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"The Power of Blues Compels You" Playlists
December 2 | December 9 | December 16 | December 23 | December 30 | archives | DJ Marilynn spins every Monday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
December 2
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinah Washington | What a Difference a Day Makes | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! | Polygram |
| Nina Simone | I Loves You Porgy | Verve Jazz Masters 17 | Verve |
| Queen Latifah | Lush Life | The Dana Owens Album | Interscope Records |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | Cherchez La Femme | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | RCA |
| Bessie Smith | Empty Bed Blues | Playin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Nell Carter & Armelia McQueen | Find Out What They Like | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Aretha Franklin | Just Right Tonight | Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) | Atlantic |
| Ray Charles | Makin Whoopee Parts 1 & 2 | Uh Huh: His Greatest Hits | |
| Chick Willis | Stoop Down Baby | Every Day's a Holiday with the Blues | Kris |
| Chef (Isaac Hayes) | Chocolate Salty Balls | Chef Aid | |
| John Zorn | Hico Killer (featuring Albert Collins) | Spillane | Nonesuch |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience | If 6 Was 9 | Are You Experienced | Reprise |
| Wynonie Harris | Young Man's Blues | Rockin' the Boogie | Proper |
| The Coasters | Riot in Cell Block #9 | There's a Riot Going On | Atco |
| Roy Montrell | Mellow Saxophone | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| James Brown | Night Train | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| Little Temple and His 88 | I Ate the Wrong Part | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Etta James | I Just Want to Make Love to You Take It to the Limit |
Live from San Francisco | On the Spot |
| Albert King | Got to Be Some Changes Made | Wednesday Night in San Francisco | Stax |
| B.B. King | I Gotta Move | Blues Summit | Geffen |
| ChickWillis | I Can't Work and Watch You | I Got a Big Fat Woman | Ichiban |
| Dr. John | Right Place, Wrong Time | Mos' Scocious : The Dr. John Anthology | Elektra |
| Billy Preston | Will It Go Round in Circles | Best of Billy Preston | A&M |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | I Put a Spell on You | Heritage of the Blues 1956, Vol. 6 | Blue Orchid |
| Katie Webster | I'm Bad | No Foolin'! | Alligator |
| Jimmy Rushing | Goin' to Chicago | The Scene | HighNote |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Big Leg Woman | Spoon's Life | Evidence |
| The Isley Brothers | Freedom | Am I Black Enough For You | |
| Graham Central Station | The Jam | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Bobby Blue Bland | 36-22-36 | Anthology | MCA |
| Howling Wolf | Built for Comfort | His Best:The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Muddy Waters | Sugar Sweet | His Best:The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Sheila Wilcoxson | John the Revelator | Backwater Blues | Burnside Records |
| Sonny Terry | Ham and Eggs | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Elmore James | Look on Yonder Wall | Shake Your Money Maker | |
| Jimmy Reed | Big Boss Man | Blues Masters | |
| Solomon Burke | Tonight's the Night | The Definition of Soul | Virgin |
| Nina Simone | Four Women | Sugar in My Bowl |
December 9
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Curtis | In a Funky Groove | The New Scene of King Curtis | |
| Stanley Turrentine | Lonely Avenue | Common Touch | Blue Note Records |
| Guitar Slim | Down Through the Years | Atlantic Blues: Guitar | Atlantic |
| Esther Phillips | You Could Have Had Me Baby | Black Eyed Blues | Sony/Epic |
| Eddy Clearwater | Blues for Breakfast | Blues Hang Out | Evidence |
| Shemekia Copeland | Steamy Windows | Wicked | Alligator |
| Kenny Neal | Carrying the Torch | Hoodoo Moon | Alligator |
| Sonny Rhodes | East Oakland Stomp | Just Blues | Evidence |
| Boozoo Chavis | Pass Me a Dozen Eggs | Hey Do Right! | Antones |
| Junior Wells | Little By Little | 55 Years of Blues | Delmark |
| Big Joe Williams | Rather Be Sloppy Drunk | Bloodstains on the Wall | Specialty |
| Elmore James | Whose Muddy Shoes | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Howling Wolf | Sitting On Top Of The World | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Muddy Waters | Can't Get No Grindin'* | Honey Bee | Wolf |
| Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Give Him Cornbread | Zydeco: The Essential Collection | Rounder |
| Joe Houston | Cornbread and Cabbage Greens | Ham Hocks and Cornbread | JSP |
| Hal Singer | Cornbread | Ham Hocks and Cornbread | JSP |
| Louis Jordan | Beans and Cornbread | Malcolm X | Qwest |
| Nora Jean Bruso | When You Leave, Don't Take Nothing | Sings the Blues | Red Hurricane |
| Ollie Nightingale | I'll Take a Big Fat Woman | Make It Sweet | Ecko |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | Cut That Line | Dap-Dipping with... | Daptone Records |
| James Brown | Sudsy | Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-69 | Polydor |
| James Brown | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Parts 1, 2 & 3 | Star Time | Polydor |
| Aretha Franklin | Muddy Water | Jazz to Soul | Legacy/Columbia |
| Diunna Greenleaf | I'm a Little Mixed Up | Trying to Hold On | Blue Mercy |
| Freddie King | Play It Cool | Atlantic Blues: Chicago | Atlantic |
| Dinah Washington | Out in the Cold Again | The Queen Sings | Proper |
| Ray Charles and Betty Carter | Baby It's Cold Outside | Ray Charles and Betty Carter | Dunhill |
| Bessie Smith | Cold in Hand Blues | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| Otis Taylor | Cold at Midnight | When Negroes Walked the Earth | Shoelace Music |
| Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground | The Promised Land | Columbia |
| Dr. John | Cold Cold Cold | Mos Scocious | Elektra |
| Lou Rawls | Six Feet of Cold Ground | Black and Blue/Tobacco Road | Capitol |
| John Lee Hooker | Cold Chills | Get Back Home | Evidence |
| Nina Simone | Chilly Winds Don't Blow | Pastel Blues/Let It Out | Polydor |
| Aretha Franklin | Cold Cold Heart | Unforgettable | Sony |
| Albert King | Cold Feet | King of the Blues Guitar | Atlantic |
| James Brown | Cold Sweat | Star Time | Polydor |
december 16
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soweto Gospel Choir | Asimbonanga | YouTube | |
| Al Garner & the Roadrunners | Three Times Seven | Leavin' Tennessee | Black Magic |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Shim Sham Shimmy | This Is the Blues | Direct Source |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Fickle Woman | Livin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Howlin' Wolf | Little Red Rooster | Chasin' the Blues | Direct Source |
| Buddy Guy | First Time I Met The Blues | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Frankie and Johnny | Trouble in Mind | Smithsonian Folkways |
| Toni Green | You've Got the Papers (I've Got the Man) | Mixed Emotions | Soul Train |
| Diunna Greenleaf | Taking Chances | Trying to Hold On | Blue Mercy |
| Skip James | How Long Blues | Skip's Piano Blues | Genes |
| Blind Willie McTell | Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues | High Rollers | Buzzola |
| Edith Smith | Rules And Regulations, Signed Razor Jim | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Taj Mahal | Teacup's Jazzy Blues Tune | Oooh So Good 'n Blues | Raven |
| Taj Mahal | Texas Woman Blues | Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff | Raven |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Humdrum Blues | Sin and Soul... and Then Some | Columbia |
| Nina Simone | Tell Me More And More And Then Some Sinnerman |
Pastel Blues/Let It All Out | Polygram |
| Jimmy Smith | The Sermon | Best Of Jimmy Smith (The Blue Note Years) | Blue Note |
| B.B. King | Help the Poor | Anthology | MCA |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Lovin' Blues | The Anthology | MCA |
| Sounds of Blackness | Santa, Watch Yo' Step | The Night Before Christmas... A Musical Fantasy | Perspective |
| Clarence Carter | Back Door Santa | Soul Christmas | Rhino |
| James Brown | Santa Claus, Santa Claus | James Brown's Funky Christmas | Motown |
| Michelle Evil Gal Willson | Five Pound Box of Money | Bullseye Blues Christmas | Bullseye |
| Kirk Whalum | Little Ghetto Drummer Boy | A Soulful Christmas, Volume 2 | Collectibles |
| Dale Monty & the 2 x 2s | The L'il Endless Summer Boy | Blame It on Christmas | Schoolkids Records |
| Little Richard | Tutti Fruitti | Specialty Story | Specialty |
| Sounds of Blackness | Stand | Evolution Of Gospel | A&M |
| Jackson 5 | Who's Loving You | The Ultimate Collection | Motown |
| The Canes | Why Should I Suffer With The Blues | The Complete Stax/Volt Singles | Stax |
| Brooke Benton & Dinah Washington | Baby You've Got What It Takes | Two of Us | Polygram |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | 100 Days, 100 Nights | 100 Days, 100 Nights | Daptone Records |
| Aretha Franklin | Soulville | Unforgettable: Tribute to Dinah Washington | Columbia/Sony |
| Andre deShields | Vipers Drag | Ain't Misbehavin' | RCA |
| Cab Calloway | Minnie the Moocher | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Etta James | In the Basement, Part 1 | Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Sugar Pie deSanto | In the Basement, Part 2 | Go Go Power | |
| Joe Cocker | Feeling Alright The Letter |
Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Interscope |
| Long John Hunter | Crazy Love | Ride with Me | Alligator |
december 23
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Brown | Cabbage Head | A Good Day for the Blues | Bullseye |
| Louis Jordan | Hard Head | I Believe in Music | Evidence |
| Willie Mabon | I Don't Know | Atlantic Blues: Piano | Atlantic |
| Dinah Washington | Baby Get Lost | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Professor Longhair | Tipitina | R&B Box | Rhino |
| Julia Lee | The Spinach Song | A Proper Introduction | Proper |
| Aretha Franklin | Today I Sing the Blues Why I Sing the Blues |
The Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Atlantic |
| Bobby Blue Bland | You're the One That I Adore The Greatest |
Turn On Your Love Light | MCA |
| Etta James | WOMAN | R&B Dynamite | Flair |
| Etta James | I Want to Ta Ta You | Life, Love & the Blues | Private Music |
| James Brown | Love Don't Love Nobody | I Got You/I Feel Good | King |
| James Brown | Like It Is, Like It Was (Parts 1 & 2) | Messing with the Blues | Polydor |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | The Dap Dip | Dap Dippin with... | Daptone Records |
| Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | Fish in the Dish | Naturally | Daptone Records |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience | Still Raining, Still Dreaming | Electric Ladyland | Reprise |
| Jimi Hendrix Experience | Red House | Blues | Sony Legacy |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Early One Morning | Let Me Touch Your Mind | Atlantic |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Whole Lot of Love | Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter | EMI |
| Ray Charles | Eleanor Rigby Let's Go Get Stoned |
Uh-Huh | Direct Source |
| Don Redmond | Reefer Man | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Cab Calloway | The Man From Harlem | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Helen Humes | They Raided the Joint | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Buster Bailey | Light Up | The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs | The Viper Label |
| Georgia White | The Stuff Is Here | The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs | The Viper Label |
| Cab Calloway | Minnie the Moocher | Are You Hep to the Jive | Legacy/Columbia |
| Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys | Reefer Head | When Hemp Was Hip | Jass |
| Don Redmond | Chant Of The Weed | When Hemp Was Hip | Jass |
| Rosetta Howard | If You're a Viper | Reefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana | Grammercy |
| Graham Central Station | Ole Smokey | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
| Johnny Otis | Casting My Spell | Casting His Spell | |
| Big Maybelle | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | The Complete Okeh Sessions | Legacy |
| Red Garland | Lazy Mae | Dig It! | Prestige |
| Bo Diddley | Say Man | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | Living the Blues | Time Life |
| Howlin' Wolf | Spoonful | His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection | Chess |
| Jackie Shane | Have You Ever Had The Blues | All the Hits Plus the Concert | Cookin' Records |
| Rufus Wonder & the Additions | Under the Moon | ||
| Corey Harris | Big Road Blues | From Mississippi to Mali | Rounder |
| Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux & the Rebirth Brass Band | Shoo-Fly | Louisiana Spice | Rounder |
| Wild Magnolias | Brother John Is Gone/Herc Joli John | Our New Orleans | Nonesuch |
december 30
| Artist | Song Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Big Maybelle | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-55 | Legacy |
| The Coasters | Shopping for Clothes | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-74 | Atlantic |
| Wynonie Harris | I Like My Baby's Pudding | Risque Blues | See for Miles UK |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. | Frankie & Johnny | Something's Gotta Give | |
| Grady Tate | Naughty Number Nine | Multiplication Rock | Rhino |
| Los Lobos | I Got Loaded | How Will the Wolf Survive | Warner Brothers |
| Jimmy Rogers | Money, Marbles, and Chalk | The Complete Chess Recordings | Chess |
| Eartha Kitt | Apres Moi | The Very Best of Eartha Kitt | Mastersong |
| Bill Cosby | Noah: Right | Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! | Warner Brothers |
| Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Footwarmers |
Preachin' Blues | Copulatin' Blues | Mojo |
| Babs Gonzales | A Manhattan Fable | Beat Generation | Rhino |
| Jimmy Smith | The Sermon | The Best of Jimmy Smith | Blue Note |
| Don Redmond | Reefer Man | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Jimmy Reed | Big Boss Man | Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed | Rhino |
| James Brown | I'm a Greedy Man | Star Time | Polydor |
| Muddy Waters | I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man | Living the Blues: Blues Greats | Time Life |
| John Lee Hooker | I'm a Boogie Man | He Got Out His Big Ten Inch | Indigo |
| Cab Calloway | Reefer Man | When Hemp Was Hip | Jass |
| Cee Pee Johnson | The "G" Man Got the "T" Man | Reefer Songs | Mojo |
| Robert Lee McCoy | "G" Man | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Lee Green | Bad Man | Outside the Law | Buzzola |
| Staple Singers | Gamblin' Man | Great Day | Milestone |
| Bo Diddley | I'm a Man | His Best | Chess |
| Howlin' Wolf | Back Door Man | Living the Blues: Blues Masters | Time Life |
| Bessie Smith | Kitchen Man | Chattanooga Gal | Proper |
| John Brim | Ice Cream Man | Chess Blues | Chess |
| Dan Pickett | Lemon Man | Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon | GVC |
| The Cuff Links | Guided Missiles | YouTube | |
| Leadbelly | Black Betty | YouTube | |
| James Carter & the Prisoners | Po Lazarus | O Brother Where Art Thou | Mercury/Lost Highway |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Bid 'Em In | Sin & Soul... And Then Some | Columbia |
| Bill Cosby | Noah: Noah & the Neighbor | Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow Right! | Warner Brothers |
| Booker T. & the MGs | Slim Jenkin's Joint | Hip Hug Her | Elektra |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Whole Lotta Love | Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter | Stateside |
| Robert Randolph & the Family Band | Why Should I Feel Lonely | Unclassified | Warner Brothers |
| OutKast | Idlewild Blue | Idlewild | |
| Aretha Franklin | Muddy Water | Jazz to Soul | |
| Etta James | Prisoner of Love | These Foolish Things | Chess |
| James Brown | Try Me | Star Time | Polydor |
| Dinah Washington | I Wanna Be Around | Esquire: The Voice of the Soul | Blue Note Records |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Somebody Buy Me a Drink | Sin & Soul... And Then Some | Columbia |
| Booker T. & the MGs | Pigmy | Hip Hug Her | Elektra |
| Esther Phillips | I Can Stand a Little Rain | Jazz Moods: Hot | Atlantic |
| Bill Cosby | Noah: Me and You Lord | Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow Right! | Warner Brothers |
| Graham Central Station | I Can't Stand the Rain | Ain't No Bout Adoubt It | Warner Brothers |
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