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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
August 5 | August 12 | August 19 | August 26 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
August 5
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Evans | Boogie Stop Shuffle | Absolute Beginners | Virgin |
| Temptations | Take a Stroll Through Your Mind | Psychedelic Soul | Motown |
| Gil Evans | Better Git Hit in Your Soul | Absolute Beginners | Virgin |
| Jonah Jones | I Dig Chicks | What's New, Vol. 1 | |
| Gil Evans | Va Va Voom | Absolute Beginners | Virgin |
| Harry Gibson | Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Esther Phillips | And I Love Him | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-74 | Atlantic |
| Esther Phillips | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good* | Jazz Moods: Hot | Epic/Legacy |
| Rufus | Walking in the Sun | Rags to Rufus | MCA |
| Fontella Bass | I Want Everyone to Know | Free | Varese Sarabande |
| Mitty Collier | Walk Away | Shades of Mitty Collier | |
| Eddie Harris | Live Right Now | Right On! Vol. 4 | Atlantic |
| Sly & the Family Stone | If You Want Me to Stay | Dead Presidents | |
| Dinah Washington | Since I Fell for You | Dinah Washington Sings the Blues | |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | My Man Is a Mean Man | Naturally | Daptone Records |
| James Brown | Devil's Den | Soul Pride: The Instrumentals | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Twistin' Up the Road | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Muddy Waters | After Hours | Honey Bee | Wolf |
| Muddy Waters | Baby Please Don't Go | Hoochie Coochie Man | |
| Me'Shell Ndgeocello | Be My Husband | ||
| Nina Simone | Chilly Winds Don't Blow Tell Me More and More and Then Some |
Pastel Blues | |
| Rolling Stone | |||
| Robert Cray | I Was Warned He Don't Live Here Anymore |
I Was Warned | Mercury |
| Irma Thomas | I Needed Somebody I've Been Loving You Too Long/Pls Pls Pls |
Live! Simply the Best | |
| Ike & Tina Turner Revue | All I Could Do Was Cry/Please Please Please | Live!!!! | |
| Etta James | Stop the Wedding | Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Fontella Bass | Who You Gonna Blame* | Free | Fuel 2000 |
| Isley Brothers | Freedom | Am I Black Enough for You | |
| Esther Phillips | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good* From a Whisper to a Scream |
Jazz Moods: Hot | Epic/Legacy |
| Nell Carter | Mean to Me | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| James Brown | Prisoner of Love | Star Time | Polydor |
| Denise LaSalle | Trapped by a Thing Called Love | This Real Woman | |
| Aretha Franklin | Pitiful | Queen of Soul: the Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Dinah Washington | Long John | The Queen Sings | |
| Dinah Washington | Short John | If It Ain't a Hit, I'll Eat My... | |
| Wynonie Harris | Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well Young Man's Blues |
Rockin the Blues | |
| Bobby & Sam King, Arnold McCuller, & Willie Green Jr. | Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name | Crossroads | |
| James Carter & the Prisoners | Po' Lazarus | O Brother, Where Art Thou | |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Bid 'em In | Sin and Soul... and Then Some | |
| Nina Simone | The Ballad of Hollis Brown | Let It All Out | |
| Staple Singers | Move Along Train | Freedom Highway | |
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Chess Blues | Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | There's Gonna Be Trouble | Go Go Power | Chess |
| Samuel James | WOOOOOOO Rosa | Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy | Northern Blues |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Let Me Touch Your Mind | |
| Mela | Chori Chori Gori Se | The Guru | |
| Gigi | Enoralehu |
Gold & Wax | |
| Samuel James | One Eyed Kate | Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy | Northern Blues |
| Leadbelly | Midnight Special | ||
| Gigi | Utopia | Gold & Wax | |
| State of Bengal | Flight IC408 | Talvin Singh Presents Sounds of the Asian Underground | |
| Madras Cinematic Orchestra Fusebox | Jolly Mukherjee | Chill Out in Paris | |
| Les Nubians | El Son Reggae | One Step Forward | |
| Bonga | Mulemba Xangola | African Party | Putumayo |
August 12
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Singer | Midnight | Giants of the Blues and Funk Tenor Sax | Prestige |
| Billy Boy Arnold | You Got to Love Me | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Forrest Sykes | Tonky Boogie | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Clifton Chenier | Squeeze Box Boogie | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Big Maceo | Big City Blues | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Howlin' Wolf | Red Rooster What a Woman |
Muddy & the Wolf | Chess |
| Muddy Waters | All Aboard | Muddy & the Wolf | Chess |
| Leadbelly | Good Morning Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Lightning Hopkins | Mr. Charlie | ||
| Bobby Blue Bland | Good Time Charlie, Part 1 | Anthology | MCA |
| The Drifters | On Broadway | Best of the Drifters | |
| George Benson | On Broadway | The George Benson Collection | |
| Take 6 | Mary | Take 6 | |
| Rufus Thomas | Walking the Dog | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-74 | Atlantic |
| Jackie Wilson | Doggin' Around | Mr. Excitement | Rhino |
| Little Willie John | All Around the World | All 15 of His Chart Hits | |
| Ray Charles | Sitting On Top of the World | In the Beginning 49-52 | |
| Wynonie Harris | Sitting on It All The Time | Risque Blues | |
| Aretha Franklin | Good Times | Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | |
| Solomon Burke | You're Good to Me | The Definitive Soul Collection | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Give It to Me | Jazz and Blues Collection No. 6 | |
| Bessie Smith | I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| Brooke Benton & Dinah Washington | Baby, You've Got What It Takes | ||
| Mary Dixon | Daddy, You've Got Everything | Them Dirty Blues | |
| King Perry and His Pied Pipers | Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight | Specialty Story | |
| Joe Cocker | Feelin' Alright | Joe Cocker | |
| Little Walter | Blues with a Feeling | Chess Blues | |
| Lowell Fulson | Country Boy Blues | Chasin' the Blues | Direct Story |
| Mercy Dee Walton | One Room Country Shack | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Jimmy Smith | Back at the Chicken Shack | Best of Jimmy Smith | |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Chicken Heads | Right On! Vol. 4 | Atlantic |
| Bloodstone | Natural High | ||
| Lou Rawls | I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water | Black & Blue/Tobacco Road | |
| James Brown | Dancin' Little Thing Night Train |
I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Frankie Ervin | Dragnet Blues | Dragnet Blues | |
| Billy Paul | Windmills of Your Mind | Ebony Woman | |
| John Lee Hooker | Crazy 'Bout You | Get Back Home | |
| John Lee Hooker | Boogie Woman | Jealous | |
| Hop Wilson | I Done Got Over | Houston Ghetto Blues | |
| John Zorn | Hico Killer (featuring Albert Collins) | Spillane | |
| Graham Central Station | We've Been Waiting | Graham Central Station | Warner Brothers |
| Graham Central Station | The Jam | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Little Jimmy Scott | Adios | A Rage in Harlem | |
| Zap Mama | Locklat Africa | Sabsylma | |
| Roberta Flack | This Bitter Love | YouTube |
August 19
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy McCracklin | Arkansas | My Story | Bullseye |
| Ray Charles | Georgia on My Mind | Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| James Brown | Night Train | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Esther Phillips | Mojo Hannah | The Best Of Esther Phillips (1962-1970) | Rhino |
| Isley Brothers | Freedom | Am I Black Enough forYou | |
| Nina Simone | Feelin' Good | Verve Unmixed | Verve |
| Nina Simone | Sinnerman | Pastel Blues | |
| Robert Johnson | If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day | King of the Delta Blues Singers | |
| Leadbelly | Looky, Looky Yonder Black Betty Yellow Women's Doorbells | Absolutely the Best | |
| Shirley Wilcoxon | John the Revelator | Backwater Blues | |
| Sherman Robertson | Are You Happy Now | Here & Now | Warner Brothers |
| Red Beans & Rice | Unchain My Heart | Hot 'n' Spicy | White Wolf Productions |
| Albert Washington | Way Cross Town | Step Up and Go | Iris |
| Dr. John | How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) | Going Back to New Orleans | |
| Canray Fontenot & Alphonse Ardoin | Blues de la Prison | Alan Lomax Songbook | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Ozella Jones | I Been A Bad, Bad Girl (Prisoner Blues) | Alan Lomax Songbook | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Johnny Shines | Joliet Blues | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Bessie Smith | Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| Wynonie Harris | Good Morning Judge | Rockin the Boogie! | |
| James Brown | Prisoner of Love | Star Time | Polydor |
| George Curry | Back in My Cell Again | Ain't Times Hard | |
| Bumble Bee Slim | Chain Gang Bound | Ain't Times Hard | |
| Sam Cooke | Chain Gang | The Man and His Music | |
| James Carter & the Prisoners | Po Lazarus | O Brother Where Art Thou? | |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Work Song | Sin and Soul... and Then Some | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | I Wanna Jump | Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter | |
| Etta James | In the Basement | Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | I'm Going Upstairs | Get Back Home | |
| Albert King | Laundromat Blues | King of the Blues Guitar | |
| Bobby Blue Bland | That Did It | Anthology | MCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning | Unforgettable | |
| Elisabeth Mendes & Company | Push da Button | The Color Purple | Harpo |
| Christina Aguilera | A Guy Who Takes His Time | Burlesque | |
| 3 Mo Divas | Let the Good Times Roll | 3 Mo' Divas | |
| Mary Bond Davis | Big, Blonde and Beautiful | Hairspray (Broadway) | |
| Nell Carter | Cash for Your Trash | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Cast | Off Time | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Louis Jurdan | Beans and Cornbread | Malcolm X | |
| Paul Pena | Terraplane Blues | Genghis Blues | |
| Bobby & Sam King, Arnold McCuller, & Willie Green Jr. | Somebody's Calling My Name | Crossroad | |
| Lift Me Up Like a Dove | Gospel at Colonus | ||
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Stop! Do Not Go On | Gospel at Colonus | |
| Quincy Jones | Blues in the Night | Ocean's Eleven | |
| Muddy Waters | My Home Is the Delta | Promised Land | |
| Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy | Oh Darling | Across the Universe | |
| Laverne Baker | Sugar Daddy Blues | A Rage in Harlem | |
| Little Jimmy Scott & the Expressions | Adios | A Rage in Harlem | |
| Chi-Lites | Have You Seen Her | Didn't It Blow Your Mind, Vol. 6 | |
| Jackson 5 | Going Back to Indiana | Greatest Hits | |
| Jacksons | Blame It on the Boogie | Greatest Hits | |
| Michael Jackson | Earth Song | HIStory | |
| Jackson 5 | Mama's Pearl | Greatest Hits | |
| Jackson 5 | Sugar Daddy | Greatest Hits |
August 26
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore James | Wild About You Baby | Let's Cut It | |
| James Brown | I'll Go Crazy | Star Time | Polydor |
| Buddy Guy | Stone Crazy | Living the Blues: Blues Masters | Time Life |
| Howling Wolf | Evil | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Albert King | I Love Lucy | King of the Blues Guitar | |
| Frankie Lee Sims | Lucy Mae Blues | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Little Richard | Lucille | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| B.B. King | Lucille | ||
| B.B. King | How Blue Can You Get | Best of B.B. King | MCA |
| John Lee Hooker | Sitting Here Thinking | Get Back Home | |
| Aretha Franklin | Sit Down and Cry | The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Otis Redding | Sitting on the Dock of the Bay | The Best of Otis Redding | |
| Hound Dog Taylor | Sitting Here Alone | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Ray Charles | Sitting on Top of the World | In the Beginning, 49-52 | |
| Johnny Temple | Sit Right On It | Ride Daddy Ride | |
| Georgia White | If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sitting on It | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Wynonie Harris | Sitting On It All the Time | Risque Blues | |
| Bar-Kays | You Can't Sit Down | Soul Finger | |
| Ben E. King | Stand By Me | The Best of Ben E. King and the Drifters | |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | Stand By Me | Higher Ground | |
| Original Pinstripe Brass Band | Stand by Me | I Wanna Go Back to New Orleans | |
| Elmore James | Standing at the Crossroads | Shake Your Moneymaker: Best of the Fire Sessions | |
| Jackie Shane | Stand Up Straight and Tall* | All the Hits Plus the Concert | |
| Sugarman 3 | Stand Up, Part 1 | Daptone Sampler | |
| Sly & the Family Stone | Stand | Movin' On Up | |
| Joe Valentine | I Can't Stand to See You Go | From Chicago to Shreveport: Deep Soul, Vol. 1 | |
| James Brown | I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me | Star Time | |
| Ann Peebles | I Can't Stand the Rain | ||
| Esther Phillips | I Can Stand a Little Rain | Jazz Moods: Hot | |
| Bessie Smith | Standing in the Rain | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| The Sounds of Blackness | Stand | The Evolution of Gospel | |
| Graham Central Station | I Can't Stand the Rain | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Bessie Smith | You Don't Understand | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| Big Maybelle | I Understand | Blues, Candy, & Big Maybelle | Flair |
| Etta James | Nobody Loves You Like Me* | R&B Dynamite | |
| Lil Greenwood | Love Will Make You a Slave | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Save Your Love for Me | Turn on Your Love Light | MCA |
| Nina Simone | To Love Somebody | Very Best of Nina Simone | |
| Lonnie Johnson | Love Is the Answer | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Shim Sham Shimmy | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Curtis Mayfield | So In Love | YouTube | |
| Etta James | I Want to Ta Ta You Baby | Life, Love, and the Blues | |
| Lou Rawls | For You, My Love | Legendary | |
| Nell Carter & Armelia McQueen | Find Out What They Like | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Ike & Tina Turner Revue | My Man, He's a Loving Man | Live!!!!! | |
| The Contours | Do You Love Me | Hitsville | Motown |
| James Brown | You Got the Power | I Got You/I Feel Good | |
| Aretha Franklin | Just for a Thrill | Queen in Waiting | |
| Sam Cooke | Love Will Find a Way | The Man and His Music | |
| Ray Charles | My Baby, I love Her, Yes I Do | Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul | |
| Nicola Conte | Bosse per Duo | Maestro Paginini | |
| Willis | Word Up | Rewind, Vol. 4 | |
| Madame X | Just That Type of Girl | Madame X | |
| Arrested Development | Tennessee | 3 Years, 5 months, and 2 Days in the Life of | |
| Nina Simone | Children Go Where I Send You | The Amazing Nina Simone |
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