This is the Master Index for all of the records we’ve reviewed to date on Spontaneous Lunacy, arranged chronologically, with the scores I’ve given each record in the review seen next to the title in ( ), followed by the record’s original label #, and the (sometimes approximate) month of release, all of which are then divided into years.

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1947


PRELUDE: 1947 And The Birth Of Rock ‘n’ Roll

ROY BROWN: Good Rocking Tonight  (7) (DeLuxe 1093; September, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Lolly Pop Mama (4) (DeLuxe 1093; September, 1947)
GENE PHILLIPS & HIS RHYTHM ACES: Big Legs (4) (Modern 20-527; September, 1947)
COUSIN JOE (WITH SAM PRICE): Boxcar Shorty (And Peter Blue) (8) (Decca 48045; September, 1947)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Big City Blues (2) (Aladdin 196; September, 1947)
DICK LEWIS: Old Crow Boogie (5) (Imperial 5002; September, 1947)
ALBENNIE JONES: The Rain Is Falling (9) (Decca 48048; September, 1947)
ALBENNIE JONES: Papa Tree Top Blues (8) (Decca 48048; September, 1947)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Gatemouth Boogie (5) (Aladdin 198; September, 1947)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Without Me Baby (4) (Aladdin 199; October, 1947)
TINY BRADSHAW: Take The Hands Off The Clock (6) (Savoy 655; October, 1947)
THE RAVENS: Write Me A Letter (8) (National 9038; October, 1947)
THE RAVENS: Summertime (5) (National 9038; October, 1947)
AMOS MILBURN: Blues At Sundown (6) (Aladdin 201; October, 1947)
AMOS MILBURN: My Love Is Limited (7) (Aladdin 201; October, 1947)
AMOS MILBURN: Aladdin Boogie (7) (Aladdin unreleased)
DICK LEWIS: Snake Eye Blues (3) (Imperial 5003; October, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Special Lesson No. 1 (3) (DeLuxe 3098; October, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Woman’s A Wonderful Thing (3) (DeLuxe 3098; October, 1947)
THE TRENIER TWINS: Hey Sister Lucy (3) (Mercury 8058; October, 1947)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Hastings Street Bounce (5) (Savoy 659; October, 1947)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Way Late (4) (Savoy 659; October, 1947)
SMILEY LEWIS: Here Comes Smiley (7) (DeLuxe 1099; October, 1947)
SMILEY LEWIS: Turn On Your Volume, Baby (6) (DeLuxe 1099; October, 1947)
JIMMY LIGGINS: I Can’t Stop It (7) (Specialty 520; November, 1947)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Troubles Goodbye (6) (Specialty 520; November, 1947)
JUMP JACKSON: Hey Pretty Mama (3) (Aristocrat 402; November, 1947)
EARL BOSTIC: 845 Stomp (7) (Gotham 154; November, 1947)
EARL BOSTIC: Earl’s Rumboogie (6) (Gotham 154; November, 1947)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: She’s Got Great Big Eyes (3) (DeLuxe 1104; November, 1947)
TOM ARCHIA: Fishin’ Pole (5) (Aristocrat 601; November, 1947)
TOM ARCHIA: Mean And Evil Baby (5) (Aristocrat 601; November, 1947)
ANNIE LAURIE: I Still Love You (5) (DeLuxe 1106; November, 1947)
AMOS MILBURN: Sad And Blue (6) (Aladdin 202; November, 1947)
AMOS MILBURN: That’s My Chick (3) (Aladdin 202; November, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Roy Brown Boogie (6) (DeLuxe 1107; November, 1947)
TODD RHODES: Blues For The Red Boy (8) (Sensation 6; November, 1947)
TODD RHODES: Sportree’s Jump (6) (Sensation 6; November, 1947)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Don’t Be No Fool, Fool (3) (King 4183; December, 1947)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: San Francisco Blues (4) (King 4183; December, 1947)
SMILEY LEWIS: Swimming Blues (6) (DeLuxe 1108; unreleased)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Lollypop Mama (5) (Aristocrat 1001; December, 1947)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Boogie Woogie Blues (3) (Aristocrat 1001; December, 1947)
THE RAVENS: Searching For Love (2) (National 9039; December 1947)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Thirty-Five Thirty (5) (Savoy 661; December, 1947)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Come With Me Baby (6) (Savoy 661; December, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: San Quentin Bait (6) (Imperial 5011; December, 1947)
ANDREW TIBBS: Union Man Blues (7) (Aristocrat 1101; December, 1947)
ANDREW TIBBS: Bilbo Is Dead (6) (Aristocrat 1101; December, 1947)
COUSIN JOE: Sadie Brown (6) (Decca 48061; December, 1947)
COUSIN JOE: Evolution Blues (5) (Decca 48061; December, 1947)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Dave’s Boogie Woogie (2) (DeLuxe 1115; December, 1947)
TINA DIXON (as LADY BLUES): Don’t You Know I Want To Love You (8) (Aladdin 205; December, 1947)
TINA DIXON (as LADY BLUES): Hello Baby! (4) (Aladdin 205; December, 1947)
JOE LUTCHER: Shuffle Woogie (3) (Capitol Americana 40071; December, 1947)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Move Your Hand, Baby (7) (Capitol Americana 40074; December, 1947)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Weeping Willow Blues (2) (Capitol Americana 40074; December, 1947)
PAUL GAYTEN: Peter Blue And Jasper Too (6) (DeLuxe 1118; December, 1947)
PAUL GAYTEN: In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down (6) (DeLuxe 1118; December, 1947)
THE SCAMPS: Solitude (2) (Modern 20-550; December, 1947)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Jack, You Ain’t Nowhere (6) (Gru-V-Tone 101; December, 1947*)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Last Call (4) (Miracle 119; December, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Mighty Mighty Man (6) (DeLuxe 1128; December, 1947)
ROY BROWN: Miss Fanny Brown (7) (DeLuxe 1128; December, 1947)
 
WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: The 1948 Recording Ban

 

1948

AMOS MILBURN: Bye Bye Boogie (8) (Aladdin 206; January, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: Train Time Blues (7) (Aladdin 206; January, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Wynonie’s Boogie (3) (King 4202; January, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Rose, Get Your Clothes (3) (King 4202; January, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Be I Bumblebee Or Not (8) (National 9040; January, 1948)
ALBENNIE JONES: Give It Up Daddy Blues (6) (Decca 48069; January, 1948)
ALBENNIE JONES: I Have A Way Of Lovin’ (4) (Decca 48069; January, 1948)
EARL BOSTIC: Hot Sauce! – Boss (7) (Gotham 155; January, 1948)
EARL BOSTIC: Bostic’s Jump (4) (Gotham 155; January, 1948)
ANNIE LAURIE: One Sweet Letter From You (5) (DeLuxe 1131; January, 1948)
WILD BILL MOORE: Swingin’ For Pappy (4) (Savoy 662; January, 1948)
WILD BILL MOORE: Bubbles (3) (Savoy 662; January, 1948)
PAUL GAYTEN: Hey Little Girl (6) (DeLuxe 1138; January, 1948)
THE TRENIER TWINS: Ooh, Look-A There Ain’t She Pretty (2) (Mercury 8071; January, 1948)
LITTLE WILLIE JACKSON: Jackson’s Boogie (4) (Modern 20-566; January, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: Crack Up (4) (Imperial 5013; January, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: Old Time Blues (3) (Imperial 5013; January, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Cadillac Boogie (9) (Specialty 521; January, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Tear Drop Blues (4) (Specialty 521; January, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Hard Ridin’ Mama (5) (Aladdin 208; February, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: You Got To Get Yourself A Job, Girl (6) (Aladdin 208; February, 1948)
BIG MAYBELLE (as MABEL SMITH): Sad And Disappointed Jill (5) (King 4207; February, 1948)
BIG MAYBELLE (as MABEL SMITH): Bad Dream Blues (3) (King 4207; February, 1948)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Baseball Blues (3) (Aristocrat 1003; February, 1948)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Coming Home Baby (2) (Aristocrat 1003; February, 1948)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS (as PEPPERMINT NELSON): Peppermint Boogie (3) (Gold Star 626; February, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Come On Let Your Hair Down (4) (King 4208; February, 1948)
TINY GRIMES: Boogie Woogie Barbecue (5) (Atlantic 854; February, 1948)
TOM ARCHIA: Ice Man Blues (4) (Aristocrat 602; February, 1948)
TOM ARCHIA: Cherry (3) (Aristocrat 602; February, 1948)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Bouncing With Benson (3) (Savoy 664; February, 1948)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Boogie Ride (4) (Savoy 664; February, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: Drinking Ink Splink (3) (Aristocrat 1102; February, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: Toothless Woman Blues (3) (Aristocrat 1102; February, 1948)
DOC POMUS: My Good Pott (2) (Savoy 5545; February, 1948)
DOC POMUS: Doc’s Boogie (4) (Savoy 5545; February, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Good Rockin’ Tonight ★ 10 ★ (King 4210; February, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Good Morning, Mr. Blues (3) (King 4210; February, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Together (3) (National 9042; February, 1948)
JOE MORRIS: Lowe Groovin’ (5) (Atlantic 855; March, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: Nickle Plated Baby (8) (Aladdin unreleased)
ROY BROWN: ‘Long About Midnight (8) (DeLuxe 1154; March, 1948)
ROY BROWN: Whose Hat Is That? (3) (DeLuxe 1154; March, 1948)
JOE LUTCHER: No Name Boogie (3) (Capitol Americana 40101; March, 1948)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Grandma And Grandpa (6) (Savoy 5547; March, 1948)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Dusty Road (4) (Savoy 5547; March, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Coal Black Baby (4) (Capitol Americana 40103; March, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Crown Prince Blues (4) (Capitol Americana 40103; March, 1948)
SONNY THOMPSON: Long Gone (Part I & Part II) (8) (Miracle 126; March, 1948)
TOM ARCHIA: If I Feel Like This Tomorrow (2) (Aristocrat 802; March, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Move Out Baby (5) (Specialty 525; March, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Rough Weather Blues (5) (Specialty 525; March, 1948)
JOE SWIFT: Chicken Leg Chick (3) (Exclusive 264; March, 1948)
JOE SWIFT: Don’t Trust A Woman Blues (3) (Exclusive 264; March, 1948)
FORREST SYKES: Tonky Boogie (7) (Aristocrat 1401; March, 1948)
THE VELVETONES: Roberta, Get Out Of That Bed (1) (Super Disc 1055; April, 1948)
PAUL WILLIAMS: The Twister (8) (Savoy 665; April, 1948)
JOE MORRIS: Boogie Woogie Joe (7) (Manor 1128; April, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Love Is Like Rain (3) (King 4217; April, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Your Money Don’t Mean A Thing (1) (King 4217; April, 1948)
THE FOUR BLUES: It Takes A Long Tall Brown Skin Gal (5) (Apollo 398; April, 1948)
EARL BOSTIC: Temptation (8) (Gotham 160; April, 1948)
THE TRENIER TWINS: Ain’t She Mean (3) (Mercury 8078; April, 1948)
THE TRENIER TWINS: It’s A Quiet Town In Crossbone County (4) (Mercury 8078; April, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: That’s What Really Hurts (a/k/a That’s When It Really Hurts) (4) (National 4017; April, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: 17 Million $ Baby (7) (Imperial 5019; April, 1948)
THE FOUR TUNES: Confess (3) (Manor 1131; April, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Pretty Mama Blues (7) (Pacific 637; Re-issued as 4-Star 1254; April, 1948)
TINY GRIMES: That Old Black Magic (3) (Atlantic 858; April, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: I Still Love You (7) (Aladdin 211; May, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: Pool Playing Blues (5) (Aladdin 211; May, 1948)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Two Years Of Torture (7) (Gru-V-Tone 102; sometime in 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: I Know What It’s All About (3) (Imperial 5021; May, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Siesta With Sonny (4) (King 4220; May, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: I Feel Like Crying (8) (Aristocrat 1103; May, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Lollipop Mama (6) (King 4226; May, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Blow Your Brains Out (5) (King 4226; May, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: Boogie Woogie Baby (7) (Imperial 5024; May, 1948)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Household Troubles (5) (Down Beat 131; May, 1948)
BIG MAYBELLE (as MABEL SMITH): Too Tight Mama (4) (King 4227; May, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Send For Me If You Need Me (5) (National 9045; June, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Until The Real Thing Comes Along (6) (National 9045; June, 1948)
JOE LUTCHER: The Traffic Song (3) (Specialty 304; June, 1948)
PAUL GAYTEN: Stop (7) (DeLuxe 1176; June, 1948)
PAUL GAYTEN: Sally Lou (5) (DeLuxe 1176; June, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: You Sure Got A Lotta Nerve (5) (Imperial 5026; June, 1948)
EARL BOSTIC: Bostic’s Boogie Blues (5) (Gotham 161; June, 1948)
CECIL GANT: Hogan’s Alley (4) (King 4231; June, 1948)
ANNIE LAURIE: Voodoo Man (3) (DeLuxe 3173; June, 1948)
ANNIE LAURIE: Wondering Blues (8) (DeLuxe 3173; June, 1948)
COUSIN JOE: Come Down Baby (4) (Signature 1013; June, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: What Did You Do To Me (4) (King 4232; June, 1948)
WILD BILL MOORE: We’re Gonna Rock (8) (Savoy 666; June, 1948)
WILD BILL MOORE: Harlem Parade (5) (Savoy 666; June, 1948)
THE TRENIER TWINS: Convertible Cadillac (2) (Mercury 8089; July, 1948)
BIG JIM WYNN: Fat Meat (2) (Specialty 312; July, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Strange Woman’s Boogie (3) (Capitol 40132; July, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: L.A. Blues (4) (Capitol 40132; July, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Once In Awhile (4) (National 9053; July, 1948)
PAUL GAYTEN: Women These Days (6) (DeLuxe 3177; July, 1948)
PAUL GAYTEN: Back Trackin’ (4) (DeLuxe 3177; July, 1948)
THE ORIOLES: It’s Too Soon To Know (9) (It’s A Natural 5000/Jubilee 5000; July, 1948)
THE ORIOLES: Barbra Lee (3) (It’s A Natural 5000/Jubilee 5000; July, 1948)
TODD RHODES: Toddlin’ Boogie (6) (Sensation 4/Vitacoustic 1004; January, 1948 / King 4238; July, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Come Back Baby (7) (Specialty unreleased)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Waxie Maxie (6) (Savoy 670; August, 1948)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Spider Sent Me (5) (Savoy 670; August, 1948)
JOE MORRIS: The Spider (7) (Atlantic 859; August, 1948)
SONNY THOMPSON: Late Freight (6) (Miracle 128; August, 1948)
SONNY THOMPSON: Sonny’s Return (3) (Miracle 128; August, 1948)
HAL SINGER: Cornbread (8) (Savoy 671; August, 1948)
HAL SINGER: Plug For Cliff (7) (Savoy 671; August, 1948)
EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS: Leapin’ On Lenox (5) (Lenox 502; August, 1948)
THE DIXIEAIRES: Go Long (7) (Gotham 163; September, 1948)
MANHATTAN PAUL (PAUL BASCOMB): Rock And Roll (8) (Manor 1137; September, 1948)
ROY BROWN: Miss Fanny Brown Returns (1) (DeLuxe 3189; September, 1948)
THE RAVENS: It’s Too Soon To Know (3) (National 9056; September, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Be On Your Merry Way (7) (National 9056; September, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: Mardi Gras Boogie (3) (MGM 10274; September, 1948)
JOE SWIFT: That’s Your Last Boogie (8) (Exclusive 51X; September, 1948)
JOE SWIFT: What’s Your Name (6) (Exclusive 51X; September, 1948)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Little Willie’s Boogie (7) (Eddie’s Records 1202; September, 1948)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: My Best Wishes (4) (Eddie’s Records 1202; September, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Bite Again, Bite Again (4) (King 4252; October, 1948)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Blowin’ To California (5) (King 4252, October, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: Chicken Shack Boogie ★ 10 ★ (Aladdin 3014; October, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: It Took A Long, Long Time (7) (Aladdin 3014; October, 1948)
THE DIXIEAIRES: You Can’t Cure The Blues (2) (Continental 6067; October, 1948)
CECIL GANT: Cecil’s Jam Session (4) (Bullet 289; October, 1948)
TINY GRIMES: Midnight Special (7) (Atlantic 865; October, 1948)
TINY GRIMES: Annie Laurie (5) (Atlantic 865; October, 1948)
ANNIE LAURIE: Lonely Blues (3) (DeLuxe 3192; October, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: Low Down Dog (7) (Aladdin 3013; October, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: Same Old Story (6) (Aristocrat 1104; October, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: Going Down Fast (7) (Aristocrat 1104; October, 1948)
THE RAVENS: I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do (3) (National 9059; October, 1948)
FRANK CULLEY: Ready For Action (5) (Continental 6070/Lenox 513; October, 1948)
FRANK CULLEY: The Pig Is Diggin’ (5) (Continental 6070/Lenox 513; October, 1948)
JOE MORRIS: The Applejack (4) (Atlantic 866; October, 1948)
ROY BROWN: Rainy Weather Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3198; November, 1948)
ROY BROWN: ‘Fore Day In The Morning (6) (DeLuxe 3198; November, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Leaping Boogie (5) (Capitol 40137; November, 1948)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: P.I. Blues (4) (Capitol 40137; November, 1948)
BIG JIM WYNN: Blow Wynn Blow (5) (Supreme 1509; November, 1948)
BIG JIM WYNN: J.W. Bop (3) (Supreme 1509; November, 1948)
CLARENCE GREEN: Green’s Bounce (4) (Eddie’s Records 1207; November, 1948)
TODD RHODES: Walkie Talkie (3) (Sensation 9/King 4252; November, 1948)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: Hip Shakin’ Mama (9) (DeLuxe 3199; November, 1948)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: Chubby’s Confession (5) (DeLuxe 3199; November, 1948)
BIG JOHN GREER: Rockin’ With Big John (3) (Sittin’ In With 510; November, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Like It (3) (King 4255; November, 1948)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: No Money, No Luck Blues (6) (King 4255; November, 1948)
THE RAVENS: White Christmas (7) (National 9062; November, 1948)
THE RAVENS: Silent Night (8) (National 9062; November, 1948)
JIMMY PRESTON: Messin’ With Preston (5) (Gotham 166; November, 1948)
JOE SWIFT: Lovin’ Baby Blues (6) (Exclusive 64X; November, 1948)
THE ORIOLES: (It’s Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas (8) (Jubilee 5001; November, 1948)
THE ORIOLES: To Be To You (3) (Jubilee 5001; November, 1948)
EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS: Ravin’ At The Haven (6) (Lenox 515; November, 1948)
THE DIXIEAIRES: Things Got Tough Again (4) (Gotham 167; November, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: Messin’ Around (4) (MGM 10321; November, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: So Many Women Blues (3) (MGM 10321; November, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Homecoming Blues (5) (Specialty 319; December, 1948)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Careful Love (4) (Specialty 319; December, 1948)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Walkin’ Around (3) (Savoy 680; December, 1948)
THE FOUR TUNES: I’m Gonna Ride Tillie Tonight (6) (Manor 1154; December, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: In A Traveling Mood (9) (Aristocrat 1105; December, 1948)
ANDREW TIBBS: The Holidays Are Over (5) (Aristocrat 1105; December, 1949)
TINA DIXON: Walk That Walk, Daddy-O (4) (King 4257; December, 1948)
TINA DIXON: Parrot Bar Boogie (5) (King 4257; December, 1948)
BUSTER BENNETT: Rockin’ My Blues Away (4) (Columbia 30148; December, 1948)
COUSIN JOE: Boxcar Shorty’s Confession (5) (Decca 48091; December, 1948)
COUSIN JOE: Beggin’ Woman (4) (Decca 48091; December, 1948)
BIG JIM WYNN: Cold Blooded Boogie (5) (Modern 20-634; December, 1948)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: You Fine And Healthy Thing (4) (Imperial 5033; December, 1948)
EARL BOSTIC: Disc Jockey’s Nightmare (3) (Gotham 168/King 4266; December, 1948)
THE X-RAYS: I’ll Always Be In Love With You (6) (Savoy 681; December, 1948)
THE X-RAYS: Teddy’s Dream (4) (Savoy 681; December, 1948)
THE RAY-O-VACS: I’ll Always Be In Love With You (7) (Coleman 100; December, 1948)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Groovin’ Low (2) (Coleman 100; December, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: I Don’t Dig It (9) (Excelsior 533; December, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: Ooo-Ouch-Stop (8) (Excelsior 534; December, 1948)
MANHATTAN PAUL: Hard Ridin’ Mama (5) (Atlantic 868; December, 1948)
EDDIE GORMAN: Don’t Worry ‘Bout Nothin’ (4) (DeLuxe 3200; December, 1948)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Wild Wig (7) (Savoy 682; December, 1948)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Benson’s Groove (4) (Savoy 682; December, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: Bewildered ★ 10 ★ (Aladdin 3018; December, 1948)
AMOS MILBURN: A&M Blues (6) (Aladdin 3018; December, 1948)
BIG JOE TURNER: Wine-O-Baby Boogie (3) (Down Beat 152; December, 1948)
JOHNNY OTIS: Barrelhouse Stomp (8) (Excelsior 536; December, 1948)
JOHNNY OTIS: Happy New Year Baby (7) (Excelsior 536; December, 1948)
 
 

1949

PAUL WILLIAMS: The Hucklebuck (7) (Savoy 683; January, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Hoppin’ John (4) (Savoy 683; January, 1949)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: Back Bitin’ Woman (7) (DeLuxe 3204; January, 1949)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: Bedroom Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3204; January, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Always (5) (National 9064; January, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Rooster (5) (National 9064; January, 1949)
HUBERT ROBINSON: H. R. Jumps (4) (Eddie’s Records 1211; January, 1949)
BIG JOE TURNER: Baby, Won’t You Marry Me (3) (Down Beat 154; January, 1949)
EDGAR HAYES & HIS STARDUSTERS: Fat Meat ‘N’ Greens (6) (Exclusive 78X; January, 1949)
ALBENNIE JONES: Love Is Such A Mystery (6) (Decca 48095; January, 1949)
ALBENNIE JONES: Hey Little Boy (6) (Decca 48095; January, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Boogie Woogie Playgirl (4) (Eddie’s Records 1212; January, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Swanee River (5) (Eddie’s Records 1212; January, 1949)
JOE SWIFT: Crazy ‘Bout Your Cookin’ (3) (Exclusive 80X; January, 1949)
JOE SWIFT: Right Now Baby (5) (Exclusive 80X; January, 1949)
BIG JAY MCNEELY: The Deacon’s Hop ★ 10 ★ (Savoy 685; January, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Artie’s Jump (5) (Savoy 685; January, 1949)
TINY GRIMES: Hot In Harlem (7) (Atlantic 869; January, 1949)
TINY GRIMES: Nightmare Blues (2) (Atlantic 869; January, 1949)
BIG MAYBELLE (as MABEL SMITH): Little Miss Muffet (3) (King 4271; January, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Numbers Blues (6) (Gotham 170; January, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Chop Suey, Louie (3) (Gotham 170; January, 1949)
THE DON JUAN TRIO: A Long Time (8) (Modern 20-654; January, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Midnight In The Barrelhouse (9) (Excelsior 536 reissue; January, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: Dare To Dream (3) (Jubilee 5001 reissue; January, 1949)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: I’m Wise To You Baby (7) (Manor 1164; January, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: In Time (5) (King 4275; February, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Weasel Walk (6) (Atlantic 870; February, 1949)
DEE WILLIAMS: Bongo Blues (8) (Savoy 684; February, 1949)
DEE WILLIAMS: Dee’s Boogie (5) (Savoy 684; February, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Leave My Gal Alone (6) (National 9065; February, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Blues On Rhumba (3) (Miracle 131; February, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Blue Dreams (3) (Miracle 131; February, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Grandma Plays The Numbers (6) (King 4276; February, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Feel That Old Age Coming On (8) (King 4276; February, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: Please Give My Heart A Break (4) (Jubilee 5002; February, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: It Seems So Long Ago (2) (Jubilee 5002; February, 1949)
EDDIE GORMAN: Telephone Blues (9) (DeLuxe 3209; February, 1949)
EDDIE GORMAN: Beef Ball Baby (2) (DeLuxe 3209; February, 1949)
PETE JOHNSON: Skid Row Boogie (6) (Down Beat 168; February, 1949)
PETE JOHNSON: Half Tight Boogie (2) (Down Beat 168; February, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: Gayten’s Nightmare (3) (DeLuxe 3210; February, 1949)
HAL SINGER: Beef Stew (5) (Savoy 686; February, 1949)
HAL SINGER: One For Willie (4) (Savoy 686; February, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Alimony Boogie (4) (Excelsior 537; February, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Hog Jaws (4) (Excelsior 537; February, 1949)
ANNIE LAURIE: Annie’s Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3211; February, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Blip Boogie (7) (King 4277; February, 1949)
JOE LUTCHER: Rock-Ola (5) (Modern 20-661; February, 1949)
JOE LUTCHER: Pasadena Rumboogie (4) (Modern 20-661; February, 1949)
STICK McGHEE: Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (9) (Atlantic 873; March, 1949)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Lookin’ For My Baby (5) (Specialty 332; March, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Chicken Shack Boogie (6) (Columbia 30157; March, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Gone Home (5) (Columbia 30157; March, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Red Hot (9) (Columbia 30158; March, 1949)
L. C. WILLIAMS (CONNEY’S COMBO): I Don’t Want Your Baby (5) (Freedom 1501; March, 1949)
TODD RHODES: Pot Likker (7) (Sensation 15/King 4287; March, 1949)
TODD RHODES: Red Boy At The Mardi Gras (4) (Sensation 15/King 4287; March, 1949)
CHICAGO DAVIS (ft. HAL SINGER): I Feel So Good (5) (Savoy 5560; March, 1949)
CHICAGO DAVIS (ft. HAL SINGER): Travelin’ Shoes (3) (Savoy 5560; March, 1949)
JOE SWIFT: Alligator Meat (3) (Exclusive 85X; March, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: Cole Slaw (7) (Atlantic 874; March, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: Central Avenue Breakdown (5) (Atlantic 874; March, 1949)
ROY BROWN: Rockin’ At Midnight (9) (DeLuxe 3212; March, 1949)
ROY BROWN: Judgment Day Blues (6) (DeLuxe 3212; March, 1949)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN (DON JOHNSON & HIS BAND): State Street Boogie (8) (Specialty 323; March, 1949)
DON JOHNSON & HIS BAND: Jackson’s Blues (4) (Specialty 323; March, 1949)
KITTY STEVENSON: Blues By Myself (6) (Old Swing Master 10; March, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Littlefield Boogie (6) (Freedom 1502; March, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Blow Big Jay (8) (Exclusive 90X; March, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Hucklebuck Daddy (8) (Gotham 175; March, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Sugar Baby (3) (Gotham 175; March, 1949)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: Hey! Hey! Pretty Mama (3) (Imperial 5038; March, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: South Parkway Hop (4) (Savoy 690; March, 1949)
ALBENNIE JONES: Hole In The Wall ★ 10 ★ (Decca 48100; March, 1949)
ALBENNIE JONES: Song Man (3) (Decca 48100; March, 1949)
EDDIE “SUGARMAN” PENIGAR (ft. LAVERN BAKER): I Wonder Baby (3) (RCA 20-0016; March, 1949)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Happy Am I (4) (Coleman 105; April, 1949)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Why Did You Break My Heart (2) (Coleman 105; April, 1949)
KANSAS CITY JIMMY: Cheatin’ Women (7) (Savoy 691; April, 1949)
KANSAS CITY JIMMY: Saturday Nite (3) (Savoy 691; April, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Jitterbug Parade (a/k/a – Jitterbug Fashion Parade) (6) (Aladdin 3023; April, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Hold Me Baby (7) (Aladdin 3023; April, 1949)
T. J. FOWLER: Red Hot Blues (8) (National 9072; April, 1949)
T. J. FOWLER: Harmony Grits (5) (National 9072; April, 1949)
BIG JOE TURNER: I Don’t Dig It (version 2) (3) (MGM 10397; April, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: Tell Me So (9) (Jubilee 5005; April, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: Deacon Jones (8) (Jubilee 5005; April, 1949)
CECIL GANT: Screwy Boogie (2) (Bullet 299; April, 1949)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: New Orleans Lover Man (6) (DeLuxe 3213; April, 1949)
CHUBBY NEWSOM: Close To Train Time (7) (DeLuxe 3213; April, 1949)
HAL SINGER: Happy Days (3) (Savoy 697; April, 1949)
HAL SINGER: Swanee River (3) (Savoy 697; April, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: Creole Gal (5) (DeLuxe 3215; April, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: Rock Awhile ★ 10 ★ (Freedom 1506; April, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: Back Home Blues (6) (Freedom 1506; April, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. THE FOUR BLUEBIRDS): My Baby Done Told Me (6) (Excelsior 540; April, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Court Room Blues (6) (Excelsior 540; April, 1949)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Girt Town (5) (DeLuxe 3217; April, 1949)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Back Street (5) (Miracle 133; April, 1949)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Lazy Mood (3) (Miracle 133; April, 1949)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Jumping At The Jubilee (4) (DeLuxe 3219; April, 1949)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Gimmie! (1) (DeLuxe 3219; April, 1949)
THE GREAT GATES: Rocking Time (8) (Rex 28025; April, 1949)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN (ft. LARRY COSTELLO): Run, Mr. Rabbit, Run (4) (Specialty 327; April, 1949)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN: Lonesome Lover Blues (3) (Specialty 327; April, 1949)
ERLINE “ROCK AND ROLL” HARRIS: Rock And Roll Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3220; April, 1949)
BIG JOHN GREER: Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (4) (RCA 22-023/RCA 50-0007; May, 1949)
BIG JOHN GREER: Long Tall Gal (2) (RCA 22-023/RCA 50-0007; May, 1949)
DOC POMUS: Alley Alley Blues (4) (Apollo 401; May, 1949)
DOC POMUS: Naggin’ Wife Blues (5) (Apollo 401; May, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Waiting in Vain (7) (King 4291; May, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: That’s The Gal For Me (6) (King 4291; May, 1949)
THE FOUR TUNES: Careless Love (7) (RCA 22-0024; May, 1949)
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR: Rinkey Dinks (3) (Abbey 62; May, 1949)
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR: Pyramid Boogie (4) (Abbey 62; May, 1949)
FLOYD DIXON: That’ll Get It (5) (Modern 20-664; May, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (6) (King 4292; May, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: She Just Won’t Sell No More (6) (King 4292; May, 1949)
TINY WEBB: Billboard Special (7) (Modern 20-666; May, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Road House Boogie (8) (Exclusive 96X; May, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Willie The Cool Cat (6) (Exclusive 96X; May, 1949)
EDDIE “SUGARMAN” PENIGAR (ft. LAVERN BAKER): Easy Baby (3) (RCA 22-0036/RCA 50-0020; May, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Flychick Bounce (8) (Freedom 1507; May, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Far Away Blues (3) (Freedom 1507; May, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Ricky’s Blues (6) (National 9073; May, 1949)
TEXAS JOHNNY BROWN: The Blues Rock (4) (Atlantic 876; May, 1949)
JOE LUTCHER: Mardi Gras (6) (Modern 20-672; May, 1949)
CONNEY’S COMBO (ft. BABE JOHNSON): Shout It Out (5) (Freedom 1508; May, 1949)
CONNEY’S COMBO (ft. BABE JOHNSON): Ugly Mae (6) (Freedom 1508; May, 1949)
BUMPS MYERS: Bumpin’ With Bumps (5) (Selective 101; May, 1949)
T. J. FOWLER: T.J. Boogie (3) (National 9075; May, 1949)
THE ROBINS: You Sure Look Good To Me (6) (Score 4010; May, 1949)
THE ROBINS: Around About Midnight (6) (Score 4010; May, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Rock And Roll (7) (Modern 20-674; May, 1949)
JOE THOMAS: Backstage At The Apollo (6) (King 4296; June, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Slider (2) (Derby 711; June, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: The Derby (4) (Derby 711; June, 1949)
L. C. WILLIAMS (CONNEY’S COMBO): That’s Alright (4) (Freedom 1510; June, 1949)
CLIFFORD BLIVENS: Achin’ Heart Boogie (7) (Exclusive 105X; June, 1949)
CLIFFORD BLIVENS: Unhappy Woman Blues (4) (Exclusive 105X; June, 1949)
PANAMA FRANCIS: Stompin’ With Panama (3) (Gotham 178; June, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Hot Dog (3) (Columbia 30162; June, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Last Saturday Night (3) (Columbia 30162; June, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: California Hop (4) (Savoy 698; June, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Sunday Dinner (6) (Savoy 698; June, 1949)
DOC POMUS: Kiss My Wrist (2) (Derby 712; June, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Hold Me, Baby (7) (Gotham 180; June, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Home Cookin’ (4) (Gotham 180; June, 1949)
EDGAR HAYES & HIS STARDUSTERS: Edgar’s Boogie (8) (Exclusive 106X; June, 1949)
EDGAR HAYES & HIS STARDUSTERS: Sunday Mornin’ Blues (6) (Exclusive 106X; June, 1949)
BIG JIM WYNN: Goofin’ Off (3) (Supreme 1522; June, 1949)
BIG JIM WYNN: Farewell Baby (3) (Supreme 1522; June, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: In The Middle Of The Night (7) (Aladdin 3026; June, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Pot Luck Boogie (5) (Aladdin 3026; June, 1949)
THE GREAT GATES: Late After Hours (6) (Selective 103; June, 1949)
TODD RHODES / JOE THOMAS: Page Boy Shuffle (7) (Sensation 16 / King 4299; June 1949)
GOREE CARTER: I’ll Send You (7) (Freedom 1511; June, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: From Midnight To Dawn (3) (King 4302; June, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Earl’s Blues (6) (King 4302; June, 1949)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Country Boy (8) (DeLuxe 3223; June, 1949)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Mr. Fool (3) (DeLuxe 3223; June, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: House Rocker (4) (Savoy 702; June, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: He Knows How To Hucklebuck (7) (Savoy 702; June, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: The Jelly Roll (4) (Excelsior 541; June, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Pay Day Blues (3) (Excelsior 541; June, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Fine Like Wine (5) (Columbia 30163; June, 1949)
ROY BROWN: Riding High (6) (DeLuxe 3226; June, 1949)
ROY BROWN: Please Don’t Go (Come Back Baby) (3) (DeLuxe 3226; June, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: Houston Jump (5) (Supreme 1528; June, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: Blues In Cuba (6) (Supreme 1528; June, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Neat And Sweet (6) (Freedom 1512; June, 1949)
THE ROBINS: Don’t Like The Way You’re Doing (5) (Aladdin 3031; June, 1949)
THE ROBINS: Come Back Baby (5) (Aladdin 3031; June, 1949)
MADONNA MARTIN: Rattlesnakin’ Papa (6) (Selective 104; June, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Beans And Cornbread (7) (Atlantic 878; June, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Hoppin’ With Hunter (5) (Exclusive 108X; June, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Tondalayo (8) (Exclusive 108X; June, 1949)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: The Advent Of The Rhythm & Blues Charts

JESSE THOMAS: Let’s Have Some Fun (7) (Freedom 1513; July, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: I Challenge Your Kiss (6) (Jubilee 5008; July, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Doby’s Boogie (5) (Derby 713; July, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Hog Head (3) (Derby 713; July, 1949)
ANDREW TIBBS: He’s Got Her And Gone (8) (Aristocrat 1106; July, 1949)
ANDREW TIBBS: In Every Man’s Life (5) (Aristocrat 1106; July, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Still Gone (Part 3 & 4) (7) (Miracle 139; July, 1949)
BIG JOE TURNER: Married Woman Blues (4) (MGM 10492; July, 1949)
BIG JOE TURNER: Boogie Woogie Baby (3) (MGM 10492; July, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: Stranger In Town (7) (Gotham 186; July, 1949)
EDDIE WOODLAND: Jumpin’ With Pio (5) (Gotham 186; July, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: Dr. Daddy-O (Backtrackin’) (7) (Regal 3230; July, 1949)
EDGAR HAYES & HIS STARDUSTERS: Blues At Dawn (6) (Exclusive 110X; July, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: Hoy Hoy (7) (Freedom 1516; July, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: I Just Thought Of You (4) (Freedom 1516; July, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: It’s Midnight (No Place To Go) (9) (Modern 20-686; July, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Midnight Whistle (3) (Modern 20-686; July, 1949)
PETE JOHNSON: Hollywood Boogie (5) (Apollo 791; July, 1949)
ERLINE “ROCK & ROLL” HARRIS: Jump And Shout (9) (Regal 3233; July, 1949)
ERLINE “ROCK & ROLL” HARRIS: Never Missed My Baby (7) (Regal 3233; July, 1949)
THE RAY-O-VACS: I’m The Baby Now (5) (Coleman 112; July, 1949)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Hot Dog (1) (Coleman 112; July, 1949)
BOBBY NUNN: I Got A Country Gal (5) (Blue 105; July, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Good Lover Blues (5) (Columbia 30168; July, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: The Fishing Song (6) (Columbia 30168; July, 1949)
RUTH BROWN: So Long (7) (Atlantic 879; July, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Careless Love (6) (National 9085; July, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Primavera (3) (Modern 20-687; July, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Double Bubble (2) (Modern 20-687; July, 1949)
DOLES DICKENS: Rock And Roll (5) (Decca 48110; July, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: All She Wants To Do Is Rock (8) (King 4304; August, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Want My Fanny Brown (7) (King 4304; August, 1949)
EARL JACKSON: Woman Don’t Want A Good Man No More (5) (Supreme 1532; August, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Sunday (1) (Columbia 30169; August, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Roomin’ House Boogie (7) (Aladdin 3032; August, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Empty Arms Blues (6) (Aladdin 3032; August, 1949)
L. C. WILLIAMS: Shout Baby Shout (8) (Freedom 1517; August, 1949)
JIMMY SMITH: Ma-Ma (6) (Savoy 709; August, 1949)
JIMMY SMITH: Talking Boogie (4) (Savoy 709; August, 1949)
THE JOHNSON BROTHERS COMBO: Mello Mama (4) (DeLuxe 3227; August, 1949)
THE JOHNSON BROTHERS COMBO: Our Boogie (1) (DeLuxe 3227; August, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: A Kiss And A Rose (8) (Jubilee 5009; August, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: It’s A Cold Summer (2) (Jubilee 5009; August, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: Floorshow (7) (Atlantic 880; August, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: The Snap (4) (Atlantic 880; August, 1949)
THE RHYTHM KINGS: Night After Night (3) (Ivory 751; August, 1949)
BILLY WRIGHT: You Satisfy (9) (Savoy 710; August, 1949)
BILLY WRIGHT: Blues For My Baby (6) (Savoy 710; August, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Landlord Blues (3) (King 4306; August, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Guess Who (7) (King 4306; August, 1949)
TEDDY BUNN: Irritatin’ Blues (6) (Selective 105; August, 1949)
TEDDY BUNN: One A.M. Blues (3) (Selective 105; August, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Rock The Joint (9) (Gotham 188; August, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Drinking Woman (4) (Gotham 188; August, 1949)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Keep Cool (8) (Apollo 794; August, 1949)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Later For You (3) (Apollo 794; August, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: Back Door Mama (5) (Gotham 190; August, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Pop-Corn (7) (Savoy 711; August, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Free Dice (4) (Savoy 711; August, 1949)
CLIFFORD BLIVENS: Hobo Boogie (3) (Exclusive 114X; August, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: She’s Just Old Fashioned (9) (Freedom 1518; August, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: Is It True (3) (Freedom 1518; August, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: Red Head ‘N’ Cadillac (8) (Supreme 1535; August, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: Broken Hearted (3) (Supreme 1535; August, 1949)
BIG JOHN GREER: Hey Bruz (3) (Sittin’ In With 518; August, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Down In The Groovy (8) (Freedom 1519; August, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Helpless (2) (Freedom 1519; August, 1949)
EDDIE WOODLAND: Snap Case (5) (Gotham 194; August, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Young Boy (7) (Coleman 118; August, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Poppa Stoppa’s Be Bop Blues (4) (Coleman 118; August, 1949)
DOC BAGBY: Saturday Night Boogie (4) (Gotham 195; August, 1949)
BUMPS MYERS: Memphis Hop (7) (Selective 106; August, 1949)
THE RAVENS: Someday (4) (National 9089; September, 1949)
THE RAVENS: If You Didn’t Mean It (6) (National 9089; September, 1949)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Every Sunday Before Monday (4) (Manor 1197; September, 1949)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Bulging Eyes (4) (Manor 1197; September, 1949)
TUFF GREEN: Let’s Go To The Liquor Store (3) (Bullet 312; September, 1949)
TUFF GREEN: I Love My Baby (5) (Bullet 312; September, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: K&H Boogie (6) (Exclusive 122X; September, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY (ft. CLIFFORD BLIVENS): Junie Flip (6) (Exclusive 122X; September, 1949)
BUDDY BANKS: Happy Home Blues (5) (Specialty 336; September, 1949)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: You Turned Your Back On Me (5) (King 4310; September, 1949)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Pow Wow Boogie (2) (King 4310; September, 1949)
HARRY CRAFTON: Roly Poly Mama (7) (Gotham 196; September, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: All States Boogie (5) (King 4314; September, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Jealous Heart (6) (King 4314; September, 1949)
CARL CAMPBELL: Ooh Wee Baby (6) (Freedom 1521; September, 1949)
CARL CAMPBELL: Between Midnight And Dawn (5) (Freedom 1521; September, 1949)
JAMES VON STREETER & HIS WIG POPPERS: Landslide (8) (Scoop 9000 / Coral 65015; September, 1949)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Two Years Of Torture (7) (Supreme 1543; September, 1949)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Half Awoke (7) (Supreme 1543; September, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: Fishtail (2) (Regal 3234; September, 1949)
TINY GRIMES: Drivin’ & Jivin’ (8) (Gotham 198; September, 1949)
TINY GRIMES: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (7) (Gotham 198; September, 1949)
THE DOZIER BOYS: Big Time Baby (4) (Aristocrat 3002; September, 1949)
ANNIE LAURIE: Cuttin’ Out (5) (Regal 3235; September, 1949)
ANNIE LAURIE: My Rough And Ready Man (5) (Regal 3235; September, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Football Boogie (3) (Sensation 17; September, 1949)
LARRY DARNELL: I’ll Get Along Somehow Pt. 1 & 2 (9) (Regal 3236; September, 1949)
RENÉ HALL: Chitling Switch (6) (Jubilee 5015; October, 1949)
RENÉ HALL: Blue Creek Hop (4) (Jubilee 5015; October, 1949)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Dureop (3) (Miracle 140; October, 1949)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Nite Life Boogie (7) (Specialty 339; October, 1949)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Don’t Put Me Down (6) (Specialty 339; October, 1949)
JOE BLACK: The Mainliner (6) (Derby 721; October, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: Forgive and Forget (8) (Jubilee 5016; October, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: So Much (3) (Jubilee 5016; October, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS & BIG JOE TURNER: Battle Of The Blues (Part One) (7) (Aladdin 3036; October, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS & BIG JOE TURNER: Battle Of The Blues (Part Two) (3) (Aladdin 3036; October, 1949)
JOE LUTCHER: Foothill Drive (7) (Modern 20-708; October, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Dreaming Again (3) (Miracle 146; October, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Backyard Affair (2) (Miracle 146; October, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Cherry Smash (6) (Savoy 713; October, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Man Eater (6) (Savoy 713; October, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: She’s My Best Bet (9) (Freedom 1522; October, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: What A Friend Will Do (6) (Freedom 1522; October, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Bow-Wow! (6) (Aladdin 3037; October, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Let’s Make Christmas Merry, Baby (8) (Aladdin 3037; October, 1949)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: All Night Lover Blues (3) (Atlantic 884; October, 1949)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: How Long Baby (7) (Atlantic 884; October, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Sneaky Joe (2) (Freedom 1523; October, 1949)
LONNIE LYONS: Betrayed (4) (Freedom 1523; October, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Jingle Bell Boogie (5) (Derby 723; October, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Auld Lang Syne Boogie (5) (Derby 723; October, 1949)
ROY BROWN: Boogie At Midnight ★ 10 ★ (DeLuxe 3300; October, 1949)
ROY BROWN: The Blues Has Got Me (2) (DeLuxe 3300; October, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Chuck-A-Boogie (3) (Atlantic 885; October, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: Drinking Beer (4) (Gotham 203; October, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: Hey Now! (5) (Gotham 203; October, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Who Snuck The Wine In The Gravy (3) (King 4316; October, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Platter Poppa (4) (King 4316; October, 1949)
TINY GRIMES: Jealousy (5) (Atlantic 886; October, 1949)
THE BLENDERS: Come Back Baby Blues (6) (National 9092; October, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Farewell (7) (Modern 20-709; October, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Drinkin’ Hadacol (6) (Modern 20-709; October, 1949)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Hung Out (4) (Swing Beat 191; October, 1949)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Th’ Bop Hop (5) (Swing Beat 191; October, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: The Bells Of St. Mary’s (6) (Gotham 204; October, 1949)
RUTH BROWN: I’ll Get Along Somehow (Part 1 & 2) (2) (Atlantic 887; October, 1949)
RUTH BROWN: Rocking Blues (5) (Atlantic 887; October, 1949)
L. C. WILLIAMS: Jelly Roll (4) (Freedom 1524; October, 1949)
JOE THOMAS: My Baby Done Left Me (3) (King 4318; October, 1949)
JOE THOMAS: Tearing Hair (4) (King 4318; October, 1949)
THE BEAVERS: I Gotta Do It (4) (Coral 65018; October, 1949)
LARRY DARNELL: For You My Love (7) (Regal 3240; October, 1949)
LARRY DARNELL: Lost My Baby (5) (Regal 3240; October, 1949)
TODD RHODES: Moonlight Blues (4) (Sensation 20; October, 1949)
ANDREW TIBBS: I Know (4) (Aristocrat 1107; October, 1949)
ANDREW TIBBS: How Long (6) (Aristocrat 1107; October, 1949)
THE GREAT GATES: Race Track Blues (4) (Selective 108; October, 1949)
BILLY WRIGHT: Billy’s Boogie Blues (8) (Savoy 715; November, 1949)
BILLY WRIGHT: I Keep Drinkin’ (4) (Savoy 715; November, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Rock The Joint ★ 10 ★ (Columbia 30175; November, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: On The Sunny Side Of The Street (5) (Columbia 30175; November, 1949)
EDDIE MACK: Kind Loving Daddy (5) (Apollo 414; November, 1949)
EDDIE MACK: Behind Closed Doors (3) (Apollo 414; November, 1949)
AMOS MILBURN: Real Pretty Mama Blues (9) (Aladdin 3038; November, 1949)
THE CALIFORNIA PLAYBOYS: Midnight Creep (7) (Savoy 716; November, 1949)
THE CALIFORNIA PLAYBOYS: Double Trouble Hop (3) (Savoy 716; November, 1949)
THE MAXIN TRIO: Rocking Chair Blues (4) (Swing Beat 212; November, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: After Hour Session (5) (Atlantic 888; November, 1949)
FRANK CULLEY: Rumboogie Jive (1) (Atlantic 888; November, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Rough And Rocky Road (8) (Coleman 123; November, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: No Wine, No Women (7) (Coleman 123; November, 1949)
CECIL GANT: Long Distance (6) (4 Star 1377; November, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Rockin’ With Leroy (4) (Savoy 717; November, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Top And Bottom (3) (Savoy 717; November, 1949)
LITTLE ESTHER (WITH JOHNNY OTIS): I Gotta Guy (6) (Modern 20-715; November, 1949)
JOHNNY OTIS: Thursday Night Blues (5) (Modern 20-715; November, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Pony Express (4) (Derby 725; November, 1949)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Indiana Express (4) (Derby 725; November, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Merry Xmas (5) (Modern 20-716; November, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Come On Baby (7) (Modern 20-716; November, 1949)
JOHNNY CRAWFORD: Tall Corn (2) (Savoy 719; November, 1949)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: I’m Gonna Cry (6) (Columbia 30177; November, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Sonny Claus Blues (5) (Miracle 148; November, 1949)
SONNY THOMPSON: Not On A Xmas Tree (5) (Miracle 148; November, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Going Away (7) (Gotham 206; November, 1949)
JIMMY PRESTON: Credit Blues (5) (Gotham 206; November, 1949)
THE RHYTHM-RIFFERS: Fandango (6) (Selective 111; November, 1949)
THE RHYTHM-RIFFERS: Holiday Hop (2) (Selective 111; November, 1949)
JAMES VON STREETER & HIS WIG POPPERS: Chit’lins (4) (Scoop 9001; November, 1949)
JAMES VON STREETER & HIS WIG POPPERS: Hog’s Knuckles (7) (Scoop 9001; November, 1949)
THE ORIOLES: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? (9) (Jubilee 5017; November, 1949)
CHARLIE “BOOGIE WOOGIE” DAVIS: Singing And Crying The Blues (4) (Imperial 5051; November, 1949)
THE JAMES QUINTET: Paw’s In The Kitchen (4) (Derby 726; November, 1949)
THE JAMES QUINTET: I’m Just A Fool (4) (Derby 726; November, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: You Need Me Now (3) (Supreme 1546; November, 1949)
EDDIE WILLIAMS & HIS BROWN BUDDIES: Prairie Dog Hole (3) (Supreme 1546; November, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: I Want A Present For Christmas (7) (Gotham 209; November, 1949)
J. B. SUMMERS: My Baby Left Me (5) (Gotham 209; November, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Portia’s Boogie (3) (Decca 48123; November, 1949)
LESTER WILLIAMS: I’m So Happy I Could Jump And Shout (7) (Macy’s 5000; December, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Quit My Pretty Mama (6) (King 4326; December, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Cranberries (7) (Savoy 721; December, 1949)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Juice Bug Boogie (4) (Savoy 721; December, 1949)
CECIL GANT: What’s The Matter (4) (Bullet 320; December, 1949)
HARRY CRAFTON: Bring That Cadillac Back (6) (Gotham 211; December, 1949)
HARRY CRAFTON: So Long Baby (3) (Gotham 211; December, 1949)
BIG JOE TURNER: Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey (7) (Rouge 105; December, 1949)
FLOYD DIXON: Cow Town (2) (Modern 20-725; December, 1949)
FLOYD DIXON: Forever And Ever (4) (Modern 20-725; December, 1949)
CLARENCE GARLOW: She’s So Fine (6) (Macy’s 5001; December, 1949)
CLARENCE GARLOW: Blues As You Like It (3) (Macy’s 5001; December, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: Working With My Baby (7) (Freedom 1525; December, 1949)
GOREE CARTER: My Love Is Coming Down (7) (Freedom 1525; December, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Nay! Nay! Go Way (3) (King 4328; December, 1949)
EARL BOSTIC: Sugar Hill Blues (5) (King 4328; December, 1949)
PAUL BASCOMB: Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ (5) (London 17002; December, 1949)
PAUL BASCOMB: What Did Sam Say? (4) (London 17002; December, 1949)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Cradle Rock (4) (Miracle 150; December, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Sittin’ On It All The Time (6) (King 4330; December, 1949)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Baby, Shame On You (3) (King 4330; December, 1949)
THE SHADOWS: I’ve Been A Fool (8) (Lee 200; December, 1949)
THE SHADOWS: Nobody Knows (5) (Lee 200; December, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Mean Old World (3) (Regal 3242; December, 1949)
WILD BILL MOORE: Dynaflow (2) (Regal 3242; December, 1949)
TINA DIXON: Blow Mr. Be-Bop (2) (King 4332; December, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Lowdown Baby (4) (Decca 48126; December, 1949)
JOE MORRIS: Broken Hearted Blues (4) (Decca 48126; December, 1949
SONNY THOMPSON: The Fish (4) (Old Swing Master 1011; December, 1949)
THE ROBINS: If It’s So Baby (9) (Savoy 726; December, 1949)
THE ROBINS: If I Didn’t Love You So (6) (Savoy 726; December, 1949)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Shrewsbury Blues (6) (Imperial 5054; December, 1949)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Early Dawn Boogie (6) (Imperial 5054; December, 1949)
JOE HOUSTON: Waycross Mama (5) (Freedom 1526; December, 1949)
JOE HOUSTON: It’s Really Wee Wee Hours (3) (Freedom 1526; December, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: The Moon Is Risin’ (7) (Modern 20-726; December, 1949)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Frightened (4) (Modern 20-726; December, 1949)
TINY BRADSHAW: Gravy Train (7) (King 4337; December, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: Cook’s Tour (5) (Regal 3245; December, 1949)
PAUL GAYTEN: You Shouldn’t (4) (Regal 3245; December, 1949)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Didn’t Reach My Goal (5) (Peacock 1500; December, 1949)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Atomic Energy (4) (Peacock 1500; December, 1949)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Mercy On Me (4) (Peacock 1500; December, 1949)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Almost Lost My Mind (9) (MGM 10578; December, 1949)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: The Pop Cover Craze, The 1940’s

BIG JAY McNEELY: Boogie In Front (6) (Exclusive 149X; December, 1949)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Gingercake (5) (Exclusive 149X; December, 1949)
HAROLD CONNER: I’ll Get You When The Bridge Is Down (6) (Ivory 753; December, 1949)
HAROLD CONNER: I Done No Wrong (5) (Ivory 753; December, 1949)
BEA JOHNSON (ft. BIG JIM WYNN): Glad You Let Me Go (5) (Peacock 1502; December, 1949)
BEA JOHNSON (ft. BIG JIM WYNN): No Letter Blues (5) (Peacock 1502; December, 1949)
DOC WILEY: Wild Cat Boogie (6) (Sensation 24; December, 1949)
ANNIE LAURIE: Baby What’s New (3) (Regal 3246; December, 1949)
ANNIE LAURIE: Blue And Disgusted (7) (Regal 3246; December, 1949)
THE RHYTHM KINGS: If I Can’t Have The One I Love (2) (Ivory 755; December, 1949)
JOHNNY CRAWFORD: Red Cap Shuffle (7) (Regent 1009; December, 1949)
JOHNNY CRAWFORD: Sawbuck (5) (Regent 1009; December, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: For You My Love (5) (Columbia 30179; December, 1949)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: I’m Glad You’re Coming Home (3) (Columbia 30179; December, 1949)
TODD RHODES: Anitra’s Jump (2) (Sensation 25; December, 1949)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: My Time Is Expensive (6) (Peacock 1504; December, 1949)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Mary Is Fine (5) (Peacock 1504; December, 1949)
THE FOUR TUNES: The Lonesome Road (7) (RCA 22-0058; December, 1949)
JEWEL KING: 3 x 7 = 21 (9) (Imperial 5055; December, 1949)
JEWEL KING: Don’t Marry Too Soon (3) (Imperial 5055; December, 1949)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Swingin’ In The Groove (9) (Columbia 30180; December, 1949)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: 1940’s Rock In Review

1950

JOHNNY OTIS (ft. LITTLE ESTHER & THE ROBINS): Double Crossing Blues (8) (Savoy 731; January, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. LEON SIMS): Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ (7) (Savoy 731; January, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Nobody In Mind (6) (National 9099; January, 1950)
THE FLAMES: Young Girl (6) (Selective 113; January, 1950)
THE FLAMES: Please Tell Me Now (3) (Selective 113; January, 1950)
JOE MORRIS: Jax Boogie (5) (Atlantic 892; January, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: The Fat Man ★ 10 ★ (Imperial 5058; January, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Detroit City Blues (4) (Imperial 5058; January, 1950)
THE DOZIER BOYS: She’s Gone (2) (Aristocrat 409; January, 1950)
CECIL GANT: Deal Yourself Another Hand (3) (Swingtime 209; January, 1950)
PANAMA FRANCIS: Pussy Cats At Midnight (6) (Gotham 214; January, 1950)
PANAMA FRANCIS: Satchel Shuffle (4) (Gotham 214; January, 1950)
KING KARL (with EDDIE DAVIS ORCH.): Sure Like To Run (5) (Regent 1011; January, 1950)
CLARENCE GARLOW: Bon Ton Roula (8) (Macy’s 5002; January, 1950)
CLARENCE GARLOW: In A Boogie Mood (6) (Macy’s 5002; January, 1950)
THE RAVENS: I’ve Been A Fool (2) (National 9101; January, 1950)
THE RAVENS: I Don’t Have To Ride No More (8) (National 9101; January, 1950)
TEDDY BUNN: Jackson’s Nook (5) (Selective 114; January, 1950)
CARL CAMPBELL: Gettin’ High (3) (Freedom 1528; January, 1950)
CARL CAMPBELL: Goin’ Down To Nashville (3) (Freedom 1528; January, 1950)
RUTH BROWN: Love Me Baby (2) (Atlantic 893; January, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Tell Me How Long Has The Train Been Gone (7) (Aladdin 3043; January, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: I’m Just A Fool In Love (4) (Aladdin 3043; January, 1950)
BOBBY SMITH: Bess’s Boogie (5) (Apollo 799; January, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Would I Still Be The One In Your Heart (3) (Jubilee 5018; January, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Is My Heart Wasting Time (3) (Jubilee 5018; January, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Butcher Pete (6) (DeLuxe 3301; January, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Swingin’ In The Groove (7) (Gotham 216; January, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: They Call Me The Champ (8) (Gotham 216; January, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Air Mail Boogie (4) (Derby 728; January, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: I Told You We Were Through (7) (Derby 728; January, 1950)
TINY GRIMES: Rock The House (8) (Atlantic 894; January, 1950)
TINY GRIMES: See See Rider (4) (Atlantic 894; January, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: S.P. Blues (8) (MGM 10618; January, 1950)
RAY CHARLES: I’ve Had My Fun (4) (Swingtime 215; January, 1950)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: Hard Lovin’ Mama (6) (Regal 3250; January, 1950)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: I’m Still In Love With You (6) (Regal 3250; January, 1950)
EDDIE MACK: Hoot And Holler Saturday Night (8) (Apollo 417; January, 1950)
EDDIE MACK: Cool Mama (3) (Apollo 417; January, 1950)
LESTER WILLIAMS: I Know That Chick (5) (Macy’s 5004; January, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Adam Bit The Apple ★ 10 ★ (Freedom 1531; January, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Still In The Dark (9) (Freedom 1531; January, 1950)
RENÉ HALL: René’s Boogie (6) (Jubilee 5020; January, 1950)
RENÉ HALL: Blowing Awhile (4) (Jubilee 5020; January, 1950)
DOC SAUSAGE: Rag Mop (4) (Regal 3251; January, 1950)
RUFUS THOMAS: I’ll Be A Good Boy (5) (Star Talent 807; February, 1950)
RUFUS THOMAS: I’m So Worried (4) (Star Talent 807; February, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. THE ROBINS): The Turkey Hop (9) (Savoy 732; February, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Gloomy Baby (3) (Modern 20-727; February, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Roamin’ Around (3) (Modern 20-727; February, 1950)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Love Me (6) (Columbia 30185; February, 1950)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Life Can Be A Hard Road To Travel (2) (Columbia 30185; February, 1950)
AL SEARS: Shake Hands (3) (Coral 65023; February, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Professor Longhair’s Boogie (4) (Star Talent 808; February, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Bye Bye Baby (3) (Star Talent 809; February, 1950)
BIG JOHN GREER: Rocking Jenny Jones (2) (RCA 22-0066; February, 1950)
JEWEL KING: Broke My Mother’s Rule (7) (Imperial 5061; February, 1950)
JEWEL KING: I’ll Get It (7) (Imperial 5061; February, 1950)
CHA CHA HOGAN: My Baby Loves Me (2) (Star Talent 810; February, 1950)
CHA CHA HOGAN: My Walking Baby (7) (Star Talent 810; February, 1950)
JOE MORRIS: Wig Head Mama Blues (2) (Decca 48135; February, 1950)
THE MAXIN TRIO: Ain’t That Fine (4) (Swingtime 216; February, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: Bellboy Boogie (6) (Regal 3255; February, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Rockin’ Chair Mama (8) (Modern 20-729; February, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Your Love Wasn’t So (9) (Modern 20-729; February, 1950)
JOE THOMAS: Wham-A-Lam (6) (King 4339; February, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): Cry Baby (6) (Regent 1016; February, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. DEVONIA WILLIAMS): I’m Not Falling In Love With You (5) (Regent 1016; February, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Mardi Gras In New Orleans (9) (Atlantic 897; February, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: She Walks Right In (5) (Atlantic 897; February, 1950)
THE SHADOWS: I’d Rather Be Wrong Than Blue (3) (Lee 202; February, 1950)
THE SHADOWS: You Are Closer To My Heart (Than My Shadow) (6) (Lee 202; February, 1950)
T. J. FOWLER: Midnight Clipper (Pt. 1 & 2) (8) (Sensation 28; February, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Carnival Day (4) (Imperial 5064; February, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: That’s How You Got Killed Before (8) (Imperial 5064; February, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: Drank Up All The Wine Last Night (7) (Atlantic 898; February, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: Southern Menu (6) (Atlantic 898; February, 1950)
R. B. THIBADEAUX: R. B. Boogie (3) (Peacock 1513; February; 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Back Biting Woman (6) (Savoy 733; February, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Thinkin’ Blues (5) (Savoy 733; February, 1950)
EDGAR BLANCHARD & THE GONDOLIERS: She’ll Be Mine After Awhile (4) (Peacock 1514; February, 1950)
EDGAR BLANCHARD & THE GONDOLIERS: Creole Gal Blues (2) (Peacock 1514; February, 1950)
MADONNA MARTIN: Madonna’s Boogie (4) (Selective 117; February, 1950)
DOC SAUSAGE: Sausage Rock (3) (Regal 3256; February, 1950)
DOC SAUSAGE: I’ve Been A Bad Boy (4) (Regal 3256; February, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Like My Baby’s Pudding (6) (King 4342; February, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Can’t Take It No More (5) (King 4342; February, 1950)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Jump For Joy (5) (Miracle 155; February, 1950)
RUTH BROWN: (I’ll Come Back) Someday (6) (Atlantic 899; February, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Johnson Rag (5) (Aladdin 3049; February, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Walking Blues (6) (Aladdin 3049; February, 1950)
LaVERNE RAY (with ARLENE TALLEY): Rock And Roll (6) (Jubilee 5022; February, 1950)
LaVERNE RAY: Yes He Did (5) (Jubilee 5022; February, 1950)
LARRY DARNELL: Pack Your Rags And Go (6) (Regal 3260; February, 1950)
EARL BOSTIC: Choppin’ It Down (5) (King 4343, February, 1950)
EARL BOSTIC: No Name Blues (5) (King 4343, February, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: My Blues Have Rolled Away (3) (Sittin’ In With 543; February, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. REDD LYTE): Little Red Hen (6) (Regent 1017; February, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. REDD LYTE): Going To See My Baby (5) (Regent 1017; February, 1950)
TODD RHODES: I’m Just A Fool In Love (4) (Sensation 29; February, 1950)
TODD RHODES: Comin’ Home (2) (Sensation 29; February, 1950)
ED WILEY: Cry, Cry Baby (5) (Sittin’ In With 545; February, 1950)
ED WILEY: Blues After Blues (4) (Sittin’ In With 545; February, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS (ft. CONNIE ALLEN): What’s Happening (6) (Savoy 734; March, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Camp Meeting Bounce (3) (Savoy 734; March, 1950)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: I’m So Good To You (5) (Atlantic 901; March, 1950)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Mailman Blues (6) (Atlantic 901; March, 1950)
THE BEAVERS: Big Mouth Mama (2) (Coral 65026; March, 1950)
THE BEAVERS: I’d Rather Be Wrong Than Blue (1) (Coral 65026; March, 1950)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: It Can Never Be That Way (5) (Peacock 1508; March, 1950)
FRANK CULLEY: Waxie Maxie Boogie (6) (Atlantic 902; March, 1950)
FRANK CULLEY: Hop ‘N’ Twist (5) (Atlantic 902; March, 1950)
THE FOUR TUNES: Am I Blue? (4) (RCA 22-0072; March, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER & MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Mistrustin’ Blues (8) (Savoy 735; March, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Misery (8) (Savoy 735; March, 1950)
THE JAMES QUINTET: Don’t Worry (2) (Derby 732; March, 1950)
WILLIS JACKSON: Chuck’s Chuckles (6) (Apollo 800; March, 1950)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Jaysfrantic (5) (Aladdin 3050; March, 1950)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Deac’s Blowout (3) (Aladdin 3050; March, 1950)
PEPPY PRINCE (with THE FLAMES): Sugar Man (3) (Selective 118; March, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Misery Blues (7) (Specialty 353; March, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Mississippi Boogie (4) (Specialty 353; March, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Sentimental Me (4) (Decca 48141; March, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Once Upon A Time (3) (Decca 48141; March, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Little Bee (5) (Imperial 5065; March, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Boogie Woogie Baby (5) (Imperial 5065; March, 1950)
THE TRENIERS: Everybody Get Together (6) (London 17007; March, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Need You So ★ 10 ★ (MGM 10663; March, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Leave Her Alone (4) (MGM 10663; March, 1950)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Camel Walkin (3) (Star 719; March, 1950)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Hard Times Are Coming (3) (Star 719; March, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: At Night (9) (Jubilee 5025; March, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Every Dog-Gone Time (4) (Jubilee 5025; March, 1950)
TITUS TURNER: I’m Just A Lucky So And So (1) (Aladdin 3053; March, 1950)
THE ROBINS (with JOHNNY OTIS): There Ain’t No Use Beggin’ (8) (Savoy 738; March, 1950)
THE ROBINS (with JOHNNY OTIS): Our Romance Is Gone (7) (Savoy 738; March, 1950)
CECIL GANT: When You Left Me Baby (8) (Imperial 5066; March, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Boogie The Joint (6) (Macy’s 5005; March, 1950)
IONA WADE: Take My Number Baby (7) (Peacock 1526; March, 1950)
IONA WADE: Come On In (Drink Some Gin) (3) (Peacock 1526; March, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Bald Head ★ 10 ★ (Mercury 8175; March, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Hey Now Baby (6) (Mercury 8175; March, 1950)
WILLIS JACKSON: On My Own (5) (Apollo 801; March, 1950)
WILLIS JACKSON: Dance Of The Lady Bug (3) (Apollo 801; March, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: Tee Nah Nah (7) (Imperial 5067; March, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: Lowdown (5) (Imperial 5067; March, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Easter Parade (a/k/a Easter Boogie) (7) (Derby 733; March, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Idaho Boogie (5) (Derby 733; March, 1950)
RAY CHARLES: See See Rider (3) (Swingtime 217; March, 1950)
ALMA “LOLLIPOP MAMA” MONDY: Baby Get Wise (9) (Mercury 8176; March, 1950)
ALMA “LOLLIPOP MAMA” MONDY: Just As Soon As I Go Home (1) (Mercury 8176; March, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: I’m Coming Back Home To Stay (5) (King 4345; March, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: Sugar Cane (6) (King 4345; March, 1950)
VAN “PIANO MAN” WALLS: Tee Nah Nah (5) (Atlantic 904; March, 1950)
WILLIE HOLIDAY: I’ve Played This Town (5) (Peacock 1531; March, 1950)
WILLIE HOLIDAY: My Woman Put Me Down (6) (Peacock 1531; March, 1950)
PANAMA FRANCIS: Peach Tree Shuffle (3) (Gotham 225; April, 1950)
PANAMA FRANCIS: The Crackerjack (4) (Gotham 225; April, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Lost My Head (8) (Freedom 1533; April, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Low Top Inn (4) (Freedom 1533; April, 1950)
RUTH BROWN: Sentimental Journey (4) (Atlantic 905; April, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Got Your Water On (3) (King 4347; April, 1950)
ARCHIBALD: Stack-A-Lee (Pt. 1 & 2) ★ 10 ★ (Imperial 5068; April, 1950)
ROY BROWN: I Feel That Young Man’s Rhythm (7) (DeLuxe 3302; April, 1950)
ROY BROWN: End Of My Journey (3) (DeLuxe 3302; April, 1950)
HARRY CRAFTON: Get Off Mama (2) (Gotham 227, April, 1950)
JOE HOUSTON: Jumpin’ The Blues (2) (Freedom 1535; April, 1950)
JOE HOUSTON: Your Little Girl Is Gone (5) (Freedom 1535; April, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Walk Your Blues Away (7) (Atlantic 906; April, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Professor Longhair’s Blues (5) (Atlantic 906; April, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: After Dark Blues (9) (Savoy 741; April, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Heavy Hearted Blues (5) (Savoy 741; April, 1950)
TINY BRADSHAW: Well Oh Well (8) (King 4357; April, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: Venus Blues (9) (Atlantic 909; April, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: My Baby’s Comin’ Back (5) (Atlantic 909; April, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Early Morning Blues (4) (Gotham 228; April, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Hay Ride (4) (Gotham 228; April, 1950)
THE RAVENS: Count Every Star ★ 10 ★ (National 9111; April, 1950)
THE RAVENS: I’m Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters (3) (National 9111; April, 1950)
BIG JOHN GREER: I’ll Never Do That Again (3) (RCA 22-0076; April, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: Come On Let’s Boogie (8) (Freedom 1536; April, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: Serenade (6) (Freedom 1536; April, 1950)
CARL CAMPBELL (as KING TUT): You’ve Been Fiddlin’ Around (3) (Sittin’ In With 550; April, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Square Dance Boogie (7) (Aladdin 3056; April, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Anybody’s Blues (8) (Aladdin 3056; April, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Ain’t Gonna Do It (5) (Imperial 5069; April, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Country Boy Goes Home (6) (Imperial 5069; April, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Shuffle Boogie (5) (Modern 20-744; April, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: People Like Me (2) (Modern 20-744; April, 1950)
KITTY STEVENSON (with TODD RHODES): It Ain’t Right (8) (Sensation 32; April 1950)
THE STRIDERS: Cool Saturday Night (4) (Apollo 1159; April, 1950)
THE STRIDERS: Five O’Clock Blues (3) (Apollo 1159; April, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Neck Bones And Collard Greens (5) (King 4361; April, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Rock Bottom (3) (King 4361; April, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Tell Me Baby (7) (Modern 20-747; April, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Why Leave Me All Alone (8) (Modern 20-747; April, 1950)
AL SEARS: 125th Street, New York (3) (Coral 65029; April, 1950)
THE DIXIAIRES: Don’t Let That Worry You (7) (Sittin’ In With 553; April, 1950)
ANNIE LAURIE & PAUL GAYTEN: I’ll Never Be Free (8) (Regal 3258; April, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: You Ought To Know (4) (Regal 3258; April, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Moonlight (2) (Jubilee 5026; April, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: I Wonder When (3) (Jubilee 5026; April, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Mean Ole Gal (3) (Modern 20-748; April, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS: Good Old Blues (7) (Modern 20-748; April, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Rockin’ With Coop (3) (Derby 737; April, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Boogie Blues (3) (Derby 737; April, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: This Is Goodbye, Baby (2) (Sittin’ In With 554; April, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Mabel, Mabel (3) (Sittin’ In With 554; April, 1950)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Rock My Soul (6) (Domino 350; May, 1950)
MR. GOOGLE EYES: Cryin’ For You (3) (Domino 350; May, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: Frog Legs (5) (King 4364; May, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: After Sundown (6) (King 4364; May, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Life Is Like A Card Game (8) (Freedom 1537; May, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Just A Travelin’ Man (5) (Freedom 1537; May, 1950)
THE BLENDERS: Gone (My Baby’s Gone) (3) (Decca 48156; May, 1950)
ERLINE “ROCK AND ROLL” HARRIS: Jump And Shout (version 2) (7) (DeLuxe 3303; May, 1950)
ERLINE “ROCK AND ROLL” HARRIS: No Good Man Of Mine (5) (DeLuxe 3303; May, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: Slide Me Down (2) (Imperial 5072; May, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: Growing Old (6) (Imperial 5072; May, 1950)
JOE THOMAS: Rollin’ The Blues (5) (King 4367; May, 1950)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Dreamin’ Blues (8) (Regent, 1018; May, 1950)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Helpless (4) (Regent, 1018; May, 1950)
THEARD JOHNSON: Lost Love (1) (Mercury 8179; May, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Hard Luck Blues (8) (DeLuxe 3304; May, 1950)
ROY BROWN: New Rebecca (7) (DeLuxe 3304; May, 1950)
EARL BOSTIC: Serenade (4) (King 4369; May, 1950)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Boogie Woogie Mama (5) (Imperial 5074; May, 1950)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Lonely Man Blues (2) (Imperial 5074; May, 1950)
EDDIE MACK: Heart Throbbing Blues (5) (Apollo 422; May, 1950)
EDDIE MACK: How About That (4) (Apollo 422; May, 1950)
LITTLE JOE GAINES: She Won’t Leave No More (5) (Mercury 8180; May, 1950)
LITTLE JOE GAINES: Snuff Dipper (4) (Mercury 8180; May, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Birmingham Bounce (5) (Aladdin 3058; May, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: I Love Her (5) (Aladdin 3058; May, 1950)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Down In The Bottom (4) (Columbia 30205; May, 1950)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Hauntin’ Pinochle Blues (1) (Columbia 30205; May, 1950)
JEWEL KING: Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (6) (Imperial 5076; May, 1950)
JEWEL KING: Passion Blues (5) (Imperial 5076; May, 1950)
THE GREAT GATES: Evening Blues (3) (4 Star 1475; May, 1950)
GEORGE MILLER & HIS MID-DRIFFS: Boogie’s The Thing (8) (Mercury 8183; May, 1950)
GEORGE MILLER & HIS MID-DRIFFS: Bat-Lee Swing (4) (Mercury 8183; May, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Answer To Tear Drop Blues (5) (Specialty 362; May, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: That Song Is Gone (6) (Specialty 362; May, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: She’s My Baby (7) (Imperial 5077; May, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Hide Away Blues (5) (Imperial 5077; May, 1950)
COUSIN JOE: Chicken A La Blues (4) (Decca 48157; May, 1950)
COUSIN JOE: Poor Man’s Blues (4) (Decca 48157; May, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS: Blues Nocturne (7) (Savoy 743; May, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS: New Orleans Shuffle (6) (Savoy 743; May, 1950)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: Poor Dog (5) (Regal 3268; May, 1950)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: Better Find A Job (5) (Regal 3268; May, 1950)
JOE LUTCHER: Cool Down (6) (London 17013; May, 1950)
JOE LUTCHER: Jumpin’ At The Mardi Gras (7) (London 17013; May, 1950)
THE HARLEM STARS: All Right Baby (6) (E&W 100; sometime in 1950)
THE BLENDERS: Count Every Star (2) (Decca 48158; May, 1950)
THE BLENDERS: Would I Still Be The One In Your Heart (2) (Decca 48158; May, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: Let’s Rock (6) (Sittin’ In With 556; June, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: Everybody’s Love Crazy (6) (Sittin’ In With 556; June, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER (with MEL WALKER & JOHNNY OTIS): Cupid’s Boogie ★ 10 ★ (Savoy 750: June, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Just Can’t Get Free (3) (Savoy 750: June, 1950)
SAMMY COTTON: Cool Playin’ Mama (5) (Regal 3270; June, 1950)
SAMMY COTTON: Heart Full Of Pain (5) (Regal 3270; June, 1950)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Kissing Bug Boogie (5) (King 4374; June, 1950)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Hard Driving Woman (4) (King 4374; June, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Hard Luck Blues (3) (Aladdin 3059; June, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Two Years Of Torture (3) (Aladdin 3059; June, 1950)
ED WILEY (ft. KING TUT): My Heart Is Going Down Slow (6) (Sittin’ In With 562; June, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Rye Boogie (3) (Savoy 751; June, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Weasel Swing (5) (Savoy 751; June, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Let Me Dream (4) (MGM 10733; June, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Gimme A Pound O’ Ground Round (2) (MGM 10733; June, 1950)
T. J. FOWLER: Hot Sauce (2) (Sensation 36; June, 1950)
ANNIE LAURIE & PAUL GAYTEN: I Ain’t Gonna Let You In (6) (Regal 3273; June, 1950)
ANNIE LAURIE: I Need Your Love (7) (Regal 3273; June, 1950)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Dowling Street Hop (4) (Macy’s 5006; June, 1950)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Don’t Treat Me So Low Down (3) (Macy’s 5006; June, 1950)
THE THREE RIFFS: Jumping Jack (3) (Apollo 1164; June, 1950)
ARCHIBALD: Shake Shake Baby (6) (Imperial 5082; June, 1950)
ARCHIBALD: Ballin’ With Archie (4) (Imperial 5082; June, 1950)
LARRY DARNELL: My Kind Of Baby (5) (Regal 3274; June, 1950)
LARRY DARNELL: I Love My Baby (7) (Regal 3274; June, 1950)
THE CAROLS: Please Believe In Me (7) (Columbia 30210; June, 1950)
THE CAROLS: Drink Gin (2) (Columbia 30210; June, 1950)
TINY BRADSHAW: Boodie Green (3) (King 4376; June, 1950)
THE ROBINS (with JOHNNY OTIS): I’m Living O.K. (8) (Savoy 752; June, 1950)
THE ROBINS (with JOHNNY OTIS): There’s Rain In My Eyes (3) (Savoy 752; June, 1950)
LONNIE LYONS: I Need Romance (3) (Sittin’ In With 566; June, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Old Woman Boogie (5) (Macy’s 5007; June, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Cheerful Baby (7) (Modern 20-754; June, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Happy Pay Day (4) (Modern 20-754; June, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Sugar Foot Rag (7) (Derby 738; June, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: On The Alamo Boogie (3) (Derby 738; June, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Everything They Said Came True (2) (Jubilee 5028; June, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: You’re Gone (2) (Jubilee 5028; June, 1950)
KITTY STEVENSON (with TODD RHODES): That’s The Guy For Me (5) (Sensation 37; June, 1950)
KITTY STEVENSON (with TODD RHODES): Make It Good (4) (Sensation 37; June, 1950)
THE RIVALS: Rival Blues (8) (Apollo 1166; June, 1950)
THE RIVALS: Don’t Say You’re Sorry Again (3) (Apollo 1164; June, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Fat Girl Boogie (8) (Sittin’ In With 568; June, 1950)
HAROLD LAND: San Diego Bounce (6) (Regent 1020; June, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Good Morning Judge ★ 10 ★ (King 4378; June, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Stormy Night Blues (5) (King 4378; June, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Bésame Mucho (7) (Decca 48162; June, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: You Gotta Love Me Baby Too (6) (Decca 48162; June, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Man’s Brand Boogie (6) (Atlanta 6000; June, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Beg A Dog (4) (Atlanta 6000; June, 1950)
THE MASTER KEYS: Mr. Blues (6) (Abbey 3017; July, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Her Mind Is Gone (7) (Mercury 8184; July, 1950)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Oh! Well (6) (Mercury 8184; July, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Have No Reason To Complain (3) (King 4382; July, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Changing Blues (4) (King 4382; July, 1950)
RAY CHARLES: Late In The Evening Blues (4) (Swingtime 228; July, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Fish Market Boogie (2) (Derby 739; July, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: Let’s Do It (7) (Atlantic 912; July, 1950)
STICK McGHEE: She’s Gone (5) (Atlantic 912; July, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Do The Bump (8) (Gotham 240; July, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Estellina Bim Bam (7) (Gotham 240; July, 1950)
RUFUS THOMAS (as MR. SWING): Beer Bottle Boogie (5) (Bullet 327; July, 1950)
PETE JOHNSON: Rocket Boogie “88” (7) (Swingtime 169; July, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Feelin’ Happy (5) (Freedom 1540; July, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Hey! La Bas Boogie (7) (Imperial 5085; July, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Brand New Baby (4) (Imperial 5085; July, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Hey Spo-Dee-O-Dee (7) (King 4383; July, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Balancing With Bill (3) (King 4383; July, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS: Freight Train Boogie (5) (Regent 1021; July, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. REDD LYTE): Good Time Blues (3) (Regent 1021; July, 1950)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Boogie Rambler (9) (Peacock 1505; July, 1950)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: 2 O’Clock In The Morning (4) (Peacock 1505; July, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: Palmetto (6) (King 4384; July, 1950)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: All The Fun’s On Me (3) (Atlantic 913; July, 1950)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: I’m Still In Love (7) (Atlantic 913; July, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: She Walk – She Walk – She Walk (7) (Freedom 1541; July, 1950)
JEWEL KING: Low Down Feeling (6) (Imperial 5087; July, 1950)
JEWEL KING: I Love A Fellow (6) (Imperial 5087; July, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Summertime Boogie (4) (Derby 741; July, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Music Maker Boogie (3) (Derby 741; July, 1950)
L. C. WILLIAMS: I Want My Baby Back (6) (Freedom 1542; July, 1950)
THE GREAT GATES: Rock Me Baby (6) (4 Star 1504; July, 1950)
THE RAVENS: Get Wise Baby (6) (National 9098; August, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Messy Bessie (4) (Imperial 5089; August, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Frantic Chick (2) (Imperial 5089; August, 1950)
JOE THOMAS: Raw Meat (3) (King 4385; August, 1950)
EMITT SLAY (with TODD RHODES): Beulah (6) (Sensation 38; August, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: Goodnight Irene (7) (Regal 3281; August, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: Ooh La La (5) (Regal 3281; August, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Old Man’s Boogie (5) (MGM 10761; August, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Living A Lie (2) (MGM 10761; August, 1950)
EARL BOSTIC: Seven Steps (3) (King 4387; August, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Jumpin’ Tonight (7) (Imperial 5090; August, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Story To Tell (6) (Imperial 5090; August, 1950)
ANDREW TIBBS (with SAX MALLARD): You Can’t Win (7) (Chess 1430; August, 1950)
ANDREW TIBBS (with SAX MALLARD): Aching Heart (4) (Chess 1430; August, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Paul’s Boogie (3) (Savoy 758; August, 1950)
COUSIN JOE: Looking For My Baby (7) (Decca 48165; August, 1950)
COUSIN JOE: High Powered Gal (5) (Decca 48165; August, 1950)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Texas Town (6) (Macy’s 5009; August, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: True Love Is Hard To Find (5) (Sittin’ In With 572; August, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER & MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Deceivin’ Blues (7) (Savoy 759; August, 1950)
LITTLE ESTHER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Lost Dream Blues (4) (Savoy 759; August, 1950)
ERLINE HARRIS: Spare Time Papa (4) (DeLuxe 3305; August, 1950)
ERLINE HARRIS: Blues At First Sight (5) (DeLuxe 3305; August, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Got The Craziest Feeling (4) (Freedom 1543; August, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: I’d Rather Have You Under The Moon (3) (Jubilee 5031; August, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: We’re Supposed To Be Through (4) (Jubilee 5031; August, 1950)
JAMES WAYNES: Gypsy Blues (7) (Sittin’ In With 573; August, 1950)
JAMES WAYNES: Millionaire Blues (8) (Sittin’ In With 573; August, 1950)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep (6) (Premium 856; August, 1950)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Sweet Lucy (5) (Premium 856; August, 1950)
JOE MORRIS (ft. LAURIE TATE): Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere (7) (Atlantic 914; August, 1950)
JOE MORRIS (ft. LAURIE TATE): Come Back Daddy, Daddy (7) (Atlantic 914; August, 1950)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: H-Bomb Boogie (7) (Rainbow 11111; August, 1950)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: The Late Creeper (7) (Rainbow 11111; August, 1950)
THE FOUR TUNES: Say When (3) (RCA 20-3881; August, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie (6) (Sittin’ In With 576; August, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Hey Sweet Thing (3) (Sittin’ In With 576; August, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Dreaming Blues (8) (DeLuxe 3306; August, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Love Don’t Love Nobody ★ 10 ★ (DeLuxe 3306; August, 1950)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Dance ‘Til The Break Of Dawn (4) (Columbia 30216; August, 1950)
BUMPS MYERS: Bumps And Lumps (5) (RPM 306; August, 1950)

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MARGIE DAY (with THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS): Street Walkin’ Daddy (7) (Dot 1010; August, 1950)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Riffin’ With Griffin (5) (Dot 1010; August, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Sax Shack Boogie (8) (Aladdin 3064; August, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Remember (1) (Aladdin 3064; August, 1950)
THE CAROLS: If I Could Steal You From Somebody Else (2) (Columbia 30217; August, 1950)
THE CAROLS: I Should Have Thought (4) (Columbia 30217; August, 1950)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Strange Woman (7) (Regent 1022; August, 1950)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Lonely Blues (4) (Regent 1022; August, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Room And Board Boogie (4) (Macy’s 5010; August, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Bad Luck & Trouble (3) (Macy’s 5010; August, 1950)
CECIL GANT (as GUNTER LEE CARR): We’re Gonna Rock (5) (Decca 48170; August, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: She’s Understanding (5) (Peacock 1544; August, 1950)
SYLVIA VANTERPOOL (with HOT LIPS PAGE): Pacifying Blues (7) (Columbia 30220; August, 1950)
SYLVIA VANTERPOOL (with HOT LIPS PAGE): Chocolate Candy Blues (3) (Columbia 30220; August, 1950)
ROY BYRD (PROFESSOR LONGHAIR): Hadacol Bounce (6) (Mercury 8184; September, 1950)
THE DRIFTERS: Wine-Head Woman (4) (Coral 65037; September, 1950)
THE DRIFTERS: I’m The Caring Kind (3) (Coral 65037; September, 1950)
FRANK CULLEY: Mona Lisa (5) (Atlantic 918; September, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Saturday Nite Boogie Woogie Man (8) (Specialty 374; September, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Sincere Lover’s Blues (3) (Specialty 374; September, 1950)
ALMA MONDY: Miss Lollipop’s Confession (3) (Mercury 8190; September, 1950)
ALMA MONDY: Street Walkin’ Daddy (7) (Mercury 8190; September, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Rock Mr. Blues (7) (King 4389; September, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Be Mine My Love (4) (King 4389; September, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: ‘Fore Day Blues (6) (Savoy 761; September, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Empty Hand (4) (Savoy 761; September, 1950)
PANAMA FRANCIS: Scrambled Eggs (4) (Gotham 243; September, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Love My Baby (8) (Imperial 5093; September, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Lucille (5) (Imperial 5093; September, 1950)
RUTH BROWN: Teardrops From My Eyes ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 919; September, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Hit The Road (6) (Modern 20-775; September, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Trouble Around Me (6) (Modern 20-775; September, 1950)
CLARENCE GARLOW: Jumpin’ For Joy (5) (Macy’s 5012; September, 1950)
THE ROBINS: You’re Fine But Not My Kind (6) (Savoy 762; September, 1950)
THE ROBINS: I’m Through (5) (Savoy 762; September, 1950)
HARRY CRAFTON: Let Me Tell You, Baby (5) (Gotham 245; September, 1950)
HARRY CRAFTON: It’s Been A Long Time, Baby (6) (Gotham 245; September, 1950)
CECIL GANT: My Baby’s Changed (4) (4 Star 1526; September, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Going To Chow (3) (Imperial 5096; September, 1950)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Ah Cubanas (3) (Imperial 5096; September, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: I Need You So (6) (Jubilee 5037; September, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Goodnight Irene (7) (Jubilee 5037; September, 1950)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Please Send Me Someone To Love ★ 10 ★ (Specialty 375; September, 1950)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Strange Things Happening (8) (Specialty 375; September, 1950)
TINY GRIMES: Flying High (9) (Atlantic 920; September, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Potato Salad (3) (Gotham 246; September, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: Let’s Hang Out Tonight (7) (Gotham 246; September, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Every Night About This Time (7) (Imperial 5099; September, 1950)
FATS DOMINO: Korea Blues (1) (Imperial 5099; September, 1950)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Time To Blow (5) (King 4393; September, 1950)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: I’m Sweet On You (6) (King 4393; September, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Play Boy Blues (5) (Modern 20-776; September, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Baby Come Home (6) (Modern 20-776; September, 1950)
SYLVIA VANTERPOOL: Sharp Little Sister (7) (Columbia 30227; September, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: Gold Ain’t Everything (7) (Regal 3282; September, 1950)
LITTLE MICKEY (CHAMPION): He’s A Mean, Mean Man (3) (4 Star 1528; September, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Oo-Wee Baby (7) (Sittin’ In With 578; September, 1950)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Reckless Lover (3) (Sittin’ In With 578; September, 1950)
ARCHIBALD: She’s Scattered Everywhere (8) (Imperial 5101; September, 1950)
ARCHIBALD: My Gal (3) (Imperial 5101; September, 1950)
TINY BRADSHAW: I’m Going To Have Myself A Ball (7) (King 4397; September, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Somebody Gotta Go (6) (Freedom 1544; September, 1950)
CLARENCE SAMUELS: Hey Joe (4) (Freedom 1544; September, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Cadillac Baby (9) (DeLuxe 3308; September, 1950)
ROY BROWN: ‘Long About Sundown (7) (DeLuxe 3308; September, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Roll ‘Em Boogie (7) (Derby 747; September, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Louise (6) (Derby 747; September, 1950)
SONNY THOMPSON: Blues For The Nightowls (5) (King 4399; September, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows) (4) (Freedom 1545; September, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Midnight Is Here Again (5) (Freedom 1545; September, 1950)
LA MELLE PRINCE: Get High (7) (Aladdin 3067; October, 1950)
LA MELLE PRINCE: Phone Me Blues (6) (Aladdin 3067; October, 1950)
JOE THOMAS: Harlem Hop (5) (King 4401; October, 1950)
HAL SINGER: Rock Around The Clock (4) (Mercury 8196; October, 1950)
HAL SINGER: Fine As Wine (3) (Mercury 8196; October, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town (8) (King 4402; October, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Want To Love You Baby (7) (King 4402; October, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: Dirty People (8) (Imperial 5102; October, 1950)
SMILEY LEWIS: If You Ever Loved A Woman (4) (Imperial 5102; October, 1950)
HAROLD BURRAGE: Hi-Yo (4) (Decca 48175; October, 1950)
HAROLD BURRAGE: I Need My Baby (5) (Decca 48175; October, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: Bad, Bad Whiskey (9) (Aladdin 3068; October, 1950)
AMOS MILBURN: I’m Going To Tell My Mama (6) (Aladdin 3068; October, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Lying Woman (4) (King 4405; October, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS’ CONGREGATION: Wedding Boogie (3) (Savoy 764; October, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. LITTLE ESTHER & MEL WALKER): Far Away Xmas Blues (5) (Savoy 764; October, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Jumpin’ At The Jubilee (9) (Freedom 1546; October, 1950)
GOREE CARTER: Lonely World (4) (Freedom 1546; October, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: I Cross My Fingers (5) (Jubilee 5040; October, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Can’t Seem To Laugh Anymore (5) (Jubilee 5040; October, 1950)
LARRY DARNELL: Oh, Babe! (5) (Regal 3298; October, 1950)
LARRY DARNELL: Christmas Blues (5) (Regal 3298; October, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Burnt Toast (3) (King 4409; October, 1950)
WILD BILL MOORE: Goon Blues (3) (King 4409; October, 1950)
TUFF GREEN: She Ain’t No Good (6) (Bullet 338; October, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON (with BURNETTA EVANS): Oh Babe! (8) (Derby 748; October, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON (with BURNETTA EVANS): Stop That Baby (7) (Derby 748; October, 1950)
EMITT SLAY (with TODD RHODES): Looky Ploot (4) (Sensation 39; October, 1950)
TODD RHODES: Belle Isle Boogie (6) (Sensation 39; October, 1950)
MICKEY CHAMPION: I’ve Got It Bad (5) (Modern 30-778; October, 1950)
MICKEY CHAMPION: Everybody Knew It But Me (4) (Modern 30-778; October, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Girl Fifteen (8) (Aladdin 3069; October, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Walkin’ And Talkin’ Blues (6) (Aladdin 3069; October, 1950)
TINY BRADSHAW: Breaking Up The House (7) (King 4417; October, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Don’t You Believe Her (3) (MGM 10818; October, 1950)
ANNIE LAURIE: Now That You’re Gone (7) (Regal 3300; October, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Oh Babe! (6) (King 4418; October, 1950)
RAY CHARLES: I’ll Do Anything But Work (4) (Swingtime 229; October, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Back Breaking Blues (4) (Aladdin 3070; October, 1950)
PAUL GAYTEN: If You Got The Money, Honey, I Got The Time (6) (Regal 3302; October, 1950)
BIG JOHN GREER: Big John’s A Blowin’ (5) ​(RCA 22-0104; October, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Teardrops From My Eyes (2) (King 4419; October, 1950)
DOC POMUS: Send For The Doctor (5) (Chess 1440; November, 1950)
DOC POMUS: No Home Blues (6) (Chess 1440; November, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD & LITTLE LAURA WIGGINS: Ain’t A Better Story Told (9) (Modern 20-781; November, 1950)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: You’ll Never Miss A Good Woman’ Till She’s Gone (5) (Modern 20-781; November, 1950)
THE FOUR TUNES: Cool Water (8) (RCA 20-3967; November, 1950)
CARL CAMPBELL: Traveling On (5) (Peacock 1538; November, 1950)
CARL CAMPBELL: Early Morning Blues (3) (Peacock 1538; November, 1950)
THE ORIOLES: Oh Holy Night (7) (Jubilee 5045; November, 1950)
FRANK CULLEY: Gone After Hours (7) (Atlantic 922; November, 1950)
FRANK CULLEY (ft. ARLENE TALLEY): Little Miss Blues (5) (Atlantic 922; November, 1950)
CECIL GANT: Cryin’ To Myself (4) (Dot 1016; November, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Got Two Arms (Waiting For Me) (6) (Decca 48181; November, 1950)
THE RAY-O-VACS: A Kiss In The Dark (5) (Decca 48181; November, 1950)
MARILYN SCOTT (with JOHNNY OTIS): Beer Bottle Boogie ★ 10 ★ (Regent 1025; November, 1950)
THE BLENDERS: What About Tonight (3) (Decca 48183; November, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: I Want My Baby For Christmas (5) (Specialty 380; November, 1950)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Shuffle Shuck (6) (Specialty 380; November, 1950)
THE SHADOWS: Jitterbug Special (3) (Sittin’ In With 583; November, 1950)
THE SHADOWS: I’ll Never, Never Let You Go (4) (Sittin’ In With 583; November, 1950)
MILT LARKIN & HIS X-RAYS: Tennessee Waltz (1) (Regal 3303; November, 1950)
JOE HOUSTON: Cornbread & Cabbage Greens (6) (Macy’s 5014; November, 1950)
JOE HOUSTON: Pretty Dad-Dee (5) (Macy’s 5014; November, 1950)
THE FOUR BARONS: Lemon Squeezer (8) (Regent 1026; November, 1950)
THE FOUR BARONS: Got To Go Back Again (5) (Regent 1026; November, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Jumping At The Dew Drop (5) (4 Star 1535; November, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (with MEL WALKER): Rockin’ Blues (7) (Savoy 766; November, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (with MEL WALKER): My Heart Tells Me (5) (Savoy 766; November, 1950)
THE RAVENS: Time Takes Care Of Everything (5) (Columbia 39050; November, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Gas Happy Blues (5) (Jade 206; November, 1950)
HUBERT ROBINSON: Hard Lovin’ Daddy (5) (Jade 206; November, 1950)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: She Walk Right In (7) (Peacock 1561; November, 1950)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Win With Me Baby (4) (Peacock 1561; November, 1950)
EARL BOSTIC: Way Down (7) (King 4420; November, 1950)
THE DRIFTERS: And I Shook (4) (Coral 65040; November, 1950)
FLOYD DIXON: Real Lovin’ Mama (7) (Aladdin 3075; November, 1950)
ED WILEY: Pack Up, Move Out (4) (Sittin’ In With 585; November, 1950)
BUMPS MYERS (ft. BOBBY NUNN): I’m Clappin’ And Shoutin’ (8) (Blu 115; November, 1950)
BUMPS MYERS (ft. BOBBY NUNN): I’m Telling You Baby (5) (Blu 115; November, 1950)
THE RAVENS: I’m Gonna Take To The Road (3) (National 9131; November, 1950)
CECIL GANT: Hello Santa Claus (5) (Decca 48185; November, 1950)
CECIL GANT: It’s Christmas Time Again (6) (Decca 48185; November, 1950)
THE CLOVERS: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (3) (Rainbow 11122; November, 1950)
THE CLOVERS: When You Come Back To Me (3) (Rainbow 11122; November, 1950)
MARGIE DAY (with THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS): Little Red Rooster (9) (Dot 1019; December, 1950)
MARGIE DAY (with THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS): Blues All Alone (6) (Dot 1019; December, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Teen Age Jamboree (2) (DeLuxe 3311; December, 1950)
ROY BROWN: Double Crossin’ Woman (4) (DeLuxe 3311; December, 1950)
THE NIC NACS: Gonna Have A Merry Xmas (6) (RPM 313; December, 1950)
THE NIC NACS: Found Me A Sugar Daddy (4) (RPM 313; December, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS: Head Hunter (5) (Regent 1028; December, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. REDD LYTE): Cool And Easy (4) (Regent 1028; December, 1950)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: I Will Wait (9) (Savoy 769; December, 1950)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Just To See You Smile Again (4) (Savoy 769; December, 1950)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Boogie Cocktails (5) (Modern 20-791; December, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Triflin’ Woman (5) (King 4415; December, 1950)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Put It Back (1) (King 4415; December, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: You Thrill Me (5) (MGM 10861; December, 1950)
THE DOMINOES: Do Something For Me (9) (Federal 12001; December, 1950)
THE DOMINOES: Chicken Blues (8) (Federal 12001; December, 1950)
CECIL GANT: It Ain’t Gonna Be Like That (5) (Decca 48191; December, 1950)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Turtle Rock (3) (Savoy 773; December, 1950)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN: Goin’ Back Home (4) (Peacock 1555; December, 1950)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Blues With A Beat (6) (Dot 1020; December, 1950)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Griff’s Boogie (4) (Dot 1020; December, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LITTLE ESTHER & MEL WALKER): Love Will Break Your Heart (3) (Savoy 775; December, 1950)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LITTLE ESTHER): I Don’t Care (2) (Savoy 775; December, 1950)
JOE THOMAS: Got To Have Her Lovin’ (4) (King 4421; December, 1950)
THE BLENDERS: (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over (1) (Decca 27403; December, 1950)
BIG JOHN GREER: I Want Ya, I Need Ya (4) (RCA 22-0108; December, 1950)
THE FIVE LARKS: My Heart Cries For You (2) (Apollo 1177; December, 1950)
THE FIVE LARKS: Coffee, Cigarettes & Tears (6) (Apollo 1177; December, 1950)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Home Sweet Home (6) (Derby 750; December, 1950)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Send Me Pretty Mama (5) (King 4424; December, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Keep Your Hands On Your Heart (9) (Savoy 776; December, 1950)
BILLY WRIGHT: Mean Old Wine (7) (Savoy 776; December, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON (with BURNETTA EVANS): Rock With It Baby (6) (Derby 751; December, 1950)
JIMMY PRESTON: My Baby Done Left Me (6) (Derby 751; December, 1950)
MARGIE DAY (with THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS): Bonaparte’s Retreat (3) (Dot 1024; December, 1950)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Hot Pepper (6) (Dot 1024; December, 1950)
CLARENCE GREEN: Hard Headed Woman (2) (Peacock 1557; December, 1950)
THE RAVENS: My Baby’s Gone (5) (Columbia 39070; December, 1950)
EUNICE DAVIS (with FREDDIE MITCHELL): Rock Little Daddy (8) (Derby 752; December, 1950)
SARAH DEAN (with FREDDIE MITCHELL): Long Lean Daddy (6) (Derby 752; December, 1950)
JOE LUTCHER: Give Me My Hadacol (6) (Peacock 1562; December, 1950)
JOE LUTCHER: I’m Cuttin’ Out (4) (Peacock 1562; December, 1950)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: The Pop Cover Craze, 1950

1951


JOE MORRIS (ft. LAURIE TATE): Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me (7) (Atlantic 923; January, 1951)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Alligator Meat (6) (Decca 48193; January, 1951)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Elephant Rock (2) (Decca 48193; January, 1951)
LARRY DARNELL: Don’t Go, Don’t Go (5) (Regal 3310; January, 1951)
WILLIS JACKSON: The Call Of The Gators (7) (Apollo 806; January, 1951)
WILLIS JACKSON: Later For The Gator (5) (Apollo 806; January, 1951)
HUBERT ROBINSON: High Class Woman (5) (Macy’s 5015; January, 1951)
STICK McGHEE: Housewarmin’ Boogie (5) (Atlantic 926; January, 1951)
STICK McGHEE: Tennessee Waltz Blues (7) (Atlantic 926; January, 1951)
WILLIE MAE THORNTON: Partnership Blues (6) (Peacock 1567; January, 1951)
THE NIC NACS: You Didn’t Want My Love (3) (RPM 316; January, 1951)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Mary Ann (6) (Derby 753; January, 1951)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Mama Inez (4) (Derby 753; January, 1951)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Hey Jack (6) (Macy’s 5016; January, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Found My Baby (3) (MGM 10899; January, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Ain’t Got No Gal No More (4) (MGM 10899; January, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: Harbor Lights (8) (Federal 12010; January, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: “No!” Says My Heart (7) (Federal 12010; January, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: Doin’ The Town (6) (Modern 20-797; January, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: You Made A Fool Of Me (5) (Modern 20-797; January, 1951)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Slippin’ And Slidin’ (6) (Atlantic 927; January, 1951)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: I’ve Got A Right To Love (4) (Atlantic 927; January, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Midnight Blues (7) (Columbia 39112; January, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with MEL WALKER): Gee Baby (9) (Savoy 777; January, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS: Mambo Boogie (6) (Savoy 777; January, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle (3) (Decca 48197; January, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Goodnight My Love (2) (Decca 48197; January, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Come Back Baby (6) (Macy’s 5017; January, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Blow Joe Blow (8) (Macy’s 5017; January, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: I Miss You So (8) (Jubilee 5051; January, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: You Are My First Love (6) (Jubilee 5051; January, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Lost Love (9) (Specialty 390; January, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Life Is Suicide (7) (Specialty 390; January, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: Let’s Dance (6) (Aladdin 3078; January, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: We’ll Be Together (3) (Aladdin 3078; January, 1951)
RAY CHARLES: Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (5) (Swingtime 250; January, 1951)
DOLES DICKENS: Blues In The Back Room (4) (Decca 48199; February, 1951)
RUTH BROWN: I’ll Wait For You (8) (Atlantic 930; February, 1951)
RUTH BROWN: Standing On The Corner (3) (Atlantic 930; February, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Tired Of Crying (5) (Imperial 5114; February, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: What’s The Matter Baby (4) (Imperial 5114; February, 1951)
CECIL GANT: Rock Little Baby (7) (Decca 48200; February, 1951)
JAMES WAYNES: Tend To Your Business (8) (Sittin’ In With 588; February, 1951)
JAMES WAYNES: Love Me Blues (5) (Sittin’ In With 588; February, 1951)
TOMMY BROWN: Atlanta Boogie (7) (Regent 1030; February, 1951)
TOMMY BROWN: The House Near The Railroad Track (5) (Regent 1030; February, 1951)
PAUL GAYTEN: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (7) (Regal 3312; February, 1951)
JOE MORRIS: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (4) (Atlantic 931; February, 1951)
JOE MORRIS: Jump Everybody Jump (8) (Atlantic 931; February, 1951)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD & LITTLE LAURA WIGGINS: I’ve Been Lost (5) (Modern 20-801; February, 1951)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Once Was Lucky (4) (Modern 20-801; February, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Time Is Marching On (7) (National 9148; February, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Walk That Mess (8) (King 4427; February, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW (ft. DORENA DEENE): One, Two, Three Kick Blues (4) (King 4427; February, 1951)
LEE GRAVES: Papa Said Yes, Mama Said No, No, No (6) (Mercury 8214; February, 1951)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: I Live My Life (5) (Peacock 1568; February, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Sweet Slumber (8) (Savoy 779; February, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Don’t Leave Me Now (4) (Savoy 779; February, 1951)
CHUCK NORRIS: Hey Everybody (5) (Mercury 8215; February, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: Other Lips, Other Arms (2) (Federal 12016; February, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER & THE DOMINOES: The Deacon Moves In ★ 10 ★ (Federal 12016; February, 1951)
CECIL GANT: Cindy Lou (5) (Dot 1030; February, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Smoke Stack Blues (7) (King 4431; February, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Uncle Sam Blues (4) (King 4431; February, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Gotta Find My Baby (7) (Columbia 39194; February, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Let’s Rock Awhile (8) (Aladdin 3080; February, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Tears, Tears, Tears (7) (Aladdin 3080; February, 1951)
JOE THOMAS: Sittin’ Around (5) (King 4434; February, 1951)
JOE THOMAS: Dog Food (3) (King 4434; February, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Why Did You Go? (5) (RCA 22-0113; February, 1951)
EARL BOSTIC: Rockin’ And Reelin’ (3) (King 4437; February, 1951)
THE ROBINS: That’s What The Good Book Says (5) (Modern 20-807; March, 1951)
THE ROBINS: Rockin’ (4) (Modern 20-807; March, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LINDA HOPKINS): Doggin’ Blues (8) (Savoy 780; March, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LINDA HOPKINS): Living And Loving You (4) (Savoy 780; March, 1951)
LARRY DARNELL: Why Did You Say Goodbye (2) (Regal 3315; March, 1951)
CHUCK NORRIS: Kinda Sick, Mostly Worried (6) (Mercury 8221; March, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Down And Out Blues (5) (Specialty 397; March, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Lonely Nights Blues (3) (Specialty 397; March, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Sweet Peach (7) (DeLuxe 3312; March, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Good Man Blues (8) (DeLuxe 3312; March, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. BILLY MITCHELL): Pack Up All Your Rags (4) (Atlantic 933; March, 1951)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Country Girl Blues (4) (Columbia 39272; March, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Stacked Deck (9) (Savoy 781; March, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Mercy Mercy (7) (Savoy 781; March, 1951)
CHUCK NORRIS: Rockin’ After Hours (5) (Aladdin 3081; March, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: She’s Gone Blues (3) (King 4443; March, 1951)
THE CLOVERS: Don’t You Know I Love You ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 934; March, 1951)
THE CLOVERS: Skylark (2) (Atlantic 934; March, 1951)
STICKS McGHEE: You Gotta Have Something On The Ball (6) (London 978; March, 1951)
STICKS McGHEE: Oh What A Face (2) (London 978; March, 1951)
JACKIE BRENSTON & HIS DELTA CATS: Rocket 88 (9) (Chess 1458; March, 1951)
JACKIE BRENSTON & HIS DELTA CATS: Come Back Where You Belong (2) (Chess 1458; March, 1951)
IKE TURNER & HIS KINGS OF RHYTHM: Heartbroken And Worried (3) (Chess 1459; March, 1951)
IKE TURNER & HIS KINGS OF RHYTHM: I’m Lonesome Baby (5) (Chess 1459; March, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS: Hangover Blues (6) (Regent 1036; March, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with MEL WALKER & LITTLE ESTHER): I Dream (2) (Regent 1036; March, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Just Like Two Drops Of Water (4) (King 4448; March, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Tremblin’ (5) (King 4448; March, 1951)
JIMMY PRESTON: Roll, Roll, Roll (6) (Derby 755; March, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY (with THREE DOTS AND A DASH): All That Wine Is Gone (9) (Imperial 5115; March, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY (with THREE DOTS AND A DASH): Don’t Cry Baby (4) (Imperial 5115; March, 1951)
FRANK CULLEY: Culley-Flower (4) (Atlantic 935; March, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): Sadie Green ★ 10 ★ (Dot 1041; March, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): One Steady Baby (4) (Dot 1041; March, 1951)
BIG JIM WYNN: Dog House Blues (3) (Mercury 8226; March, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Can’t Resist You (4) (MGM 10951; March, 1951)
EUNICE DAVIS: I’m A Wild West Woman (6) (Derby 760; March, 1951)
EUNICE DAVIS: Evening Train (3) (Derby 760; March, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): If You Want Some Lovin’ (6) (Dot 1042; March, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): Your Best Friend (2) (Dot 1042; March, 1951)
THE LARKS: When I Leave These Prison Walls (8) (Apollo 1180; April, 1951)
THE LARKS: Hopefully Yours (5) (Apollo 1180; April, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: Rockin’ At Home (7) (Aladdin 3083; April, 1951)
EARL BOSTIC: Sleep (5) (King 4444; April, 1951)
THE SULTANS: Lemon Squeezing Daddy (7) (Jubilee 5054; April, 1951)
MICKEY CHAMPION: Good For Nothin’ Man (4) (RPM 321; April, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: Sixty Minute Man ★ 10 ★ (Federal 12022; April, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: I Can’t Escape From You (6) (Federal 12022; April, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Is My Pop In There? (3) (MGM 10963; April, 1951)
DOC POMUS: Give It Up (6) (Coral 65050; April, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: Too Late (7) (Aladdin 3085; April, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: With A Broken Heart (5) (Aladdin 3085; April, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Happy Go Lucky Local Blues (6) (Jubilee 5055; April, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Pal Of Mine (6) (Jubilee 5055; April, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Two Dry Bones On The Pantry Shelf (8) (King 4447; April, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Brad’s Blues (4) (King 4447; April, 1951)
THE RHYTHM KINGS: I Gotta Go Now (3) (Apollo 1181; April, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: I’m A Bad, Bad Girl (3) (Federal 12023; April, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: Don’t Make A Fool Out Of Me (3) (Federal 12023; April, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: Roscoe’s Boogie (8) (RPM 322; April, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: City Women (4) (RPM 322; April, 1951)
LAVERN BAKER (as MISS SHARECROPPER): How Long (5) (National 9151; April, 1951)
LAVERN BAKER (as MISS SHARECROPPER): I’ve Tried (7) (National 9151; April, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Nightless Lover (5) (Specialty 400; April, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: What A Fool I Was (7) (Specialty 400; April, 1951)
JOE BLACK: Fish Grease Boogie (5) (Coral 65051; April, 1951)
JOE BLACK: Sleepy Time Creep (6) (Coral 65051; April, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Everybody Clap Hands (3) (Aladdin 3090; May, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: That Was Your Last Mistake – Goodbye (6) (Aladdin 3090; May, 1951)
STICK McGHEE: One Monkey Don’t Stop The Show (6) (Atlantic 937; May, 1951)
STICK McGHEE: Blue Barrelhouse (3) (Atlantic 937; May, 1951)
RICHARD LEWIS & THE BARONS: Forever (6) (Modern 20-818; May, 1951)
RICHARD LEWIS & THE BARONS: Believe In Me (3) (Modern 20-818; May, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Clambake Boogie (6) (RCA 22-0125; May, 1951)
THE LARKS: My Reverie ★ 10 ★ (Apollo 1184; May, 1951)
THE LARKS: Let’s Say A Prayer (6) (Apollo 1184; May, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: A Love Untrue (3) (King 4445; May, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I Believe I’ll Fall In Love (3) (King 4445; May, 1951)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: Little Fat Woman With The Coconut Head (3) (Regal 3319; May, 1951)
CHUBBY NEWSOME: Where’s The Money, Honey (6) (Regal 3319; May, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Beautician Blues (4) (DeLuxe 3313; May, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Wrong Woman Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3313; May, 1951)
THE CARDINALS: Shouldn’t I Know (9) (Atlantic 938; May, 1951)
THE CARDINALS: Please Don’t Leave Me (3) (Atlantic 938; May, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Let’s Ride (7) (Sittin’ In With 597; May, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: The Blues Pick On Me (4) (Sittin’ In With 597; May, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Don’t You Lie To Me (7) (Imperial 5123; May, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Sometimes I Wonder (5) (Imperial 5123; May, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Gone Again Blues (7) (King 4446; May, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Jumping With The Rhumba (6) (King 4446; May, 1951)
TITUS TURNER: Stop Trying To Make A Fool Of Me (1) (Regal 3322; May, 1951)
TITUS TURNER: Let’s Forget The Whole Thing (3) (Regal 3322; May, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) (3) (Jubilee 5057; May, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: When You’re A Long, Long Way From Home (1) (Jubilee 5057; May, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: Seven Days (7) (Modern 20-819; May, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: When Night Falls (4) (Modern 20-819; May, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: If You Ever Should Leave Me (3) (Decca 48211; May, 1951)
CHUCK WILLIS: It Ain’t Right To Treat Me Wrong (6) (Columbia 30238; May, 1950)
CHUCK WILLIS: Can’t You See (5) (Columbia 30238; May, 1950)
BIG JOE TURNER: Chains Of Love ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 939; May, 1951)
BIG JOE TURNER: After My Laughter Came Tears (6) (Atlantic 939; May, 1951)
LOU SARGENT: Ridin’ The Boogie (5) (Chess 1465; May, 1951)
LOU SARGENT: She Really Treats Me Wrong (5) (Chess 1465; May, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Walkin’ The Chalk Line (6) (King 4457; May, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Bradshaw Boogie (5) (King 4457; May, 1951)
CECIL GANT: Don’t You Worry (6) (Decca 48212; May, 1951)
BUDDY LUCAS: Sopping Molasses (6) (Jubilee 5058; May, 1951)
BUDDY LUCAS: Whopping Blues (5) (Jubilee 5058; May, 1951)
MAURICE KING & HIS WOLVERINES (ft. BEA BAKER): Good Daddy (6) (Columbia 39330; May, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Will You Be Mine (8) (King 4458; May, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Dearest (5) (King 4458; May, 1951)
JOE MORRIS: Midnight Grinder (8) (Atlantic 940; May, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS): Love Fever Blues (4) (Atlantic 940; May, 1951)
DOLES DICKENS: Woogie (3) (Decca 48214; May, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Honey, I Don’t Want You (7) (Columbia 39408; May, 1951)
SMILEY LEWIS: Bee’s Boogie (6) (Imperial 5124; May, 1951)
SMILEY LEWIS: My Baby Was Right (5) (Imperial 5124; May, 1951)
THE FIVE SCAMPS: Gonna Buy Myself A Mule (5) (Columbia 30242; May, 1951)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW (ft. TOMMY RIDGLEY): Tra-La-La (6) (Decca 48216; June, 1951)
THE MAJORS: You Ran Away With My Heart (6) (Derby 763; June, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: When I Lost You (2) (MGM 10995; June, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS: All Nite Long (7) (Savoy 788; June, 1951)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): New Love (7) (Savoy 788; June, 1951)
JOE THOMAS: Jumpin’ Joe (4) (King 4460; June, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Just One More Drink (8) (Aladdin 3093; June, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Ain’t Nothing Shaking (4) (Aladdin 3093; June, 1951)
RENÉ HALL: My Kind Of Rocking (5) (Decca 48217; June, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. TOMMY BROWN): Tra-La-La (7) (Dot 1060; June, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Hoppin’ (5) (Dot 1060; June, 1951)
JOAN SHAW (with BILLY FORD): Pretty Eyed Baby (4) (Regal 3326; June, 1951)
THE LARKS: Eyesight To The Blind (4) (Apollo 427; June, 1951)
THE LARKS: I Ain’t Fattenin’ Frogs For Snakes (7) (Apollo 427; June, 1951)
HONEY BROWN (with FREDDIE MITCHELL): Rockin’ And Jumpin’ (5) (Derby 761; June, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: My Summer’s Gone (9) (Savoy 789; June, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Why At A Time Like This (3) (Savoy 789; June, 1951)
MAURICE KING & HIS WOLVERINES (ft. BEA BAKER): I Want A Lavender Cadillac (4) (OKeh 6800; June, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Bloodshot Eyes (8) (King 4461; June, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Confessin’ The Blues (5) (King 4461; June, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Insect Ball (4) (Imperial 5130; June, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY (ft. JESSE BELVIN): Sad Story (3) (Imperial 5130; June, 1951)
RUTH BROWN: I Know (7) (Atlantic 941; June, 1951)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Rocket 88 (4) (Holiday 105; June, 1951)
ROSCO GORDON: Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse) (7) (RPM 324; June, 1951)
ROSCO GORDON: Ouch! Pretty Baby (6) (RPM 324; June, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. LAURIE TATE): I Hope You’re Satisfied (5) (Atlantic 942; June, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. LAURIE TATE): You’re My Darling (5) (Atlantic 942; June, 1951)
BOBBY SMITH: Wee-Gee Blues (3) (Apollo 809; June, 1951)
LAVERN BAKER (as MISS SHARECROPPER): I Want To Rock (6) (National 9153; June, 1951)
THE TRENIERS: Go! Go! Go! (6) (OKeh 6804; June, 1951)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Pale Dry Boogie (7) (Peacock 1575; June, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Got Loaded (8) (Aladdin 3097; July, 1951)
RUFUS THOMAS: Night Workin’ Blues (4) (Chess 1466; July, 1951)
RUFUS THOMAS: Why Did You Deegee? (1) (Chess 1466; July, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Big Town (8) (DeLuxe 3318; July, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Train Time Blues (7) (DeLuxe 3318; July, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Lover’s Prayer (4) (Specialty 406; July, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: The Washboard Special (4) (Specialty 406; July, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Right From Wrong (4) (Imperial 5138; July, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: No No Baby (7) (Imperial 5138; July, 1951)
JAMES WAYNES: Junco Partner (9) (Sittin’ In With 607; July, 1951)
JAMES WAYNES: Tryin’ To Find A Girl (7) (Sittin’ In With 607; July, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER & THE DOMINOES: Heart To Heart (7) (Federal 12036; July, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: Lookin’ For A Man (6) (Federal 12036; July, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Prayin’ For Your Return (8) (Specialty 408; July, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: My Blues (7) (Specialty 408; July, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: My Baby’s Gone (3) (Decca 48221; July, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Let’s (3) (Decca 48221; July, 1951)
PRESTON LOVE: Wondering (4) (Federal 12038; July, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: The Glory Of Love ★ 10 ★ (Aladdin 3099; July, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: Hucklebuck With Jimmy (7) (Aladdin 3099; July, 1951)
ERLINE HARRIS (with JOHN PEEK): Long Tall Papa (3) (Chess 1471; July, 1951)
ERLINE HARRIS (with JOHN PEEK): Pushin’ My Heart Around (2) (Chess 1471; July, 1951)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: She Winked Her Eye (8) (Peacock 1576; July, 1951)
TOMMY RIDGLEY & THE ROYAL PLAYBOYS: Anything But Love (6) (Decca 48226; July, 1951)
TOMMY RIDGLEY & THE ROYAL PLAYBOYS: Once In A Lifetime (3) (Decca 48226; July, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: I’ve Got News For You (8) (Coral 65058; July, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: Tell Me Is There Still A Chance (3) (Coral 65058; July, 1951)
FREDDIE MITCHELL (with SARAH DEAN): I Got Your Boogie (5) (Derby 765; July, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Heh Little Girl (7) (Savoy 810; July, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Gotta Find My Baby (6) (Savoy 810; July, 1951)
LARRY DARNELL & MARY LOU GREENE: Do You Love Me, Baby (6) (Regal 3328; July, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Big Rock (3) (RCA 22-0137; July, 1951)
BILLY LOVE (as JACKIE BRENSTON): Juiced (2) (Chess 1472; July, 1951)
JACKIE BRENSTON: Independent Woman (5) (Chess 1472; July, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: Time And Place (3) (Aladdin 3101; July, 1951)
FLOYD DIXON: Do I Love You (5) (Aladdin 3101; July, 1951)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Let’s Get Together And Make Some Love (7) (Atlantic 943; August, 1951)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: I’ll Be Faithful To You (1) (Atlantic 943; August, 1951)
DOLES DICKENS: Gonna Rock This Mornin’ (6) (Decca 48229; August, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LINDA HOPKINS): Warning Blues (4) (Savoy 812; August, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS (with LINDA HOPKINS): I’ll Ask My Heart (2) (Savoy 812; August, 1951)
CHUCK WILLIS: I Rule My House (6) (OKeh 6810; August, 1951)
CHUCK WILLIS: I Tried (5) (OKeh 6810; August, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Since You’ve Been Away (7) (King 4466; August, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Wishing For You (4) (King 4466; August, 1951)
CECIL GANT: Owl Stew (7) (Decca 48231; August, 1951)
THE CLOVERS: Fool, Fool, Fool ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 944; August, 1951)
THE CLOVERS: Needless (3) (Atlantic 944; August, 1951)
TOMMY BROWN: V-8 Baby (5) (Savoy 813; August, 1951)
TOMMY BROWN: Double Faced Deacon (4) (Savoy 813; August, 1951)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Green Tree Boogie (2) (Holiday 108; August, 1951)
THE LARKS: Hey Little Girl (8) (Apollo 429; August, 1951)
THE LARKS: Little Side Car (7) (Apollo 429; August, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Man, Have I Got Troubles (4) (King 4468; August, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: I’ll Never Give Up (3) (King 4468; August, 1951)
THE RAVENS: I Get All My Lovin’ On A Saturday Night (5) (OKeh, 6825; August, 1951)
PAUL WILLIAMS (ft. DANNY COBBS): Rockin’ Chair Blues (6) (Savoy 814; August, 1951)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Sinner’s Hop (3) (Savoy 814; August, 1951)
TODD RHODES: Gin, Gin, Gin (7) (King 4469; August, 1951)
TODD RHODES (ft. KITTY STEVENSON): I Shouldn’t Cry (But I Do) (6) (King 4469; August, 1951)
SONNY TIL: My Prayer (6) (Jubilee 5060; August, 1951)
LITTLE SYLVIA: Little Boy (6) (Savoy 816; August, 1951)
LITTLE SYLVIA: How Long Must I Be Blue (5) (Savoy 816; August, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: T-99 (7) (King 4487; August, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Long Time Baby (5) (King 4487; August, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Hold Me! Squeeze Me! (7) (Jubilee 5061; August, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: I’m Just A Fool In Love (4) (Jubilee 5061; August, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Always End Up Blue (2) (Sittin’ In With 612; August, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: She’s Got Something (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 164; August, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: I’ll Always Be A Fool (1) (Recorded In Hollywood 164; August, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: The Glory Of Love (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 165; August, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: Young Girl (3) (Recorded In Hollywood 165; August, 1951)
EDNA McGRIFF: Come Back (6) (Jubilee 5062; August, 1951)
EDNA McGRIFF: Note Droppin’ Papa (6) (Jubilee 5062; August, 1951)
ARCHIBALD: Crescent City Bounce (4) (Colony 105; September, 1951)
ARCHIBALD: Little Miss Muffett (5) (Colony 105; September, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Wrong Woman Blues (4) (MGM 11052; September, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: Boogie Woogie (3) (Aladdin 3105; September, 1951)
AMOS MILBURN: She’s Gone Again (7) (Aladdin 3105; September, 1951)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Hey Little Girl ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 947; September, 1951)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Willie Mae (4) (Atlantic 947; September, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: I’m Your Boogie Man (6) (Coral 65064; September, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: Please Say You’re Mine (6) (Coral 65064; September, 1951)
JACKIE BRENSTON: My Real Gone Rocket (6) (Chess 1469; September, 1951)
JACKIE BRENSTON: Tuckered Out (3) (Chess 1469; September, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: What’s Mine Is Mine (3) (Decca 48234; September, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: I Still Love You, Baby (4) (Decca 48234; September, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Heart And Soul (7) (Savoy 817; September, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Sin (It’s No Sin) (1) (Savoy 817; September, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Rockin’ Chair (6) (Imperial 5145; September, 1951)
FATS DOMINO: Careless Love (6) (Imperial 5145; September, 1951)
MAURICE KING & HIS WOLVERINES (ft. BEA BAKER): Make It Good (4) (OKeh 6817; September, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Sunshine Blues (2) (King 4470; September, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON (ft. ROYAL GRANT): Blue Piano (1) (King 4470; September, 1951)
THE LARKS: I Don’t Believe In Tomorrow (2) (Apollo 430; September, 1951)
THE LARKS: Ooh… It Feels So Good (4) (Apollo 430; September, 1951)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Talkin’ (6) (OKeh 6818; September, 1951)
DOLES DICKENS: Blues In The Evening (3) (Decca 48242; September, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: Weeping Willow Blues (7) (Federal 12039; September, 1951)
THE DOMINOES: I Am With You (7) (Federal 12039; September, 1951)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Mean Mean Woman (7) (Modern 20-837; September, 1951)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Lump In My Throat (Tears In My Eyes) (4) (Modern 20-837; September, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Have Another Drink And Talk To Me (8) (RCA 20-4293; September, 1951)
THE TRENIERS: Hey Little Girl (5) (OKeh 6826; September, 1951)
THE TRENIERS: Old Women Blues (3) (OKeh 6826; September, 1951)
THE BLENDERS: You Do The Dreamin’ (1) (Decca 48244; September, 1951)
THE FOUR TUNES: Early In The Morning (7) (RCA 20-4305; September, 1951)
EARL BOSTIC: Flamingo (9) (King 4475; October, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: Home Town Blues (4) (Imperial 5151; October, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: When Night Falls (2) (Imperial 5151; October, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Have Another Drink And Talk To Me (7) (Aladdin 3107; October, 1951)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Middle Of Winter (3) (Aladdin 3107; October, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: New Kind Of Lovin’ (4) (Savoy 819; October, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: When The Wagon Comes (5) (Savoy 819; October, 1951)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: Heartbreaker (6) (RCA 20-4327; October, 1951)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: Wanda (5) (RCA 20-4327; October, 1951)
RUTH BROWN: Shine On (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) (6) (Atlantic 948; October, 1951)
RUTH BROWN: Without My Love (4) (Atlantic 948; October, 1951)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Sweet Home Blues (4) (King 4482; October, 1951)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Twins (6) (King 4482; October, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: Cryin’ And Singin’ The Blues (5) (Federal 12042; October, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: Tell Him That I Need Him So (3) (Federal 12042; October, 1951)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN: Leave My Girl Alone (4) (Peacock 1579; October, 1951)
SMILIN’ SMOKEY LYNN: Straighten Up Pretty Baby (3) (Peacock 1579; October, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: Every Dog Has His Day (5) (Imperial 5152; October, 1951)
GOREE CARTER: You’ve Got Everything (5) (Imperial 5152; October, 1951)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Sunset To Dawn (7) (Savoy 821; October, 1951)
MEL WALKER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Feel Like Cryin’ Again (5) (Savoy 821; October, 1951)
BIG JOE TURNER: The Chill Is On (9) (Atlantic 849; October, 1951)
BIG JOE TURNER: Bump Miss Susie (7) (Atlantic 849; October, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Bar Room Blues (8) (DeLuxe 3319; October, 1951)
ROY BROWN: Good Rockin’ Man (6) (DeLuxe 3319; October, 1951)
JAKE PORTER (ft. DOROTHY ELLIS): Slowly Go Out Of Your Mind (2) (Combo 1; October, 1951)
PRESTON LOVE: Unconscious Blues (4) (Federal 12043; October, 1951)
EARL BOSTIC: I Got Loaded (3) (King 4491; October, 1951)
EARL BOSTIC: Chains Of Love (2) (King 4491; October, 1951)
THE FALCONS (ft. GOLDIE BOOTS): How Blind Can You Be (8) (Regent 1041; October, 1951)
THE FALCONS (ft. GOLDIE BOOTS): I Can’t Tell You Now (5) (Regent 1041; October, 1951)
THE ROYALS: If You Love Me (3) (OKeh 6832; October, 1951)
THE ROYALS: Dreams Of You (2) (OKeh 6832; October, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Got You On My Mind (8) (RCA 20-4348; October, 1951)
BIG JOHN GREER: Woman Is A Five Letter Word (4) (RCA 20-4348; October, 1951)
VARETTA DILLARD: Please Come Back To Me (5) (Savoy 822; October, 1951)
VARETTA DILLARD: Love And Wine (5) (Savoy 822; October, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Baby Please Don’t Go (9) (Jubilee 5065; October, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: Don’t Tell Her What’s Happened To Me (4) (Jubilee 5065; October, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): Stubborn As A Mule (7) (Dot 1070; November, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): Pretty Baby (3) (Dot 1070; November, 1951)
SMILIN’ JOE: Second Hand Love (5) (Imperial 5159; November, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: I’m A Hi-Ballin’ Daddy (6) (King 4467; November, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Worry, Worry, Worry (5) (Mercury 8248; November, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Hard Time Baby (3) (Mercury 8248; November, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Hopeless (8) (Specialty 416; November, 1951)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Cry Baby (7) (Specialty 416; November, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. BILLY MITCHELL & TEDDY SMITH): If I Had Known (6) (Atlantic 950; November, 1951)
JOE MORRIS (ft. BILLY MITCHELL): Verna Lee (3) (Atlantic 950; November, 1951)
MARIE ADAMS: I’m Gonna Play The Honky Tonks (7) (Peacock 1583; November, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Window Eyes (4) (Savoy 823; November, 1951)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Simply Say Goodbye (5) (Savoy 823; November, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: A Two Faced Man (5) (Imperial 5160; November, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: Bad Weather Blues (5) (Imperial 5160; November, 1951)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Hot Ice (5) (Derby 777; November, 1951)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Jersey Bounce (4) (Derby 777; November, 1951)
GENE FORREST: It Was You (3) (Recorded In Hollywood 172; November, 1951)
GENE FORREST: Everybody’s Got Money (3) (Recorded In Hollywood 172; November, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: W-I-N-E (7) (Unique 004; November, 1951)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: Dividend Blues (2) (Unique 003; November 1951)
THE FOUR FLAMES: Tabarin (3) (Fidelity 3001; November, 1951)
JOHNNY OTIS: Chittlin’ Switch (5) (Savoy 824; November, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER (with JOHNNY OTIS): Get Together Blues (4) (Savoy 824; November, 1951)
THE “5” ROYALES: Give Me One More Chance (6) (Apollo 434; November, 1951)
THE “5” ROYALES: Too Much Of A Little Bit (7)
RAY CHARLES: Honey Honey (3) (Swingtime 218; November, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. TOMMY BROWN): Weepin’ & Cryin’ (5) (Dot 1071; November, 1951)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Shuffle Bug (3) (Dot 1071; November, 1951)
CHUCK WILLIS: Let’s Jump Tonight (8) (OKeh 6841; November, 1951)
CHUCK WILLIS: It’s Too Late Baby (7) (OKeh 6841; November, 1951)
THE CARDINALS: I’ll Always Love You (8) (Atlantic 952; November, 1951)
THE CARDINALS: Pretty Baby Blues (6) (Atlantic 952; November, 1951)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Too Late Baby (7) (Peacock 1586; November, 1951)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Taking My Chances (4) (Peacock 1586; November, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Lovin’ Machine (8) (King 4485; November, 1951)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Luscious Woman (6) (King 4485; November, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Everything But You (3) (OKeh 6843; November, 1951)
THE MARSHALL BROTHERS: Mr. Santa’s Boogie (6) (Savoy 825; November, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: I’m Goin’ To Tell Your Mother (4) (Sittin’ In With 622; November, 1951)
JAMES WAYNE: Please Baby, Please (5) (Sittin’ In With 622; November, 1951)
TODD RHODES (ft. KITTY STEVENSON): Good Man (9) (King 4486; November, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: Old MacDonald (7) (Aladdin 3113; November, 1951)
THE FIVE KEYS: It’s Christmas Time (5) (Aladdin 3113; November, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: Booted (9) (Chess 1487; November, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: Love You ‘Til The Day I Die (1) (Chess 1487; November, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY (with THREE DOTS AND A DASH): Let’s Do It (3) (Imperial 5164; November, 1951)
BIG JAY McNEELY (with THREE DOTS AND A DASH): I’ll Never Love Again (3) (Imperial 5164; November, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Hands Across The Table (3) (Decca 48260; November, 1951)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Charmaine (3) (Decca 48260; November, 1951)
THE X-RAYS: Charmaine (4) (Coral 65069; November, 1951)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Charmaine (4) (Aladdin 3114; November, 1951)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Hey, Good Lookin’ (2) (Aladdin 3114; November, 1951)
WILLIE MAE THORNTON: Let Your Tears Fall, Baby (7) (Peacock 1587; November, 1951)
WILLIE MAE THORNTON: No Jody For Me (3) (Peacock 1587; November, 1951)
HAL SINGER: Buttermilk And Beans (3) (Coral 65070; November, 1951)
HAL SINGER: Blue Velvet (6) (Coral 65070; November, 1951)
LITTLE RICHARD: Taxi Blues (4) (RCA 20-4392; November, 1951)
LITTLE RICHARD: Every Hour (6) (RCA 20-4392; November, 1951)
THE RAVENS: Wagon Wheels (1) (Mercury 5764; November, 1951)
MAXWELL DAVIS: I’ll Always Be In Love With You (3) (Aladdin 3115; November, 1951)
TITUS TURNER: Don’t Take Everybody To Be Your Friend (7) (OKeh 6844; December, 1951)
TITUS TURNER: Same Old Feeling (4) (OKeh 6844; December, 1951)
SONNY THOMPSON: Mellow Blues (Part 1 & 2) (7) (King 4488; December, 1951)
THE LARKS: My Lost Love (4) (Apollo 435; December, 1951)
THE LARKS: How Long Must I Wait For You (6) (Apollo 435; December, 1951)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Rock, H-Bomb Rock (8) (Atlas 1001; December, 1951)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: I Love My Baby (5) (Atlas 1001; December, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: How Blind Can You Be (8) (Jubilee 5071; December, 1951)
THE ORIOLES: When You’re Not Around (7) (Jubilee 5071; December, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: The Train Kept A Rollin’ (9) (King 4497; December, 1951)
TINY BRADSHAW: Knockin’ Blues (5) (King 4497; December, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER & MEL: Ring-A-Ding-Doo (5) (Federal 12055; December, 1951)
LITTLE ESTHER: The Crying Blues (3) (Federal 12055; December, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: Booted (8) (RPM 344; December, 1951)
ROSCOE GORDON: Cold, Cold Winter (6) (RPM 344; December, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: It Ain’t The Meat (9) (King 4501; December, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Eternally (6) (King 4501; December, 1951)
PAUL GAYTEN: Lonesome For My Baby (3) (OKeh 6847; December, 1951)
PAUL GAYTEN: All Alone And Lonely (3) (OKeh 6847; December, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: That’s What’s Knockin’ Me Out (8) (Specialty 418; December, 1951)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Goin’ Down With The Sun (4) (Specialty 418; December, 1951)
THE MAJORS: Laughing On The Outside, Crying On The Inside (5) (Derby 779; December, 1951)
THE MAJORS: Come On Up To My Room (7) (Derby 779; December, 1951)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Gone With The Wind (6) (Atlas 1002; December, 1951)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Blow, Mr. Singleton (7) (Atlas 1002; December, 1951)
LARRY DARNELL: Work Baby Work (4) (OKeh 6848; December, 1951)
LARRY DARNELL: Left My Baby (6) (OKeh 6848; December, 1951)
SHERMAN WILLIAMS (with THE FOUR FLAMES): The Bounce (4) (Fidelity 3002; December, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Turn Your Lamps Down Low (9) (Savoy 827; December, 1951)
BILLY WRIGHT: Drinkin’ And Thinkin’ (3) (Savoy 827; December, 1951)
THE MELLO-MOODS: Where Are You (Now That I Need You) ★ 10 ★ (Robin 105; December, 1951)
THE MELLO-MOODS: How Could You? (6) (Robin 105; December, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Have A Ball (6) (Modern 850; December, 1951)
JOE HOUSTON: Houston’s Hot House (7) (Modern 850; December, 1951)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: That’s Right (7) (OKeh 6850; December, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Blue Moon (2) (MGM 11132; December, 1951)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: U Name It (5) (MGM 11132; December, 1951)
FATS NOEL: Ride Daddy Ride (5) (DeLuxe 3321; December, 1951)
FATS NOEL: Feelin’ The Blues (4) (DeLuxe 3321; December, 1951)
EUNICE DAVIS: Work Daddy Work (6) (Coral 65075; December, 1951)
EUNICE DAVIS: What Do You Want (3) (Coral 65075; December, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Tell Me Why (6) (King 4515; December, 1951)
THE SWALLOWS: Roll Roll Pretty Baby (7) (King 4515; December, 1951)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO BRING YOU: The Pop Cover Craze, 1951

1952

JOHNNY OTIS: Oopy-Doo (4) (Mercury 8263; January, 1952)
LINCOLN CHASE: I Do Believe (5) (Decca 48270; January, 1952)
LINCOLN CHASE: Loved One (3) (Decca 48270; January, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Feel Like I Do (5) (Prestige 918; January, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: My Love (3) (Prestige 918; January, 1952)
JOE MORRIS: Let’s Have A Ball Tonight (7) (Atlantic 954; January, 1952)
JOE MORRIS (ft. BILLY MITCHELL): Someday You’ll Be Sorry (7) (Atlantic 954; January, 1952)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Swinging Away (3) (Atlas 1003; January, 1952)
JESSE ALLEN: Let’s Party (9) (Coral 65078; January, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Let The Back Door Hit You (2) (Aladdin 3108; January, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: P. H. Blues (6) (Aladdin 3108; January, 1952)
THE RAY-O-VACS: When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (3) (Decca 48274; January, 1952)
THE RAY-O-VACS: She’s A Real Lovin’ Baby (5) (Decca 48274; January, 1952)
JAMES WAYNE: Ageable Woman (7) (Imperial 5166; January, 1952)
JAMES WAYNE: Vacant Pillow Blues (5) (Imperial 5166; January, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Good Lovin’ (7) (Savoy 830; January, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Slowly Goin’ Crazy (5) (Savoy 830; January, 1952)
RUFUS THOMAS: No More Dogging Around (5) (Chess 1492; January, 1952)
RUFUS THOMAS: Crazy About You Baby (8) (Chess 1492; January, 1952)
STICK McGHEE: Wee Wee Hours (5) (Atlantic 955; January, 1952)
THE CARNATIONS: Tree In The Meadow (3) (Derby 789; January, 1952)
THE CARNATIONS: Clown Of The Masquerade (2) (Derby 789; January, 1952)
JOE BLACK: Budd’s Boogie (3) (Coral 65079; January, 1952)
HERMAN MANZY: I’m Your Rockin’ Man (7) (Fidelity 3003; January, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: You Know I Miss You (6) (Imperial 5167; January, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: I’ll Be Gone (6) (Imperial 5167; January, 1952)
PAUL WILLIAMS: Blowin’ The Boogie (4) (Savoy 831; January, 1952)
PAUL WILLIAMS (ft. DANNY COBB): It’s All Over Baby (6) (Savoy 831; January, 1952)
JACKIE BRENSTON: Leo The Louse (5) (Chess 1496; January, 1952)
JACKIE BRENSTON & EDNA McRANEY: Hi, Ho Baby (7) (Chess 1496; January, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (7) (Aladdin 3118; January, 1952)
WILLIS JACKSON: Wine-O-Wine (4) (Atlantic 957; January, 1952)
WILLIS JACKSON: Good Gliding (3) (Atlantic 957; January, 1952)
ANNIE LAURIE: Get Me Some Money (7) (OKeh 6852; January, 1952)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Southern Comfort (5) (Coral 65080; January, 1952)
THE MARSHALL BROTHERS: Just A Poor Boy In Love (5) (Savoy 833; January, 1952)
BIG JOHN GREER: Strong Red Whiskey (6) (RCA 20-4484; January, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Sundown Boogie (3) (Holiday 113; January, 1952)
THE CARDINALS: The Wheel Of Fortune (7) (Atlantic 958; January, 1952)
THE CARDINALS: Kiss Me Baby (6) (Atlantic 958; January, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Tall Brown Woman (2) (Imperial 5169; January, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: The Deacon Blows For Ray (5) (Imperial 5169; January, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Wake Up Screaming (3) (Sittin’ In 623; January, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: She’s My Baby (5) (Sittin’ In 623; January, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings! (5) (OKeh 6853; January, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Taxi Blues (2) (OKeh 6853; January, 1952)
LINDA HOPKINS: Walkin’ And Talkin’ Blues (4) (Savoy 834; January, 1952)
LINDA HOPKINS: Sad And Lonely (5) (Savoy 834; January, 1952)
HOLLYWOOD’S FOUR FLAMES: Crying For My Baby (6) (Unique 005; January, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: My Playful Baby’s Gone (7) (King 4507; February, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Here Comes The Night (6) (King 4507; February, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Life Of Trouble (7) (Modern 854; February, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Too Late For Me (7) (Modern 854; February, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: Sweet Sixteen (9) (Atlantic 960; February, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: I’ll Never Stop Loving You (4) (Atlantic 960; February, 1952)
THE ENCHANTERS: How Could You (Break My Heart) (7) (Jubilee 5072; February, 1952)
THE ENCHANTERS: Today Is Your Birthday (1) (Jubilee 5072; February, 1952)
JESSE POWELL with FLUFFY HUNTER: Love Is A Fortune (3) (Federal 12056; February, 1952)
JESSE POWELL with FLUFFY HUNTER: The Walkin’ Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out) (7) (Federal 12056; February, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: My Home Ain’t Here (5) (Specialty 422; February, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use (8) (Specialty 422; February, 1952)
RUTH BROWN: 5-10-15 Hours (8) (Atlantic 962; February, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Where Shall I Go (4) (MGM 11165; February, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Thinking And Drinking (4) (Aladdin 3124; February, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Trouble In Mind (8) (Aladdin 3124; February, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF: Heavenly Father (8) (Jubilee 5073; February, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF: I Love You (8) (Jubilee 5073; February, 1952)
LITTLE MICKEY CHAMPION: He’s A Mean Man (6) (Modern 855; February, 1952)
LITTLE MICKEY CHAMPION: Lovin’ Jim (5) (Modern 855; February, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: That’s What You’re Doing To Me (8) (Federal 12059; February, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (7) (Federal 12059; February, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Bookie’s Blues (6) (Savoy 836; February, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Big City Blues (3) (Savoy 836, February, 1952)
RED SAUNDERS (with THE HAMBONE KIDS): Hambone (3) (OKeh 6862; February, 1952)
THE FOUR FLAMES: Wheel Of Fortune (3) (Specialty 423; February, 1952)
THE FOUR FLAMES: Later (4) (Specialty 423; February, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: In The Alley (6) (King 4508; February, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: I’ll Never Be The Same (3) (King 4508; February, 1952)
RAY CHARLES: Kissa Me Baby (5) (Swingtime 274; February, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Deacon Rides Again (6) (Imperial 5170; February, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Blow, Blow, Blow (9) (Imperial 5170; February, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Trust In Me (4) (Jubilee 5074; February, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Shrimp Boats (7) (Jubilee 5074; February, 1952)
BILLY WRIGHT: Every Evening (6) (Savoy 837; February, 1952)
BILLY WRIGHT: Married Woman’s Boogie (7) (Savoy 837; February, 1952)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: You’re So Necessary To Me (2) (RCA 20-4508; February, 1952)
TODD RHODES (ft. CONNIE ALLEN): Your Daddy’s Doggin’ Around (6) (King 4509; February, 1952)
TODD RHODES: Red Boy Is Back (4) (King 4509; February, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: One Mint Julep ★ 10 ★ (Atlantic 963; February, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: Middle Of The Night (8) (Atlantic 963; February, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Summertime (3) (Federal 12063; February, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: The Storm (7) (Federal 12063; February, 1952)
TOMMY BROWN: Never Trust A Woman (4) (Savoy 838; February, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: The Big Question (8) (Specialty 425; February, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: The Hunt Is On (6) (Specialty 425; February, 1952)
TINY GRIMES: Rockin’ The Blues Away (6) (United 109; February, 1952)
ALLEN BUNN: The Guy With A .45 (3) (Apollo 436; February, 1952)
THE SULTANS: Blues At Dawn (8) (Jubilee 5077; February, 1952)
THE SULTANS: Don’t Be Angry (9) (Jubilee 5077; February, 1952)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Eatin’ Watermelon (2) (Torch 6911; February, 1952)
CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: Love Awhile (3) (Torch 6911; February, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: The Moon Is Low (4) (King 4511; February, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: Please Tell Me Why (4) (Savoy 839; February, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: Hurry Up (5) (Savoy 839; February, 1952)
JIMMY FORREST: Night Train (9) (United 110; February, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): I’ll Get A Deal (5) (Dot 1094; March, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): It’d Surprise You (3) (Dot 1094; March, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: No More Doggin’ (9) (RPM 350; March, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Maria (8) (RPM 350; March, 1952)
THE LARKS: Stolen Love (5) (Apollo 1190; March, 1952)
THE LARKS: In My Lonely Room (4) (Apollo 1190; March, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Good Time Gal (5) (Atlas 1005; March, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: On My Way (3) (Atlas 1005; March, 1952)
THE GREAT GATES: Central Rocks (6) (Recorded In Hollywood 199; March, 1952)
THE GREAT GATES: Ain’t Got No Money (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 199; March, 1952)
ROY BROWN: I’ve Got The Last Laugh Now (5) (DeLuxe 3323; March, 1952)
ROY BROWN: Brown Angel (8) (DeLuxe 3323; March, 1952)
DIMPLES HARRIS: Call Me Daddy (4) (Regent 1045; March, 1952)
JESSE POWELL with FLUFFY HUNTER: My Natch’l Man (6) (Federal 12060; March, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: Get Rich Quick (6) (RCA 20-4582; March, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: Thinkin’ ‘Bout My Mother (5) (RCA 20-4582; March, 1952)
MILT LARKIN & THE X-RAYS: Walking In The Sunshine (3) (Coral 65083; March, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Put Something In My Hand (5) (Aladdin 3125; March, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Flying Home (1) (Aladdin 3125; March, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Looking For My Baby (4) (Mercury 5800; March, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: The Teaser (5) (Dot 1095; March, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: I’ve Got A New Love (4) (Dot 1095; March, 1952)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Stolen Love (7) (Specialty 427; March, 1952)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Low Down Blues (8) (Specialty 427; March, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Will Be True (4) (MGM 11195; March, 1952)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Curly Haired Baby (6) (Federal 12061; March, 1952)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): K.C. Blues (4) (Federal 12061; March, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Red Sails In The Sunset (5) (Aladdin 3127; March, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Be Anything But Be Mine (3) (Aladdin 3127; March, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Lawdy Lawdy Lard (5) (King 4523; March, 1952)
DOROTHY ELLIS: He’s Gone (3) Federal 12062; March, 1952)
DOROTHY ELLIS: Slowly Going Out Of Your Mind (1) (Federal 12062; March, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Jay Walk (6) (Imperial 5176; March, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Night Ride (5) (Imperial 5176; March, 1952)
THE ROYALS: Every Beat Of My Heart (9) (Federal 12064; March, 1952)
THE ROYALS: All Night Long (7) (Federal 12064; March, 1952)

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CHARLIE SINGLETON: Cat’s Paw (5) (Atlas 1006; March, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Better Beware (2) (Federal 12065; March, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: I’ll Be There (7) (Federal 12065; March, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS: Goomp Blues (7) (Mercury 8273; March, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS: One Nighter Blues (3) (Mercury 8273; March, 1952)
PETE “GUITAR” LEWIS: Louisiana Hop (6) (Federal 12066; March, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Rock The Joint (8) (Essex 303; March, 1952)
SONNY TIL: Proud Of You (4) (Jubilee 5076; March, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: Boogie-Oogie (6) (OKeh 6869; March, 1952)
JESSE ALLEN: Rock This Morning (7) (Aladdin 3129; March, 1952)
PAUL GAYTEN: Happy Days (6) (OKeh 6870; March, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: Goin’ Home (8) (Imperial 5180; March, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: Reeling And Rocking (4) (Imperial 5180; March, 1952)
SAX MALLARD: Slow Caboose (7) (Checker 750; March, 1952)
THE BLENDERS: Just A Little Walk With Me (5) (Decca 28092; April, 1952)
THE BLENDERS: I’d Be A Fool Again (3) (Decca 28092; April, 1952)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Moon Dog Boogie (4) (Derby 793; April, 1952)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: String Of Pearls (4) (Derby 793; April, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: Beside You (9) (King 4525; April, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: You Left Me (5) (King 4525; April, 1952)
HAL SINGER (with JOAN SHAW): Lonesome And Blue (4) (Coral 65086; April, 1952)
HAL SINGER (with JOAN SHAW): I Love The Way You Love Me (3) (Coral 65086; April, 1952)
L. C. WILLIAMS: Don’t Want No Woman (3) (Mercury 8276; April, 1952)
THE MARYLANDERS: I’m A Sentimental Fool (6) (Jubilee 5079; April, 1952)
THE MARYLANDERS: Sittin’ By The River (2) (Jubilee 5079; April, 1952)
ODELLE TURNER: Alarm Clock Boogie (7) (Atlantic 964; April, 1952)
ODELLE TURNER: Draggin’ Hours (5) (Atlantic 964; April, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Keep On Churnin’ (8) (King 4526; April, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Married Women – Stay Married (6) (King 4526; April, 1952)
DANNY COBB (with PAUL WILLIAMS): I’m So Happy (3) (Savoy 841; April, 1952)
DANNY COBB (with PAUL WILLIAMS): I Need Your Love (4) (Savoy 841; April, 1952)
LLOYD PRICE: Lawdy Miss Clawdy (9) (Specialty 428; April, 1952)
LLOYD PRICE: Mailman Blues (7) (Specialty 428; April, 1952)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: Rockin’ Daddy-O (7) (RCA-20-4662; April, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: Loud Mouth Lucy (8) (OKeh 6873; April, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: Here I Come (3) (OKeh 6873; April, 1952)
SONNY THOMPSON (ft. LULA REED): I’ll Drown In My Tears (8) (King 4527; April, 1952)
SONNY THOMPSON: Clang, Clang, Clang (4) (King 4527; April, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Ace Of Clubs (3) (Imperial 5183; April, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: Have Mercy Baby ★ 10 ★ (Federal 12068; April, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: Deep Sea Blues (6) (Federal 12068; April, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Right Back On It (6) (Aladdin 3130; April, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Maggie’s Boogie (6) (Aladdin 3130; April, 1952)
LAURIE TATE (with JOE MORRIS): Rock Me Daddy (6) (Atlantic 965; April, 1952)
LAURIE TATE (with JOE MORRIS): Can’t Stop My Crying (6) (Atlantic 965; April, 1952)
T. J. FOWLER: Fowler’s Boogie (5) (Savoy 843; April, 1952)
T. J. FOWLER: Night Crawler (4) (Savoy 843; April, 1952)
TODD RHODES (ft. CONNIE ALLEN): Rocket 69 (6) (King 4528; April, 1952)
THE ENCHANTERS: I’ve Lost (3) (Jubilee 5080; April, 1952)
THE ENCHANTERS: Housewife Blues (5) (Jubilee 5080; April, 1952)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: Ida Red (7) (OKeh 6875; April, 1952)
DOROTHY ELLIS: Drill Daddy Drill (7) (Federal 12070; April, 1952)
DOROTHY ELLIS: Must Go Out And Play (4) (Federal 12070; April, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two (6) (Specialty 431; April, 1952)
BILL DOGGETT: Big Dog (Parts 1 & 2) (5) (King 4530; April, 1952)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: You’re Part Of Me (9) (Savoy 845; April, 1952)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Story Blues (7) (Savoy 845; April, 1952)
JIMMY FORREST: Big Dip (3) (United 119; April, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: It’s Over Because We’re Through (4) (Jubilee 5082; April, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Waiting (7) (Jubilee 5082; April, 1952)
THE MELLO-MOODS: I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night (4) (Red Robin 104; April, 1952)
THE MELLO-MOODS: And You Just Can’t Go Through Life Alone (2) (Red Robin 104; April, 1952)
BILLY “RED” LOVE: Drop Top (8) (Chess 1508; April, 1952)
BILLY “RED” LOVE: You’re Gonna Cry (3) (Chess 1508; April, 1952)
THE LARKS: Darlin’ (6) (Apollo 437; April, 1952)
THE LARKS: Lucy Brown (5) (Apollo 437; April, 1952)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: 6 String Boogie (6) (Coral 65089; April, 1952)
EDDIE CHAMBLEE: Wooden Soldiers Swing (4) (Coral 65089; April, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: I Only Have Eyes For You (6) (King 4533; May, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: You Walked In (5) (King 4533; May, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: Easy Easy Baby (8) (Savoy 847; May, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: A Letter In Blues (4) (Savoy 847; May, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Hadacole That’s All (7) (OKeh 6876; May, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Long Distance Call (5) (OKeh 6876; May, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: Linger Awhile (4) (King 4536; May, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): I’m Gonna Jump In The River (3) (Dot 1104; May, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: Love, Love, Love (6) (Federal 12072; May, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Louisiana (7) (Specialty 432; May, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Two Hearts Are Greater Than One (5) (Specialty 432; May, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Mistakes (2) (Aladdin 3131; May, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: How Long (6) (Aladdin 3131; May, 1952)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Rockin’ With Fes (7) (Federal 12073; May, 1952)
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR (as ROY BYRD): Gone So Long (6) (Federal 12073; May, 1952)
SAX MALLARD: Teen Town Strut! (5) (Checker 755; May, 1952)
ANDREW TIBBS: Rock Savoy, Rock (5) (Peacock 1597; May, 1952)
ANDREW TIBBS: Mother’s Letter (6) (Peacock 1597; May, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Old Black Mule (2) (Imperial 5186; May, 1952)
IKE TURNER: You’re Driving Me Insane (4) (RPM 356; May, 1952)
IKE TURNER: Trouble And Heartaches (5) (RPM 356; May, 1952)
THE FOUR JACKS: Goodbye Baby (6) (Federal 12075; May, 1952)
TINY BRADSHAW: Mailman’s Sack (4) (King 4537; May, 1952)
TINY BRADSHAW (ft. TINY KENNEDY): Newspaper Boy Blues (4) (King 4537; May, 1952)
BIG JOHN GREER: I Need You (4) (RCA 20-4685; May, 1952)
THE ROYALS: Starting From Tonight (8) (Federal 12077; May, 1952)
THE ROYALS: I Know I Love You So (6) (Federal 12077; May, 1952)
ANNIE LAURIE: Lonesome And Blue (8) (OKeh 6882; May, 1952)
ANNIE LAURIE: I Don’t Get My Kicks Anymore (2) (OKeh 6882; May, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Comin’ Home (3) (Dot 1105; May, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS: Stay Away From The Horses (3) (Dot 1105; May, 1952)
SMILIN’ JOE: Won’t Settle Down (4) (Imperial 5187; May, 1952)
SMILIN’ JOE: Misery (4) (Imperial 5187; May, 1952)
EDDIE JOHNSON (ft. EDNA McRANEY): Back Up (4) (Chess 1512; May, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Aged And Mellow (8) (Federal 12078; May, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Bring My Lovin’ Back To Me (4) (Federal 12078; May, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Barfly (7) (Jubilee 5084; May, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Gettin’ Tired, Tired, Tired (8) (Jubilee 5084; May, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Chloe-E (3) (Mercury 5853; May, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Why Did You Leave Me (6) (Mercury 5853; May, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Preachin’ The Blues (5) (Savoy 848; May, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Hot Kisses (3) (Savoy 848; May, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Roll Mr. Jelly (7) (Aladdin 3133; May, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: I Won’t Be A Fool Anymore (5) (Aladdin 3133; May, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: Got So Much Trouble (4) (OKeh 6883; May, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: What’cha Gonna Do For Me (7) (OKeh 6883; May, 1952)
MEL WALKER: Help Me Blues (7) (Savoy 849; May, 1952)
MEL WALKER: Heartache Here I Come (4) (Savoy 849; May, 1952)
SHIRLEY HAVEN & THE FOUR JACKS: Sure Cure For The Blues (5) (Federal 12079; May, 1952)
ROSCO GORDON: Hey, Fat Girl (6) (Duke 101; May, 1952)
ROSCO GORDON: Tell Daddy (3) (Duke 101; May, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: Call Operator 210 (6) (Aladdin 3135; June, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: Wine, Wine, Wine (6) (Aladdin 3135; June, 1952)
WILLIS JACKSON: Rock! Rock!! Rock!!! (7) (Atlantic 967; June, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF: It’s Raining (4) (Jubilee 5087; June, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF: Not Now (2) (Jubilee 5087; June, 1952)
SONNY THOMPSON (ft. LULA REED): Let’s Call It A Day (7) (King 4541; June, 1952)
SONNY THOMPSON: Blues Mambo (4) (King 4541; June, 1952)
ALLEN BUNN: I Got You Covered (7) (Apollo 439; June, 1952)
SMILEY LEWIS: The Bells Are Ringing (9) (Imperial 5194; June, 1952)
SMILEY LEWIS: Lillie Mae (7) (Imperial 5194; June, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: I Get That Lonesome Feeling (4) (MGM 11263; June, 1952)
JOHNNY ACE: My Song ★ 10 ★ (Duke 102; June, 1952)
JOHNNY ACE: Follow The Rule (6) (Duke 102; June, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Hurricane (7) (Imperial 5196; June, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Bobby-Sox Ramble (4) (Imperial 5196; June, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Talkin’ To Myself (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 233; June, 1952)
JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS: My Heart’s Desire (5) (Modern 870; June, 1952)
JIMMIE LEE: Blue And Lonesome (5) (Modern 870; June, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: Ting-A-Ling (8) (Atlantic 969; June, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: Wonder Where My Baby’s Gone (8) (Atlantic 969; June, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: I’m Yours (4) (Savoy 851; June, 1952)
RED PRYSOCK: Wiggles (5) (Red Robin 107; June, 1952)
RED PRYSOCK: Crying My Heart Out (5) (Red Robin 107; June, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: My Ding-A-Ling (6) (King 4544; June, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Bad Habit (5) (King 4544; June, 1952)
THE BLENDERS: Never In A Million Years (3) (Decca 28241; June, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: New Orleans Wimmen (6) (RPM 358; June, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: I Remember Your Kisses (4) (RPM 358; June, 1952)
LIL’ GREENWOOD & LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Monday Morning Blues (6) (Federal 12082; June, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: Don’t You Cry (4) (Atlantic 970; June, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: Poor Lover’s Blues (4) (Atlantic 970; June, 1952)
EARL FOREST: Rock The Bottle (5) (Duke 103; June, 1952)
EARL FOREST: Baby, Baby (5) (Duke 103; June, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Mam’selle (2) (OKeh 6888; June, 1952)
TINY BRADSHAW: Lay It On The Line (8) (King 4547; June, 1952)
TINY BRADSHAW (ft. TINY KENNEDY): Rippin’ And Runnin’ (2) (King 4547; June, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: Ain’t Nothin’ Happenin’ (4) (RCA 20-4772; June, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: Why Did You Leave Me? (6) (RCA 20-4772; June, 1952)
BILL DOGGETT: Please Don’t Ever Let Me Go (3) (King 4548; June, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: I Hadn’t Anyone Til You (6) (Aladdin 3136; July, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Hold Me (5) (Aladdin 3136; July, 1952)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Brown Skin Baby (5) (Specialty 434; July, 1952)
JIMMY LIGGINS: Dark Hour Blues (3) (Specialty 434; July, 1952)
THE GAYLORDS: Go On, Baby (8) (Savoy 852; July, 1952)
THE GAYLORDS: Get Mad, Baby (7) (Savoy 852; July, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: Poor Poor Me (5) (Imperial 5197; July, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: Trust In Me (8) (Imperial 5197; July, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: There’s A Dead Cat On The Line (8) (Aladdin 3141; July, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Cry For My Baby (8) (Aladdin 3141; July, 1952)
EDDIE MACK: Key Hole Blues (6) (Savoy 853; July, 1952)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Delicado (3) (Mercury 8286; July, 1952)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Perfidia (3) (Mercury 8286; July, 1952)
THE LARKS: I Live True To You (5) (Apollo 1194; July, 1952)
THE LARKS: Hold Me (6) (Apollo 1194; July, 1952)
PRESTON LOVE: Strictly Cash (6) (Federal 12085; July, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): Call Operator 210 (7) (Mercury 8289; July, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): Baby Baby Blues (6) (Mercury 8289; July, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Going Down To The River (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 234; July, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Long Time Baby (2) (Recorded In Hollywood 234; July, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL: Once In Awhile (2) (Jubilee 5090; July, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL: I Only Have Eyes For You (1) (Jubilee 5090; July, 1952)
MICKEY CHAMPION: Two Faced Daddy (7) (Aladdin 3137; July, 1952)
MICKEY CHAMPION: Don’t Say You Love Me (4) (Aladdin 3137; July, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. REDD LYTE): Gonna Take A Train (8) (Savoy 855; July, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. GEORGE WASHINGTON): It Ain’t The Beauty (1) (Savoy 855; July, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: Moonglow (5) (King 4550; July, 1952)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Baby Take It Easy (5) (Peacock 1600; July, 1952)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Just Got Lucky (4) (Peacock 1600; July, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: Baby, Don’t Go (7) (Specialty 435; July, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: Confusin’ Blues (8) (Specialty 435; July, 1952)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: There Is Time (3) (RCA 20-4849; July, 1952)
THE HEARTBREAKERS: It’s O.K. With Me (3) (RCA 20-4849; July, 1952)
SONNY THOMPSON: Real, Real Fine (4) (King 4554; July, 1952)
THE FOUR JACKS: The Last Of The Good Rocking Men (7) (Federal 12087; July, 1952)
THE FOUR JACKS: I’ll Be Home Again (4) (Federal 12087; July, 1952)
WILLIE MAE THORNTON: Mischievous Boogie (7) (Peacock 1603; July, 1952)
WILLIE MAE THORNTON: Every Time I Think Of You (4) (Peacock 1603; July, 1952)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Lavinia (5) (Imperial 5198; July, 1952)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: I Live My Life (3) (Imperial 5198; July, 1952)
THE CARDINALS: The Bump (5) (Atlantic 972; July, 1952)
THE CARDINALS: She Rocks (6) (Atlantic 972; July, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Night Train (3) (King 4555; July, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Do It Again, Please (1) (King 4555; July, 1952)
THE ROYALS: Moonrise (9) (Federal 12088; July, 1952)
THE ROYALS: Fifth Street Blues (5) (Federal 12088; July, 1952)
RUTH BROWN: Daddy Daddy (7) (Atlantic 973; July 1952)
RUTH BROWN: Have A Good Time (4) (Atlantic 973; July 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): The Clock Song (Let Your Pendulum Swing) (7) (Dot 1108; July, 1952)
THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS (ft. MARGIE DAY): Ace In The Hole (7) (Dot 1108; July, 1952)
TODD RHODES: Snuff Dipper (4) (King 4556; July, 1952)
TODD RHODES (ft. LAVERN BAKER): Trying (5) (King 4556; July, 1952)
MARIE ADAMS: He’s My Man (4) (Peacock 1604; July, 1952)
JOE MORRIS: Ghost Train (7) (Atlantic 974; July, 1952)
JOE MORRIS (ft. BILLY MITCHELL): Bald Head Woman (5) (Atlantic 974; July, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Ramblin’ Blues (4) (Federal 12090; August, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Rocking Chair On The Moon (5) (Essex 305; August, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN: Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stockin’) (3) (Essex 305; August, 1952)
CHRIS POWELL & THE FIVE BLUE FLAMES: I Come From Jamaica (6) (OKeh 6900; August, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: Red Cherries (6) (Aladdin 3144; August, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: The River (7) (Aladdin 3144; August, 1952)
THE MARYLANDERS: Make Me Thrill Again (8) (Jubilee 5091; August, 1952)
THE MARYLANDERS: Please Love Me (4) (Jubilee 5091; August, 1952)
BILLY “RED” LOVE: My Teddy Bear Baby (2) (Chess 1516; August, 1952)
BILLY “RED” LOVE: Poor Man (5) (Chess 1516; August, 1952)
T. J. FOWLER: Back Biter (8) (Savoy 857; August, 1952)
T. J. FOWLER: Wine Cooler (6) (Savoy 857; August, 1952)
THE ENCORES: When I Look At You (7) (Checker 760; August, 1952)
THE ENCORES: Young Girls, Young Girls (4) (Checker 760; August, 1952)
WILLIS JACKSON: Gater’s Groove (6) (Atlantic 975; August, 1952)
RAY CHARLES: Hey Now (7) (Swingtime 297; August, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: Better Be On My Way (7) (OKeh 6902; August, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: What’s On Your Mind (4) (OKeh 6902; August, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: Don’t Cry Baby (8) (Jubilee 5092; August, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: See See Rider (6) (Jubilee 5092; August, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: Lonesome Highway (6) (Specialty 439; August, 1952)
PERCY MAYFIELD: My Heart (6) (Specialty 439; August, 1952)
THE FLAMES: Strange Land Blues (4) (Spin 101; August, 1952)
SHIRLEY HAVEN & THE FOUR JACKS: Troubles Of My Own (4) (Federal 12092; August, 1952)
SHIRLEY HAVEN & THE FOUR JACKS: Stop Fooling Around (5) (Federal 12092; August, 1952)
THE “5” ROYALES: Courage To Love (8) (Apollo 441; August, 1952)
THE “5” ROYALES: You Know I Know (6) (Apollo 441; August, 1952)
LITTLE SYLVIA: Drive Daddy Drive (7) (Jubilee 5093; August, 1952)
LITTLE SYLVIA: I Found Somebody To Love (7) (Jubilee 5093; August, 1952)
BONNIE & IKE TURNER: Looking For My Baby (5) (RPM 362; August, 1952)
BONNIE & IKE TURNER: My Heart Belongs To You (4) (RPM 362; August, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Rock Me All Night Long (8) (Mercury 8291; August, 1952)
THE RAVENS: Write Me One Sweet Letter (3) (Mercury 8291; August, 1952)
RUFUS THOMAS: Juanita (2) (Chess 1517; August, 1952)
RUFUS THOMAS: Decorate The Counter (5) (Chess 1517; August, 1952)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Cherry Wine (5) (RCA 20-4899; August, 1952)
JIMMY “BABY FACE” LEWIS: Dark And Lonely Room (2) (RCA 20-4899; August, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Rocking On A Sunday Night (4) (OKeh 6904; August, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Cheatin’ On Me (3) (OKeh 6904; August, 1952)
LLOYD PRICE: Oooh-Oooh-Oooh (6) (Specialty 440; August, 1952)
LLOYD PRICE: Restless Heart (4) (Specialty 440; August, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: What You Got On Your Mind (7) (RPM 365; August, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Two Kind Of Women (1) (RPM 365; August, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: You’re My Inspiration (7) (Rainbow 179; August, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: A Star (4) (Rainbow 179; August, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: My Story (9) (OKeh 6905; August, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: Caldonia (6) (OKeh 6905; August, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: Them There Eyes (8) (Savoy 859; August, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: You Are Gone (4) (Savoy 859; August, 1952)
BOBBY LEWIS: Mumbles Blues (5) (Chess 1518; August, 1952)
BOBBY LEWIS: Travlin’ Days (3) (Chess 1518; August, 1952)
MARIE ADAMS: My Song (2) (Peacock 1610; August, 1952)
MARIE ADAMS: Sweet Talking Daddy (4) (Peacock 1610; August, 1952)
JIMMY HUFF: She’s My Baby (7) (RPM 366; August, 1952)
MAXWELL DAVIS: Popsicle (5) (Aladdin 3142; August, 1952)
LIL’ GREENWOOD (with THE FOUR JACKS): Grandpa Can Boogie Too (7) (Federal 12093; August, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: Jambalaya (6) (OKeh 6907; August, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: Please Baby (5) (OKeh 6907; August, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Sweet Lovin’ Daddy (3) (Specialty 437; August, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Lost Gal (6) (Specialty 437; August, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Boogie Woogie Woman (2) (Modern 879; August, 1952)
PAUL GAYTEN: They All Ask For You (Down At The Zoo) (3) (OKeh 6908; August, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): Gypsy Blues (7) (Mercury 8295; September, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): The Candle’s Burnin’ Low (8) (Mercury 8295; September, 1952)
THE CHECKERS: Flame In My Heart (4) (King 4558; September, 1952)
THE CHECKERS: Oh, Oh, Oh Baby (4) (King 4558; September, 1952)
ALLEN BUNN: My Flight (4) (Apollo 442; September, 1952)
ALLEN BUNN: Two Time Loser (8) (Apollo 442; September, 1952)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Super Chief (4) (Atlas 1021; September, 1952)
CHARLIE SINGLETON: Jiving With Dr. Jive (4) (Atlas 1021; September, 1952)
THE ROYALS: I’ll Never Let Her Go (4) (Federal 12098; September, 1952)
THE ROYALS: A Love In My Heart (5) (Federal 12098; September, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Greyhound (8) (Aladdin 3150; September, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Kiss Me Again (4) (Aladdin 3150; September, 1952)
THE DU-DROPPERS: Can’t Do Sixty No More (4) (Red Robin 108; September, 1952)
THE DU-DROPPERS: Chain Me Baby (4) (Red Robin 108; September, 1952)
HAL SINGER: The Frog Hop (7) (Savoy 861; September, 1952)
THE HOLLYWOOD FOUR FLAMES: Baby Please (3) (Recorded In Hollywood 165; September, 1952)
RAY CHARLES: Roll With My Baby (5) (Atlantic 976; September, 1952)
RAY CHARLES: The Midnight Hour (6) (Atlantic 976; September, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Mother Knows Best (5) (King 4559; September, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: The Golden Rule (8) (King 4559; September, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Tell Her For Me (2) (MGM 11325; September, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON (with VARETTA DILLARD): Tortured Love (4) (Savoy 865; September, 1952)
H-BOMB FERGUSON: Give It Up (6) (Savoy 865; September, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: Hey, Miss Fannie (9) (Atlantic 977; September, 1952)
THE CLOVERS: I Played The Fool (6) (Atlantic 977; September, 1952)
VIOLA WATKINS & OTIS BLACKWELL: Really Real (5) (Jubilee 5095; September, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Earthquake (8) (Imperial 5201; September, 1952)
JOE HOUSTON: Trouble, Trouble, Trouble (4) (Imperial 5201; September, 1952)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: What’s The Matter With Me? (2) (Savoy 866; September, 1952)
THE FOUR BUDDIES: Sweet Tooth For My Baby (4) (Savoy 866; September, 1952)
ANNIE LAURIE: You Belong To Me (2) (OKeh 6915; September, 1952)
ANNIE LAURIE: I Feel So Right Tonight (3) (OKeh 6915; September, 1952)
PAUL BASCOMB: Mumbles Blues (4) (Mercury 8299; September, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Adam Come And Get Your Rib (5) (King 4565; September, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Drinking Blues (3) (King 4565; September, 1952)
RUTH BROWN: Three Letters (2) (Atlantic 978; September, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Goodbye Baby (8) (Recorded In Hollywood 235; September, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: If I Could See My Baby (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 235; September, 1952)
MICKEY BAKER: Riverboat (6) (Savoy 867; September, 1952)
MICKEY BAKER: Guitar Mambo (3) (Savoy 867; September, 1952)
TODD RHODES (ft. LAVERN BAKER): Pig Latin Blues (3) (King 4566; September, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: Come Back Baby (5) (Aladdin 3251; October, 1952)
FLOYD DIXON: Tired, Broke And Busted (6) (Aladdin 3251; October, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER & BOBBY NUNN: Saturday Night Daddy (4) (Federal 12100; October, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Mainliner (8) (Federal 12100; October, 1952)
THE RAY-O-VACS: Start Lovin’ Me (6) (Jubilee 5098; October, 1952)
SMILEY LEWIS: Gumbo Blues (7) (Imperial 5208; October, 1952)
SMILEY LEWIS: It’s So Peaceful (7) (Imperial 5208; October, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Blood Is Redder Than Wine (9) (Federal 12101; October, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Striking On You Baby (7) (Federal 12101; October, 1952)
MICKEY CHAMPION: What Have You Got (4) (Aladdin 3152; October, 1952)
THE JACKSON BROTHERS: We’re Gonna Rock The Joint (7) (RCA 20-5004; October, 1952)
THE JACKSON BROTHERS: I’m The Biggest Fool (3) (RCA 20-5004; October, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (6) (King 4570; October, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: For You (6) (King 4570; October, 1952)
JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS: Let’s Talk It Over Baby (6) (Modern 885; October, 1952)
JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS: Why Can’t We See (3) (Modern 885; October, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Big Jay Shuffle (4) (Federal 12102; October, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: The Goof (9) (Federal 12102; October, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: Singin’ My Blues (3) (OKeh 6916; October, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: No Time At All (5) (OKeh 6916; October, 1952)
SHIRLEY & LEE: I’m Gone (9) (Aladdin 3153; October, 1952)
SHIRLEY & LEE: Sweethearts (4) (Aladdin 3153; October, 1952)
THE CLEFS: Ride On (3) (Chess 1521; October, 1952)
THE CLEFS: We Three (3) (Chess 1521; October, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL: Good (6) (Jubilee 5099; October, 1952)
EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL: Piccadilly (3) (Jubilee 5099; October, 1952)
PETE “GUITAR” LEWIS: Ooh Midnight (5) (Federal 12103; October, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: Please Have Mercy On Me (5) (RCA 20-5025; October, 1952)
LITTLE RICHARD: I Brought It All On Myself (3) (RCA 20-5025; October, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: Hey Little Schoolgirl (5) (Aladdin 3154; October, 1952)
PEPPERMINT HARRIS: I Sure Do Miss My Baby (6) (Aladdin 3154; October, 1952)
BILLY WRIGHT: Goin’ Down Slow (4) (Savoy 870; October, 1952)
BILLY WRIGHT: If I Didn’t Love You (5) (Savoy 870; October, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: I’d Be Satisfied (8) (Federal 12105; October, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: No Room (6) (Federal 12105; October, 1952)
CLIFF BLIVINS: Make Love To Me (5) (Modern 890; October, 1952)
CLIFF BLIVINS: Please Don’t Leave Me (3) (Modern 890; October, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE COMETS: Stop Beatin’ Round The Mulberry Bush (2) (Essex 310; October, 1952)
BILL HALEY & THE COMETS: Real Rock Drive (2) (Essex 310; October, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: I Cried For You (3) (Aladdin 3158; October, 1952)
THE FIVE KEYS: Serve Another Round (6) (Aladdin 3158; October, 1952)
JIMMY FORREST: Hey Mrs. Jones (6) (United 130; October, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: How Long (7) (Imperial 5209; October, 1952)
FATS DOMINO: Dreaming (6) (Imperial 5209; October, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Dream Baby (3) (RPM 369; October, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Trying (1) (RPM 369; October, 1952)
LITTLE SYLVIA: A Million Tears (3) (Jubilee 5100; October, 1952)
LITTLE SYLVIA: Don’t Blame My Heart (2) (Jubilee 5100; October, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: Yours Forever (3) (Federal 12106; October, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: I’m Lonely (4) (Federal 12106; October, 1952)
TINY BRADSHAW: Soft (4) (King 4577; November, 1952)
BIG JOHN GREER: Since You Went Away From Me (5) (RCA 20-5037; November, 1952)
BIG JOHN GREER: I’m The Fat Man (6) (RCA 20-5037; November, 1952)
EARL FOREST: Whoopin’ And Hollerin’ (3) (Duke 108; November, 1952)
EARL FOREST: Pretty Bessie (5) (Duke 108; November, 1952)
THE ROYAL KINGS: Bouncin’ The Boogie (8) (Specialty 444; November, 1952)
THE ROYAL KINGS: Teachin’ And Preachin’ (7) (Specialty 444; November, 1952)
LULA REED: Let Me Be Your Love (5) (King 4578; November, 1952)
LULA REED: My Story (2) (King 4578; November, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Rock, Rock, Rock (8) (Aladdin 3159; November, 1952)
AMOS MILBURN: Boo Hoo (5) (Aladdin 3159; November, 1952)
SAX MALLARD: The Bunny Hop (7) (Mercury 70002; November, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: Please Baby Please (5) (King 4579; November, 1952)
THE SWALLOWS: Where Do I Go From Here (3) (King 4579; November, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Lucile (Looking For My Baby) (7) (RPM 373; November, 1952)
ROSCOE GORDON: Blues For My Baby (4) (RPM 373; November, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER: Flesh, Blood And Bones (8) (Federal 12108; November, 1952)
LITTLE ESTHER & LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Last Laugh Blues (3) (Federal 12108; November, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: Who Can Be True (4) (Rainbow 184; November, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: $19.50 Bus (5) (Rainbow 184; November, 1952)
RENÉ HALL: Do It Up Right (5) (RCA 20-5046; November, 1952)
THE CHECKERS: Night’s Curtains (6) (King 4581; November, 1952)
THE CHECKERS: Let Me Come Back (9) (King 4581; November, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: I Cried And Cried (7) (Savoy 871; November, 1952)
VARETTA DILLARD: Double Crossing Daddy (6) (Savoy 871; November, 1952)
ROSCO GORDON: Too Many Women (8) (Duke 109; November, 1952)
ROSCO GORDON: Wise To You Baby (5) (Duke 109; November, 1952)
MARVIN PHILLIPS & HIS MEN FROM MARS: Wine Woogie (7) (Specialty 445; November, 1952)
MARVIN PHILLIPS & HIS MEN FROM MARS: Old Man’s Blues (3) (Specialty 445; November, 1952)
DR. JO JO ADAMS: Didn’t I Tell You (2) (Chance 1127; November, 1952)
DR. JO JO ADAMS: I’ve Got A Crazy Baby (3) (Chance 1127; November, 1952)
THE FIVE HOLLYWOOD BLUE JAYS: Cloudy And Raining (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 185; November, 1952)
THE FIVE HOLLYWOOD BLUE JAYS: So Worried (4) (Recorded In Hollywood 185; November, 1952)
MARGIE DAY: My Story (2) (Dot 1144; November, 1952)
MARGIE DAY: Midnight (1) (Dot 1144; November, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear (9) (Imperial 5210; November, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling (3) (Imperial 5210; November, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. ADA WILSON): Wishing Well (5) (Mercury 70038; November, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. ADA WILSON): Why Don’t You Believe Me (3) (Mercury 70038; November, 1952)
GUITAR SLIM: Certainly All (9) (J-B 603; November, 1952)
GUITAR SLIM: Feelin’ Sad (7) (J-B 603; November, 1952)
TODD RHODES (ft. LAVERN BAKER): Must I Cry Again (3) (King 4583; November, 1952)
TODD RHODES: Hog Maw And Cabbage Slaw (6) (King 4583; November, 1952)
LARRY DARNELL: I Am The Sparrow (4) (OKeh 6926; November, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: You Belong To Me (3) (Jubilee 5102; November, 1952)
THE ORIOLES: I Don’t Want To Take A Chance (3) (Jubilee 5102; November, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: K.C. Loving (9) (Federal 12110; November, 1952)
LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD: Pleading At Midnight (8) (Federal 12110; November, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: Christmas Morning (5) (OKeh 6929; November, 1952)
TITUS TURNER: Be Sure You Know (5) (OKeh 6929; November, 1952)
PATTY ANNE (with THE FLAMES): Midnight (2) (Aladdin 3162; November, 1952)
PATTY ANNE (with THE FLAMES): My Heart Is Free Again (2) (Aladdin 3162; November, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Lying Woman (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 236; November, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Move Me (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 236; November, 1952)
JESSE & MARVIN: Dream Girl ★ 10 ★ (Specialty 447; November, 1952)
JESSE & MARVIN: Daddy Loves Baby (7) (Specialty 447; November, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: Salty Tears (4) (OKeh 6930; November, 1952)
CHUCK WILLIS: Wrong Lake To Catch A Fish ★ 10 ★ (OKeh 6930; November, 1952)
BOBBY NUNN: Christmas Bells (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 244; November, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Rockin’ Chair Boogie (7) (MGM 11378; November, 1952)
IVORY JOE HUNTER: Music Before Dawn (4) (MGM 11378; November, 1952)
ARCHIBALD: Great Big Eyes (3) (Imperial 5212; November, 1952)
ARCHIBALD: Early Morning Blues (3) (Imperial 5212; November, 1952)
BIG MAYBELLE: Gabbin’ Blues (8) (OKeh 6931; November, 1952)
BIG MAYBELLE: Rain Down Rain (7) (OKeh 6931; November, 1952)
LINDA HAYES: Big City (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 246; November, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Greyhound (5) (King 4592; November, 1952)
WYNONIE HARRIS: Rot Gut (4) (King 4592; November, 1952)
MICKEY BAKER: Oh Happy Day (2) (Savoy 874; November, 1952)
MICKEY BAKER: Love Me Baby (3) (Savoy 874; November, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Poon-Tang! (3) (OKeh 6932; November, 1952)
THE TRENIERS: Hi-Yo Silver (4) (OKeh 6932; November, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: Dream Girl (6) (Recorded In Hollywood 120; November, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: Hang Your Tears Out To Dry (9) (Recorded In Hollywood 120; November, 1952)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: Dirty Work At The Crossroad (6) (Peacock 1607; December, 1952)
GATEMOUTH BROWN: You Got Money (8) (Peacock 1607; December, 1952)
VAN “PIANO MAN” WALLS: After Midnight (2) (Atlantic 980; December, 1952)
VAN “PIANO MAN” WALLS: Blue Sender (5) (Atlantic 980; December, 1952)
BIG JAY McNEELY: Just Crazy (6) (Federal 12111; December, 1952)
OTIS BLACKWELL: Wake Up Fool (6) (RCA 20-5069; December, 1952)
OTIS BLACKWELL: Please Help Me Find My Way Home (3) (RCA 20-5069; December, 1952)
GENE FORREST: Aching And Crying (6) (RPM 376; December, 1952)
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW: High Flying Woman (4) (King 4585; December, 1952)
THE DIAMONDS: A Beggar For Your Kisses (7) (Atlantic 981; December, 1952)
THE DIAMONDS: Call, Baby, Call (7) (Atlantic 981; December, 1952)
PETE “GUITAR” LEWIS: Chocolate Pork Chop Man (3) (Federal 12112; December, 1952)
PETE “GUITAR” LEWIS: The Blast (4) (Federal 12112; December, 1952)
THE JETS: The Lovers (6) (Rainbow 201; December, 1952)
THE JETS: Drag It Home, Baby (6) (Rainbow 201; December, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: If You Knew How Much I Love You (5) (Specialty 450; December, 1952)
LESTER WILLIAMS: Brand New Baby (8) (Specialty 450; December, 1952)
EARL BOSTIC: You Go To My Head (6) (King 4586; December, 1952)
THE “5” ROYALES: Baby Don’t Do It (9) (Apollo 443; December, 1952)
THE “5” ROYALES: Take All Of Me (9) (Apollo 443; December, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. MEL WALKER): Brown Skin Butterball (5) (Mercury 70050; December, 1952)
JOHNNY OTIS (ft. ADA WILSON & MEL WALKER): The Love Bug Boogie (6) (Mercury 70050; December, 1952)
THE FIVE SHARPS: Stormy Weather (5) (Jubilee 5104; December, 1952)
THE FIVE SHARPS: Sleepy Cowboy (5) (Jubilee 5104; December, 1952)
CHUCK HIGGINS: Pachuko Hop (6) (Combo 12; December, 1952)
CHUCK HIGGINS (ft. JOHN WATSON): Motor Head Baby (8) (Combo 12; December, 1952)
THE ROYALS: What Did I Do (5) (Federal 12113; December, 1952)
THE ROYALS: Are You Forgetting (6) (Federal 12113; December, 1952)
TINY KENNEDY: Strange Kind Of Feeling (6) (Trumpet 187; December, 1952)
TINY KENNEDY: Early In The Morning, Baby (2) (Trumpet 187; December, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: Still In Love (4) (Atlantic 982; December, 1952)
BIG JOE TURNER: Baby, I Still Want You (6) (Atlantic 982; December, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Your Money Ain’t Long Enough (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 238; December, 1952)
LITTLE CAESAR: Do Right Blues (5) (Recorded In Hollywood 238; December, 1952)
BILLY AUSTIN & HIS HEARTS: Angel Baby (9) (Apollo 444; December, 1952)
BILLY AUSTIN & HIS HEARTS: Night Has Come (6) (Apollo 444; December, 1952)
FREDDIE MITCHELL: Later Gator (3) (Mercury 70018; December, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: Keep It A Secret (5) (Rainbow 202; December, 1952)
THE FIVE CROWNS: Why Don’t You Believe Me (3) (Rainbow 202; December, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: My Love Comes Tumbling Down (7) (Recorded In Hollywood 412; December, 1952)
JESSE BELVIN: Daddy Loves Baby (6) (Recorded In Hollywood 412; December, 1952)
THE VOCALEERS: Be True (7) (Red Robin 113; December, 1952)
THE VOCALEERS: Oh! Where (5) (Red Robin 113; December, 1952)
JOHNNY ACE: Cross My Heart (8) (Duke 107; December, 1952)
JOHNNY ACE: Angel (5) (Duke 107; December, 1952)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Monkey Man (3) (Imperial 5214; December, 1952)
TOMMY RIDGLEY: Nobody Cares (5) (Imperial 5214; December, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: The Bells (8) (Federal 12114; December, 1952)
THE DOMINOES: Pedal Pushin’ Papa (6) (Federal 12114; December, 1952)