Playlist: The Unemployment Blues
In case you haven't noticed, unemployment is currently a serious issue and a major roadblock to a sustained economic recovery. The unemployment rate for the US is expected to come in at 9.9% this Friday in a government labor market report. And many analysts don't expect the downturn in unemployment to peak until sometime in the second half of 2010. Not good news, no, not good news at all. If you haven't lost your job, chances are good that you have friends and.or co-workers who have. It's a tough time for millions of people. However, there is hope and you should always have confidence that opportunity is on the horizon. But sometimes it's good to just have a drink and lose yourself in the blues.
No genre can connect better in times like these than the blues. For this playlist I've selected a dozen excellent blues recordings that speak to the plight of the unemployed.
Playlist: The Unemployment Blues
1. I Ain't Got No Job - Blues Busters
2. No Job Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
3. Don't Need No Job - Lightnin' Hopkins
5. Unemployment Stomp - Big Bill Broonzy
6. Welfare Shoes Blues - Harmonica Shah
7. Welfare Store Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
8. Welfare State Blues - Slim Lightfoot
9. The Welfare Blues Johnny Otis
10. When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You - Albert Collins
11. I Fell In Love With A Woman In The Welfare Line - Michael Coleman
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