List of singles on the Billboard R&B chart in 1949

Notes on using the list

This list contains musicians, titles and their composer (s), date of entry into the charts, length of stay in the charts and highest position (abbreviated HP , each related to the calendar year). The presetting takes place after the artist / title first enters the top 10 of the charts. It can also be sorted by artist, title, chart entry, length of stay, position and label.

The list of singles on the Billboard R & B charts in 1949 contains all the songs from singles in the calendar year 1949 in the categories Best Selling Retail Records Race and Most Played Juke Box Race Records of Billboard were listed. From June 1949, these two charts were renamed Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records and Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records .

background

Since the early 1940s, the market for so-called race records (records by African American musicians for an African American audience) had grown so much that Billboard became interested in measuring their sales. Race Music was a term that had been used by the record industry since the 1920s .

Initially as a Harlem Hit Parade and through sales of records, Billboard has been determining charts for such race records since 1942 . The weekly sales were first surveyed in an informal survey of an unspecified selection of the “most popular record stores” in the New York borough of Harlem (which was heavily influenced by African American people). In 1944 record stores were opened in Chicago and Newark, New Jersey , and then throughout the United States.

Since February 1945 published billboard instead of these sales charts in a chart identifying the weekly most-played songs jukebox , which was based on reports of such jukebox operators in the United States, their location Race Records required; this was released under the title Most Played Juke Box Race Records . In addition, sales charts were reintroduced in 1948; The weekly chart table Best Selling Retail Race Records was based on a national survey of record stores where the majority of customers bought Race Records .

Drinkin 'Wine Spo-dee-o-dee by Stick McGhee was one of the big hits of 1949

In June 1949, the editor of the magazine was of the opinion that the term Race Records should no longer be used because it was a pejorative . When looking for a new title, the then Billboard journalist Jerry Wexler prevailed over his colleagues with his suggestion. From June 25, 1949, the term Race was finally replaced in both chart lists by “ Rhythm and Blues ”.

In retrospect, Wexler wrote in his autobiography : " Race was a common term at the time, a self-reference used by blacks ... On the other hand, Race Records didn't fit well ... I developed a handle that I think goes well with the music -" Rhythm and Blues. ' ... [It was] a label better suited to enlightened times. ”Since then, the name of the charts has changed several times; it became a soul chart in August 1969 and finally a black music chart in June 1982 .

The number one hits identified by Billboard on these charts were 1949 Trouble Blues by the Charles Brown Trio (15 weeks), The Huckle-Buck by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers (14 weeks), Saturday Night Fish Fry by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (12 weeks), For You My Love by Larry Darnell (8 weeks), Roomin 'House Boogie by Amos Milburn , All She Wants to Do Is Rock by Wynonie Harris , Baby Get Lost by Dinah Washington (two weeks each), Beans and Corn Bread by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, Boogie Chillen by John Lee Hooker , The Deacon's Hop by Big Jay McNeely 's Blue Jays, Ain't Nobody's Business by Jimmy Witherspoon and Tell Me So by The Orioles (one week each) .

List of "Most Played Juke Box Race Records" and "Best Selling Retail Race Records"

In a separate column, the list records the sales figures for records ( Best Selling Retail Race / Rhythm & Blues Records , abbreviated R in the table ) and the number of times they were played on the jukeboxes ( Most Played Juke Box Race / Rhythm & Blues Records , abbreviated J ).

See also : List of Number One Hits in the US (1949)

Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Entry (R)	Weeks (R)	HP (R)	Entry (J)	Weeks (J)	HP (J)	Label number	Remarks -
Amos Milburn	Bewildered Teddy Powell , Leonard Whitcup	December 11, 1948	15th	1	December 18, 1948	14th	1	Aladdin 3018
Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar	Blues After Hours Crayton	October 23, 1948	14th	2	11/06/1948	9	15th	Modern 20-624	After his first hit with Yours Truly , Crayton had great success with Blues After Hours .
Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn	11/27/1948	23	1	11/20/1948	20th	1	Aladdin 3014	B-side of Milburn's single It Took a Long, Long Time .
Red Miller Trio	Bewildered Leonard Whitcup , Teddy Powell	11/20/1948	16	1	11/20/1948	19th	1	Bullet 295	Red Miller (vcl) with Lloyd Glenn (p), Mitchell “Tiny” Webb (git), Ralph “Chuck” Hamilton (kb), Bob Harvey (dr).
Pee Wee Crayton	Texas Hop Crayton - Deaf	December 25, 1948	9	5	01/01/1949	11	5	Modern 20-643
Hal Singer sextets	Corn bread H. Singer	September 18, 1948	19th	2	09/03/1948	20th	8th	Savoy 671	Hal Singer Sextets, with Milt Larkin (trb), Hal Singer (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p) or Wynton Kelly (p), Franklin Skeete (b) NN (dr).
Al Hibbler	Trees Joyce Kilmer , Oscar Rasbach	December 18, 1948	14th	5	01/08/1949	5	3	Miracle M-501
Lonnie Johnson	Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) L. Johnson	October 23, 1948	6th	7th	10/30/1948	10	10	King 4245
Dinah Washington	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	October 23, 1948	11	7th	-	-	-	Mercury 6107	Dinah Washington with Mitch Miller ’s Orchestra
Roy Brown	'Fore Day in the Morning Roy Brown	01/29/1949	4th	6th	01/01/1949	6th	6th	De Luxe 3198	Roy Brown was one of the many blues shouters to pop up in the 1940s, and without a doubt one of the most distinctive in the series. His magnificent voice corresponds to the strength of a great opera tenor.
Todd Rhodes	Blues for the Red Boy Todd Rhodes	October 23, 1948	16	10	October 23, 1948	12	4th	King 4240	B-side of Rhodes' single Sportree's Jump .
Memphis Slim and The House Rockers	Messin 'Around P. Chatman	May 29, 1948	25th	10	-	-	-	Miracle 125	B-side of Midnight Jump .
Mabel Scott	Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Leon Rene	December 25, 1948	2	12	-	-	-	Exclusive 75X
Paula Watson	A Little Bird Told Me Henry O. Brooks	11/06/1948	13	3	11/20/1948	19th	3	Supreme S-1507	A Little Bird Told Me , sung by Paula Watson on Supreme Records, was covered by Decca's Evelyn Knight even before the original hit the R&B charts in November 1948. Then there was a copyright dispute .
Billy Eckstine	Blue Moon Rodgers & Hart	01/01/1949	1	13	04/09/1949	1	12	MGM 10311
Nellie Lutcher	I Wish I Was in Walla Walla Sharon A. Pease	01/01/1949	1	13	-	-	-	Capitol 15279	Nellie Lutcher and her Rhythm: Nellie Lutcher (p, voc) Ulysses Livingston (git), Billy Hadnott (kb).
Louis Jordan	Pettin 'and Pokin' Lora Lee	01/01/1949	6th	5	-	-	-	Decca 24257	Jordan's Pettin 'and Pokin' "a rapid-fire rhyme festival where Louie raps one door down about the fleeting couple."
Ella Fitzgerald	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	11/06/1948	2	13	05.03.1949	3	14th	Decca 24497	"Vocal with Male Quartet and Instrumental Accompaniment"
Blue Lu Barker	A Little Bird Told Me Henry O. Brooks	-	-	-	01/01/1949	2	4th	Capitol 15308	Louisa "Blue Lu" Barker was famous for her suggestive songs like Don't You Feel My Leg and her ladylike behavior. Barker recorded hits like A Little Bird Told Me, I Got Ways Like the Devil, and Leave My Man Alone .
Nat King Cole	The Christmas Song Mel Tormé , Robert Wells	-	-	-	01/01/1949	1	8th	Capitol
Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats	Long Gone Thompson - Simpkins	-	-	-	05/05/1948	30th	8th	Miracle M-126	An instrumental track by Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and Flats on two sides. Thompson on piano played with Eddie Chamblee (ts), Arvin Garrett (git), Leroy Morrison (kb) and Herman "Red" Cooper (dr).
Roy Milton & His Sold Broadcasters	Hop, Skip and Jump R. Milton	-	-	-	10/02/1948	7th	10	Specialty SP-314
Sonny Thompson Featuring Eddie Chamblee	Late Freight Thompson	-	-	-	08/28/1948	9	10	Miracle 128
Nat King Cole	Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) Bob Hilliard , Roy Alfred	-	-	-	01/01/1949	1	15th	Capitol 2400
Roy Brown ’s Might Might Men	Long About Midnight Roy Brown	October 23, 1948	14th	4th	10/30/1948	15th	3	De luxe 1154
The Orioles	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	-	-	-	09/11/1948	16	10	Natural 5000	On August 21, 1948, the Orioles' first record, Deborah Chessler's ballad It's Too Soon to Know , was released on Natural Records ; the black DJ Willie Bryant introduced them with his partner Ray Carroll on the radio station WHOM.
Louis Jordan Orchestra featuring Martha Davis	Daddy-O Don Raye , Gene De Paul	10/30/1948	3	7th	-	-	-	Decca 24502
Hadda Brooks	Out of the Blue Will Jason , Henry Nemo	09/25/1948	2	10	-	-	-	Modern 20-600	Brooks made an appearance as a nightclub pianist in the film Out of the Blue (1947, directed by Leigh Jason ), in which she introduced the song.
John Lee Hooker	Boogie Chilling J. L. Hooker	01/08/1949	18th	3	02/19/1949	18th	1	Modern 627	“Detroit also became a center for electric blues, initiating the careers of greats like John Lee Hooker. His Boogie Chillen was a hugely popular post-war blues record and put him on a par with Muddy Waters as one of the most popular blues musicians of the time. "
Johnny Moore	Merry Christmas, baby Lou Baxter , Johnny Moore	December 18, 1948	5	8th	-	-	-	Exclusive EX-254	In fact, the number came from the band singer Charles Brown , as Ben Sidran announced in an interview.
The X-Ray's (Vocal by Milton Larkin)	I'll Always Be in Love with You Bud Green , Harry Ruby , Sam H. Stept	01/08/1949	2	10	01/08/1949	5	3	Savoy 681
The Ravens	White Christmas Irving Berlin	01/08/1949	1	14th	01/08/1949	1	9	National 9063
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Christmas Spirits Red Burns	02/01/1949	1	14th	-	-	-	Capitol 15203	Julia Lee (p, voc) with Vic Dickenson (trb), Benny Carter (tb, as), Jack Marshall (git), Billy Hadnott (kb), Sam "Baby" Lovett (dr).
Paul Williams "35-30" sextets	Walkin 'Around Williams	-	-	-	01/08/1949	2	6th	Savoy 680
Brownie McGhee	My Fault McGhee	-	-	-	10/09/1948	8th	6th	Savoy 5551
B. Banes & His Shadows	Sweet Georgia Brown Kenneth Casey , Ben Bernie , Maceo Pinkard	January 15, 1949	4th	11	01/08/1949	1	9	Tempo 652	The whistle version of the jazz classic Sweet Georgia Brown with the unusual percussion on cow ribs by Brother Bones & His Shadows (actually Freeman Davis) became the signature tune of the Harlem Globetrotters three years later .
Frankie Laine & C. Fischer Orchestra	You're All I Want for Christmas Glen Moore , Seger Ellis	-	-	-	01/08/1949	1	15th	Mercury 5177	B-side of Frankie Laine's single Tara Talara Tala .
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Mary Knight & Sammy Price Trio	Up Above My Head, I Hear the Music in the Air Tharpe	December 25, 1948	7th	6th	01/29/1949	4th	9	Decca 40890
Do Ray and Me Trio	Wrapped Up in a Dream Best - Berman	January 15, 1949	14th	2	December 18, 1948	18th	2	Commodore C-7505
Jay McShann	Hot Biscuits Jay McShann	January 15, 1949	8th	9	03/12/1949	2	12	Downbeat 165
Billy Eckstine	Bewildered Leonard Whitcup , Teddy Powell	01/22/1949	7th	5	02/05/1949	1	13	MGM 10540	With the Quartones Orchestra under the direction of Hugo Winterhalter . The 1936 song was also popular in the Ink Spots version during this period.
Ray-O-Vacs	I'll Always Be in Love with You Bud Green , Herman Ruby , Sam H. Stept	01/22/1949	3	8th	05.03.1949	1+	15th	Savoy 681 / Colemen C-100	A band around the bassist Jackson McQueen (1916-) from Newark (New Jersey).
Joe Swift & The Johnny Oris Orchestra	That's Your Last Boogie Joe Swift	11/20/1948	4th	2	-	-	-	Exclusive 51-X	With the song, in which he accompanied the singer Joe Swift, Johnny Otis had his first chart success.
Nat King Cole Trio	Flo and Joe Milton Leeds , Ted Varnick	-	-	-	01/22/1949	1	7th	Capitol 18320	B-side of Nat King Cole's single That's a Natural Fact .
Amos Milburn	A and M Blues Milburn	-	-	-	01/22/1949	1	9	Aladdin 3018
Andrew Tibbs	I Feel Like Cryin ' Tibbs	-	-	-	01/22/1949	1	13	Savoy 1163	Chicago blues singer (1926-1991). The song was the B-side of Tibbs' single Married Man Blues .
Roy Brown	Rainy Weather Blues Brown	02/19/1949	9	9	01/22/1949	6th	13	De Luxe 3108?
Big Jay McNeely	Deacon's Hop McNeely	01/29/1949	13	1	01/29/1949	12	2	Savoy 885	Deacon's Hop was a parody of Count Basie's recording of Broadway .
Amos Milburn	It Took a Long Long Time Jesse Cryor	-	-	-	December 25, 1948	1	8th	Aladdin 2014
Billy Eckstine	Fools Rush In Johnny Mercer , Rube Bloom	02/05/1949	1	13	02/05/1949	1	6th	MGM 10311	B-side of Billy Eckstine's single Blue Moon .
Paul Williams	Hucklebuck Williams	02/19/1949	32	1	02/05/1949	32	1	Savoy 683
Nellie Lutcher	Cool water Bob Nolan	-	-	-	08/07/1948	3	7th	Capitol 15148	Nellie Lutcher (p, vcl), Hurley Ramey (git), Truck Parham (kb), Alvin Burroughs (dr).
The Ravens	Bye Bye Baby Blues Howard Biggs	09/11/1948	2	8th	-	-	-	King 3234	Bye Bye Baby Blues was King Records' first chart success with a black vocal group.
Buddy Johnson Orchestra	I Don't Care Who Knows Buddy Johnson	02/12/1949	2	11	-	-	-	Decca 48088	Singing Ella Johnson .
Charles Brown Trio	Get Yourself Another Fool Edward W. Mitchell	March 26, 1949	5	12	02/12/1949	4th	8th	Aladdin 3020	With Charles Brown (p, voc), Eddie Williams (bass) and Charles Norris (guitar).
Lightnin'Hopkins	Tim Moore's Farm Hopkins	-	-	-	02/12/1949	1	13	Modern 20-673	The song was also released as Tom Moore's Blues by Lightnin 'Hopkins .
Erskine Hawkins	Corn Bread Hal Singer	02/19/1949	1	11	04/16/1949	1	8th	Victor 20-3326	Cover version of Hal Singer's R&B chart success at the time.
Lonnie Johnson	So Tired Russ Morgan , Jack Stuart	-	-	-	02/19/1949	4th	9	King 4283
Mary Knight & Dependable Boys with Sammy Price Trio	Gospel Train Knight	-	-	-	02/19/1949	1	9	Decca 48092	"Sacred singing with piano, guitar, bass and drums."
Al Hibbler	Lover, Come Back to Me Sigmund Romberg , Oscar Hammerstein II	-	-	-	02/19/1949	1	9	Miracle 501
Ivory Joe Hunter	I Like It Hunter	-	-	-	02/19/1949	1	14th	King 4255	With Ivory Joe Hunter (p), HJ Baker (tp), Tyree Glenn (trb), RK Procope (as), Oscar Pettiford (kb), Sonny Greer (dr).
Wynonie Harris and His All Stars	Grandma Plays the Numbers Haynes - Burns	02/19/1949	6th	7th	04/02/1949	5	4th	King 4276	With Numbers lottery was meant. Wynonie Harris with Cat Anderson (tp), Frank Culley (as), Hal Singer (ts), Elmer Alexander (bar), Albert "Birdie" Wallace (p), Jimmy Butts (kb), Connie Kay (dr).
Wynonie Harris	I Feel That Old Age Creeping On Haynes - Burns	02/19/1949	1	13	04/09/1949	3	10	King 4276	The duo Homer & Jethro was the first to record the title in 1949; James Brown covered the song in 1956.
Edgar Hayes and His Stardusters	Fat Meat 'n' Greens Hayes	-	-	-	02/26/1949	2	11	Exclusive 78X
Big Jay McNeely & His Bluejays	Wild Wig Jay McNeely	-	-	-	02/26/1949	1	12	Savoy 682	With John Anderson (tp), John "Streamline" Ewing (trb), Big Jay McNeely (ts), Bob McNeely (bar), Jimmy O'Brien (p), Ted Shirley (kb) William Streetser (dr).
Memphis Slim & The House Rockers	Frisco Bay Chatman	03/12/1949	1	11	02/26/1949	1	14th	Miracle 132	Timothy Overton (ts), Alex Atkins (as), Memphis Slim (p, vcl), Big Crawford (kb).
Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin 'Tonight Roy Brown	05.03.1949	4th	11	-	-	-	King 4210	The big hit of 1948 briefly hit the charts again at the beginning of the year.
T-Bone Walker and His Guitar	Description Blues Shifty Henry	-	-	-	05.03.1949	1	13	Comet T-52	B-side of T-Bone Walker's single That Old Feelin 'Is Gone .
Jimmy Witherspoon	Ain't Nobody's Business Henry Grisham	March 26, 1948	33	1	02/26/1949	23	3	Supreme 1506	With Frank Sleets (as), Benny Booker (kb), Pete McShann (dr), Louis Speiginer (git), Jay McShann (p), Charles Thomas (ts), Forrest Powell (tp).
Paula Watson	You Broke Your Promise George Wyle , Eddie Pole, Irving Taylor	02/26/1949	1	2	March 26, 1949	1	13	Monogram 114	Paula Watson (vcl, p), with Max Herman (tp), Jack Dumont, Henry Mandei, (as), Babe Russin (ts), George Wyle (p, arr), Vince Terri (git), [Al Pollin] ( kb), Sam Weiss (dr).
Chubby Newsom & Her Hip Shakers	Hip Shakin 'Mama Newsome	02/26/1949	2	14th	March 26, 1948	4th	8th	De Luxe 3199	Chubby "Hip-Shakin '" Newsome with Wallace Davenport (tp), Lee Allen (ts), Frank Campbell (bar), Paul Gayten (p), Jack Scott (git), George Pryor (kb), Robert Green (dr) .
Floyd Dixon	Dallas Blues Floyd Dixon	-	-	-	03/12/1949	1	10	Modern 20-653	"Both the vocal style and the instrumentation showed the influence of Charles Brown's and Johnny Moore's Three Blazers."
Dee Williams sextets	Bongo Blues Williams - Bass - Anderson	-	-	-	03/12/1949	1	2	Savoy 654	With John Anderson (tp), Gene Montgomery (ts), Richard Brom (bar), Devonia Williams (p), [alias Darby Hicks] Chuck Norris (git), Morris Edwards (kb), Roy Porter (dr).
Julia Lee	I Didn't Like It the First Time Bill Gordon , Johnny Gomez	March 19, 1949	2	9	03/12/1949	2	4th	Capitol 15367	With Vic Dickenson (trb), Benny Carter (tb, as), Julia Lee (p, vcl), Jack Marshall (git), Billy Hadnott (kb), Sam "Baby" Lovett (dr).
Saunders King and His Orchestra	Empty Bedroom Blues Saunders King	March 19, 1949	2	9	04/23/1949	2	11	King 20-659	Saunders King (vcl, git) with Eddie Walker (tp), Eddie Taylor (sax), Cedric Haywood (p) Lawrence Kato (kb), Bobby Osiban (dr).
Hal Singer sextets	Beef Stew Hal Singer	March 19, 1949	1	11	-	-	-	Savoy 686	The X-Rays / Hal Singer Sextet: Willie Moore (tp) Alfred Chippy Outcalt (trb) Hal Singer (ts), George Rhodes (p), Walter Page (bk), Bobby Donaldson (dr) The X-Rays, Milt Larkins (vcl).
T-bone walker	T-bone shuffle walker	04/16/1949	1	11	March 19, 1949	4th	7th	Comet T-53
Charles Brown with Anita	A Long Time C. Brown	04/02/1949	1	9	March 19, 1949	1	11	Aladdin 3021
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy with June Richmond	47th Street Jive Roosevelt Sykes	-	-	-	March 19, 1949	1	14th	Coral 60021
Saunders King	Stay Gone Blues Curtis	-	-	-	March 19, 1949	1	14th	Modern	Saunders King (1909-2000; vcl, git), with Eddie Walker (tp), Eddie Taylor (sax), Cedric Haywood (p) Lawrence Kato (kb), Bobby Osiban (dr).
Louis Jordan	Roamin 'Blues Ben Lorre , Jeff Dane, Louis Jordan	March 26, 1949	2	13	04/02/1949	2	10	Decca 24571	B-side of Jordan's single Have You Got the Gumption .
Sonny Thompson & Eddie Chamblee	Blue Dreams Thompson	-	-	-	March 26, 1949	1	10	Miracle M-131
Charlie Ventura and His Bop for the People	Lullaby in Rhythm Clarence Profit , Edgar Sampson , Gene Roland	-	-	-	March 26, 1949	1	13	Victor 20-3396	With Norman Faye (tp), Bennie Green (trb), Charlie Ventura (ts, bar), Ben Ventura (bar), Roy Kral (p, vcl), Kenny O'Brien (kb), Ed Shaughnessy (dr), Jackie Cain (vcl).
Roy Brown with His Mighty Mighty Men	Rockin 'at Midnight Roy Brown	04/09/1949	13	2	March 26, 1949	16	2	De Luxe 2312
Bull Moose Jackson	Don't Ask Me Why Thomas	04/02/1949	1	12	-King 4280	-	-
Louis Jordan	You Broke Your Promise George Wile, Eddie Pola, Irving Taylor	-	-	-	04/02/1949	2	3	Decca 24587
Lucky Millinder	D'Natural Blues Henry Glover , L. Millinder	04/09/1949	10	6th	04/02/1949	11	4th	Victor 3351	In Millinder's orchestra in 1949 a. a. Joe Wilder , Lammar Wright (tp), Porky Cohen (trb), Rudy Powell (as), Paul Quinichette , Leroy Lovett (p), Mundell Lowe (git), Horace Holmes (kb) and Chris Stanton (dr).
Stick McGhee and His Buddies	Drinkin 'Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Stick McGhee	04/16/1949	21st	3	04/02/1949	19th	2	Atlantic 873	The idea for the song came up when Granville "Stick" McGhee was at Army Camp in Virginia during World War II, and he and his army mates were sitting in their barracks singing Drinkin 'Wine, Mother Fucker, Drinkin' Wine . A defused version later appeared on record, with Big Chief Ellis (piano).
Dinah Washington	You Satisfy Danny Baxter	-	-	-	04/02/1949	1	8th	Mercury 8102	Dinah Washington and Chubby Jackson Orchestra, with Tony Aless (p), Billy Bauer (git), Chubby Jackson (kb) and members of the Woody Herman Band.
Flip Phillips et al. a. ( Jazz at the Philharmonic )	Mordido	-	-	-	04/02/1949	1	14th	Mercury 1101	With Howard McGhee (tp), Bill Harris (tb), Illinois Jacquet , Flip Phillips (ts), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (kb), Jo Jones (dr). Recorded at Carnegie Hall , New York, September 27, 1947.
Jimmie Preston and His Prestonians	Hucklebuck Daddy Waters	04/02/1949	10	4th	05/14/1949	5	4th	Gotham G-175
Herb Lance and Ray Abrams Sextet	Close Your Eyes Bernice Petkere	04/09/1949	13	4th	04/23/1949	18th	5	Sittin 'In With 514	B-side of Candle Glow .
Maxine Trio	Confession Blues R.C. Robinson	04/09/1949	11	5	05/07/1949	9	2	Downbeat 171	Ray Charles ' first recording, with GD McKee (git), Ray Charles (p) and Milson Garret (kb)
Sonny Thompson	Blues on Rhumba Thompson	04/09/1949	1	14th	-	-	-	Miracle 131
Johnny Moore 'Three Blazers	Where Can I Find My Baby Mack Lollie	-	-	-	04/09/1949	1	8th	Exclusive 69X
The Mills Brothers	I Love You So Much It Hurts Floyd Tillman	-	-	-	04/09/1949	1	9	Decca 24530	B-side of the Mills Brothers single I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm .
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders	Huckle-Buck Andy Gibson , Roy Alfred	04/16/1949	14th	5	04/23/1949	4th	12	Specialty 327
Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy	Careful Love Jimmy Liggins	04/16/1949	1	15th	-	-	-	Specialty SP-319
Jay McShann	Ole Buttermilk Sky Hoagy Carmichael	04/16/1949	1	15th	-	-	-	Downbeat 172
Charles Brown Trio	It's Nothing Scott - Brown	-	-	-	04/16/1949	1	13	Aladdin 3021	B-side of Brown's single A Long Time .
Don Johnson Orchestra	Jackson's Blues	-	-	-	04/16/1949	1	14th	Specialty SP-323	The recording of the trumpeter Don Johnson was made on February 2nd, 1949 in Universal Recorders Studio, Hollywood, produced by Art Rupe.
Amos Milburn	Hold Me Baby Lola Ann Cullum, A. Milburn	04/23/1949	16	2	04/30/1949	15th	4th	Aladdin 3023	B-side of Amos Milburn's single Jitterbug Parade.
Charles Brown	Trouble Blues Ch. Brown	04/23/1949	27	1	04/23/1949	25th	1	Aladdin 3021	B-side of Charles Brown's single Confidential .
The Orioles	Tell Me So Deborah Chessler	05/07/1949	26th	1	04/23/1949	20th	2	Jubilee 5085	B-side of the Orioles single Deacon Jones .
John Lee Hooker & His Guitar	Hoogie Boogie Hooker	04/30/1949	1	15th	05/07/1949	5	9	Modern 863?	B-side of John Lee Hooker's single Hobo Blues .
Billy Eckstine	Caravan Juan Tizol ; Duke Ellington	04/30/1949	3	14th	May 28, 1949	1	14th	MGM 10368	The Caravan jazz standard made it into the charts twice; as a vocal version with Eckstine in 1949 and as an orchestral piece with Ralph Marterie in 1953.
Bull Moose Jackson	Little Girl, Don't Cry Doris Davis , Lucky Millender	05/07/1949	20th	2	04/30/1949	17th	3	King 4285?	B-side of Bull Moose Jackson's single Moosey .
John Lee Hooker	Hobo blues hooker	05/14/1949	9	9	05/07/1949	6th	5	Modern 683	"Hooker unleashed such clearly identifiable blues classics as Hobo Blues (1949) and Crawling King Snake (1929) and the crossover hit I'm in the Mood (1950)."
Frank Culley	Coal Slaw Jesse Stone	05/14/1949	1	12	05/14/1949	3	11	Atlantic 873	An adaptation of Jesse Stone's composition Sorgham Switch (1942). Frank Culley (ts) likely recorded the title with Randy Weston (p) and Connie Kay (dr).
Eddie Chamblee	Back Street Chamblee - Simpkins	05/14/1949	5	10	05/14/1949	6th	9	Miracle 133	Probably with John "Streamline" Ewing (trb), Eddie Chamblee (ts), Andrew "Goon" Gardner (bar), James Craig (p), Ernie Shepard (kb), Chuck Williams (dr).
Four Jacks	I Challenge Your Kiss	-	-	-	May 21, 1949	4th	8th	Allen 21000	A cover version of the Charioteer hit. The Four Jacks were a vocal group from Richmond, Virginia , consisting of Lonnie Smith (tenor), Vance Joyner (baritone) and Levi Hansley (bass).
Fat Man Robinson Quintet	Lavender Boogie Shirley Albert	-	-	-	May 21, 1949	1	9	Motif 2001
Todd Rhodes	Pot Likker Rhodes	May 28, 1949	10	5	06/18/1949	9	3	King 4287	B-side of Red Boy at the Mardi Gras . With Joe Thomas (saxophone).
Billy Eckstine	Somehow Mort Maser	May 28, 1949	1	15th	-	-	-	MGM 10383	Billy Eckstine & The Quartones
Louis Jordan	Coal Slaw Jesse Stone	06/04/1949	10	7th	May 28, 1949	5	11	Decca 24833	With Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Harold Mitchell (tp), Louis Jordan (ts, vcl), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p, arr) Ham Jackson (el-g), Billy Hadnott (b), Christopher Columbus (dr).
Wynonie Harris	Drinkin 'Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Sticks McGhee	06/11/1949	13	4th	06/25/1949	6th	4th	King 4292
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan	Baby It's Cold Outside Frank Loesser	06/25/1949	3	9	06/11/1949	4th	6th	Decca 246443	Loesser wrote the song for the feature film Neptun's Daughter (1949, directed by Deward Buzzell ), in which it is presented by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban . In the same year he was also covered by Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page .
Amos Milburn	In the Middle of the Night Jesse M. Robinson	06/25/1949	12	6th	06/11/1949	4th	3	Aladdin 3026
The Ravens	Ricky's Blues Louis Jordan, William Tennyson	-	-	-	06/11/1949	6th	9	National 9073
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	Every Man to His Own Profession Louis Jordan, William Tennyson	-	-	-	06/26/1949	2	10	Decca 24633	B-side of Cole Slaw .
Memphis Slim and The House Rockers	Blue and Lonesome Fraser	07/16/1949	11	3	07/16/1949	5	5	Miracle 136	B-side of Help Me Some .
Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar	I Love You So Crayton	07/30/1949	11	7th	07/16/1949	5	6th	Modern 20-875	B-side of The Bop Hop .
Herb Lance	Because	-	-	-	07/16/1949	1	8th	Sittin'in With 519
Paul Williams	House Rocker Williams	-	-	-	07/16/1949	1	12	Savoy 702
The Charioteers	A Kiss and a Rose Tommie Connor - Patrick Toohey	08/27/1949	1	12	07/16/1949	5	8th	Columbia 38438	Geraldo and The Orioles were also successful with the song in 1948/49 .
Lionel Hampton	Drinkin 'Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Sticks McGhee	-	-	-	07/23/1949	1	14th	Decca 24642	In 1949, the hit from Sticks Me Ghee was also covered by Louis Jordan and Loy Gordon & his Pleasant Valley Boys.
Billy Eckstine	Temptation Arthur Freed	07/30/1949	1	9	07/30/1949	2	7th	MGM 10458	With the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra
Dinah Washington	Baby, Get Lost Billy Moore, Jr.	07/30/1949	15th	1	08/06/1949	14th	1	Mercury 8148	With George Hudson (tp), Ernie Wilkins , Rupert Cole (as), Cecil Payne (bar), Ray Brown (kb), Teddy Stewart (dr), Freddie Green (git), James Forman Jr. (p).
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five	Beans and Cornbread	08/06/1949	5	8th	08/06/1949	9	1	Decca 24673
Lowell Fulson and His Trio	Come back, baby Fulson	08/13/1949	4th	14th	08/27/1949	1	13	Downbeat 230	A production by the short-lived record label Down Beat , founded in 1947 by Jack Lauderdale. In October 1949 the company name was changed to Swing Beat Records , and around 1950 to Swing Time Records .
Dinah Washington	Long John Blues Tommy George	08/20/1949	6th	12	08/20/1949	8th	3	Mercury 8148
Angelic Gospel Singers	Touch Me Lord, Jesus Lucie Eddie Campbell	08/20/1949	1	12	-	-	-	Gotham 605
Buddy Johnson	Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit the Ball? Buddy Johnson	08/20/1949	1	15th	09/03/1949	2	13	Decca 24675	The song refers to the baseball player in Major League Baseball , Jackie Robinson (1919-1972).
Little Willie Littlefield	It's Midnight (No Place to Go) Littlefield - Taub	09/03/1949	12	3	08/20/1949	9	3	Modern 20-686
Wynonie Harris	All She Wants to Do Is Rock Teddy McRae	08/27/1949	13	1	08/27/1949	18th	1	King 4304	Wynonie Harris with Joe Morris (tp), Matthew Gee (trb), Freddie Douglas , Johnny Griffin (ts), Bill McLemore (bar), Elmo Sylvester (p), Gene Ramey (kb), Kelly Martin (dr) & vocal group.
Freddie Mitchell Orchestra	Doby's Boogie Carol, Marcy, Michel	09/03/1949	5	3	08/27/1949	4th	10	Derby 713	"Featuring Joe Block on the Piano"
Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers	He Knows How to Hucklebuck Williams	-	-	-	08/27/1949	1	13	Savoy 702
Lionel Hampton (Vocal Chrus by Joe James and Lionel Hampton)	Lavender Coffin Shirley Albert	-	-	-	08/27/1949	1	13	Decca 24652	In the Lionel Hampton Orchestra played when recording the title u. a. Wendell Culley , Al Gray , Alfred Chippy Outcalt , Bobby Plater , Wes Montgomery, and Earl Walker ; Vocalists were The Hamp-Tones.
Charles Brown	In the Evening When the Sun Comes Down Leroy Carr , Don Raye	09/03/1949	10	5	09/17/1949	7th	6th	Aladdin 3030	Big Buill Broonzy , Ink Spots and Jay McShann also recorded the title during this period .
Julia Lee	Tonight's the Night Yardley Yates	-	-	-	09/03/1949	1	13	Capitol S7-700013	Julia Lee (vcl, p) with Tommy Douglas (ts), Jim "Daddy" Walker (git), Clint Weaver (kb), Sam "Baby" Lovett (dr). Taken in Kansas City, April 20, 1949.
Joe Lutcher	Mardi Gras J. Lutcher	-	-	-	09/03/1949	1	13	Modern 20-972	In 1949, after signing a record deal with Modern Records, Lutcher had his last hit with Mardi Gras .
Sonny Thompson	Still Gone (Parts III & IV) Thompson - Simpkins	09/10/1949	2	12	-	-	-	Miracle 139
Amos Milburn	Roomin 'House Boogie Jessie Mae Robinson	09/17/1949	11	2	09/10/1949	12	1	Aladdin 3032
Ivory Joe Hunter	Waiting in Vain Ivory Joe Hunter	-	-	-	09/10/1949	4th	5	King 4291	B-side of Guess Who .
Ivory Joe Hunter Orchestra	Blues at Midnight Ivory Joe Hunter	-	-	-	09/10/1949	2	3	4 star 1283
Eddie Williams feat. Floyd Dixon	Broken Hearted John Hogg , Mark Hurley	09/17/1949	11	2	09/17/1949	18th	2	Supreme 1535
Ruth Brown & Eddie Condon Orchestra	So Long Harris - Morgan - Malcher	09/17/1949	10	4th	10/08/1949	4th	4th	Atlantic 879	Ruth Brown with Bobby Hackett (tp), Will Bradley (trb), Dick Cary (alto-hrn), Peanuts Hucko (cl, ts), Ernie Caceres (bar), Joe Bushkin (p), Eddie Condon (git), Jack Lesberg (kb), Sidney Catlett (dr).
Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians	Rock the Joint Henry Crafton	10/01/1949	2	11	09/17/1949	1	6th	Gotham 185
The Great Gates	Late after hours	-	-	-	09/17/1949	1	6th	Selective S-103	An R&B band from the west coast of the USA
Tampa Red	When Things Go Wrong with You Hudson Whitacker	10/22/1949	2	11	09/17/1949	3	15th	Victor 22-0035 (78)	Tampa Red (voc, git), Little Johnny Jones (kazoo, b-voc, p), Odie Payne (kb), Ransom Knowling (dr). A remake of the blues standard It Hurts Me Too with different lyrics.
Memphis Slim and The House Rockers	(You Got to) Help Me Some P. Chatman	-	-	-	09/17/1949	1	9	Miracle 136
Paul Williams	Pop Corn Williams	-	-	-	09/17/1949	2	13	Savoy 711
Roy Brown & His Might Mighty Men	Please don't go Roy Brown	-	-	-	09/17/1949	5	9	De Luxe 3226
Amos Milburn	Empty Arms Blues Ivory Joe Hunter	09/24/1949	10	4th	10/01/1949	6th	6th	Aladdin 3032
Joe Thomas & His Orchestra	Page Boy Shuffle Todd Rhodes	-	-	-	09/24/1949	2	7th	King 4299
Edgar Hayes and His Stardusters	Blues at Dawn (Parts I & II) E. Hayes	-	-	-	09/24/1949	1	12	Exclusive 110	With Teddy Bunn , piano.
Jimmy Witherspoon	In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down Leroy Carr , Don Raye	October 15, 1949	4th	7th	09/24/1949	4th	6th	Supreme 1533
Camille Howard	Fiesta in Old Mexico Bill Anson , Ted Mossman	-	-	-	09/24/1949	1	12	Specialty 332	"Singing and playing the piano with rhythm acc." A Latin number that Buddy Greco & The Heathertones recorded in 1949 .
Sugar Chile Robinson	Numbers Boogie Vernon White	10/01/1949	17th	4th	11/26/1949	5	14th	Capitol 75-70037
Wynonie Harris	I Want My Fanny Brown Roy Brown	-	-	-	10/01/1949	2	10	King4304
Louis Jordan	Saturday Night Fish Fry (Pts. I & II) L. Jordan, Ellis Walsh	10/08/1949	23	1	10/08/1949	18th	1	Decca 24725
Rudy Render	Sneakin 'Around J.M. Robinson	10/08/1949	15th	2	October 15, 1949	9	4th	London 17000	A track that was recorded by the Joe Morris Orchestra in 1949 .
Erroll Garner	I Cover the Waterfront Johnny Green , Edward Heyman	-	-	-	10/08/1949	1	8th	Savoy 688	The pianist's first hit on the R&B charts.
Lingthin'Hopkins	"T" model Blues Hopkins	-	-	-	09/10/1949	1	8th	Gold Star682
LC Williams	Ethel Mae L C Williams	10/22/1949	1	12	09/10/1949	3	2	Freedom 1517	B-side of Williams' single Shout Baby Shout .
Ivory Joe Hunter	Guess Who J. Hunter	October 29, 1949	9	5	10/08/1949	9	2	King 4306	with Harold Shorty Baker (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb), Russell Procope (cl, as), Ivory Joe Hunter (p, vcl), Sonny Greer (dr), Ray Nance (from left), Wendell Marshall (kb).
Johnny Moore 'Three Blazers	Walkin 'Blues Oscar Moore - Stu Goldberg - Fleming	-	-	-	10/08/1949	1	13	Victor (78) 22-0042, (45) 50-0026
Billy Wright Orchestra, Direction of Howard Callender	Blues for My Baby Wright - Reig	October 15, 1949	6th	5	05/11/1949	3	3	Savoy 710	Remake of a song by Big Maceo Merriweather .
Ivory Joe Hunter	Landlord Blues Hunter sample	October 15, 1949	3	8th	October 29, 1949	5	6th	King 4306
Billy Eckstine	Crying	October 15, 1949	1	12	-	-	-	MGM 10458	Billy Eckstine & The Buddy Baker Orchestra
Bill Farrell	You've Changed Carl T. Fisher , Bill Carey	October 15, 1949	1	12	-	-	-	MGM 10519	The baritone Bill Farrell (1926-2007) recorded a number of singles such as Your Eyes, Love Locked Out and Be Mine Tonight (Noche de Ronda) for MGM and TEL in the 1950s .
Joe Thomas His Sax and His Orchestra	Teardrops Bigge	10/22/1949	2	11	-	-	-	King 4299	Todd Rhodes & His Toddlers (with Joe Thomas) recorded the title for Sensation.
Bull Moose Jackson	Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me? Wayne Raney	05/11/1949	9	2	10/22/1949	10	2	King 4322	With Harold "Money" Johnson (tp), Eugene "Heads" Adams (as), Ted "Snookie" Hulbert (as, bar), Bull Moose Jackson (ts, vcl), Harold Clark (ts), Irving Greene (p) , John Allen (kb), Les Erskine (dr).
Herb Lance	That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Beasley Smith , Haven Gillespie	-	-	-	10/22/1949	3	14th	Castle 524	The song was also covered by Frankie Laine (# 1 Pop), Frank Sinatra , Sarah Vaughan , Louis Armstrong , Hot Lips Page in 1949 .
Billy Wright	You Satisfy Wright - Reig	-	-	-	10/22/1949	2	12	Savoy 710	The recording was made in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy	Don't Put Me Down J. Liggins	December 3rd, 1949	2	9	October 29, 1949	8th	5	Specialty SP 339	Liggins had two other jump blues hits in 1949, Careful Love and Don't Put Me Down , but then had to interrupt his career due to a gunshot wound.
Larry Darnell & Paul Gayten Orchestra	I'll Get Along Somehow Buddy Fields, Gerald Marks	11/12/1949	15th	3	December 3rd, 1949	16	8th	Shelf 3236	Larry Darnell's two-part song I'll Get Along Somehow was ambitious; the second part begins with a recitation.
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	You Ain't Got It No More Mildred Wax	11/12/1949	1	9	-	-	-	Capitol 57-70031	B-side of Oh, Chuck It (In a Bucket) ; Julia Lee (p, voc) with Jim Daddy Walker (git), Clint Weaver (kb), Baby Lovett (dr).
Larry Darnell	For You My Love Paul Gayten	11/12/1949	22nd	1	December 3rd, 1949	12	1	Shelf 3240	“It was Larry Darnell who made it big with the carefree“ For You, My Love ”(# 1 R&B), which turned out to be the second biggest R&B hit of 1950 and stayed on the Billboard pop charts for a full 22 weeks. "
The Orioles	Forgive and Forget Deborah Chessler	11/12/1949	8th	5	-	-	-	Jubilee 5016	B-side of the Orioles single So Much .
Ivory Joe Hunter	Jealous Heart Jennie Lou Carson	December 10, 1949	11	2	11/12/1949	10	2	King 4314	B-side of Hunter's single All States Boogie .
Clarence Gatemouth Brown	Mary Is Fine C. Brown	-	-	-	11/12/1949	1	9	Peacock 1504	Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown with the Jack McVea Orchestra. B-side of My Time Is Expensive .
Clarence Gatemouth Brown	My Time Is Expensive C. Brown	-	-	-	11/12/1949	1	9	Peacock 1504	Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown with the Jack McVea Orchestra.
Roy Brown	Boogie at Midnight R. Brown	December 3rd, 1949	11	5	November 19, 1949	11	4th	De Luxe 33008	With Teddy Riley (tp), Johnny Fontenette (ts), Tommy Shelvin (kb), Frank Parker (dr).
Little Willie Littlefield	Farewell Littlefield	-	-	-	November 19, 1949	2	5	Modern 20-709	Little Willie Littlefield enjoyed brief popularity on the rhythm and blues charts in late 1949. In 1949 he produced several top ten hits for the Modern label: "It's Midnight", "Farewell" and "I'be Been Lost".
Memphis Slim	Angel Child traditional	November 19, 1949	5	7th	November 19, 1949	3	11	Miracle M-145	With Alex Atkins (as), Ernest Cotton (ts), Memphis Slim (p, vcl), Big Crawford (kb).
Eddie Vinson	Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red Bernard - man	-	-	-	November 19, 1949	2	6th	King 4313	B-side of Vinson's single Wineola .
Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart Orchestra	Good Daddy Blues Spencer - Washington	11/26/1949	2	8th	-	-	-	Mercury 8154	Dinah Washington with George Hudson (tp), Rupert Cole , Ernie Wilkins (as), Cecil Payne (bar), James "Hen Gates" Forman (p), Freddie Green (git), Ray Brown (kb), Teddy Stewart (dr ).
Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chicken-Shackers	Let's Make Christmas Merry, baby Frank Haywood , Monroe Tucker	11/26/1949	6th	3	11/26/1949	4th	9	Aladdin 3037
Charles Brown	Homesick Blues Brown	December 3rd, 1949	8th	6th	December 3rd, 1949	4th	5	Aladdin 3039
John Lee Hooker	Crawling King Snake Blues Hooker	December 3rd, 1949	1	11	December 10, 1949	2	6th	Modern 714	With Crawlin 'King Snake John Lee Hooker had his second big hit in 1949.
Mercy Dee Walton	Lonesome Cabin Blues (Log Cabin Blues) Mercy Dee Walton	December 3rd, 1949	5	11	-	-	-	Spire 11-001	Mercy Dee (Mercy Dee Walton (1915-1992)) was best known for One Room Country Shack (1952).
Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Orchestra	Cuttin 'Out Paul Gayten	-	-	-	November 19, 1949	3	2	Shelf 3240	B-side of My Rough And Ready Man .
Charles Brown	I'll Miss You Ch. Brown	-	-	-	December 10, 1949	1	15th	Exclusive 120
Sugar Chile Robinson	Caldonia Louis Jordan , Fleecie Moore	December 17, 1949	1	14th	-	-	-	Capitol 57-70056	Boogie Woogie child prodigy Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson appeared with the Louis Jordan number in the film No Leave No Love (1946, directed by Charles Martin ).
Floyd Dixon	Mississippi Blues Dixon	-	-	-	December 17, 1949	1	14th	Modern 20-700
The Orioles Featuring Sonny Til	What Are You Dong New Year's Eve Frank Loesser	December 24, 1949	2	9	-	-	-		The song was also covered by Billy Eckstine , Ella Fitzgerald , Mel Tormé and Margaret Whiting during this time .
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & The Rosette Gospel Singers	Silent Night	December 24, 1949	3	10	-	-	-	Decca 48119
Frank Culley	After Hour Session Culley - Wall	December 24, 1949	3	11	December 24, 1949	1	12	Atlantic 888	Duo with Harry Van Walls (p).
Jimmy Witherspoon	No Rollin 'Blues J. Witherspoon	December 31, 1949	11	5	December 24, 1949	1	9	Modern 20-721	Jimmy Witherspoon with the Gene Gilbeaux Quartet, with Don Hill (as), Gene Gilbeaux (p), Herman Washington (kb), Henry Tucker Green (dr).
Jimmy Witherspoon	Big Fine Girl Smith	December 31, 1949	10	5	-	-	-	Modern 20-721	Same line-up as No Rollin 'Blues
The Orioles	It's Gonna Be a Lovely Christmas Rose - Leap	December 31, 1949	1	5	-	-	-	Jubilee 5017
Nat King Cole Trio	Exactly Like You Dorothy Fields , Jimmy McHugh	-	-	-	December 31, 1949	1	2
Robert Nighthawk & The Nighthawks	Annie Lee Blues Nighthawk	-	-	-	December 31, 1949	1	13	Aristocrat 2301	Nighthawk's two songs, Black Angel Blues and Annie Lee Blues, came from the Tampa Red repertoire .
Felix Gross	Love for Christmas	-	-	-	December 31, 1949	1	13	Savoy 720
Cleo Brown	Cook That Stuff M.H. Wax	-	-	-	December 31, 1949	1	13	Capitol 57-70057	B-side of Cleo's Boogie .

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Individual evidence

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18. ^ Greil Marcus : The Dustbin of History 1985, p. 234.
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28. ↑ Andrew Tibbs - Married Man Blues / I Feel Like Crying at Discogs
29. ↑ See Blues: A Regional Experience by Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc (2013), p. 411.
30. ↑ Billy Eckstine - Blue Moon / Fools Rush In at Discogs
31. ^ Jon Hartley Fox: King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records . 2010, p. 95.
32. ↑ Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra - I Don't Care Who Knows / You Had Better Change Your Ways at Discogs
33. ↑ Charles Brown Trio - Get Yourself Another Fool / Ooh Ooh Sugar at Discogs
34. ↑ Marie Knight - Gospel Train / Behold His Face at Discogs
35. ↑ Ivory Joe Hunter - I Like It / No Money, No Luck Blues at Discogs
36. ↑ T-Bone Walker And His Guitar - That Old Feelin 'Is Gone / Description Blues at Discogs
37. ↑ Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business at Discogs
38. ^ Chip Deffaa: Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues . Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press 1996, p. 147.
39. ↑ Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - Have You Got The Gumption / Roamin 'Blues at Discogs
40. ↑ Jim Dawson: The Compleat Motherfucker: A History of the Mother of All Dirty Words . Feral House 2009
41. ↑ See Hellfire by Nick Tosches (1998), p. 64
42. ↑ Herb Lance and Ray Abrams Sextet - Candle Glow / Close Your Eyes at Discogs
43. ↑ The group's name - The McSon Trio - was accidentally listed on the record as The Maxin Trio . "Confession Blues" was Ray Charles' first single to hit the charts. The song, as well as much of Charles' early work, was based on the style of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown. See Michael Lydon (2004). Ray Charles: Man and Music, Updated Commemorative Edition. Routledge. pp. 58-60. ISBN 0203498321 .
44. ↑ The Mills Brothers - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm / I Love You So Much It Hurts at Discogs
45. ^ Charles Brown Trio - A Long Time / It's Nothing at Discogs
46. ↑ See Upside Your Head !: Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue by Johnny Otis (1993).
47. ↑ Amos Milburn - Jitterbug Parade / Hold Me Baby at Discogs
48. ^ Charles Brown - Confidential / Trouble Blues at Discogs
49. ↑ The Orioles - Deacon Jones / Tell Me So at Discogs
50. ↑ John Lee Hooker & His Guitar - Hobo Blues / Hoogie Boogie at Discogs
51. ^ Will Friedwald : The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums : Penguin Random House 2017.
52. ↑ Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats - Moosey / Little Girl Don't Cry at Discogs
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54. ↑ Nelson George: The Death of Rhythm and Blues. 2003
55. ↑ See Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll. by Larry Birnbaum (2013), p. 302
56. ↑ The Four Jacks at Discogs (English)
57. ↑ Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra - Red Boy At The Mardi Gras / Pot Likker at Discogs
58. ↑ Billy Eckstine - Somehow / What's My Name at Discogs
59. ↑ Neptun's Daughter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
60. ↑ Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Cole Slaw / Every Man To His Own Profession at Discogs
61. ↑ Memphis Slim and The House Rockers - Help Me Some / Blue and Lonesome at Discogs
62. ↑ Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar - "The Bop Hop" / I Love You So at Discogs
63. ↑ Dinah Washington - Baby Get Lost / Long John Blues at Discogs
64. ↑ Down Beat at Discogs
65. ↑ See Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll by Larry Birnbaum (2015), p. 265
66. ↑ as a 45 single: 50-0019
67. ↑ Bill Farrell at Discogs (English)
68. ↑ Larry Birnbaum: Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll . Lanham: Scarefrow Press 2015, p. 240.
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71. ↑ John Broven: Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans . Gretna (LA): Pelican Publ. 2016
72. ↑ The Orioles - So Much / Forgive and Forget at Discogs
73. ↑ Ivory Joe Hunter - All States Boogie / Jealous Heart at Discogs
74. ↑ Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - My Time Is Expensive / Mary Is Fine at Discogs
75. ↑ See Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-hop by Frank W. Hoffmann (2005), p. 168
76. ^ The "Cleanhead" Vinson - Wineola / Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red at Discogs
77. ↑ Cf. Blues Highway: Music stories between New Orleans and Chicago by Peter J. Kraus. Ch. Links Verlag, 1998
78. ↑ Mercy Dee Walton at Discogs (English)
79. ↑ Annie Laurie With Paul Gayten Orchestra - My Rough And Ready Man / Cuttin Out at Discogs
80. ↑ No Leave, No Love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
81. ^ Henry Louis Gates Jr., Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham African American National Biography . Oxford Univ., 2008, p. 158
82. ↑ Cleo Brown - Cleo's Boogie / Cook That Stuff at Discogs