1955 - 1959: R&B and Rock and Roll Years

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Start of Rock & Roll Years

1955

• Alonzo Scales - (Wing 90020 1955) My Baby Likes to Shuffle
• Anna Belle Caesar - (Glad Hamp 2003 1955) Little Annie
  w Lionel Hampton Orchestra
• Bee Arnold - (Goldband 1032 1955) Plant You Now Dig You Later
• Big Boy Groves - (Spark 114 1955) I Got A New Car
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1053 1955) Flip, Flop and Fly / Ti-Ri-Lee
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1069 1955) Hide & Side / Midnight Cannonball
• Big John Greer - (Groove 0119 1955) Come Back Maybelline
• Bill Haley & Comets - (Decca 29713 1956) Burn that Candle
• Big Walter Price - (Peacock 1661 1955) Shirley Jean
  A favorite on jukeboxes in every juke joint; a huge local hit
• Big Walter Price - (TNT 8006 1955) Six Weeks Of Misery
• Billy Brooks - (Duke 142 1955) Song of the Dreamer
• Billy Nightingale - (Atco 6053 1955) Price for Love
• Bo Diddley - (Checker 814 1955) Bo Diddley
• Bobo Jenkins - (Boxer 308 1955) Nothn' But Love
• Bobby Tuggle - (Checker 823 1955) Too Late, Old Man
• Boogaloo & Galiant Crew - (Crest 1014 1955) Big Fat Lie / Talk About A Party
• Carl Perkins - (Sun 234 1955) Blue Suede Shoes
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1604 1955) Maybellene
• Danny Overbea - (Checker 816 1955) Hey Poncho
• Dennis Binder - (United 194 1955) The Long Man
• Doc Starkes & the Nite Riders - (Teen 116 1955) I Know You're In There
• Earl Connelly King - (King 4889 1955) Big Blue Diamonds
• Earl Connelly King - (King 4780 1955) Don't Take It So Hard
  Philadelphia artists who recorded in New York; with Teddy Charles (vibraphonist)

  Who is Earl Connelly King? Here's a brief explanation from our web site!

• Earl Curry - (Post 2011 1955) Hobo
• Eddie Boyd - (Chess 1595 1955) Real Good Feeling
• Eddie Snow - (Sun UNISS 1955) Don't Dog Me Around
• Eddie Snow - (Sun 226 1955) That Ain't Right
• Elmore James - (Flair 1079 1955) Goodbye (Baby)
  recorded at J&M Studios, New Orleans - Earl Palmer; drums
• Ernest Brooks - (Ekko 20001 1955) Talkin' Off the Wall
• Elvis Presley - (Sun 223 1955) Mystery Train
• Elvis Presley - (Sun 223 1955) I Forgot To Remember To Forget
  Just prior to contract being sold to RCA records
• Etta James - (Modern 947 1955) Roll with Me Henry
  aka "Dance with Me Henry," "The Wallflower"; Covers and cleaned-up versions of The Royal's tune from 1954!!! Specifically issued for white audiences
• Faron Young - (Capitol 3056 1955) Forgive Me, Dear / Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
• Faron Young - (Capitol 4533 1955) Hello Walls / Congratulations
• Gene Lee - (Music City 803A 1955) Gonna Blow Out the Lamp
• JB Lenoir - Parrot 809 1955) Mama Talk To Your Daughter
• John Brim - (Chess 1588 1955) Go Away
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 948 1955) Half A Stranger / Shake Holler And Run
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 958 1955) Taxi Driver / You Deceive Me
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 966 1955) Hug And Squeeze Me / The Syndicator
• John Lee Hooker - (Modern 978 1955) Lookin' For A Woman / I'm Ready
• Johnny Guitar Watson - (RPM 436 1955) Those Lonely Lonely Nights
• Johnny Wright - (RPM 443 1955) The World Is Yours
• Larry Harrison - (Savoy 1171 1955) Move Baby Move
• Lightin' Hopkins - (Herald 449 1955) They Wonder Who I Am
• Lightin' Jr. w Empires - (Harlem 2334 1955) Somebody Changed the Lock
• Lil Millet - (Specialty 565 1955) Rich Woman
• Little Arthur Matthews - (Federal 12232 1955) I'm Gonna Whale On You
• Mc Burney - (Aladdin 3274 1955) Tired of Your Sexy Ways
• Mister Ruffin - (Spark 115 1955) Bring It On Back
• Mr Bear - (Groove 0125 1955) How Come
• Pee Wee Crayton - (Imperial 5321 1955) You Know Yeah
• Percy Welch - (Fran 144 1955) Back Door Man
• Ray Agee - (Spark 119 1955) Wobble Loo
• Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1050 1955) I Got A Woman
• Rollee McGill - (Mercury 70582 1955) You Left Me Here to Cry
• Rollee McGill - (Mercury 70582 1955) There Goes that Train
• Rollee McGill - (Mercury 70652 1955) Rhythm Rockin' Blues
• Roosevelt Sykes - (Imperial 5347 1955) Sweet Old Chicago
• Rudy Green - (Excello 2074 1955) My Mumblin' Baby
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins - (Mercury 70549 1955) This Is All
• Smilin' Joe - (Imperial 5327 1955) Sleep-Walking Woman
• Square Walton - (RCA Victor 20-5584 1955) Bad Hangover
• Tennessee Ernie Ford - (Capitol 14296 1955) Sixteen Tons
• The Cadets - (Modern 960 1955) Fine Looking Baby
• The Charmers - (Timely 1011 1955) Battle Axe
• The Dukes - (Specialty 543 1955) Ooh Bop She Bop
• The El Dorados - (Vee-Jay 147 1955) At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
• The Golden Tones - (Samson107 1955) Cryin' The Blues
• The Larke Sisters - (Rama 60 1955) Gumbo Mambo
• The Robins - (Spark 116 1955) The Hatchet Man
• The Sparks - (Hull 723 1955) Danny Boy
• The Turbans - (Herald H-458 1955) When You Dance
• The Cadillacs - (Josie 785 1955) Speedo
• Tony & Barbara - (Dig 104 1955) Check Yourself
  Tony Allen and Barbara Jackson
• Two Crows & the Diggers - (Dig this Record 779B 1955) Poison Ivy; Last Night
  This is Extended Play EP 45-rpm 7-inch record
• Tye Tongue Hanley - (J-V-B 88 1955) You Got My Nose Wide Open
• Wee Willie Wayne - (Imperial 5368 1955) Kinfolks
• Willie Egans - (Mambo 111 1955) Come On
• Willie Mabon - (Chess 1592 1955) C'mon Baby
• Willie Mitchell - (Skipper 1001 1955) Wasting My Time
• Willie Snow & the Diggers - (Dig This Record 779A 1955) You Upset Me Baby; Two Crows & the Diggers - Ko Ko Mo
  This is Extended Play EP 45-rpm 7-inch record
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4789 1955) Mr Dollar
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4814 1955) Get With The Grits
• Wynonie Harris - (King 4852 1955) Bloodshot Eyes
• Young Jessie - (Modern 961 1955) Don't Think I Will

1956: R&B and Rockabilly too!!!

Doo Wop Genre Peaks

• Andre Williams - (Fortune 831 1956) Bacon Fat
• Babs Gonzalez - (King 4885 1956) House Rent Party
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1080 1956) The Chicken & The Hawk / Morning, Noon and Night
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1088 1956) Corrine, Corrina / Boogie Woogie Country Girl
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1100 1956) Rock A While / Lipstick, Powder and Paint
• Bill Doggett - (King 4950 1956) Honk Tonk
• Bill Haley & Comets - (Decca 29713 1956) Burn that Candle
• Billy Duke - (Teen 112 1956) Daddy Rock and Roll
• Bo Diddley - (Checker 850 1956) Down Home Special
• Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew - (Crest 1030 1956) Cops and Robbers / Clothes Line
• Buchanan & Goodman - (Luniverse 101 1956) The Flying Saucer
  One of the first novelty songs to hit the Top 40.
• Carl Perkins - (Sun 234 1956) Blue Suede Shoes
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1626 1956) Roll Over Beethoven
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1635 1956) Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Too Much Monkey Business
  Double-sided hit for Chuck Berry!!!
• Chuck Higgins - (Dootone 387 1956) Gambling Woman
• Chuck Higgins - (Dootone 396 1956) I Need Your Love
• Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1098 1956) It's Too Late
• Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1092 1956) Treasure of Love
• Dale Hawkins - (demo version UNISS 1956; released on Norton CD 256 1997) Susie-Q
  See 1957 for Checker label release
• Donna Hightower - (RPM 481 1956) He's My Baby
• Earl Gilliam - (Sarg 133 1956) Wrong Doing Woman
• Eddie Riff - (Dover 102 1956) My Baby's Gone Away
• Edith Mackey - (Vee Jay 187 1956) Skillet's Gonna Fry
• Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6420 1956) Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One
• Elvis Presley - (RCA EPA-747 1956) Blue Suede Shoes,
  Tutti Frutti, I Got A Woman, Just Because
  EP = Extended play - 2 tracks per side, 45-rpm, 7-inch format
• Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6604 1956) Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel
  remake of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's 1953 "Hound Dog" - Elvis version designed for white audiences
• Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1012 1956) I Want You To Be My Girl
• Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1022 1956) ABC's Of Love
• Frankie Lymon - (Gee 1026 1956) I'm Not A Juvenile Deliquent
  from the Alan Freed movie, "Rock, Rock, Rock."
• Frankie Marshall - (Atco 6070 1956) Fanny Lou
• Freddy Hall - (Abco 103 1956) Can This Be Mine
• Gene Vincent - (1956) Be-Bop-A-Lula
• Great Gates - (Aladdin 3310 1956) Jump Jump Jump
• Harold Burrage - (Cobra 5004 1956) You Eat Too Much
• Homer & Jethro - (RCA Victor 47-6542 1956) Hart-Brake Motel
• Jesse Thomas - (Hollywood 107 1956) Cool Kind Lover
• Jim Lowe - (Dot 15486 1956) The Green Door
  Crossover hit from pop to pre-Rock & Roll
• Jimmy Beasley - (Modern 1009 1956) My Happiness
  Recorded in New Orleans at Cosimo's studio
• Jimmy McCracklin - (Premium 102 1956) Get Back
• Jimmy McCracklin - (Irma 103 1956) Take A Chance
• Jimmy Newsome - (MGM 11849 1956) Do that Thing
• Jimmy Nolen - (Federal 12278 1956) How Fine Can You Be?
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM 471 1956) Love Me, Baby
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM 471 1956) She Moves Me
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins - (OKeh 7072 1956) I Put a Spell on You
• Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 1087 1956) Get Up Get Up You Sleepy Head
• Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 1116 1956) Jim Dandy / Tra-la-la
  "Jim Dandy" was recorded in New York with Teddy Charles (vibraphonist)
• Leonard Lee - (Trumpet ???? 1956) Miss Lulu's Wig
• Little George Smith - (RPM 456 1956) Cross Eyed Suzzie Lee
• Little Joe & Thrillers - (OKeh 7075 1956) Let's Do The Slop
• Little Willie John - (King 4935 1956) Fever
• Lonesome Sundown - (Excello 2092 1956) Leave My Money Alone
• Louis Jones - (Peacock 1663 1956) Rock 'N Roll Bells
• Mr. Bear & the Bearcats - (Groove 0149 1956) Radar
• Mr. Bear & His Bearcats - (Groove 0138 1956) Peek-A-Boo
• Mickey & Sylvia - (Groove 175 1956) Love is Strange
• Moon Mullican - (King 4894 1956) Seven Nights To Rock
• Pat Patrick - (Aladdin 3311 1956) I Ain't Done Nothing
• Pearl Bailey - (Mercury 70926 1956) I Can't Rock and Roll
• Pee Wee Crayton (Vee-Jay 214 1956) The Telephone Is Ringing
• Popeye Broussard w Amos Como - (Starday 257 1956) Hole in the Wall
• Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1108 1956) Lonely Avenue
• Red Foxx - (Dooto 416 1956) It's Fun To Be Living In The Crazy House
• Roy Gaines - (Groove 0146 1956) Right Now Baby
• Rudy Ray Moore - (Federal 12259 1956) The Buggy Ride
• Sandra Grimms - (Samson 102 1956) Hallelujah Rock & Roll
• Screamin' Joe Neal - (Shippings 13229 1956) Rock & Roll Deacon
• Shakey Horton - (Cobra 5002 1956) Have A Good Time
• Sonny Terry - (Groove 0135 1956) Ride and Roll
• The Cadets - (Modern 994 1956) Stranded in the Jungle
• The Carpets - (Federal 12269 1956) Chicken Backs
• The Drifters w/ Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1089 1956) Ruby Baby
• The Dukes - (Imperial 5415 1956) Wini Brown
• The Five Keys - (Capitol 3502 1956) Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
• The Jive Bombers - (Savoy 1508 1956) Bad Boy
• The Pharoahs - (Class 2002 1956) Watusi
• The Platters- (Mercury 70753 1956) The Great Pretender
• The Platters - (Mercury 70819 1956) You've Got The Magic Touch
• The Platters - (Mercury 70893 1956) My Prayer
• The Romancers - (Dootone 404 1956) Jump and Hop
• Tic & Toc - (Vik 0248 1956) Jibba Jab
• Tommy Brown w Bill Doggett - (King 5001 1956) Honky Tonk
• Willie Egans- (Vita 125 1956) Wear Your Black Dress
• Young Jessie - (Modern 1002 1956) Hit Git and Split

1957

Rock & Roll

Beginning in 1957, a television show named American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, brought Rock & Roll and Doo Wop into the living rooms of American teenagers every weekday - Monday through Friday.

• Andre Williams - (Fortune 837 1957) Jail Bait
• Andre Williams - (Fortune 869 1957) Don't Touch
• Big Daddy - (King 5013 1957) Bacon Fat
• Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1167 1957) Teenage Letter
• Billy Boy - (Vee-Jay 233 1957) Kissing At Midnight
• Billy Lee Riley (Sun 277 1957) My Gal is Red Hot
• Buddy Holly - (Coral 61885 1957) Peggy Sue
• Bobettes - (Atlantic 1144 1957) Mr Lee
• Buddy Holly - (Brunswick 55009 1957) That'll Be The Day
• Buddy Knox - (Roulette 4002 1957) Party Doll
  First big Tex-Mex tune to make it big in New Orleans
• Buddy Thompson - (Atco 6095 1957) This Is the Night
• Chico Chism & Jetanairs - (Clif 102 1957) Hot Tamales and Bar B Que
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1653 1957) School Day
• Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1112 1957) Juanita / Whatcha Gonna Do
• Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1130 1957) CC Rider
  King of the Stroll
• Dale Hawkins - (Checker 863 1957) Susie-Q
  Rockabilly classic!!!
• Danny & the Juniors - (Roulette 121 1957) At the Hop
• Dean Beard - (Atlantic 1162 1957) Party Party
• Del-Vikings - (Dot 15538 1957) Come Go With Me
• Del-Vikings - (Dot 15592 1957) Whispering Bells
• Don & Dewey - (Specialty 610 1957) Leavin' It All Up To You
  Doo Wop forerunner among many many others
• Earl Bostic - (King 5041 1957) September Song (Instrumental)
• Earl Connelly King - (King 5038 1957) Walking Slowly
• Elmore James - (Chief 7006 1957) Cry for Me Baby
• Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6870 1957) All Shook Up
• Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-7000 1957) Loving You
• Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-7035 1957) Treat Me Nice
• Frank Linkenberg - (Fran 790 1957) Ball of Fire
• Frankie Lee Simms - (Ace 524 1957) What Will Lucy Do
• Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1039 1957) Goody Goody
• Freddie Clark - (X-tra 105 1957) Ward 13
• George Young - (Fortune 524 1957) Buggin' Baby
• Hal Paige - (Fury 1002 1957) Pour the Corn
• Hayes Ware - (CJ 669 1957) You Got Me Mama
• Holllywood Flames (Specialty 742 1957) Buzz Buzz Buzz
• Jack & Jill - (Imperial 5464 1957) Record Hop
• James Carter - (Tuxedo 917 1957) Wild Hog Baby
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 267 1957) Whole Lotta Shakin'
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 281 1957) Great Balls of Fire
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun EPA 109 1957) Ubangi Stomp
• Jerry McCain - (Excello 2103 1957) My Next Door Neighbor
• Jerry McCain - (Excello 2111 1957) Bad Credit
• Jimmie Rodgers - (Roulette 4015 1957) Honeycomb
• Jimmy McCrackilin - (Irma 109 1957) Beer Tavern Girl
• Jimmy Rogers - (Chess 1659 1957) One Kiss
• Joe Benson - (De Luxe 6146 1957) Rock and Roll Jungle
• Joe Hudson & His Rocking Dukes with Lester Robertson - (Excello 2112 1957) Hoo Wee Pretty Baby
• Joe Liggins - (Aladdin 3368 1957) Go Ahead
• Johnny & Joe - (J&S 1654 1957) Over the Mountain
• Kip Tyler - (Starla 2 1957) Vagabond Mama
• Little Al - (Excello 2098 1957) Little Lean Woman
• Little Joe - (House of Sound 500 1957) Glamour Girl
• Little Julian Herrera - (Starla 6 1957) True Fine Mama
• Little Willie Foster - (Cobra 5011 1957) Little Girl
• Little Willie John - (King 5083 1957) Uh Uh Baby
• Llowell Folson - (Checker 865 1957) Don't Drive Me
• Lloyd Fatman - (OKeh 7083 1957) Miss Mushmouth
• Marie Knight - (Mercury 70969 1957) Grasshopper Baby
• Mercy Baby - (Ace 528 1957) Rock And Roll Baby
• Mojo Watson - (Atlas 1080 1957) You Know You Don't Want Me
• Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1124 1957) I Want To Know
• Richard Berry - (Flip 321 1957) Louie, Louie / Rock, Rock, Rock
  Familiar to most people on the planet born in the 1940s!!!
• Rod Bernard - (Carl 7 1957) All Night in Jail
• Ronnie Jones & Classmates - (End 1002 1957) Teenage Rock
• Ronny Keenan - (Sandy 1005-45 1957) Juke Box Queen
• Roosevelt Sykes - (House Of Sound 1006 1957) She's Jail Bait / Sputnick Baby
• Roy Hamilton - (Epic 9257 1957) - Don't Let Go
• Sam Cooke - (Keen 4013 1957) Summertime / You Send Me
• Skip Stanley - (Spotlight 399 1957) Satellite Baby
• Slim Harpo - (Excello 2113 1957) I Got Love It You Want It
• The Bay Bops - (Coral 61975 1957) Follow the Rock
  A so-called "song title" song, by a group sounding similar to Danny & the Juniors
• The Chantels - (End 1005 1957) Maybe
• The Charts - (Everlast 5001 1957) Deserie
• The Coasters - (Atco 6087 1957) Searchin' / Young Blood
• The Coasters - (Atco 6087 1957) Searchin'
• The Diamonds - (Mercury 71060 1957) Little Darlin'
  Radio favorite; loved by white Disc Jockeys
• The Diamonds - (Mercury 71242 1957) The Stroll
• The Drifters - (Atlantic 1123 1957) Fools Fall in Love
• The Everly Brothers - (Cadence 1315 1957) Bye Bye Love
• The Gladiolas - (Excello 2101 1957) Little Darlin'
  Original version covered by The Diamonds
• The Moonglows - Chess 1661 1957) Please Send Me Someone to Love
• The Premieres - (RCA Victor 6958 1957) Run Along Baby
• The Rays - (Cameo 117 1957) Silhouettes
• The Tune Weavers - (Checker 872 1957) Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
• Tommy Lampkin - (Ebb 110 1957) Three Minus One
• Thurston Harris - (Aladdin 3398 1957) Little Bitty Pretty One
• Young Jessie - (Modern 1010 1957) Oochie Coochie

1958

More Rock & Roll

• A C Williams - (Starmaker 501 1958) All Shook Out / Candy
• Andre Williams - (Fortune 842 1958) Hey! Country Girl
• Artie Wilson - (Kent 313 1958) Jerry Jerry
• Ben Joe Zeppa - (Hush 1000-4 1958) Doctor Doctor
• Big Bopper - (Mercury 71343 1958) Chantilly Lace
• Big Danny Oliver - (Trend 012 1958) Sapphire
• Bill Haley - (Decca 30592 1958) Skinny Minnie
• Bill Pinky - (Phillips 3524 1958) Sally's Got A Sister
• Bob Gaddy - (Old Town 1050 1958) Rip and Run
• Bobby Jackson - (Jan ???? 1957) Cha Cha Cha
• Bobby Jackson - (Jan 002 1958) Tree In The Meadow / You Got Me Rockin' And Rolling
• Bobby Jackson - (Jan 101 1958) Oh Baby / Waltzing With You
• Bobby Jackson - (Jan 102 1958) Dreamy Sunday / You Got Me Rockin' And Rollin'
• Bill Justis - (Phillips Int’l 3519 1958) Raunchy
• Bobby Darin - (Atco 6147 1958) Mack the Knife
• Bobby Day - (Class 229 1958) Over and Over
• Bobby Hendricks - (Sue 706 1958) Itchy Twitchy Feeling
• Buddy Holly - (Brunswick 55094 1958) It's So Easy
• Buddy Sharpe - (Fee Bee 230 1958) Bald Headed Baby
• Charles Sheffield - (Rocko 515 1958) Shoo Shoo Chicken
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1671 1958) Rock 'n Roll Music
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1683 1958) Sweet Little Sixteen / Reelin' and Rockin'
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1697 1958) Vacation Time
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1700 1958) Carol
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1709 1958) Sweet Little Rock & Roller
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1714 1958) Merry Christmas Baby
• Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1168 1958) Betty and Dupree
• Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1179 1958) Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes / What Am I Living For
  Recorded in New York with Teddy Charles (vibraphonist)
• Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1199 1958) A Lover's Question
• Connie Francis - (M-G-M 12683 1958) Stupid Cupid
• Conway Twitty - (MGM 12677 1958) It's Only Make Believe
  backup singers the Jordanaires
• David Dean's Combo - (Duke 190 1958) The Double Freeze
• David Seville - (Liberty 55132 1958) Witch Doctor
• Domenico Modugno - (Decca 30677 1958) Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
• Doug Powell - (Tip Top 713 1958) Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes
• Earl Chatman - (Fortune 844 1958) Take Two Steps Back
• Eddie Seacrest - (KRC 5001 1958) Shakin' with A Flavor
• Elvis Presley - (RCA EPA 4319 1958) King Creole
• Fenton Robinson - (Duke 191 1958) Mississippi Steamboat
• Flash Terry - (Kent 310 1958) On My Way Back Home
• George Young - (Mercury 71259 1958) Can’t Stop Me
• Gerry Granahan - (Sunbeam 102 1958) No Chemise Please
• Guitar Gable - (Excello 2140 1958) Walkin' in the Park
• Guitar Junior - (Goldband 1076 1958) The Crawl
• Harvey & the Moonglows - (Chess 1705 1958) Ten Commandments of Love
• Ivory Joe Hunter - (Atlantic 1183 1958) Shooty Booty
• Jay Nelson (Excello 2149 1958) Sleepy Time Rock
• Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105 1958) Lonely Teardrops
• Jackie Wilson - (Brunswick 55052 1958) To Be Loved
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 296 1958) High School Confidential
• Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun 288 1958) Breathless
• Jerry Wallace - (Challenge 59013 1958) How the Time Flies
• Jim Backus - (Jubilee 5330 1958) I Need A Vacation
• Jimmy McCracklin - (Checker 893 1958) Everybody Rock
• Joe McCoy - (Tiara 6115 1958) Hey Loretta
• Johnny Copeland - (Mercury 71280 1958) Rock and Roll Lilly
• Johnny Otis (Capitol 3966 1958) Willie and the Hand Jive
• Katie Webster & Ashton Conroy - (Kry 100 1958) Baby Baby
• Kenny Owens - (Ruth 441 1958) Frog Man Hop
• Laurie London - (Capitol 3891 1958) He's Got the Whole World
• Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 2007 1958) I Cried a Tear
• Lee George - (Wonder 100 1958) The Little Moon Men
• Lester Robertson - (Montel 1001 1958) Take It Home To Grandma
• Little Anthony & Imperials - (End 1027 1958) Tears On My Pillow / Two People In The World
• Little Ernest Tucker - (Fortune 843 1958) Gonna Get Me a Satellite / Too Small to Dance
• Little Ray Campbell - (Khoury 707 1958) Aunt Mary
• Little Sonny - (Duke 186 1958) Hear My Woman Calling
• Little Willie John - (King 5799 1958) Talk to Me
• Memphis Slim - (Vee-Jay 271 1958) Stroll On Little Girl
• Memphis Slim - (Vee-Jay 294 1958) What's the Matter
• Oscar Boyd - (Hi Mi 3004 1958) Cheese All Week Long
• Otis Riley - (Kappa Rex 208 1958) You Sure Look Good To Me
• Otis Rush - (Cobra 5023 1958) She's A Good Un
• Paul Anka - (ABC-Paramount 9880 1958) You Are My Destiny
• Phil Flowers - (Hollywood 1065 1958) Honey Chile
• Red Smiley - (Jin 107 1958) Take A Ride
• Richard Berry - (Flip 339 1958) Do I Do I
• Ritchie Valens - (Del-Fi 4110 1958) Donna / La Bamba
• Roddy Jackson - (Specialty 649 1958) Hiccups / There's A Moose on the Loose
• Roy Gaines - (Vik 7243 1958) Skippy is a Sissy
• Roy Hamilton - (Epic 9257 1958) Don't Let Go
• Scat Man Patin - (Ram 1238 1958) Red Beans and Rice
• Sheb Wooley - (M-G-M 12651 1958) Flying Purple People Eater
• Smokey Smothers - (Gamma 104 1968) Got My Eyes on You
• Sonny Boy Williams - (Duplex 9005 1958) Alice Mae Blues
• Steve Colley - (Excello 2148 1958) Pack Your Bags
• The Antwinettes - (RCA 47-7398 1958) Johnny / Kill It
• The Coasters - (Atco 6116 1958) Yakety Yak / Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
• The Dubs - (Gone 5046 1958) Chapel of Dreams
• The Four Pharoahs - (Paradise 109 1958) China Doll
• The Idols - (RCA Victor 7339 1958) 30 Days
• The Olympics - (Demon 1508 1958) Western Movies
• The Platters - (Mercury 71383 1958) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
• The Platters - (Mercury 71289 1958) Twilight Time
• The Playmates - (Roulette 4115 1958) Beep Beep
• The Rays - (XYZ 2001 1958) Elevator Operator
• The Royal Teens - (ABC-Paramount 9882 1958) Short Shorts
• The Shields - (Tender 513 1958; re-issued Dot 15805 1958) You Cheated, You Lied
• The Silhouettes - (Ember E-1029 1958) Get A Job / I Am Lonely
  Sax work by Rollee McGill
• Timmie Rogers - (Cameo 131 1958) Take Me to Your Leader
• Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Decca 30704 1958) Tea For Two Cha Cha
• Tommy Edwards - (M-G-M 12688 1958) It's All in the Game
• Warren Storm - (Nasco 6015 1958) Prisoner's Song

1959: Larger Bands, Backup Singers

• Andre Williams - (Fortune 847 1959) Put A Chain On It
• Annette Funicello - (Disneyland F-118 1959) Tall Paul
• Arena Allen - (Art 209 1959) Part Time Papa
• Ben E King & The Drifters - (Atlantic 2044 1959) Dance With Me
• Ben E King & The Drifters - (Atlantic 2025 1959) There Goes My Baby
• Big Bob - (Jaro 77003 1959) Your Line was Busy
• Big Jay McNeely - (Swingin' 614 1959) There Is Something On Your Mind
• Bill Parsons - (Fraternity 835 1959) The All American Boy
• Bobo Jenkins - (Boxer 202 1959) Tell Me Who
• Bonnie Fussell - (Hammond 104 1959) Too High Class
• Buddy Lowe - (Treat 506 1959) Goodbye Baby
• Casanova Jr - (Port 70001 1959) Sally Mae / They Call Me Casanova
• Christine Kittrell - (Champion 1005 1959) I'm Just What You're looking For
• Collay & Satellites - (Sho Biz 1002 1959) Little Girl Next Door
• Conway Twitty - (MGM 12857 1959) Lonely Blue Boy
  backup singers the Jordanaires
• Cozy Cole - (Love 5004 1959) Topsy Part 2
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1722 1959) Almost Grown / Little Queenie
• Chuck Berry - (Chess 1729 1959) Back in the U.S.A. / Memphis Tennessee
• Dale Hawkins - (Checker 940 1959) Don't Break Your Promise
  Written by Milson Luce - See New Orleans Artists Discography
• The Kents - (Argo 5299 1958) Found My Girl
• Dee Clark - (Abner 1029 1959) Hey Little Girl
• Dennis Binder - (Cottonwood 101 1959) She's Something Else
• Dodie Stevens - (Crystalette 724 1959) Pink Shoe Laces
• Don Edwards & the Dukes - (Singular 1001 1959) Fancy Nancy / Answer Your Telephone
• Eddie & The Cyclones - (Festival ???? 1959) Daddy Can I Go to the Hop
• Elmon Mickle - (EM 132 1959) Lonesome Highway
• Ernest Tucker - (Jubilee 5360 1959) Cowboy Hop / What's the Matter Clawdy
• Everley Brothers - (Cadence 1369 1959) ('Til) I Kissed You
• Eugene Church & The Fellows - (Class 235 1959) Pretty Girls Everywhere
• Hank Ballard - (King 5171 1959) The Twist
  Later made popular by Chubby Checker
• Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - (King 5171 1959) Teardrops on Your Letter
• James Brown - (Federal 12348 1959) I Want You So Bad
• Jesse Allen - (Duplex 9003 1959) After Awhile
• Jim Backus - (Dico 101 1959) The Office Party
• Jimmy Feagans & Jap Curry Blazers (Howard 101 1959) Saturday Night
• Jimmy McCracklin - (Mercury 71415 1959) Georgia Slop
• Jo Jo Williams - (Atomic H-310 1959) Rock n Roll Boogie
• Johnny Horton - (Columbia 41339 1959) Battle of New Olreans
• Johnny Wright - (Stevens 1001 1959) Look At That Chick
• Kenny Lee Martin - (MGM K12846 1959) One Night Stand
• Larry Bright - (Tide 006 1959) Mojo Workout
• Little Walter - (Checker 930 1959) Everything's Gonna Be Alright
• Martin Denny - (Liberty 55162 1959) Quiet Village
• Neil Darrow - (Wizz 717 1959) She's A Fine Chick
• Ray Charles - (Atlantic 2043 1959) I'm Movin' On
• Ray Gerdsen - (Trey 1001 1959) Fattie Hattie
• Ray Sharpe - (Jamie 1128 1959) Linda Lu
  Breakthrough rockabilly hit for a black artist!!!
• Sammy Turner - (Big Top 3016 1959) Lavender Blue
• Santo & Johnny - (Canadian-American 103 1959) Sleep Walk (Instrumental)
• Santo & Johnny - (Canadian-American 107 1959) Teardrop
• T V Slim - (Speed 704 1959) Flatfoot Sam Met Jim Dandy
• Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - (Fire 1000 1959) It's Too Late
• Tarheel Slim (Fury 1016 1959) Number 9 Train
• The Bees - (Finch 7321 1959) Tough Enough / Oh Yes
• The Chipmunks - (Liberty 55179 1959) Alvin's Harmonica
• The Chipmunks - (Liberty 55200 1959) Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• The Clovers - (United Artists 180 1959) Love Potion No. 9
• The Coasters - (Atco 6146 1959) Poison Ivy
• The Crests - (Coed 515 1959) The Angels Listened In
• The Dials - (Norgolde 105 1959) All Kinds Of Twistin'
• The Diamonds - (Mercury 71404 1959) She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
• The Drifters - (Atlantic 2040 1959) Dance With Me
• The Drifters - (Atlantic 2025 1959) There Goes My Baby
• The Dukes - (Flip 343 1959) Groceries Sir
• The Fiestas - (Old Town 1062 1959) So Fine
• The Heartbeats - (Roulette 4054 1959) I Found A Job
• The Richard Brothers - (State 8 1500 1959) Stolen Property / Drunk Drivers Comin'
• The Table Toppers (Klondike 1010 1959) Talk to Me Baby
• The Tennessee Drifters - (Maid 1000 1959) Chinese Maid
• The Velvetones - (D 1073 1959) Space Man
• The Viscounts - (Madison 123 1959) Harlem Nocturne (Instrumental)
• Tommy Facenda - (Atlantic 45-68 1959) High School USA -- New Orleans Version

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