Rhythm & Blues — 1950s
18 songs — 57 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goree Carter | Come on Let’s Boogie | Freedom 1536 | 1950 | April |
| Esther Phillips | Heart to Heart | Federal 12036 | 1951 | July |
| Peppermint Harris | I Got Loaded | Aladdin 3097 | 1951 | July |
| Mickey Baker | Guitar Mambo | Savoy 867 | 1952 | November |
| The Drifters | Honey Love | Atlantic 1029 | 1954 | May |
| Brother Woodman & The Chanters | Watts | Combo 078 | 1955 | |
| Jimmy Liggins | Drunk | Specialty 470 | 1953 | August |
| Jimmy Beasley | Little Coquette | Modern 996 | 1956 | August |
| Roy Montrell | (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone | Specialty 583 | 1956 | September |
| Bo Diddley | Bring It To Jerome | Checker 827 | 1955 | November |
| Muddy Waters | Young Fashion Ways | Chess 1602 | 1955 | June |
| Howlin Wolf | Forty Four | Chess 1584 | 1954 | December |
| Magic Sam | Easy Baby | Cobra 5029 | 1958 | November |
| Otis Rush | Three Times A Fool | Cobra 5023 | 1958 | January |
| Ray Charles | What Kind Of Man Are You | Atlantic 1172 | 1958 | January |
| Professor Hamilton & The School Boys | Back to School | Contour 0001 | 1959 | |
| Ann Cole | Each Day | Baton 232 | 1956 | October |
| The Contours | Whole Lotta Woman | Motown 1008 | 1961 | February |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Goree Carter – “Come On Let’s Boogie”: Goree Carter [vocal, guitar]; J.P. Mosely [bass]; Allison Tucker [drums]; James Hurdle [piano]; Sam Williams [t-sax]; Conrad Johnson [a-sax]; Nelson Mills [trumpet]; as Goree Carter and His Rocking Rhythm Orchestra
- Esther Phillips – “Heart to Heart”: with The Dominoes; Clyde McPhatter [vocal]
- Peppermint Harris – “I Got Loaded”: with Maxwell Davis & His All-Stars; Peppermint Harris [vocal]; Gerry Wiggins [piano]; Red Callender [bass]; Maxwell Davis [producer]; recorded 6/16/51
- Mickey Baker – “Guitar Mambo”: Mickey Baker [guitar]; George Duvivier [bass]; Hal Singer [t-sax]; recorded 8/21/52 in NYC
- The Drifters – “Honey Love”: Clyde McPhatter [lead vocal]; Jimmy Oliver [guitar], Andrew Trasher [baritone vocal]; Bill Pinkney [bass vocal]; Gerhart Trasher [tenor vocal]; 2/4/54 Fulton Rec Studio, NY
- Brother Woodman & The Chanters – “Watts”: [alternate take, take 1]; Allan Boyd, Billy Boyd, Ethel Brown, Gene Ford
- Jimmy Liggins – “Drunk”: Herman Manzy [drums]; Don Canway [a-sax]; Earl Carter, James Thomas [t-sax], Bobbie Parser [trumpet]; David Monroe [bass or piano], John Stevenson [bass or piano]; Jimmy Liggins [vocal, guitar]
- Jimmy Beasley – “Little Coquette”: Jimmy Beasley [vocal, piano]; Lee Allen [t-sax]; recorded in July 1956 at Cosimo Matassa’s Studio in New Orleans
- Roy Montrell – “(Every Time I Heart) That Mellow Saxophone”: Roy Montrell [vocal, guitar]; Alvin ‘Red’ Tyler [b-sax]; Lee Allen [t-sax]; Edward Frank [piano]; Earl Palmer [drums]; Clemont Tervalon [bass]; Bumps Blackwell [producer]; recorded 8/18/56 at Cosimo Matassa’s Studio in New Orleans
- Bo Diddley – “Bring It To Jerome”: [alternate take]; Bo Diddley [vocal, guitar]; Jerome Green [vocal, maracas]; Willie Dixon [bass]; Clifton James [drums]; Lester Davenport [harmonica]; recorded 7/14/55
- Muddy Waters – “Young Fashion Ways”: Muddy Waters [vocal, guitar]; Little Walter [harmonica]; Jimmy Rogers [bass or guitar?]; Fred Below [drums]; recorded 2/3/55 Chicago
- Howlin Wolf – “Forty Four”: Howlin’ Wolf [vocal, harmonica]; Otis Spann [piano]; Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin [guitar]; Willie Dixon [bass] Earl Phillips [drums]; recorded October 1954 in Chicago
- Magic Sam – “Easy Baby”: Magic Sam [vocal, guitar]; Harold Burrage [piano]; Odell Campbell or Willie Dixon [bass]; Odie Payne [drums]; recorded in Chicago, IL
- Otis Rush – “Three Times a Fool”: Jody Williams [guitar]; Willie Dixon [bass]; Odie Payne [drums]; Lafayette Leake [piano]; Harold Ashby [sax]
- Ray Charles – “What Kind of Man Are You”: Mary Ann Fisher [vocal]; Ray Charles [piano]; Edgar Willis [bass]; William Peoples [drums]; Raelettes [backing vocals]; David Newman [t-sax]; Emmett Dennis [b-sax]; Ricky Harper, Joe Bridgewater [trumpet]
- Ann Cole – “Each Day”: with The Suburbans: Sylvester Bradford [bass vocal]; Chris Kiler [baritone vocal]; Cortez Franklin [tenor vocals]; Andy Williams [tenor vocal]; “Lucky” [tenor vocal]
- The Contours – “Whole Lotta Woman”: Billy Gordon [chorus lead vocal], Hubert Johnson [bass vocal]; Leroy Fair, Billy Hoggs [verse lead (tenor-) vocals]; Joe Billingslea [baritone vocal]; Huey Davis [guitar]; Funk Brothers [backing band]
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