscar Brown Jr. Rags and Old Iron Sin and Soul... and Then Some Columbia
Nina Simone Be My Husband Pastel Blues Philips
Sammy Mayfield Wooh Me Baby Blues by the Bushel OPM
Bobby Blue Bland Dust Got in Daddy's Eyes Turn On Your Love Light MCA
Aretha Franklin Going Down Slow Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Howling Wolf Killing Floor Chess Blues Chess
Muddy Waters Blow Wind Blow Muddy and the Wolf Chess
Ray Charles How Long Blues In the Beginnings, '49-52 Fabulous Records
Nina Simone Chilly Winds Don't Blow Pastel Blues Philips
Lou Rawls I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Black & Blue/Tobacco Road Capitol
James Brown Devil's Den Soul Pride: The Instrumentals Polydor
Aretha Franklin Night Life Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
James Moody Moody's Mood for Blues Moody's Mood for Blues OJC
Stanley Turrentine Common Touch Common Touch  
Jimmy Witherspoon No Rolling Blues Chasin' the Blues Direct Source
Sarah Vaughan No 'count Blues Great Ladies Sing the Blues Delta
Dinah Washington No One Man Back to the Blues  
Big Maybelle No More Trouble Out of Me The Complete Okeh Sessions Sony
Chuck Berry No Particular Place to Go The Great Twenty-Eight  
Elmore James No Love In My Heart Lets Cut It: The Very Best of Elmore James Flair
Bobby Blue Bland No Sweeter Girl Turn On Your Love Light MCA
Henry Mancini Spook The Music from Peter Gunn Buddha
James Brown Suds
Dancing Little Thing
I Got You (I Feel Good) King
Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile Electric Ladyland  
Nina Simone Tell Me More and More and Then Some Pastel Blues Philips
Etta Jones Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You Lonely and Blue  
Blind Boys of Alabama I've Been 'Buked and Scorned Walk with Me  
Nina Simone Sinner Man Pastel Blues Philips
Mahalia Jackson I'm On My Way The Promised Land  
Billy Paul Windmills of Your Mind Ebony Woman  
Howling Wolf Evil His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Chess
Andre DeShields Vipers Drag Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Squirrel Nut Zippers Hell Hot  
Cher Welcome to Burlesque Burlesque  
Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux, And The ReBirth Brass Band Shoo-Fly Louisiana Spice Rounder
The Wild Magnolias Brother John Is Gone / Herc-Jolly -John Our New Orleans  
Arthur Conley Sweet Soul Music Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-74 Atlantic
Donny Hathaway To Be Young, Gifted and Black The Donny Hathaway Collection  
Nancy Wilson Ode to Billy Jo Welcome to My Love  
Tower of Power Down to the Nightclub Bump City  
War Slipping into Darkness Anthology  
Sly and the Family Stone Skin I'm In Fresh  
Les Nubians El Son Reggae One Step Forward  
Zap Mama Mizike Adventures in Afropea  

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May 14

Artist Song Title Album Label
Nina Simone Sinner Man Pastel Blues Philips
Al Green Can't Get Next to You Compact Command Performances Motown
Ann Peebles I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Hi Records Years: The Best of Ann Peebles The Right Stuf
Denise LaSalle Trapped by This Thing They Call Love This Real Woman Ordena
Esther Phillips Use Me
'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone
Jazz Moods - Hot Epic/Legacy
Bobby Blue Bland Bobby's Blues Call On Me/That's the Way Love Is MCA
Willie Dixon 29 Way Chess Blues Chess
Howling Wolf Break of Day Chess Blues Chess
Little Joe Blue Dirty Work Going On* Chess Blues Chess
Texas Johnny Brown After Hours Atlantic Blues Atlantic
Blind Willie McTell Broke Down Engine Atlantic Blues Atlantic
Guitar Slim Down through the Years Atlantic Blues Atlantic
Lloyd Price Ain't It a Shame Specialty Story Specialty
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders Best Wishes Specialty Story Specialty
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Love Careful Love Specialty Story Specialty
John Zorn Hico Killer (featuring Albert Collins) Spillane  
Otis Taylor 500 Roses When Negroes Walked the Earth  
Ike & Tina Turner Revue Think Live!!!  
Jackie Shane Money
Raindrops
Any Other Way
All the Singles Plus the Concert Cookin' Records
Irma Thomas Breakaway
I've Been Loving You Too Long/
Please Please Please
Live! Simply the Best Rounder
Nina Simone Tell Me More and More and Then Some Pastel Blues Philips
Aretha Franklin Nobody Knows the Way I feel This Morning Unforgettable Columbia
B.B. King Dust My Broom My Sweet Little Angel  
Etta James You Can Leave Your Hat On    
Etta James Otis Redding Medley Live from San Francisco  
James Brown Funky Drummer Star Time Polydor
Booker T & The MGs Hip Hug Her Hip Hug Her  
Isaac Hayes Medley Presenting Isaac Hayes Stax
Albert King Born under a Bad Sign Atlantic Blues Atlantic
Otis Redding Tramp
Pain in My Heart
Best of Otis Redding  
Little Jimmy Scott Adios A Rage in Harlem  
Fats Domino Let the Four Winds Blow Blueberry Hill  
Propellerheads History Repeating
Velvet Pants
Decks and Drums and Rock and Roll  
the Chinese Man I've Got That Tune    
Bobby Spider Webb Driving Wheel October 1993 Sessions  
Nina Simone Love Me or Leave Me Pastel Blues  
Al Green I Stand Accused Green is Blues  

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May 21

Artist Song Title Album Label
Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo Squeaky Live at the Blue Nile  
James Brown Soul Pride, Parts 1 & 2 Soul Pride: The Instrumentals Polydor
Luther Alison Please Send Me Someone To Love Atlantic Blues: Chicago Atlantic
Bessie Smith Empty Bed Blues Chattanooga Gal Proper
Ann Peebles Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Hi Records Years: The Best of Ann Peebles Hi
Nina Simone Since I Fell for You Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone  
Aretha Franklin Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home The Queen in Waiting  
Joe Cocker The Letter Joe Cocker  
Michael Buble I'm Coming Home Call Me Irresistable  
Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News The Man and His Music  
Ray Charles I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Genius + Soul = Jazz  
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings My Man Is a Mean Man Naturally Daptone Records
Tina Turner (Darlin') You Know I Love You What's Love Got to Do With It  
Rufus Thomas Walking the Dog Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-74 Atlantic
Esther Phillips Cryin' And Singin' The Blues I Paid My Dues  
Etta Jones Cool Cool Daddy Lonely and Blue  
Etta James Nobody Loves You (Like Me) R&B Dynamite Flair
Jackie Shane Have You Ever Had The Blues
In My Tenement
All the Singles Plus the Concert  
Big John Patton Dem Dirty Blues Blue John  
Booker T & the MGs Slim Jenkin's Joint Hip Hug Her  
Christina Aguilera I Got Trouble Back to Basics  
Cab Calloway Minnie the Moocher
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Are You Hep to the Jive  
Dinah Washington How Long Back to the Blues  
Lou Rawls How Long, How Long Blues Black and Blue/Tobacco Road  
John Zorn Preacher Man (feat. Albert Collins) Spillane  
Robert Randolph and the Family Band Why Should I Feel Lonely Unclassified  
James Brown Go On Now Soul Pride: The Instrumentals  
Oscar Brown, Jr. Somebody Buy Me A Drink Sin and Soul... and Then Some  
Aretha Franklin Drinking Again Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington  
Joe Liggins & His 3D Music Drunk R&B Box Rhino
Stick McGhee & His Buddy Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee R&B Box Rhino
John Lee Hooker One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer Chess Box Chess
Floyd Dixon Hey Bartender Atlantic Blues: Piano Atlantic
Nina Simone Gin House Blues The Blues Novus
Barbecue Bob She Shook Her Gin He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Bessie Smith Moonshine Blues Chattanooga Gal Proper
Joe Liggins Whiskey, Women & Loaded Dice High Rollers Buzzola
Wynonie Harris Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well Rockin' the Boogie Proper
Sonny Terry Ham and Eggs Livin' the Blues Direct Source
Noble Thin Man Watts Flap Jack Frolic Diner, Vol. 3 Romulin Records
James Brown Grits Star Time Polydor
Doc Sausage Sausage Rock Honkers & Bar Walkers delmark
Joe Houston Cornbread And Cabbage Greens.mp3 Ham Hocks and Cornbread Delmark
The Capers Iced Tea Las Vegas Grind, Part 2 Crypt Records
Slim Gaillard Potato Chips Laughing In Rhythm: The Best Of The Verve Years Verve
Veronica Klaus I'm Gonna Lock My Heart
Just Squeeze Me
Something Cool VeronicaKlaus.Net
Bill Withers Who Is He (And What Is He to You) Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers  
Bee Gees Jive Talking Greatest Hits  
Donna Summer Dim All the Lights Bad Girls  
Earth Wind & Fire Fantasy All & All  
Rose Royce Ooh Boy In Full Bloom  
Meters Cissy Strut    
Rick James & Teena Marie Fire and Desire    

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May 28

Artist Song Title Album Label
Rusty Bryant Soul Liberation Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Hal Singer Midnight Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Oscar Peterson I Loves You Porgy Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess Verve
Carmen McCrae Mr. Ugly The Great American Songbook Atlantic
Bill Cosby Toss of the Coin Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! Warner Brothers
B.B. King Three O'Clock Blues The Best of B.B. King, Vol. 1 Virgin
Barbara Morrison Stormy Monday I'm Gettin' 'Long All Right Chartmaker
Dinah Washington How Long Back to the Blues Blue Note
Bobby Blue Bland This Time I'm Gone for Good Anthology MCA
Donny Hathaway To Be Young, Gifted, and Black The Donny Hathaway Collection Motown
Nina Simone Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl RCA
Aretha Franklin Tracks of My Tears Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Jackson 5 Who's Loving You Ultimate Collection Motown
Ray Charles Unchain My Heart Uh-Huh Direct Source
James Brown Prisoner of Love Star Time Polydor
Coasters Riot in Cell Block 9 There's a Riot Going On Atco
Rachel Sweet Please Mr. Jailer Cry-Baby  
Wynonie Harris Good Morning Judge Rockin' the Boogie Proper
Darby Hicks Court Room Blues Outside the Law Buzzola
Sam Cooke Chain Gang The Man and His Music  
Coasters Yakety Yak
Charlie Brown
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-74 Atlantic
Ruth Brown 5-10-15 Hours Miss Rhythm Collectables
Ruth Brown Mambo Baby More Music From Northern Exposure MCA
Fluffy Hunter Walking Blues Risque Blues  
Elmore James Fine Little Mama Shake Your Moneymaker - The Best of the Fire Sessions  
Elmore James Hawaiian Boogie Let's Cut It  
Muddy Waters I'm Ready Muddy & the Wolf Chess
Howling Wolf Do the Do Muddy & the Wolf Chess
John Lee Hooker Early Jealous  
Ike & Tina Turner Early Morning Sing the Blues  
Ike & Tina Turner Early One Morning Let Me Touch Your Mind Atlantic
B.B. King Early Every Morning My Sweet Little Angel  
Dinah Washington Early in the Morning The Queen Sings Proper
Big Maybelle Blues Early, Early Blues, Candy, & Big Maybelle Flair
Otis Redding Tramp    
Bobby Bland Twisting Up the Road Turn on Your Love Light MCA
Amos Milburn & His One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Living the Blues TimeLife
Big Joe Turner The Chicken and the Hawk Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-74 Atlantic
Sugarman Three Chicken Half Daptone Sampler Daptone Records
James Brown Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Messing With The Blues  
James Brown The Chicken Soul Pride: The Instrumentals Polydor
The Mighty Imperials Thunder Chicken Daptone Sampler Daptone Records
Oscar Brown, Jr. Chicken Heads Right On! Volume 4 Atlantic
Leadbelly Chicken Crowing For Midnight Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Smithsonian Folkways
Louis Jordan Chicken Back Rock 'n Roll Call  
Slim Gaillard Chicken Rhythm Laughing In Rhythm: The Best Of The Verve Years Verve
  Superchicken Theme Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5: In Living Color  
Staple Singers Masters of War Great Day Milestone
Variable Unit Transcending Terror Handbook of the Apocalypse  
Labelle Something In The Air/The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Moving On Up! Vol. 2 The Right Stuff
Edwin Starr War Hitsville Motown
Staple Singers I'll Take You There Moving On Up! Vol. 2 The Right Stuff
Graham Central Station It's Alright Ain't No Bout Adoubt It Warner Brothers
Groovelily Lucky Day Wheelhouse  
Shinehead Billy Jean Billy Jean & More  
James Brown Three Hearts in a Tangle I Got You/I Feel Good Kig

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