Americans have been observing Labor Day since 1894, through cycles of economic good times and bad times. Whatever the economic climate, though, almost everyone looks forward to the holiday — and the three-day weekend that comes with it.
To aid in the festivities, here are five songs by great blues and R&B artists on the subject of work: how hard it can be, and how delightful it can be to shirk it every once in a while. (Like on Labor Day, for example.)
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— New Lee Dorsey
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— I'll Do Anything But Work
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— St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Volume 2, 1944-1955
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— Cover for Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954
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— Blues 2.0
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