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MusicOne of the most common questions we get from our students is how they might go about finding the music we play for them in class. While we can't share out the tunes themselves, we can share out our playlist. Most of these songs should be available online from a source such as iTunes or Amazon.
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| Name | Time | Artist | Album | BPM |
| Your Love Is Where It Ought to Be | 3:50 | Big Mama Thornton | In Europe | 50 |
| Do I Move You | 2:49 | Nina Simone | Nina Simone Sings The Blues [RCA VICTOR] | 55 |
| Cherry Red Wine | 4:23 | Luther Allison | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 5 | 57 |
| Ray's Blues | 2:58 | Ray Charles | Blues + Jazz (Box) | 57 |
| Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) | 2:55 | Ray Charles | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 3 | 58 |
| I Put a Spell On You | 2:34 | Nina Simone | Nina Simone: Anthology | 58 |
| In Blues | 3:33 | Jimmy Witherspoon/Richard "Groove" Holmes | 'Spoon & Groove | 59 |
| 24 Hours | 3:28 | Eddie Boyd & His Chess Men | The Best Of Chess Blues - Volume One | 60 |
| Its Been Too Long | 2:44 | Memphis Slim | Drive Archive - Blues Sampler | 60 |
| Angel Eyes | 2:51 | Nancy Wilson | Welcome to My Love | 60 |
| Personal Manager | 4:30 | Albert King | Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Albert King | 61 |
| Gambler's Blues | 3:16 | B.B. King | King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1 | 61 |
| Blues for Mama | 3:54 | Nina Simone | 61 | |
| Three O'clock In the Morning Blues | 2:44 | Ike & Tina Turner | Sing the Blues | 62 |
| Part Time Love | 3:54 | Little Johnny Taylor | Blues Masters, Vol. 1: Urban Blues | 62 |
| Since I Fell For You | 6:02 | Etta Jones | 62 | |
| I Won't Cry Anymore | 2:58 | Big Maybelle | Trust in Me [Direct Source] | 63 |
| Kind Hearted Woman | 5:10 | Eric Clapton | The Blues [Disc 2] | 63 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 3:17 | Mose Allison | 5/21 Blues Disc 1 | 63 |
| I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl | 2:33 | Nina Simone | Essential Women In Blues (Disk 2 of 2) | 66 |
| Cotton Picking Blues | 4:41 | Son Seals | The Son Seals Blues Band | 66 |
| Cry Me a River | 2:27 | Dinah Washington | Queen: The Music of Dinah Washington | 66 |
| Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere | 3:09 | Hadda Brooks | I've Got News for You | 67 |
| Mean Old World | 2:30 | Ike & Tina Turner | Sing the Blues | 67 |
| Since You Been Gone | 3:02 | Various Artists | 70 | |
| Somebody's On My Mind | 2:58 | Billie Holiday | Singin' The Blues | 71 |
| Sweet Tooth | 4:23 | Paul Brasch | Find My Way | 71 |
| Big Legged Woman | 3:26 | Various Artists | 71 | |
| St. James Infirmary | 2:26 | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Two Steps from the Blues (Bonus Tracks) | 72 |
| (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man | 2:51 | Muddy Waters | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 3 | 72 |
| Double Crossing Blues | 2:46 | Johnny Otis Quintette/Little Esther | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 2 | 73 |
| You Can't Lose What You Never Had | 2:58 | Muddy Waters | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 4 | 73 |
| Here Come the Blues | 2:54 | Wynonie Harris | California Blues | 75 |
| Long Way to Go | 3:31 | Unknown | 75 | |
| Ain't Nobody's Business, Pt. 1 | 2:55 | Jimmy Witherspoon | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 2 | 78 |
| I Just Want to Make Love to You | 2:50 | Muddy Waters | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Muddy Waters | 78 |
| (Night Time Is) The Right Time | 3:28 | Ray Charles | The Best of Ray Charles - The Atlantic Years | 78 |
| Blues on My Weary Mind | 3:00 | Dinah Washington | Blues on My Mind | 79 |
| All over Again | 2:35 | B.B. King | King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1 | 82 |
| Slow Drag Blues | 3:05 | Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay Mcshann | Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay Mcshann | 83 |
| Sneakin' Around | 2:07 | B.B. King | King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1 | 85 |
| Me and the Devil Blues | 3:17 | Rory Block | The Lady and Mr. Johnson | 86 |
| Summertime | 4:07 | Sidney Bechet | 16 Classic Performances: Sidney Bechet | 86 |
| Billie's Blues | 2:57 | Billie Holiday | Trust in Me [Direct Source] | 87 |
| Why Don't You Do Right? | 3:00 | Lil Green | Essential Women In Blues (Disk 1 of 2) | 87 |
| That's My Desire | 2:44 | Hadda Brooks | 87 | |
| Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down | 4:55 | Eric Burdon | Soul of a Man | 89 |
| Heart Attack and Vine | 4:53 | Tom Waits | 90 | |
| Cool Drink Of Water | 3:37 | Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie | Hungry Ghosts | 91 |
| Born Under a Bad Sign (Single Version) | 2:46 | Albert King | The Very Best of Albert King | 92 |
| Gambling Woman | 2:35 | Chris Thomas King | Me, My Guitar and the Blues | 92 |
| Mean Old World | 3:52 | Eric Clapton | The Blues [Disc 1] | 93 |
| Reconsider Baby | 3:10 | Lowell Fulson | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 3 | 95 |
| Eisenhower Blues | 2:54 | J.B. Lenoir | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 3 | 96 |
| Trouble In Mind | 2:34 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Essential Women In Blues (Disk 1 of 2) | 96 |
| Wild Man Blues | 3:21 | Sidney Bechet | Vive la France | 96 |
| Driftin' Blues | 3:11 | Brian Curran | 96 | |
| The Blues Jumped a Rabbit | 3:03 | Jimmy Noone | Jimmy Noone (2CD Set Plus 20 Page Booklet) | 97 |
| Black and Blue What Did I Do to Be So | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Encyclopedia of Blues Vol. 1 | 99 |
| I Just Wanna Make Love To You | 3:03 | Etta James | 101 | |
| Key to the Highway | 3:01 | Big Bill Broonzy | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 2 | 102 |
| Death Came a Knockin' (Travelin' Shoes) | 3:22 | Ruthie Foster | Runaway Soul | 102 |
| Walk On | 4:39 | Ruthie Foster | Walk On | 106 |
| Speaking Of Happiness | 2:33 | Gloria Lynne | U-Turn OST | 109 |
| All of Me | 3:04 | Billie Holiday | 109 | |
| Cakewalk Into Town | 2:33 | Taj Mahal | The Best Of - Volume 1 | 112 |
| Am I Wrong? | 2:20 | Keb' Mo' | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 5 | 115 |
| My Love | 2:17 | Willie Dixon | Mr. Dixon's Workshop | 122 |
| Work Song | 2:37 | Nina Simone | 122 | |
| Star Dust | 3:35 | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Ken Burns Jazz (Disc 1) [Box Set] | 129 |
| Black Magic Woman | 2:53 | Fleetwood Mac | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey Disc 4 | 133 |
| Ain't No Sunshine | 3:39 | Lighthouse Family | Greatest Hits | 168 |