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    Lucille Bogan, B.D. Woman’s Blues: Controversial Songs No. 22 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
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    Lucille Bogan, B.D. Woman’s Blues | Controversial Songs

    In the 22nd edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind “B.D. Woman’s Blues” by Lucille Bogan.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJuly 3, 2025 ago
    13 More Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; rao qingwei from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Possessive Songs Featuring the Adjective, MY features songs by Bessie Smith, Elton John, Jordan Firstman, Taylor Swift, Tonio Armani, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 13, 2025 ago
    13 More Songs Where the Need is Real (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, Pete Linforth from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Where the Need is Real | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Songs Where the Need is Real features songs by Bessie Smith, INXS, Jelly Roll, Lil Nas X, Shaboozey, and Tinashe.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsFebruary 12, 2025 ago
    Bessie Smith, Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]
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    Bessie Smith, Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

    In the third edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl” by Bessie Smith.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 9, 2025 ago
    Dorothy Moore vs. Monica vs. Etta James: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 35 [📷: Arista, Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, Malaco, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay, The Verve Music Group]
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    Dorothy Moore vs. Monica vs. Etta James | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    On the 35th edition of Head 2 Head, Dorothy Moore, Monica, and Etta James contend for the best rendition of “Misty Blue”.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsNovember 6, 2021 ago

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