1942 - 1954: R&B Years

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1942 -- Harlem Hit Parade Debut

The debut of the Billboard R&B chart named Harlem Hit Parade began October 24, 1942. This list is not exclusively songs on the Harlem Hit Parade.

• Bea Booze - (Decca 48055 1942) See See Rider Blues
• Earl Hines & Orchestra - (Bluebird 11567A 1942) Stormy Monday Blues
  vcl. Billy Eckstine
• Harry James - (Columbia 36668 1942) I've Heard That Song Before
• Paul Whiteman (feat."Lady Day") - (Capital 116 1942) Trav'lin' Light

1943

• Dick Haymes - (Decca 18556A 1943) You'll Never Know
• Duke Ellington - (VictorA 26610 1943) Never No Lament
• Ink Spots - (Decca 18503B 1943) Don't Get Around Much Anymore
• Ink Spots - (Decca 18542 1943) I Can't Stand Losing You
• King Cole Trio - (Decca 25109 1943) That Ain't Right
• King Cole Trio - (Decca 8630 1943) That Ain't Right
• Louis Jordan - (Decca 23629 1943) What's The Use of Getting Sober
  (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)

1944

• Buddy Johnson - (Decca 8655 1944) When My Man Comes Home
• Ella Fitzgerald with Ink Spots - (Decca 18587 1944) Cow-Cow Boogie
• Louis Jordan - (Decca 8654 1944) Ration Blues
• The Mills Brothers - (Decca 18599 1944) Till Then

1945 -- Race Records Chart Debut

In 1945, The Harlem Hit Parade chart becomes the Race Records chart.

• Helen Humes with Bill Doggett Octet - (Philo 106 1945) Be-Baba-Leba
• Joe Liggins - (Exclusive 207 1945) The Honeydripper
• King Cole Trio - (Capitol 1945) Straighten Up and Fly Right
• Louis Jordan - (Decca 8670 1945) Caldonia
• Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - (Decca 18674 1945) Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
  (A young Wynonie Harris on vocal)
• Slim Gaillard - (Atomic 216 1945) Jumpin' at the Record Shop
• Wynonie Harris - (Apollo 362 1945) Wynonie's Blues

1946

• Arthur Big Boy Crudup - (Victor 20-2205 1946) That's All Right
• Freddie Slack with Ella Morse - (Capitol 251 1946) The House of Blue Light
• Jack McVea & All Stars - (Black & White 792 1946) Open the Door Richard
• Julia Lee - (Capitol 830 1946) Gimme What You Got
• Louis Jordan - (Decca 23669 1946) Ain't that Just Like A Woman?
• Savannah Churchill - (Manor 1046 1946) I Want To Be Loved
• T Bone Walker - (Black & White 411 1946) Don't Leave Me Baby

1947

• Amos Milburn - (Aladdin 3014 1947) Chicken Shack Boogie
• Bull Moose Jackson - (King 4189 1947) I Love You Yes I Do
• Clarence Samuels - (Aristocrat 1001 1947) Boogie Woogie Blues
• Dick Davis - (Miracle 109 1947) Benson Jump
• Doc Pomus - (Savoy 5545 1947) Doc's Boogie
• Dusty Fletcher - (Savoy 1526 1947) The Mad Hour Pt 1 / Pt 2
• Eddie Vinson - (Mercury 8028 1947) Old Maid Boogie
• Julia Lee - (Capitol 40082 1947) King Size Papa
• Julia Lee - (Capitol 1589 1947) Mama Don't Allow It
• Louis Jordan - (Decca 23841 1947) Open the Door, Richard!
• Mahalia Jackson - (Apollo 164 1947) Move on Up a Little Higher
• Memphis Slim - (Miracle 125 1947) Messin' Around
• Sonny Boy Williamson - (RCA Victor 20-2521 1947) Polly Put the Kettle On
• The Buchanan Brothers - (RCA Victor 20-2385 1947) When You See Those Flying Saucers

1948

• Arbee Stidham - (RCA Victor 2572 1948) My Heart Belongs to You
• Arthur Crudup - (RCA-Victor 1948) So Glad Your Mine
• Arthur Smith & His Crackerjacks - (MGM 10293 1948) Guitar Boogie
• Bull Moose Jackson - (King 4230 1948) I Can't Go On Without You
• Dinah Washington - (Mercury 8095 1948) Am I Asking Too Much
• Ivory Joe Hunter - (Pacific 637 1948) Pretty Mama Blues
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 20-627 1948) Sally Mae / Boogie Chillen'
• Julia Lee - (Capitol 40028 1948) (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
• L C Williams - (Gold Star 623 1948) Hole in the Wall
• Lonnie Johnson - (King 4201 1948) Tomorrow Night
• The Orioles - (It's A Natural 5000 1948) It's Too Soon to Know
• Wild Bill Moore - (Savoy 666 1948) We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4210 1948) Good Rockin' Tonight
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4304 1948) I Want My Fanny Brown

1949 -- Rhythm & Blues Chart Debut

In the summer of 1949, The Race Records chart is renamed the Rhythm & Blues chart.

• Baby Face Leroy Foster - (Job 100 1949) My Head Can't Rest Anymore
• Big Charlie Bradix - (Blue Bonnet 153 1949) Dollar Diggin' Woman / Boogie Like You Wanna
• Big Charley Bradix - (Colonial 108 1949) Dollar Diggin' Woman / Boogie Like You Wanna
• Cecil Gant - (Bullet 250 1949) Nashville Jumps
• Dossie Terry - (RCA Victor 20-4648 1949) When I Hit the Numbers
• Jesse Thomas - (Freedom 1513 1949) Let's Have Some Fun
• Jimmy Preston - (Gotham 188 1949) Rock the Joint
• Joe Houston - (Freedom ???? 1949) Way Cross Mama
• Joe Morris - (Decca 48135 1949) Wig Head Mama Blues
• Kansas City Jimmy - (Savoy 691 1949) Saturday Night / Cheatin' Woman
• King Porter - (Imperial 5039 1949) Chitlin Ball
• Lester Williams - (Maxcys 5004 1949) I Know that Chick
• L C Williams - (Freedom 1517 1949) Shout Baby Shout
• Little Esther w Johnny Otis - (Modern 20-748 1949) Mean Old Gal
• Pee Wee Crayton - (Modern 20-707 1949) Brand New Woman
• Peppermint Harris - (Sittin In 568 1949) Fat Girl Boogie
• Ray Charles - (Swing Beat 212 1949) Rockin' Chair Blues
• Ray Charles - (Swingtime 215 1949) I've Had My Fun
• Roy Brown - (De Luxe 3154 1949) Long About Midnight
• Stick Mcghee - (Atlantic 873 1949) Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
• Stick McGhee - (Atlantic 909 1949) Venus Blues
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4252 1949) Bite Again Bite Again
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4342 1949) I Like My Baby's Pudding

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Prior to the 1970s, the year of issue or release was usually not printed on the record label. This practice is believed to have been used to preserve the record for air play, so DJs would not remove the older records from the rotation. The records in the list below are from the 1950s, but the exact year of release and the catalogue number may not be known.

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• Gerry Maplewood - (Marly ???? 195?) Blue Monkey
• Jimmy Yancey "Ape Man" - (Black Gold 600 195?) Ape Man
• Joe Boots - (???? 195?) tracks: Squeeze Me; Rock & Roll Jungle Girl
• Little Victor - (Richland 23 195?) Papa Lou and Gran
• Walter Robertson - (Modern ???? 195?) Sputterin' Blues

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1950

• Aaron T-Bone Walker - (Imperial 5071 1950) Glamour Girl / Strollin With Bones
• Aaron T-Bone Walker - (Imperial 5086 1950) The Sun Went Down / You Don't Love Me
• Archibald - (Imperial 5082 1950) Shake Baby Shake
• Big Joe Turner - (Imperial 5093 1950) Love My Baby
• Big Joe Turner - (Freedom 1531 1950) Adam Bit the Apple
• Billy Wright - (Savoy 810 1950) Hey Little Girl
• Eddie Schuler - (Goldband 1013 1950) Jambalaya Boogie
• Hal Singer - (Mercury 8196 1950) Rock Around the Clock / Fine As Wine
• Hank Snow - (RCS 21-0328 1950) I'm Moving On
• Hardrock Gunter - (Bama 104 1950) Birmingham Bounce
• Hubert Robinson - (Maxcys 5015 1950) High Class Women
• Jimmie Liggins - (Specialty 374 1950) Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man
• Joe Hill Louis - (It's the Phillips 9001 1950) Boogie in the Park/Gotta Let You Go
• Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers - (Specialty 379 1950) Little Joe's Boogie
• John Hunter - (Four Star 1950) Cool Down Mama
• Johnny Otis & Little Esther w Robins (Savoy 731 1950) Double Crossing Blues
• Julia Lee - (Capitol 1111 1950) My Man Stands Out
• Little Mr Midnight - (Regal 3287 1950) Got A Brand New Baby / Four O'Clock Blues
• Lost John Hunter - (Four Star 1492 1950) Cool Down Mama
• Mr Sad Head - (RCA 20-4938 1950) Mumbles Blues / Butcher Boy
• Pee Wee Crayton - (Modern 732 1950) Rockin' the Blues
• Piney Brown - (Apollo 423 1950) How Bout Rockin' With Me
• Ruth Brown - (Atlantic 919 1950) Teardrops from My Eyes
• Smiling Smokey Lynn - (Peacock 1555 1950) Goin' Back
• Stick McGhee - (London 978 1950) Oh What A Face
• Willie Holiday - (Peacock 1531 1950) I Played this Town
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4330 1950) Sittin' On It All The Time
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4402 1950) Mr Blues Is Coming to Town

1951

• Baby Face Leroy - (Chess 1447 1951) My Head Can't Rest Anymore / Take A Little Walk With Me
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 939 1951) Chains of Love / After My Laughter
  Big Joe Turner was a huge influence on New Orleans R&B and Rock & Roll
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 949 1951) The Chill Is On / Bump Miss Susie
• Billy Fair - (Derby 749 1951) I'll Be True to You
• Cecil Gant - (Decca 48200 1951) Rock Little Baby
• Charles Brown - (Aladdin 3076 1951) Black Night
• Goree Carter - (Coral 65064 1951) I'm Your Boogie Man
• Jackie Brenston & the Delta Cats - (Chess 1458 1951) Rocket 88 / Come Back Where You Belong
  Ike Turner (piano) Raymond Hill (tenor sax)
• Jackie Brenston & the Delta Cats - (Chess 1469 1951) My Real Gone Rocket / Tuckered Out
• James Widemouth Brown - (Jax 306 1951) Boogie Woogie Nighthawk
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 795 1951) I Feel Like A Million/Heartache Baby
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 813 1951) Cold Chills / Boogie In The Park
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 822 1951) Street Walkin' Woman / Walkin' Talkin' Blues
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 828 1951) Goin' Down Slow / Eyesight to the Blind
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 839 1951) Big Legged Woman / Gotta Go Baby
• Joe Hill Louis - (Modern 856 1951) Peace Of Mind / Chocolate Blonde
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 814 1951) John L's House Rent Boogie / Queen Bee
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 835 1951) I'm In The Mood / How can You Do It
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 847 1951) Anybody Seen My Baby / Turn Over A New Leaf
• Johnny Ray - (OKeh 6840 1951) Cry
• Lee Graves - (Mercury 8214 1951) Papa Said Yes Mama Said No
• Little Eddie - (Bullet 348 1951) My Baby Left Me
• Little Esther & Dominoes - (Federal 12036 1951) Looking For A Man
• Mr Google Eyes - (Okeh 6820 1951) Rough and Rocky Road
• Mr Sad Head - (RCA Victor 20-5089 1951) Hot Weather Blues
• Muddy Waters - (Chess 1452 1951) Long Distance Call / Too Young To Know
• Muddy Water - (Chess 1461 1951) Honey Bee
• Les Paul & Mary Ford - (Capitol 1451 1951) How High the Moon
• Roscoe Gordon - (RPM 358 1952) New Orleans Wimmen
• Skip Manning - (Empire 508 1951) Ham & Eggs
• The Dominoes - (Federal 12022 1951) Sixty Minute Man
• Tiny Bradshaw - (King 4427 1951) One Two Three Kick Blues
• Tiny Bradshaw - (King 4497 1951) The Train Kept A Rollin'
• Walter Howard - (Derby 762 1951) Willow Tree Blues
• Zuzu Bollin - (Torch 6910 1951) Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night

1952

• Bertha Henderson - (Chance 1143 1952) Rock, Daddy Rock
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 960 1952) Sweet Sixteen / I’ll Never Stop Loving You
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 970 1952) Don’t You Cry / Poor Lover’s Blues
• Bill Haley and the Saddlemen - (Essex 303 1952) Rock the Joint
• Bob Williams - (RCA Victor 4406 1952) Talk to Me
• Bumps Meyer - (Blu 115 1952) I'm Clappin' and I'm Shoutin'
• Charlie Gonzales - (Gotham 234 1952) Hi Yo Silver
• Classie Ballou - (Nasco 6000 1952) Crazy Mambo
• Connie Allen with the Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4528 1952) Rocket 69
• Danny Taylor - (RCA Victor 20-5558 1952) You Look Bad
• Faron Young - (Gotham 424 1952) I'm A Free Man Now / I Heard the Jukebox Playing
• Floyd Dixon - (Aladdin 3135 1952) Wine Wine Wine
• Floyd Dixon - (Aladdin 3152 1952) Tired, Broke, and Busted
• Floyd Jones - (JOB 1013 1952) Skinny Mama
• H-Bomb Ferguson - (Atlas 1001 1952) Rock H-Bomb Rock
• H-Bomb Ferguson - (Savoy 830 1952) Good Lovin'
• Jessie Allen - (Coral 65072 1952) Let's Party
• Jimmy Ballard - (King 45-1118 1952) I Want a Bowlegged Woman / Something She's Got
• Joe Hill Louis - (Checker 763 1952) - Dorothy Mae
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 852 1952) Ground Hog Blues / Louise
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 862 1952) Cold Chills All Over Me / Rock Me Mama
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 876 1952) It Hurts Me So / I Got My Eye On You
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 886 1952) Key To The Highway / Bluebird Blues
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 893 1952) New Boogie Chillun / I Tried
• Larry Dale - (Jax 313 1952) Shame Shame Shame
• Laurie Tate - (Atlantic 965 1952) Rock Me Daddy
• Lester Williams - (Specialty 422 1952) I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use
• Little Esther w Bobby Nunn - (Federal 12100 1952) Mainliner
• Little Esther - (Federal 12078 1952) Aged And Mellow
• Little Sam Davis - (Rockin' 112 1952) 1958 Blues
• Lulu Belle and Scotty - (Mercury 6400 1952) I'm No Communist
• Odelle Turner - (Atlantic 964 1952) Alarm Clock Boogie
• Piney Brown - (Atlas 1023 1952) Talkin' About You
• Rich McQueen - (Marathon 508 1952) Who's that Under My Bed
• Roscoe Gordon - (RPM 322 1951) Roscoe's Boogie
• Roscoe Gordon - (RPM 358 1952) New Orleans Wimmen
• Rufus Thomas - (Chess 1517 1952) Decorate The Counter
• The Clovers - (Atlantic 963 1952) One Mint Julep
• The Dominoes - (Federal 12068 1952) Have Mercy Baby
• The Four Speeds - (De Luxe 6070 1952) The Girls Back Home
• The Jackson Brothers - (RCA 47-5004 1952) We're Gonna Rock this Joint
• The Royal Kings (Specialty 444 1952) Bouncin' the The Boogie
• The Treniers - (Okeh 6853 1952) It Rocks, It Rolls, It Swings
• The Treniers - (Okeh 6876 1952) Hadacol (That's All)
• Willie Johnson w/Thelma - (Savoy 881 1952) Don't Tell Mama
• Willie Johnson - (Savoy 894 1952) Love Me Till Dawn
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4555 1952) Night Train

1953

Doo Wop Genre Established

• Archibald - (Imperial 5212 1953) Great Big Eyes
• Albert King - (Parrot 798 1953) Bad Luck Blues
• Aldus Roger - (La Louisianne 1953) 1 Scotch 1 Bourbon 1 Beer
• Alex Bradford - (Specialty 1953) Too Close to Heaven
  Gospel song - great influence
• Barrel House Blott & Lee - (Chance 1136 1953) Brand New Man
• Big Boy Groves - (Vita 120 1953) You Can't Beat The Horses
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 982 1953) Still In Love / Baby I Still Want You
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1003 1953) Honey Hush / Crawdad Hole
• Big Mama Thornton - (Peacock 1621 1953) They Call Me Big Mama
• Bobby Hall & the Kings - (Jax 314 1953) I Love You Baby
• Camille Howard - (Federal 12125 1953) Excite Me Daddy
• Carmen Taylor - (Atlantic 1015 1953) Big Mamou Daddy
• Chuck Norris - (Atlantic 994 1953) Messin' Up
• Clarence Garlow - (Detour 003 1953) Crawfishin'
• Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - (Atlantic 1006 1953) Money Honey
• Dinah Washington - (Mercury 70214 1953) Fat Daddy
• Eunice Davis - (Atlantic 992 1953) My Beat Is 125th Street / Go To Work Pretty Daddy
• Frank Motley - (Big Town 116 1953) New Hound Dog
• Frank Motley w/Curly Bridges - (Hawkeye 4051 1953) Rock & Roll Gotta Beat
• Fred Clark - (Federal 12136 1953) Ground Hog Snooper
• George Green - (Chance 1135 1953) Finance Man
• Hank Williams - (MGM 11416 1953) Kaw-Liga
• Henry Pierce - (Specialty 461 1953) Hey Fine Mama
• Homer & Jethro - (RCA Victor 47-5280 1953) (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window
  One of the first Novelty songs, with a Rockabilly beat
• JD Edwards - (Imperial 5245 1953) Hobo
• Jimmy Crawford - (Gem 215 1953) That Ain't Right / Till My Baby Comes Back Home
• Jimmy Rogers (Chess 1543 1953) Act Like You Love Me
• Jimmy Rushing - (King 4606 1953) She's Mine She's Yours
• Jimmy Witherspoon - (Federal 12138 1953) Backdoor Blues
• Joe Conwright - (Plaid 10002 1953) Wrong Party
• Joe Hill Louis - (Sun 178 1953) We All Gotta Go Sometime / She May Be Yours (But She Comes To See Me Sometime)
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 901 1953) Ride Till I Die / Stormin' And Rainin'
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 908 1953) Love Money Can't Buy / Please Take Me Back
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 916 1953) Too Much Boogie / I Need Somebody
• Johnny Otis - (Peacock 1625 1953) Rock Me Baby
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM Uniss 1953) Telephone Boogie
• King Richard & Poor Boys- (Apollo 1201 1953) Didn't We Fool Them
• Little Richard - (Peacock 1658 1953) Directly From My Heart to You
• Little Walter - (Checker 764 1953) Mean Old World
• Lula Reed - (King 4649 1953) Going Back to Mexico
• Little Milton - (Sun 194 1953) Beggin' My Baby / Somebody Told Me
• Mable Scott - (Parrot 780 1953) Mr Fine
• Milt Trenier - (RCA Victor 47-5487 1953) Flip Our Wigs
• Morris Pejoe - (Checker 766 1953) Tired of Crying
• Pat Valdelar - (Mercury 70201 1953) Baby Rock Me
• Pee Wee Crayton - (Trumpet 217 1953) Wine-O-Wine
• Piano Red - (RCA Victor 5224 1953) She's Dynamite
• Piano Red - (RCA Victor 20-5337 1953) Your Mouth's Got a Hole in It
• Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1021 1954) It Should Have Been Me
• Red McAlister - (King 4598 1953) Eggs and Grits
• Rufus Thomas Jr. - (Sun 181 1953) Bearcat (The Answer To Hound Dog) / Walin' In The Rain
• Rufus Thomas Jr. - (Sun 188 1953) Tiger Man [King Of The Jungle] / Save That Money
  Rufus Thomas was born a junior and later dropped it from his name as an artist
• Sonny Thompson - (King 4613 1953) Insulated Sugar
• Square Walton - (RCA Victor 20-5584 1953) Fish Tail Blues
• Stick McGhee - (King 4672 1953) Jungle Juice
• T Bone Walker - (Imperial 5247 1953) Tell Me What's The Reason
• Tarheel Slim - (Red Robin 124 1953) Too Much Competition
• Tasso Zachary - (Rosemay 605 1953) Louisville KY
• The Crows - (Rama 5 1953) Gee
• The Drifters w/Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1019 1954) Lucille
• The Griffin Brothers (Dot 1117 1953) I Want To Go Back
• The Hilltoppers - (Dot 15085 1953) P.S. I Love You
• The Orioles - (Jubilee 5122 1953) Crying in the Chapel / Don't You Think I Ought to Know
• The Robins - (RCA Victor 5175 1953) (Now and Then) There's A Fool Such As I
• The Robins - (RCA Victor 5564 1953) Get It Off Your Mind
• The Rocketeers - (Herald 415 1953) Gonna Feed My Baby Poison
• The Spaniels - (Vee-Jay 107 1953) Goodnight Sweetheart
• The Treniers - (Victor 47-5275 1953) Squeeze Me
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4685 1953) Down Boy Down
• Young John Watson - (Federal 12157 1953) What's Going On
• Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - (Peacock 1612 1953) Hound Dog
• Young John Watson - (Federal 12157 1953) What's Going On

1954: R&B to R&R Transitional Year

DJ Alan Freed began programming rhythm & blues records on his radio program in 1951. Alan Freed moved to New York in 1954 where he coined the term "rock & roll."

Starting Marker for Rock & Roll Years

With U.S. troops retruning from the Korean War, R&B and Rock & Roll music exploded with popularity.

• Big Ed - (Checker 790 1954) Biscuit Baking Mama
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1016 1954) TV Mama / Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1026 1954)Shake, Rattle and Roll / You Know I Love
  Joe Turner; song recorded in New Orleans
  this song was considered too "rough" for white radio stations!!!
  the demand for R&B music soared as a result of this song.
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1040 1954) Married Woman / Well All Right
  Great R&B artist who defined rock & roll in the 1950s!!!
• Big Maybelle - (OKeh 7042 1954) My Big Mistake
• Bill Haley and His Comets - (Decca 29124 1954) Rock Around the Clock
  Introduced in the 1955 movie, "Blackboard Jungle."
• Bill Haley and His Comets - (Decca 29204 1954) Shake, Rattle & Roll
  Cover and cleaned-up version of Big Joe Turner's tune!!!
• Billy Tate - (Imperial 5337 1954) Single Life
• Buddy Lucas - (Groove 0006 1954) No Help
• Carl Matthews - (Apollo 453 1954) Big Man
• Chuck Higgins - (Specialty 532 1954) Broke
• Chuck Higgins - (Specialty 539 1954) Dye Oooh Mambo
• Chuck Willis - (OKeh 7029 1954) I Feel So Bad
• Clarence Garlow - (Folk Star 1199 1954) No No Baby
• Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1029 1954) Honey Love
• Cousin Joe - (Imperial 5304 1954) A B C's Pts 1 & 2
• Dave Collins & Scrubs - (Imperial 5294 1954) Bluesy Me
• Dennis Binder - (Modern 930 1954) Early Times
• Doc Starkes & Night Riders - (Apollo 460 1954) Women And Cadillacs
• Doctor Gaddy - (Dot 1185 1954) Evil Man Blues
• Earl Curry - (RPM 402 1954) One Full Year Year Baby
• Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill - (Sun 209 1954) That's All Right / Blue Moon Of Kentucky
• Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill - (Sun 210 1954) Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
• Eugene Fox - (Checker 792 1954) Stay at Home
• Floyd Dixon - (Specialty 486 1954) Nose Trouble
• Floyd Dixon - (Cat 106 1954) Roll Baby Roll
• Gene Forrest - (Aladdin 3224 1954) Wiggle
• Hal Paige & His Blues Boys - (Atlantic 1032 1954) Big Foot May
• Harry Willis - (Fortune 810 1954) Poker Playing Baby
• Hot Lips Page - (King 1404 1954) The Cadillac Song
• JB Lenoir - (Parrot 802 1954) Eisenhower Blues
• Jack McVea w/ Louise Beatty - (Combo 76 1954) Tryin' To Tell Ya
• Jesse Knight - (Checker 797 1954) Nothing But Money
• Jimmy Rogers - (Chess 1574 1954) Sloppy Drunk
• Jimmy Witherspoon - (Checker 798 1954) Big Daddy
• Joe Hill Louis - (Big Town 401 1954) Bad Woman Blues / Hydramatic Woman
• Joe Liggins - (Mercury 70440 1954) Yeah Yeah Yeah
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 923 1954) Down Child/Gotta Boogie
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 931 1954) I Wonder Little Darlin' / Jump Me
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 942 1954) Cool Little Car / Bad Boy
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (Federal 12175 1954) Pint-a-Whiskey
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (Federal 12175 1954) Space Guitar
  Influences many guitarists for years to come!!!
• Johnny Wright - (DeLuxe 6029 1954) I Stayed Down
• Kitty Noble - (Herald 422 1954) Wait Till the Cows Come Home
• Larry Dale - (Groove 0029 1954) You Better Heed My Warning
• Little Johnny Jones - (Atlantic 1045 1954) Hoy Hoy
• Little Milton - (Sun 200 1954) If You Love Me / Alone and Blue
• Little Milton - (Sun UNISS 1954) She's My Queen
• Little Milton - (Sun 220 1954) Lookin' for My Baby
• Lula Reed - (King 4748 1954) Sick And Tired
• Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 1047 1954) Tweedle Dee
  Great female R&B performance
• Lula Reed - (King 4748 1954) Sick And Tired
• Matt Cockrell - (Flair 1037 1954) Baby Please
• Marvin & Johnny - (Specialty 488 1954) How Long She Been Gone
• Memphis Slim - (United 176 1954) Sassy Mae
• Mike Gordon - (Cat 101 1954) You Gotta Give
• Mr Rain - (Feature 3010 1954) Who Dat
• Mr Sad Head - (RCA Victor 20-5388 1954) Make Haste
• Nu-Tones - (Hollywood Star 1954) Annie Kicked The Bucket
• Papa Lightfoot - (Imperial 5289 1954) Mean Old Train / Wine Women Whiskey
• Pat Hare - (Sun Uniss 1954) Bonus Pay / I'm Gonna Murder My Baby
• Pee Wee Crayton - (Imperial 5288 1954) Do Unto Others
• Richard Lewis - (Aladdin 3261 1954) Still Drifting
• Rose Marie McCoy - (Cat 111 1954) Dippin' In My Business
• Ruth Brown - (Atlantic 1036 1954) Oh What A Dream
  Written by Chuck Willis; Atlantic an independent being built by R&B's finest artists
• Sax Kari - (Great Lakes 1204 1954) Geneva & Johnny
• Snookum Russell - (Decca ???? 1954) Jukebox Boogie Woogie Chick
• Sonny Brooks - (Groove 027 1954) Champ Ale
• Sunnyland Slim - (Job 1105 1952) Shake It Baby (recorded 1952; issued on JOB 1105 in 1954)
• The Charms - (Deluxe 6062 1954) Hearts of Stone
  An R&B classic demanded by white teenagers; remake of the Jewels song
• The Chords - (Cat 104 1954) Sh-Boom
• The Clovers - (Atlantic 1022 1954) Lovey Dovey
• The Clovers - (Atlantic 1052 1954) Blue Velvet
• The Coasters - (Spark 103 1954) Riot in Cell Block No. 9
• The Five Dots - (Dot 1204 1954) Each Night
• The Five Jets (De Luxe 6071 1954) Please Love Me Baby
• The Flamingos - (Chance 1162 1954) Jump Children
• The Holidays - (Specialty 533 1954) Aw Aw Baby
• The Jewels - (R and B 1301 1954) Hearts of Stone
  Remade by The Charms
• The Majestics - (Marlin 802 1954) Caveman Rock
• The Medallions - (Dootone 347 1954) Buick 59
  The song is based on the music from Connie Allen with the Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 1952) "Rocket 69"
• The Orioles - (Jubilee 5154 1954) In the Chapel in the Moonlight / Thank the Lord! Thank the Lord!
• The Penguins - (Dootone 348 1954) Earth Angel
• The Royals (with Hank Ballard) - (Federal 12169 1954) Work with Me Annie
  this song was considered too "rough" for white radio stations!!!
• The Sly Fox - (Spark 108 1954) Hoo Doo Say
• The Spaniels - (Vee Jay 107 1954) Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
• Willie Johnson - (Specialty 493 1954) Say Baby
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4716 1954) Shake That Thing
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4789 1954) Fishtail Blues

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