Merline Johnson
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About Merline Johnson
Merline Johnson (born c. 1912) was an African American blues singer in the 1930s and 1940s, billed as The *Yas Yas Girl. Little is known of her life, but she is thought to have been born in Mississippi. She was the aunt of rhythm and blues singer LaVern Baker. She first recorded in Chicago in 1937, on songs including "Sold It To The Devil". Over the next four years she recorded over 90 songs including "Don't You Make Me High", "I'd Rather Be Drunk", and "Love with a Feeling".
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Top Tracks
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Don't You Make Me High
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Pallet on the Floor
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He Roars Like A Lion
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Love Shows Weakness
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Love With A Feeling
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Bad Whiskey Blues
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Crime Doesn't Pay
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He Roars Like a Lion (Remastered 2002)
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New Muddy Water Blues
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I'm Not Your Fool
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Got A Man In The 'Bama Mines
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Black Gypsy Blues
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Separation Blues
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Blues Everywhere
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I Drink Good Whiskey
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My Baby Left Me
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Working On The Project
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Patrol Wagon Blues
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Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
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Some Day I'll Be Gone Away
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You Don't Know My Mind
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You Know It Ain't Right
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Ol' Man Mose
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I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water No. 2
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Want to woogie some more
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Jelly Bean Blues
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Sold It To The Devil
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Two by Four Blues
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He Roars Like a Lion - Remastered 2002
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Crime Don't Pay
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Want to Boogie Some More
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I'm Leavin' You
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You Got To Pay
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New Drinking My Blues Away
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Jackass For Sale
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Mean Mistreatin' Daddy
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About My Time To Check
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Grandpa And Grandma
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Reckless Life Blues
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My Man Is Gone
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You Can't Shoot Your Pistol
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Grieving Heart Blues
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Running Down My Man
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Don't You Make Me High [Explicit]
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Squeeze Me Tight
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Whiskey Fool
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I Won't Sell My Love
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Got A Man In The 'Bamma Mines
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Don't You Leave Me Here
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He May Be Your Man
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