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Happy New Year! I was out of town the first two weeks visiting my brother's adorable family, which means I'm full of vim and vigor for the new year. Who reaps the benefits? YOU!

January 14

Artist Song Title Album Label
Gene Ammons Hittin' the Jug Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Cast Lounging at the Waldorf Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Aretha Franklin Night Time Is the Right Time The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Bessie Smith I'm Wild about That Thing Chattanooga Gal Proper
Bobby Blue Bland Turn on Your Love Light Turn On Your Love Light MCA
Elmore James Wild about You Baby Lets Cut It: The Very Best of Elmore James Flair
Etta James Tell Mama Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Chess
Etta James Spoonful Life, Love & the Blues Private Music
Graham Central Station Easy Rider Ain't No Bout Adoubt It Warner Brothers
Ike & Tina Turner Rock Me Baby Sing the Blues Acrobat Music
James Brown Go On Now Soul Pride Polydor
Jimmy Reed Oh John Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed Rhino
King Curtis More Soul* The Best of King Curtis Blue Note
Lou Rawls At Last The Legendary Lou Rawls Blue Note
Nina Simone Chill Winds Don't Blow Pastel Blues/Let It All Out Polygram
Ray Charles It Should've Been Me The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years Atlantic
Robert Johnson When You Got a Good Friend King of Delta Blues Singers Columbia
Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News The Man and His Music RCA
Staple Singers Swing Down Chariot Great Day Milestone
Staple Singers Samson and Delilah Freedom Highway Sony Music Media
Champion Jack Dupree Me and My Mule Chasin' the Blues Direct Source
Champion Jack Dupree Everybody's Blues* Livin' the Blues Direct Source
Champion Jack Dupree Too Evil to Cry Playin' the Blues Direct Source
Champion Jack Dupree Shim Sham Shimmy This Is the Blues Direct Source
Stanley Wilson M Squad Theme* Crime Jazz: Music in the First Degree Rhino
Paul Pena Terraplane Blues Genghis Blues  
Cast Jitterbug Waltz Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Clyde McPhatter A Shot of Rhythm and Blues (45)  
Clyde McPhatter a Lover's Question
What'cha Gonna Do?
R&B Box Rhino
Clyde McPhatter I'm Not Going to Work Today (45)  
Chick Willis Stoop Down Baby If It Ain't a Hit, I'll Eat My .... Bear Family
The Drivers Smooth, Slow and Easy Risqué Blues King
Billy Ward & the Dominoes Sixty Minute Man Risque Blues King
Edith Johnson Comb Your Kitty Cat Bed Spring Poker Indigo
Bo Carter Please Warm My Wiener Copulatin' Blues Mojo
Dorothy Baker Steady Grinding Blues He Got Out His Big Ten Inch Indigo
Big Bill Broonzy How You Want It Done Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon GVC
Johnny Temple Sit Right on It Ride Daddy Ride Buzzola
Ruby Glaze & Blind William McTell Rollin' Mama Blues Sissy Man Blues Mojo
Connie Allen Rocket 69 Sugar in My Bowl Buzzola
Mary Dixon Daddy, You've Got Everything Them Dirty Blues Jass
Cab Calloway Minnie the Moocher Reefer Songs Mojo
Don Redmond Reefer Man Reefer Songs Mojo
Ray Charles Let's Go Get Stoned Uh-Huh Direct Source
Helen Humes They Raided the Joint Outside the Law Buzzola
Andre deShields Viper's Drag Ain't Misbehavin' RCA
Los Lobos I Got Loaded Will the Wolf Survive  
Sista Monica Parker Baby Workout! People Love the Blues Mo Muscle
Jimmy Forrest Bolo's Blues Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax Prestige
Temptations Take a Stroll through Your Mind Psychedelic Soul Motown
Sista Monica Parker People Love the Blues People Love the Blues Mo Muscle

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January 21

Artist Song Title Album Label
Nina Simone Pirate Jenny    
Sam Cooke A Long Time Coming The Man and His Music  
Pops Staples Black Boy    
James Brown I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing Star Time Polydor
Donny Hathaway To Be Young, Gifted and Black A Donny Hathaway Collection  
Graham Central Station Ghetto Graham Central Station  
Oscar Brown, Jr. Bid 'Em In Sin and Soul.. and Then Some  
Marvin Gaye Inner City Blues What's Going On Motown
Stevie Wonder Living for the City Innervisions Motown
Temptations Run Charlie Run Psychedelic Soul  
Pops Staples Why Am I Treated So Bad Father Father  
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major Instinct Free at Last Motown
Nina Simone Why the King of Love Is Dead
Mississippi Goddam
Sugar in My Bowl  
War The World Is a Ghetto The World Is a Ghetto  
Oscar Brown, Jr. Brown Baby Sin and Soul.. and Then Some  
The Isley Brothers Freedom Am I Black Enough for You Motown
James Brown Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) Star Time Polydor
Sly and the Family Stone Skin I'm In Fresh  
Labelle Something in the Air/The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Movin' On Up, Vol. 2 Right Stuff
Graham Central Station Tell Me What It Is Graham Central Station Warner Brothers
Temptations Take a Stroll Through Your Mind Psychedelic Soul Motown
Temptations Message from a Black Man Emperors of Soul Motown
Martin Luther King Jr. 100 Years Later
Segregation Is Wrong
The Great March to Freedom: Detroit, June 23, 1963 Gordy
Stevie Wonder Village Ghetto Land Songs in the Key of Life Motown
Dionne Ferris I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free Promised Land  
Martin luther King Sense of Dignity The Great March to Freedom: Detroit, June 23, 1963 Gordy
Mahalia Jackson I'm On My Way Promised Land  
5th Dimension Light Sings Up and Away  
Staple Singers For What It's Worth Freedom Road  
Nina Simone Feelin' Good Verve Unmixed Verve
Staple Singers Masters of War Great Day  
Stevie Wonder The Shadow of Your Smile Ma Cherie Amor Motown
Stevie Wonder Blowing in the Wind Movin' on Up Right Stuff
Curtis Mafield Move on Up Movin on Up Right Stuff

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January 28

Artist Song Title Album Label
J.B. Hutto Slidewinder South Side Chicago Blues Delmark
Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) Going Back to New Orleans  
Screaming Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You Heritage of the Blues, Vol. 6  
B.B. King Let the Good Times Roll
Lucille
All Over Again  
Etta James All the Way Down Burnin' Down the House  
James Brown I Guess I Have to Cry Cry Cry Say It Live and Loud  
Henry Clement Shoo Shoo Chicken From the 50's to the 60's Zynn Records
Jimmy Smith Back at the Chicken Shack The Best of Jimmy Smith  
Amos Milburn Chicken Shack Boogie R&B Box Rhino
Cab Calloway A Chicken Ain't Nothing But a Bird Are You Hep to the Jive?  
Slim Gaillard Chicken Rhythm Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years Verve
Louis Jordan Chicken Back Rock 'n' Roll Call  
Big Joe Turner The Chicken and the Hawk Atlantic Rhythm and Blues, 1947-1974 Atlantic
James Brown The Chicken Soul Pride: The Instrumentals Polydor
Jimmy Smith After Hours Root Down  
Aretha Franklin Just Right Tonight Hey Now Hey Atlantic
James Brown Forever Suffering The Payback  
Charles Mingus Put Me in That Dungeon Ah Um  
Lil Bob & the Lollipops I Got Loaded New Orleans Party Classics  
Dr. John Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya* Mos Scocious  
Jimi Hendrix Jelly 292 Blues  
Albert King Overall Junction King of the Blues Guitar  
Sista Monica Never Say Never* Sista Monica Mo Muscle
Henry Clement & Gumbo Meet Me at the Bank Bar-Be-Queing in the Front Yard Arlean West
James Brown Take Some... Leave Some The Payback  
Ann Peebles Didn't Take Your Man Hi Records Years: The Best of Ann Peebles  
Bill Withers Drowning' in a Sea of Love Didn't It Blow Your Mind, Vol. 7 Rhino
The Isley Brothers Freedom Am I Black Enough for You Motown
Etta James Medley: I Just Want to Make Love to You/
Born to Be Wild
Burnin' Down the House  
Howlin' Wolf Back Door Man His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Chess
Ray Bryant Combo The Madison Time, Part 1 Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: 60s  
Oscar Brown, Jr. Somebody Buy Me A Drink Sin and Soul... and Then Some  
Oscar Brown, Jr. But I Was Cool Beat Generation Rhino
Christina Aguilera Guy What Takes His Time Burlesque  
Bessie Smith Standin' in the Rain This Is the Blues Direct Source
Ray Charles My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do) Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul  
Nancy Wilson I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco Welcome to My Love  
  She's Mine, She's Yours    
Bobby Blue Bland 36-22-36 Anthology MCA
Ike & Tina Turner Let Me Touch Your Mind Let Me Touch Your Mind  
Aretha Franklin Tracks of My Tears Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Atlantic
Lauren Hill Everything Is Everything The Miseducation of Lauren Hill  
Wyclef Jean Gone 'til November The Carnival  
Chinese Man Artichaut    
Nina Simone Four Women Greatest Hits  
Cast Jitterbug Waltz Ain't Misbehavin'  

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