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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
December 3 | December 10 | December 17 | December 24 | December 31 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
December 3
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Charles | Birth of the Blues | Genius + Soul = Jazz | Concord |
| Big Time Sarah | Blue Guitar | A Million of You | Delmark |
| Cast | Black and Blue | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Bessie Smith | Rainy Weather Blues | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| Bessie Smith | Standing in the Rain | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Big Maybelle | Rain Down Rain | The Complete Okeh Sessions | Sony |
| Albert King | Stormy Monday | Thursday Night in San Francisco | Stax |
| Billie Holliday | Stormy Blues | Blues Masters, Vol. 11: Classic Blues Women | |
| Lou Rawls | Stormy Weather | Black and Blue/Tobacco Road | |
| Lonnie Johnson | Flood Water Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Muddy Waters | Forty Days and 40 Nights | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Jimmy Reed | Little Rain | Blues Masters: The Best of Jimmy Reed | |
| Margaret Johnson & the Black and Blue Trio |
When A Gator Holler, Folks Say It's A Sign Of Rain | Blues Masters, Vol. 11: Classic Blues Women | |
| Jackie Shane | Raindrops | All the Hits Plus the Concert | |
| Pops Staples, Albert King, Steve Cropper |
Tupelo | Stax Blues Brothers | Stax |
| Wynonie Harris | Love Is Like Rain | Rockin' the Blues | Proper |
| Big Time Sarah | The Sky Is Crying | A Million of You | Delmark |
| Mahalia Jackson | Didn't It Rain | YouTube | |
| Dinah Washington | In the Rain | The Queen Sings | Proper |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience | Rainy Day Still Raining, Still Dreaming |
Electric Ladyland | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Soon As the Weather Breaks | Anthology | MCA |
| Ruth Brown | Rain Is a Bringdown | Atlantic Blues: Vocalists | Atlantic |
| Big Bill Broonzy | I Gets The Blues When It Rains | Absolutely the Best | |
| Sweet Inspirations | Crying in the Rain | Best of the Sweet Inspirations | Ichiban |
| Nina Simone | I Think It's Going to Rain Today | Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl | |
| Wynonie Harris | Stormy Night Blues | Rockin' the Blues | Proper |
| Barbara Morrison | Come Rain Or Shine | Gettin' 'Long Alright | |
| Bill Withers | Ain't No Sunshine | Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers | |
| Elmore James | Sunnyland Blues before Sunrise |
Let's Cut It | |
| B.B. King | Blues at Sunrise | The Best of B.B. King, Vol. 1 | |
| Leadbelly | New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues) | Where Did You Sleep Last Night | |
| Jackie Shane | You Are My Sunshine | All the Singles Plus the Concert | |
| Aretha Franklin | You Are My Sunshine | Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Ernie Andrews w/Will Baranco Trio | Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying | Central Avenue Sounds | Rhino |
| Booker T. & the MGs | Sunny | Hip Hug Her | |
| Etta James | Sunshine of Love | R&B Dynamite | |
| Ray Charles | That Lucky Old Sun | Malcolm X | |
| Tuck & Patti | High Heel Blues | YouTube | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | Sunshower | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | |
| Ben Charest | Jazzy Bach Return of the French Mafia Ciero Ciero Barber |
Triplettes of Belleville | |
| Cast of Glee | River Deep, Mountain High | Music from 'Glee' | |
| Tito Puente | Cuban Pete | Mambo Kings | |
| Dion & the Belmonts | Runaround Sue | The Wanderers | |
| Thurl Ravenscroft | You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
December 10
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel James | Mid-December Blues | Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy | Northern Blues |
| Lightning Hopkins | Have You EverLoved a Woman | 15 Down Home Country Blues Classics | Arhoolie |
| Zakiya Hooker | End of the World Blues | Keeping It Real | Boogie with the Hook |
| Z.Z. Hill Jr. | Caught in the Trap | Goin' to Mississippi | Delta Roots |
| Eddie Chamblee | It Ain't Necessarily Blues | Honkers & Bar Walkers | Delmark |
| John Lee Hooker | Well Well | Jealous | Mighty Tiger |
| Willis | Word Up | Rewind! | |
| Rosie Ledet | This Is Gonna Take a While | Come Get Some | Maison du Soul |
| Earl Hooker | Anna Lee | 15 Down Home Country Blues Classics | Arhoolie |
| Little Milton | Have Mercy Baby | Little Milton Sings Big Blues | Chess |
| James Brown | Dancing Little Thing | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Annie Had a Baby | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Atlantic |
| Bobby Blue Bland | You're the One That I Adore | Anthology | MCA |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Rockin' in the Same Old Boat | Turn On Your Love light | MCA |
| Al Green | I Can't Get Next to You | Compact Command Performances | Motown |
| Jackie Shane | Any Other Way Sticks and Stones |
All the Singles Plus the Concert | |
| Ray Charles | Worried Life Blues | Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul | |
| Me'Shell Ndegeocello | Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? | Peace Beyond Passion | |
| Bill Withers | Grandma's Hands | Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers | |
| Aretha Franklin | Oh No Not My Baby | Spirit in the Dark | |
| B.B. King | I Gotta Move | Blues Summit | |
| Ann Peebles | Didn't Take Your Man | Hi Records Years: The Best of Ann Peebles | |
| Rosie Ledet | I'm Gonna Take Care of Your Dog | Zesty Zydeco | Maison du Soul |
| Howling Wolf | Back Door Man | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Robert Palmer | Sneaking Sally Through the Alley | Sneaking Sally Through the Alley | |
| Irma Thomas | You Can Have My Husband | Live! Simply the Best | Rounder |
| Big Maybelle | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-55 | |
| John Zorn | Hico Killer (Featuring Albert Collins) Preacher Man |
Spillane | |
| Little Temple and His 88s | I Ate the Wrong Part | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Bo Diddley | Say Man | His Best | Chess |
| Dave Bartholemew | My Dingaling | Risque Blues | |
| Oscar Brown Jr. | But I Was Cool | Beat Generation | |
| The Coasters | Little Egypt (Yin Yang) | There's A Riot Going On | |
| Bull Moose Harris | Big Ten Inch Record | Risque Blues | |
| the Treniers | Poon Tang | They Rock! They Roll! They Swing | |
| Ken Page | You Feets Too Big | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Sarah Vaughan | Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini | Verve |
| Tic & Toc | Jibba Jab | Frolic Diner | |
| the Periscopes | Beaver Shot | Las Vegas Grind | |
| John Holloway | A La Carte | Las Vegas Grind | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | You'll Have To Swing It (Mr Paganini).mp3 | Compact Jazz | Verve |
| Prince | Another Lonely Christmas | The Hits/The B-sides | |
| Christina Aguilera | Show Me How You Burlesque | Burlesque | |
| Cher | Welcome to Burlesque | Burlesque | |
| Cocktails Darling | Frolic Diner | ||
| Teo Usuelli | Piacere Sequence | Beat at Cinecitta | |
| RuPaul | Supermodel | Supermodel | |
| Latin Quarter (1969) | Beat at Cinecitta | ||
| Waitresses | I Know What Boys Like | Alternodaze | |
| Samuel James | Runnihng from My Baby's Gun, Whilst Previously Watchin' Butterflies from My front Porch | Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy | Northern Blues |
December 17
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cotton | Back to St. Louis | Best of the Verve Years | Verve |
| Joe Louis Walker | 100% More Man | Witness to the Blues | Stony Plain |
| Memphis Slim & His House Rockers | Banana Oil | Memphis Slim USA | Delmark |
| Byther Smith | I'm Your New Lover | All Night Long | Delmark |
| Melvin Taylor | Chitlins Con Carne | Blues on the Run | Evidence |
| James Brown | I'll Go Crazy | Star Time | Polydor |
| James Brown | Suds | I GotYou/I Feel Good | King |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Good Time Charlie, Part One | Anthology | MCA |
| Ray Charles | Roll with My Baby | Singin' the Blues with Soul | |
| Ray Charles | Sinner Man (with B.B. King) | Genius Loves Company | |
| B.B. King | House of the Rising Sun (with Mary Travers) | ||
| Temptations | Silent Night | The Temptations Christmas Card | Motown |
| Temptations | Silent Night | Give Love at Christmas | Motown |
| James Brown | Dancin' Little Thing | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Elmore James | Dust My Broom | Shake Your Money Maker | |
| Branford Marsalis | The Road You Choose (feat. Linda Hopkins) | I Heard You Twice the First Time | Columbia |
| Nina Simone | Be My Husband Chilly Winds Don't Blow |
Pastel Blues/Let It All Out | |
| Branford Marsalis | Mabel (feat. John Lee Hooker) | I Heard You Twice the First Time | Columbia |
| Junior Wells | Come on in This House | Mississippi Blues | Putumayo |
| Big Joe Williams | Big Joe Talking Some Day Baby |
Piney Woods Blues | Delmark |
| Al Rapone& His Zydeco Expressmen | Good Ole Cajun Music | Zydeco to Go | Blind Pig |
| Charles Brown | Boogie Woogie Santa Claus | The Alligator Records Christmas Collection | Alligator |
| Nappy Brown | Santa Claus Is Back in Town | Ichiban Blues at Christmas, Vol. 1 | Ichiban |
| Jimmy Rodgers | Luedella | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Eddie Burns | Jinglin' Baby | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Dinah Washington | All or Nothing Blues | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Mojo Hand | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Goin' Back Home | Chasin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Stool Pigeon Blues | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Let Me Play with Your Poodle | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | |
| Michelle Evil Gal Willson | Five Pound Box of Money** | Bullseye Blues Christmas | Bullseye Blues |
| Eartha Kitt | Santa Baby | Purr-fect: Her Greatest Hits | |
| Clarence Carter | Back Door Santa | ||
| James Brown | Santa Claus, Santa Claus | James Brown's Funky Christmas | |
| Mabel Scott | Just Give Me a Man | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Julia Lee | Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Sippie Wallace | A Man for Every Day of the Week | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | I Want a Tall Skinny Papa | Sugar in My Bowl | Buzzola |
| Barrett Strong | Money | Hitsville | Motown |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Gimme Gimme Some Lovin' | ||
| Margaret Carter | I Want Plenty Of Grease In My Frying Pan | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | |
| Chef | Chocolate Salty Balls | Chef Aid | |
| Sounds of Blackness | Santa Watch Yo' Step | The Night Before Christmas | |
| B-52s | Give Me Back My Man | Wild Planet | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Give Me the Simple Life | Ella Returns to Berlin | |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings | Give Me a Chance | Dap Dippin' with the Dap Kings | Daptone Records |
| Bill Cosby | Hoof and Mouth | Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow. Right! | |
| Chinese Man | I Got That Tune | The Groove Sessions | |
| Sounds of Blackness | Born in a Manger | The Night Before Christmas | |
| Kirk Whalum | Little Ghetto Drummer Boy | ||
| Li'l Ed & the Blues Imperials | I'm Your Santa | The Alligator Records Christmas Collection | Alligator |
December 24
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | Night Train | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Bobby Blue Bland | The Greatest | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Etta James | In the Basement | Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Ruth Brown | Hello, Little Boy | Miss Rhythm | Atlantic |
| Richard Berry | Jelly Roll | Get Out of the Car | Flair |
| Ray Charles | Smack Dab in the Middle | Uh Huh | Direct Source |
| Aretha Franklin | Soulville | Unforgettable | Sony |
| Graham Central Station | Ole Smokey | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Ike & Tina Turner | If You Can Hully Gully | Jazz & Blues Collection No 6 | |
| Howling Wolf | Three Hundred Pounds of Joy | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Muddy Waters | Sugar Sweet | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Taj Mahal | Big Legged Mamas Are Back in Style | ||
| Brooke Benton & Dinah Washington | Baby, You've Got What It Takes | ||
| Little Milton | Grits Ain't Groceries | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Wynonie Harris | I Like My Baby's Pudding Keep on Churning |
Risque Blues | |
| Wynonie Harris | Grandma Can Boogie Too | Rockin' the Blues | |
| Lil Greenwood | Grandpa Can Boogie Too | Risque Blues | |
| Katie Webster | Hard Lovin' Mama | No Foolin' | Alligator |
| Lady Bianca | Ugly Man Song | A Woman Never Forgets | Magic-O |
| Michelle Evil Gal Willson | Five Pound Box of Money** | Bullseye Blues Christmas | Bullseye Blues |
| Chick Willis | Stoop Down Baby | If It Ain't a Hit, I'll Eat My.... | Bear Family |
| Dinah Washington | Long John Blues | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Dinah Washington | Short John Blues | If It Ain't a Hit, I'll Eat My.... | Bear Family |
| Arthur Conley | Sweet Soul Music | Atlantic Soul Music | Atlantic |
| Sam Cooke | Ain't That Good News | The Man and His Music | Rhino |
| Rufus Thomas | Walking the Dog | Atlantic R&B 1947-74 | Atlantic |
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Chess Box | Chess |
| Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music | Drunk | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Thruston Harris & the Sharps | Little Bitty Pretty One | R&B Box | Rhino |
| The Impressions | It's Alright | Greatest Hits | |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Keep That Fat (Right Where It's At) | Naked in the Rain | Ichiban |
| New Birth Brass Band | Santa's second Line | New Orleans Christmas | Putumayo |
| Little Esther | I'm a Bad, Bad Girl | Payin My Dues | |
| Shemekia Copeland | Stay a Little Longer, Santa | Genuine Houserockin' Christmas | Alligator |
| Solomon Burke | Presents for Christmas | The Definition of Soul | Atlantic |
| Willis | Word Up | Rewind! Vol. 4 | |
| OutKast | Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) | Idlewild | |
| James Brown | Devil's Den (Live) | Soul Pride | Polydor |
| Johnny Otis | Casting My Spell | Casting His Spell | |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | The Dap Dip | Dap-Dippin with... | Daptone Records |
| Nina Simone | Do I Move You? | The Blues | Novus |
| Irma Thomas | Hip Shakin' Mama | Live! Simply the Best | Rounder |
| Christina Aguilera | Guy What Takes His Time | Burlesque | |
| Cab Calloway | Everybody Eats When They Come to My House | Are You Hep to the Jive? | |
| Roy Montrell | Mellow Saxophone | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Fats Noel | Ride Daddy Ride | Ride Daddy Ride | |
| Bull Moose Jackson | Big Ten Inch Record | Risque Blues | |
| Cast | Joint is Jumpin' | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| The Chosen Gospel Singers | No Room at the Hotel | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Dale Monty & the 2 x 2s | Little Endless Summer Boy | Blame It on Christmas | Schoolkids 'Records |
| Kirk Whalum | Little Ghetto Drummer Boy | ||
| Alexander O'Neal | Little Drummer Boy | ||
| Overture: A Partial History of Black Music | Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration | ||
| Sounds of Blackness | Born in a Manger | The Night Before Christmas | |
| Stevie Wonder | As | Songs in the Key of Life | |
| Donna Summer | I Feel Love | Greatest Hits | |
| Destiny's Child | Bootylicious | Survivor | |
| Mr. Vegas | Pull Up | Pull Up | |
| Hansen | Mmmm Bop | Now That's What I Call Music | |
| Jacksons | Blame It on the Boogie | Greatest Hits | |
| Redhead Kingpin & the FBI Crew | Pump It Hottie | ||
| L'Trimm | We Like the Cars That Go Boom | The Cars that Go Boom | |
| Parliament | The Big Bang Theory | Tear the Roof Off: 1974-1980 |
December 31
Happy new year, y'all. I'm busy doting on family in a different state.
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