Music

One 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.

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