List of singles in the Race Records Charts 1948

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 in the Race Records Charts in 1948 contains all songs by singles that were listed in the Billboard Most Played Juke Box Race Records category in the calendar year 1948 . From May 22nd, in addition to the playing numbers of the jukeboxes, the sales numbers of 78 recordings were also determined and recorded in separate lists. These charts represented the forerunner of the Billboard R&B charts introduced in 1949 .

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 17, 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 May 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 . In June 1949 the term race was replaced in both chart lists by " Rhythm and Blues ".

In 1948 a total of 144 songs were placed.

List of "Most Played Juke Box Race Records" and (from May 22, 1948) "Best Selling Retail Race Records"

From the entry date of May 22nd, the list records both the sales figures for records ( Best Selling Retail Race Records , abbreviated R in the table ) and the number of times they have been played on the jukeboxes ( Most Played Juke Box Rece Records , abbreviated J ) in separate columns .

See also : Recording ban , List of Singles on the Billboard Charts (1948) and List of Number One Hits in the United States (1948)

Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Entry (R)	Weeks (R)	HP (R)	Entry (J)	Weeks (J)	HP (J)	Label number	Remarks
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It Sharon Pease	-	-	-	10/11/1947	28	1	Capitol 40028	The R&B number was structured similarly to Lee's hit Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got (1947), but more jazzy, with trumpet ( Ernie Royal ), saxophone ( Dave Cavanaugh ), piano (Julia Lee) and guitar (Jack Marshall), plus bass ( Harry Babasin ) and drums ( Baby Lovett ).
Bull Moose Jackson	I Love You, Yes I Do Henry Glover	May 22, 1948	3	8th	05/10/1947	25th	1	King 4181
Johnny Moore	Merry Christmas, baby Lou Baxter , Johnny Moore	December 18, 1948	4th	8th	05/10/1947	2	4th	Exclusive EX-254	In fact, the number came from the band singer Charles Brown , as Ben Sidran announced in an interview.
Louis Jordan	Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Joe Burhkin , Johnny De Vries	-	-	-	03/01/1948	24	2	Decca 24104
Louis Jordan	Early in the Morning Dallas Bartley , Leo Hickman , L. Jordan	-	-	-	11/15/1947	11	5	Decca 24155	A Latin number from the musical film Look Out Sister (1947, directed by Bud Pollard ).
Louis Jordan	Let the Good Times Roll Sam Theard , Fleecie Moore	-	-	-	December 23, 1947	4th	4th	Decca 23741
Nellie Lutcher	He's a Real Gone Guy Nellie Lutcher	-	-	-	09/13/1947	23	2	Capitol Americana 40017	Recorded in Los Angeles, April 30, 1947; with Billy Hadnott (bass), Lee Young (drums) and Nappy Lamare (guitar).
The Ravens	Write Me a Letter Howard Biggs	May 29, 1948	2	10	01/10/1948	13	5	National 9038
Louis Jordan & his Tymphany Band	Early in the Morning Dallas Bartley , Leo Hickman , L. Jordan	-	-	-	11/15/1947	10	3	Decca 24155	A Latin number from the musical film Look Out Sister (1947, directed by Bud Pollard ).
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm	Hurry On Down Nellie Lutcher	-	-	-	08/16/1947	18th	2	Capitol Americana 40002	With Ulysses Livingston (git), Billy Hadnott (kb), Lee Young (dr); Los Angeles, April 1947.
T-bone walker	Call It Stormy Mondy, But Tuesday Is Just As Bad T-Bone Walker	-	-	-	01/24/1948	6th	5	Black & White Records 122
Rose Murphy	I Can't Give You Anything but Love Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields	-	-	-	January 31, 1948	7th	3	Majestic 1204	Ella Fitzgerald would later provide imitations of both Louis Armstrong's and Rose Murphy's interpretation of the jazz classic.
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm	Do You or Don't You Love Me? Nellie Lutcher	-	-	-	January 31, 1948	2	9	Capitol Americana 40062	Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm : Nellie Lutcher (p, vcl), Ulysses Livingston (git), Billy Hadnott (kb), Lee Young (dr).
Nellie Lutcher	The Song Is Ended Irving Berlin	-	-	-	January 31, 1948	2	5	Capitol Americana 40062	B-side of Do You Or Don't You Love Me? . With Irving Ashby (git), Billy Hadnott (kb) and Sidney Catlett (dr).
Nat King Cole Trio	Those Things Money Can't Buy Al Goodhart , Ruth Poll	-	-	-	January 31, 1948	3	10	Capitol 15011	Cole recorded Those Things Money Can't Buy in 1947 with Irving Ashby (git) and Johnny Miller (kb).
Nat King Cole Trio	What'll I Do Irving Berlin	-	-	-	02/07/1948	2	8th	Capitol 15019	A jazz standard from the 1920s that Cole recorded in 1947 with Oscar Moore (git) and Johnny Miller (kb).
The Ravens	Ol 'Man River Oscar Hammerstein II	-	-	-	02/07/1948	1	10	National 9035
Louis Jordan	Barnyard Boogie Barnyard Boogie	-	-	-	02/07/1948	13	2	Decca 24300	" Barnyard Boogie is a typically wild, humorous Jordan frenzy," wrote The New Yorker in 1948 .
Paul Williams	35-30 (Thirty-Five-Thirty) Paul Williams	May 22, 1948	7th	9	02/14/1948	5	7th	Savoy 661	A year before The Hucklebuck , instrumental number 35-30 was the saxophonist's first chart success .
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	King Size Papa Johnny Gomez, Paul Vance	May 22, 1948	15th	5	02/14/1948	28	1	Capitol Americana 40082	Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends, with Geechie Smith (tp), Benny Carter (as), Dave Cavanaugh (ts), Julia Lee (p, vcl) Jack Marshall (git), Red Callender (kb), Sam "Baby" Lovett (dr).
T-bone walker	Long Skirt Baby Blues John Shifty Henry	-	-	-	02/14/1948	1	10	Black & White 123	With John E. Buckner (tp), Bumps Myers (ts), Willard McDaniel (p), Billy Hadnott (kb), Oscar Lee Bradley (dr).
Rose Murphy	When I Grow Too Old to Dream Sigmund Romberg , Oscar Hammerstein II	-	-	-	02/14/1948	3	10	Majestic 1204	The Billboard wrote in 1947, "Rose Murphy's good piano [playing] and the unusual squeak of her singing are odd enough to be contagious."
The Mills Brothers	Manana Dave Barbour , Peggy Lee	-	-	-	02/28/1948	1	10	Decca 24333	Manana was the B-side of I Wish I Knew the Name , a song by Allan Roberts and Lester Lee.
Lonnie Johnson	Tomorrow Night Sam Coslow , Will Grosz	May 22, 1948	19th	1	02/28/1948	31	1	King 4201	Lonnie Johnson's biggest commercial hit was Tomorrow Night , which sold 300,000 copies.
Louis Jordan	How Long Must I Wait for You Jerry Black, Lucky Millinder	-	-	-	03/06/1948	1	9	Decca 24300	A photo from July 16, 1945.
The Ink Spots	The Best Things in Life Are Free Ray Henderson	-	-	-	03/06/1948	1	10	Decca 24327	A musical song that was also popular in 1947-48 versions by Bing Crosby , Gordon MacRae , Andy Russell & The Pied Pipers , Dinah Shore , Kay Starr and Jo Stafford .
Joe Lutcher	Shuffle Boogie Joe Lutcher	-	-	-	03/06/1948	1	10	Capitol 40071	Joe Lutcher and His Band , with Karl George (tp), Joe Lutcher (as, vcl), Bill Ellis (ts), Leon Beck (bar), LH Morrow (p), Ulysses Livingston (git), Bea Booker (kb) , Booker Hart (dr).
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm	Fine Brown Frame Guadalupe Cartiero , J. Mayo Williams	May 22, 1948	9	4th	March 13, 1948	16	2	Capitol 15032	The song was written in December 1947 and was the B-side of Hurry On Down . With Hurley Ramey (git), Truck Parham (kb,) Alvin Burroughs (dr).
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats	All My Love Belongs to You Sally Nix, Henry Glover	May 22, 1948	16	4th	March 13, 1948	17th	3	King 4189
Rose Murphy	Cecilia Dave Dreyer , Herman Ruby	-	-	-	March 13, 1948	1	10	Majestic 1213
Dinah Washington	Ain't Misbehavin ' Fats Waller	-	-	-	March 13, 1948	1	6th	Mercury 8072	"In Dinah's hands, 'Ain't Misbehavin' turned into a ballad, slow and deliberate, paying attention to every word and phrase - very different from Waller's familiar romp."
Roy Milton ’s Solid Senders	Keep a Dollar in My Pocket King Perry	-	-	-	March 27, 1948	1	8th	Specialty SP-522	With Hoses Sapp (tp), Earl Sins (as), Bill Gaither (ts), Camille Howard (p, vo), Clarence Jones (b), Roy Milton (d, voc).
Rosetta Howard & Big Three Trio	Ebony Rhapsody Johnston - Coslow	-	-	-	March 27, 1948	4th	8th	Columbia 37573	"Blues singer with piano, guitar, string bass and drums acc."
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats	Sneaky Pete Sally Nix	-	-	-	March 27, 1948	1	10	King 4181	The R&B number was 1947/48 a. a. also recorded by Willie Bryant , Jesse Stone and Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra (conducted by Eddie Wilcox & Joe Thomas ).
The Big Three Trio	You Sure Look Good to Me Caston	06/19/1948	1	13	04/03/1948	2	10	Columbia 38093	The song, a rework of Wee Baby Blues ( Big Joe Turner ) by Art Tatum (1939), was a production by Jim Bullet ( Bullet Records ) of Nashville, who sold it to Lester Melrose (Columbia). The trio consisted of Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston, Willie Dixon and Bernardo Dennis. The R&B number was also recorded by Little Miss Cornshucks in 1948, and later by Junior Wells .
Bull Moose Jackson	I Want a Bowlegged Woman Glover - Nothing	06/26/1948	4th	12	04/10/1948	11	6th	King 4189	The title was created in August 1947 at the same session as Sneaky Pete
Louis Jordan	Reet, Petite and Gone Spencer Lee , Louis Jordan	-	-	-	04/17/1948	6th	4th	Decca 24381	A song from the music film of the same name.
The Mills Brothers	Shine Ford Dabney , Cecil Mack , Lew Brown	-	-	-	04/24/1948	1	10	Decca 24382
Wynonie Harris	Good Rockin 'Tonight Roy Brown	May 22, 1948	22nd	2	05/01/1948	25th	2	King 4210
Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes	Time Out for Tears Irving Berman , Abe Schiff	-	-	-	02/21/1948	3	10	Manor 1116	Churchill's first recording of this song was soon followed by versions of Nat Cole, the Ink Spots, and Dinah Washington.
Nat King Cole	Nature Boy Eden Ahbez	May 22, 1948	10	3	05/15/1948	10	3	Capitol 15054	Nat King Cole (p, vcl) was accompanied by his trio (Oscar Moore, guitar, Johnny Miller, bass) and an orchestra (with Harry Bluestone (from left to right), Jules Kinsler, woodwind instruments); The arranger was Frank DeVol .
Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm	Come and Get It, Honey Robert Larkin	-	-	-	05/15/1948	4th	6th	Capitol 15064	Come and Get It, Honey (recorded in Chicago in 1947) was the B-side of He Sends Me .
Earl Bostic Orchestra	Temptation Arthur Freed , Nacio Herb Brown	06/12/1948	3	13	05/15/1948	1	10	Gotham G-160	Earl Bostic (as), George Parker (p), Vernon King (kb), Shep Shepherd dr.
Camille Howard Trio, accompanied by a Roy Milton Unit	X-Temperance Boogie Camille Howard	-	-	-	May 22, 1948	12	7th	Specialty SP-307	Camille Howard was a pianist with Roy Milton & His Solid Senders at the time.
Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats	Long Gone Thompson - Simpkins	May 22, 1948	30th	1	05/05/1948	29	1	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), Alvin Garrett (git), Leroy Morrison (kb) and Herman "Red" Cooper (dr).
Dan Grissom	Recess in Heaven	06/26/1948	5	11	May 22, 1948	6th	8th	Jewel ON-2004	B-side of Why Must I Adore You . Dan Grissom was accompanied by Buddy Harper 's Orchestra, with Bumps Myers (ts) Buddy Harper (hca, git), Sylvester Scott (p), Joe Comfort (kb), Earl Hyde (dr).
Memphis Slim and The House Rockers	Messin 'Around Peter Chatman	May 29, 1948	25th	4th	May 29, 1948	18th	1	Miracle 125	B-side of Midnight Jump .
Julia Lee	That's What I Like Julia Lee	-	-	-	May 29, 1948	3	6th	Capitol 15060	Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends, with Geechie Smith (tp), Benny Carter (as), Dave Cavanaugh (ts), Julia Lee (p, vcl), Jack Marshall (git), Red Callender (kb), Sam "Baby" Lovett (dr).
The Trumpeteers	Milky White Way Lander Coleman	06/13/1948	3	10	May 29, 1948	2	8th	Score 5001	The Trumpeteers, also known as the CBS Trumpeteers , were a black gospel group best known for their recording of Milky White Way (originally for the Score label in 1947). They recorded for various labels such as Score, King, Okeh, Gotham, Grand, Nashboro and HSE from 1947 to the 1980s. Some secular recordings were made as Rockets and Four Rockets for Aladdin .
Ivory Joe Hunter	Don't Fell in Love with Me Hunter	06/05/1948	5	9	06/12/1948	8th	8th	King 4220	With Harold "Shorty" Baker (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb, vib), Russell Procope (cl, as), Ivory Joe Hunter (p, vcl), Oscar Pettiford (kb), Sonny Greer (dr).
Ivory Joe Hunter	Pretty Mama Blues Hunter	06/05/1948	26th	1	06/12/1948	23	1	King 4220 / Pacific 673	The singer Clyde Bernhardt (with John Hardee and Sammy Price ) also recorded the number in 1948.
Arbee Stidham	My Heart Belongs to You Stidham	06/12/1948	23	1	07/10/1948	20th	1	Victor 20-2572	Stidham's first recording session for Victor in 1947 resulted in a surprising hit, the ballad My Heart Belongs to You , a success that he would never repeat.
Johnny Moore 'Three Blazers	Groovy Movie Blues Charles Brown, John Coppage, Johnny Moore, Oscar Moore	-	-	-	06/12/1948	2	10	Exclusive 265
Dinah Washington	West Side Baby Dallas Bartley , John Cameron	06/26/1948	2	10	06/19/1948	4th	10	Mercury 8079	Dinah Washington is accompanied by the Rudy Martin Trio (Rudy Martin, piano, Bill Settles , bass and Curtis "Geronimo" Walker, drums).
Dinah Washington & Cootie Williams	Resolution Blues Swain - Washington	-	-	-	06/19/1948	1	10	Mercury 8082	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra , with Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill (tp), Rupert Cole (as), William Parker (ts), Arnold Jarvis (p), Mundell Lowe (git), Leonard Swain (kb), Sylvester "Vess" Payne (dr).
Louis Jordan	Run Joe Joe Willoughby , Walt Merrick , Louis Jordan	06/26/1948	14th	3	06/26/1948	13	1	Decca 24448	Humorous calypso number
Camille Howard & Roy Milton Unit	You Don't Love Me (Anymore) D. Albert	06/26/1948	3	12	07/10/1948	2	12	Specialty SP-307	with Camille Howard (piano), Roy Milton (drums), Dallas Bartley (bass).
The Ravens	Send for Me If You Need Me Howard Biggs , Jimmy Ricks	07/03/1948	11	4th	07/03/1948	9	7th	National 9045	Maithe Marshall, Leonard Puzey, Warren Suttles, Jimmy Ricks (vcl), accompanied a. a. by Howard Biggs (p, arr).
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Sweet Georgia Brown Kenneth Casey , Ben Bernie , Maceo Pinkard	-	-	-	07/10/1948	1	27	Exclusive 271	"Joe Liggins, who also had established jazz musicians like Willie Jackson and Red Callendar in his band The Honey Drippers , showed real musicality with titles like Sweet Georgia Brown and (I've) Got a Right to Cry ."
Dinah Washington	'Walkin' and Talkin and Cryin 'My Blues Away Leo Hickman	07/10/1948	1	10	-	-	-	Mercury 8079	Dinah Washington is accompanied (as with Ain't Misbehavin ' ) by Rudy Martin (p), possibly Hurley Ramey (git) and Bill Settles (kb).
Lionel Hampton	Gone Again Curtis Lewis , Gladys Hampton, Curley Hamner	-	-	-	07/10/1948	2	13	Decca 24248
Bull Moose Jackson	I Can't Go on Without You Glover - Nothing	07/17/1948	17th	1	07/24/1948	14th	1	King 4230
Wynonie Harris	Lollipop Mama Roy Brown	07/17/1948	9	8th	08/14/1948	1	13	King 4226	With the typical Shouter number, Wynonie Harris continued the success of Good Rockin 'Tonight .
T-bone walker	I'm Waiting for Your Call Oscar McLollie	-	-	-	07/17/1948	1	8th	Black & White 126	Photo taken on November 7, 1947, with Teddy Buckner (tp), Bumps Myers (ts), Willard McDaniel (p), Billy Hadnott (kb) Oscar Lee Bradley Jr. (dr).
Martha Davis	Little White Read Walter Donaldson	-	-	-	07/17/1948	1	11	Jewel ON-2002	Martha Davis (p, voc) with Ralph Williams (guitar), Calvin Ponder (bass) and Lee Young (drums).
Rev. Kelsey's Congregation	Little Boy Kelsey	-	-	-	07/17/1948	1	2	Super Disc 1027	Bishop Samuel Kelsey Jr. began preaching in the US Army at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, then became known as a chant minister; he sang on street corners and in his church. His most famous song was Little Boy .
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & M. Knight	Precious Memories J. BF Wright	-	-	-	07/17/1948	1	13	Decca 4807
Dinah Washington	I Want to Cry Lillian Malatesta Randall - Harry Pirone	07/24/1948	3	13	-	-	-	Mercury 8028	with Cootie Williams Orchestra , with Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill (tp), Rupert Cole (as), William Parker (ts), Arnold Jarvis (p), Mundell Lowe (git), Leonard Swain (kb,) Sylvester "Vess" Payne (dr).
Wild Bill Moore	We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll William Moore	07/24/1948	1	14th	07/24/1948	3	3 2	Savoy 666	With We're Gonna Rock and Cornbread , the pianist had two big hits in the race music charts in 1948.
Louis Jordan	All for the Love of Lil Larry Wynn	-	-	-	07/24/1948	1	13	Decca 24448
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers	Drippers Blues Joe Liggins	-	-	-	07/31/1948	1	9	Exclusive 271
Mabel Scott	Elevator Boogie Benny Ray	08/21/1948	4th	13	07/31/1948	5	6th	Exclusive 38X	Symphony Sid said of Mabel Scott's Elevator Boogie , "I think It's a great rhythm novelty."
Savannah Churchill & Her Boy Friends	I Want to Cry Randall - Pirone	-	-	-	07/31/1948	1	14th	Manor 1129	Savannah Churchill and The Four Tunes were also successful together with Time Out for Tears (# 20 Pop, # 10 R&B).
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy	Tear Drop Blues Liggins	08/28/1948	1	14th	07/31/1948	3	7th	Specialty SP-521
Julia Lee	Tell Me Daddy Bobby Black	08/07/1948	3	12	September 18, 1948	1	13	Capitol 15144	Julia Lee (P, voc), Sam “Baby” Lovett (dr), Red Callender (kb), Benny Carter, Dave Cavanaugh (sax), Jack Marshall (git), Red Norvo (vib), Bobby Sherwood (tp), Vic Dickenson (trb).
Nellie Lutcher	Cool water Bob Nolan	08/21/1948	1	10	08/07/1948	3	7th	Capitol 15148	Nellie Lutcher (p, vcl), Hurley Ramey (git), Truck Parham (kb), Alvin Burroughs (dr).
Nellie Lutcher	Lake Charles Boogie Nellie Lutcher	-	-	-	08/07/1948	1	13	Capitol 15148	B-side of Cool Water .
Louis Jordan	Pinetop's Boogie Woogie Pinetop Perkins	-	-	-	08/07/1948	1	14th	Decca 25394	One of the numerous cover versions of the boogie-woogie classic from the 1920s, which was also recorded by Lionel Hampton and Walter “Fats” Pichon during this time .
Toni Harper & Eddie Beal Sextet	Candy Store Blues Eddie Beal , John Nicholas Castle, Herb Jeffries	-	-	-	08/07/1948	1	15th	Columbia 38229	A song from the musical film Make Believe Ballroom (1949, directed by Joseph Santley , with Jerome Courtland , Ruth Warrick and Ron Randell in the lead roles), in which the song is also introduced by Toni Harper.
Smokey Hogg	Long Tall Mama Hogg	-	-	-	08/14/1948	1	8th	Modern 20-571	The blues singer Smokey Hogg had two hits on Modern Records with 'Long Tall Mama' (1948) and Little School Girl (1950).
Ella Fitzgerald	My Happinness Betty Peterson Blasco	09/04/1948	2	13	08/14/1948	3	11	Decca 24446	The singer was accompanied by the vocal ensemble The Song Spinners .
Paul Williams & Wild Bill Moore	The Twister Williams	-	-	-	08/14/1948	1	15th	Savoy 665	The recording of the instrumental number was made on March 2, 1948 in Detroit, with Phil Guilbeau (tp), Paul Williams (bar), William "Wild Bill" Moore (ts), Floyd Taylor (p), Herman Hopkins (kb), Reetham Mallett (dr).
The Ravens	Bye bye baby blues	09/11/1948	2	12	08/21/1948	3	11	King 3234	Bye Bye Baby Blues was King Records' first chart success with a black vocal group.
T-bone walker	Midnight BLues T-Bone Walker	-	-	-	08/21/1948	2	11	Black & WHite 127	T-Bone Walker (vcl, git), with Bumps Myers (ts), Willard McDaniel (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Oscar Lee Bradley (dr).
Johnny Moore 'Three Blazers	Jilted blues	-	-	-	08/28/1948	1	11	Exclusive 40X	Numbers like Jilted Blues were typical of the jazz-inspired supper-club-style arrangements of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Blues.
Sonny Thompson Quintet feat. Eddie Chamblee	Lake Freight Thompson	09/11/1948	10	1	08/28/1948	9	2	Miracle 128
Joe Liggins	Sweet and Lovely J. Liggins	-	-	-	08/28/1948	1	14th	Exclusive 41K
Louis Jordan	Don't Burn the Candle on Both Ends	09/04/1948	7th	4th	09/04/1948	6th	6th	Decca 24483	With Wild Bill Davis (p) and Martha Davis (vocals)
Hal Singer sextets	Corn bread	September 18, 1948	19th	2	09/03/1948	20th	1	Savoy 671	Hal Singer Sextets, with Milt Larkin (trb), Hal Singer (ts), Sir Charles Thompson (p) or Wynton Kelly (p), Franklin Skeete (kb), NN (dr).
Dinah Washington Acc By Dave Young's Orchestra	Am I Asking Too Much?	September 18, 1948	14th	5	09/11/1948	15th	1	Mercury 8095	B-side of I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man .
The Orioles	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	10/09/1948	8th	2	09/11/1948	16	1	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 & His Tympany Five	We Can't Agree	-	-	-	09/11/1948	1	14th	Decca 24483	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five with Bill Doggett (p, arr).
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders	Everything I Do Is Wrong R. Milton	September 18, 1948	7th	7th	September 18, 1948	8th	8th	Specialty SP-314	The B-side of Everything I Do Is Wrong was Hop, Skip, and Jump , a title that also made it onto the R&B chart.
Paul Williams & Wild Bill Moore	Waxie Maxie Williams	September 18, 1948	3	11	10/02/1948	3	12	Savoy 670	Paul Williams / Wild Bill Moore, with Phil Guilbeau (tp), Paul Williams (bar), Wild Bill Moore (ts), Floyd Taylor (p), Herman Hopkins (kb), Reetham Mallett (dr).
Muddy Waters	I Feel Like Going Home Muddy Waters	December 06, 1948	1	11	September 18, 1948	2	11	Aristocrat 1305	B-side of I Can't Be Satisfied .
Hadda Brooks	Out of the blue	09/25/1948	2	9	10/09/1948	2	12	Modern 20-600
Dizzy Gillespie	Manteca Dizzy Gillespie	09/25/1948	1	15th	10/09/1948	1	13	Victor 20-3023	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra with Chano Pozo (vocals), Gil Fuller (arrangement).>
Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats	Rockin 'the Boogie J. Lutcher	-	-	-	09/25/1948	1	14th	Specialty 303
Don Byas Quartet	London Donnie D. Byas	October 23, 1948	2	14th	09/25/1948	2	14th	Savoy 668	Taken on May 7, 1946; Don Byas (ts), Teddy Brannon (p, celeste), Franklin Skeete (kb), Fred Radcliffe (dr).
Cab Calloway	The Calloway Boogie Cab Calloway	-	-	-	09/25/1948	1	13	Columbia 38227	Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: Ed Mullins, Jonah Jones , Johnny Letman (tp), Keg Johnson , Quentin Jackson , James Buxton, Earl Hardy (tb), Hilton Jefferson , Rudy Powell , Charlie Frazier (as, bar), Al Gibson ( ts, arr), Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Dave Rivera (p), John Smith (git), Milt Hinton (kb), Panama Francis (dr).
Nellie Lutcher	Alexander's Ragtime Band Irving Berlin	10/02/1948	1	13	-	-	-	Capitol 15180
Roy Milton & His Sold Broadcasters	Hop, Skip and Jump R. Milton	10/02/1948	10	3	10/02/1948	7th	7th	Specialty SP-314
Cecil Gant	Another Day, Abother Dollar C. Gant	-	-	-	10/02/1948	1	6th	Bullet 280
Lowell Fulson	Three O'Clock Blues L. Fulson	-	-	-	10/02/1948	1	6th	Down Town Recording 2002	The King Records label's commercial breakthrough came in 1952 when Lowell Fulson's 1948 hit, Three O'Clock Blues, hit # 1 on the R&B chart.
Joe Liggins	Roll 'em J. Liggins	-	-	-	10/02/1948	2	9	Exclusive 41X
T-bone walker	West Side Baby Walker	10/09/1948	4th	8th	10/09/1948	1	10	Comet T-50
Brownie McGhee	My Fault McGhee	10/09/1948	3	11	10/09/1948	8th	2	Savoy 5551
Johnny Moore 'Three Blazers	More Than You Know Vincent Youmans , Billy Rose , Edward Eliscu	-	-	-	10/02/1948	1	4th	Modern 20-599
Joe Liggins	The Darktown Strutters' Ball Shelton Brooks	-	-	-	10/16/1948	1	2
Ella Fitzgerald	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	11/06/1948	2	8th	10/16/1948	2	7th	Decca 24497	"Vocal with Male Quartet and Instrumental Accompaniment"
Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar	Blues After Hours Crayton	October 23, 1948	13	1	11/06/1948	9	1	Modern 20-624	After his first hit with Yours Truly , Crayton had great success with Blues After Hours .
Todd Rhodes	Blues for the Red Boy Todd Rhodes	October 23, 1948	16	4th	October 23, 1948	10	7th	King 4240	B-side of Rhodes' single Sportree's Jump .
Dinah Washington	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	October 23, 1948	11	1	October 23, 1948	7th	2	Mercury 6107	Dinah Washington with Mitch Miller ’s Orchestra
Roy Brown ’s Might Might Men	Long About Midnight Brown	October 23, 1948	13	3	10/30/1948	15th	4th	De luxe 1154
Lonnie Johnson	Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) L. Johnson	October 23, 1948	6th	6th	10/30/1948	9	2	King 4245
Lonnie Johnson	West Side Baby Dallas Bartley, John Cameron	October 23, 1948	1	2	-	-	-	King 4245
Ivory Joe Hunter	What do you do to me? Hunter	-	-	-	October 23, 1948	2	9	King 4232	with Oscar Pettiford (bass), HJ Baker (trumpet), Sonny Greer (drums), RK Protone (alto saxophone), Tyree Glenn (trombone).
Louis Jordan Orchestra featuring Martha Davis	Daddy-O Don Raye , Gene De Paul	10/30/1948	3	10	11/13/1948	5	9	Decca 24502
Billy Eckstine & Sonny Burke Orchestra	Everything I Have Is Yours Burton Lane , Harold Adamson	-	-	-	10/30/1948	1	10	MGM 19259	B-side of I'll Be Faithful .
Nat King Cole Trio	Lilette	-	-	-	10/30/1948	2	12	Capitol 15224
Paula Watson	A Little Bird Told Me Henry O. Brooks	11/06/1948	10	6th	11/20/1948	14th	6th	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.
The Ravens	Be on Your Merry Way Howard Biggs , Jimmy Ricks	-	-	-	11/06/1948	1	13	National 8056	B-side of It's Too Soon To Know .
Red Miller Trio	Bewildered Leonard Whitcup , Teddy Powell	11/20/1948	15th	1	11/20/1948	19th	8th	Bullet 295
The Ravens	It's Too Soon to Know Deborah Chessler	11/20/1948	1	11	-	-	-	National 9056
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Al Hibbler	Don't Be So Mean to Baby (Cause Baby's So Good To You) Dave Barbour , Peggy Lee	11/20/1948	1	2	-	-	-	Columbia 38295
Joe Swift & The Johnny Oris Orchestra	That's Your Last Boogie Joe Swift	11/20/1948	4th	2	December 25, 1948	1	15th	Exclusive 51-X	With the song, in which he accompanied the singer Joe Swift, Johnny Otis had his first chart success.
Amos Milburn	Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn	11/27/1948	22nd	2	11/20/1948	20th	1	Aladdin 3014	B-side of Milburn's single It Took a Long, Long Time .
Tiny grimes	Midnight Special Traditional	-	-	-	11/20/1948	1	12	Atlantic 885	B-side of Grimes' single Annie Laurie .
The Dixieaires	Go Long Rudolph Trombs	December 06, 1948	2	13	11/20/1948	1	15th	Gotham G-163	Vocal group from New York City around Caleb Ginyard.
Johnny Moore ’s Three Blazers	Lonesome blues	-	-	-	11/20/1948	1	15th	Exclusive 53-X
Bull Moose Jackson	Going to Cleveland Ohio Blues Jackson	-	-	-	11/20/1948	1	12	King / Queen 4165
Amos Milburn	It Took a Long Long Time Milburn	December 04, 1948	2	9	December 25, 1948	1	8th	Aladdin 2014
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats	Love Me Tonight Nix	-	-	-	December 06, 1948	1	12	King 4250
Amos Milburn	Bewildered Teddy Powell , Leonard Whitcup	December 11, 1948	15th	1	December 18, 1948	14th	5	Aladdin 3018
Al Hibbler	Trees Joyce Kilmer , Oscar Rasbach	December 18, 1948	8th	5	-	-	-	Miracle M-501
Sonny Boy Williamson I.	Better Cut That Out Willkiamson	December 18, 1948	1	2	-	-	-	Victor 20-3118
Do Ray and Me	Wrapped Up in a Dream Best - Berman	-	-	-	December 18, 1948	9	15th	Commodore C-7505
Charlie Parker	Barbados Parker	-	-	-	December 18, 1948	1	15th	Savoy 936	With Miles Davis (tp), Charlie Parker (as), John Lewis (p), Curly Russell (kb), Max Roach (dr). The September 18, 1948 recording remained Charlie Parker's only listing on the R&B charts.
Pee Wee Crayton	Texas Hop CRayton - Deaf	December 25, 1948	5	9	-	-	-	Modern 20-643
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Mary Knight & Sammy Price Trio	Up Above My Head, I Hear the Music in the Air Tharpe	December 25, 1948	6th	12	-	-	-	Decca 40890
Ivory Joe Hunter	I Like It Hunter	December 25, 1948	2	15th	-	-	-	King 4255	With Ivory Joe Hunter (p), HJ Baker (tp), Tyree Glenn (trb), RK Procope (as), Oscar Pettiford (kb), Sonny Greer (dr).
Mabel Scott	Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Leon Rene	December 25, 1948	3	15th	-	-	-	Exclusive 75X
The Orioles	It's Gonna Be a Lonely Christmas Phil Rose, Sid Leap	-	-	-	December 25, 1948	1	8th	Jubilee 5001	B-side of the Oiriolers single What Are You Doing New Year's Eve .
The Ravens	Silent Night Traditional	-	-	-	December 25, 1948	1	8th	National 9063

Web links

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Individual evidence

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2. ^ Billboard February 26, 2000
3. ↑ Michael Campbell: Popular Music in America: The Beat Goes On. Cengage Learning 2012, p. 160.
4. ^ Billboard February 17, 1945, p. 18
5. ↑ Nelson George: Black Music Charts: What's in a Name? . Billboard. Vol. 94 H. 25-26 June 1982, p. 10
6. ↑ Larry Birnbaum: Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll. Lanham: Scaregrow Press 2013, p. 286
7. ↑ Ben Sidran Talking Jazz With Ben Sidran: Volume 1: The Rhythm Section, Volume 1 . 2014; also Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues by Chip Deffaa (1996), p. 114
8. ↑ Look Out Sister in the Internet Movie Database (English)
9. ↑ Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm - He's A Real Gone Guy / Let Me Love You Tonight at Discogs
10. ↑ Look Out Sister in the Internet Movie Database (English)
11. ↑ Jørgen Grunnet Jepsen and KE Knudsen: Jazz Records, 1942-1965: A Discography, Volume 4, Part 4 . , 1970, p. 339
12. ↑ Stereo Review, Volume 49. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1984, p. 98; see. also Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz, Updated Edition by Stuart Nicholson (2014), p. 182.
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af} Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 4, 2019)
14. ↑ Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm - Do You Or Don't You Love Me? / The Song Is Ended at Discogs
15. ^ The New Yorker, Volume 23, Part 6. 1948, p. 86.
16. ^ Robert Santelli: The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia . Penguin Books, 2001, p. 516.
17. ↑ T-Bone Walker - Long Skirt Baby Blues / Good-Bye Blues at Discogs
18. ^ Billboard December 20, 1947, p. 104
19. ↑ The Mills Brothers - I Wish I Knew The Name / Manana at Discogs
20. ↑ Jazz on Record: A Critical Guide to the First 50 Years, 1917-1967 , ed. by Charles Fox, Albert J. McCarthy. Hanover Books, 1968
21. ↑ Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm - Hurry On Down / Fine Brown Frame at Discogs
22. ↑ Nadine Cohodas: Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington . Pantheon Books 2007, p. 75.
23. ^ Jan Leder Women in Jazz: A Discography of Instrumentalists, 1913-1968. Greenwood Press, 1985
24. ↑ Mitsutoshi Inaba: Willie Dixon : Preacher of the Blues . 2011, p. 33
25. ↑ See A shot in the dark: making records in Nashville, 1945-1955 by Martin Hawkins. Vanderbilt University Press & Country Music Foundation Press, 2006, p. 56
26. ↑ Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm - He Sends Me / Come and Get It, Honey at Discogs
27. ↑ Earl Bostic - Temptation / Artistry By Bostic at Discogs
28. ↑ Memphis Slim And His House Rockers * - Midnight Jump / Messin 'Around at Discogs
29. ↑ The Trumpeteers at Discogs (English)
30. ^ Edward Komara, Peter Lee: The Blues Encyclopedia . 2004, p. 932
31. ^ Geoffrey Haydon, Dennis Marks Repercussions: a celebration of African-American music . Century Publishing, 1985
32. ↑ See Encyclopedia of the Blues by Edward M. Komara (2006), p. 413
33. ^ Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music , edited by WK McNeil. Abington, Routledge 2013, p. 214
34. ↑ Cf. Nervous man nervous: Big Jay McNeely and the Rise of the Honking Tenor Sax! by Jim Dawson. Big Nickel Publications, May 1, 1994
35. ^ Billboard Oct. 2, 1948, p. 23
36. ↑ See American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today by Jay Warner (2006), p. 32
37. ↑ Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm - Cool Water / Lake Charles Boogie at Discogs
38. ↑ Make Believe Ballroom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
39. ↑ Nick Talevski: Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door . 2010, p. 274
40. ^ Jon Hartley Fox: King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records . 2010, p. 95.
41. ^ Living Blues, issues 67-72. Living Blues Publications., 1986, p. 41.
42. ^ W. Bruyninckx: 60 years of recorded jazz 1917-1977, Volume 10 . P. 422.
43. ↑ Dinah Washington - I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man / Am I Asking Too Much at Discogs
44. ^ Greil Marcus : The Dustbin of History 1985, p. 234.
45. ^ Roy Milton And His Solid Senders - Everything I Do Is Wrong / Hop, Skip, And Jump bdei Discogs
46. ↑ Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied / I Feel Like Going Home at Discogs
47. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide , edited by Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard (2004), p. 252
48. ↑ See Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door by Nick Talevski (2010), p. 106
49. ↑ Todd Rhodes Orchestra - Sportree's Jump / Blues For The Red Boy at Discogs
50. ↑ Billy Eckstine - I'll Be Faithful / Everything I Have Is Yours at Discogs
51. ↑ James M. Salem: The late, great Johnny Ace and the transition from R&B to rock 'n' roll . University of Illinois Press, May 25, 1999. See also Dusty !: Queen of the Postmods by Annie J. Randall (2008)
52. ↑ The Ravens - It's Too Soon To Know / Be On Your Merry Way at Discogs
53. ↑ Amos Milburn - It Took A Long, Long Time / Chicken-Shack Boogie at Discogs
54. ↑ Tiny Grimes Quintet - Annie Laurie / Midnight Special at Discogs
55. ↑ It consisted of Julius Caleb Ginyard (lead), Joe Floyd (tenor), Jimmy Smith (baritone), Joe Hines (bass), Abe Green (guitar). Ginyard was director of the Royal Harmony Quartet (later The Jubilaires ) from 1936-46 ; later he founded The Du Droppers. see The Dixie Aires at Discogs (English)
56. ↑ Ivory Joe Hunter - I Like It / No Money, No Luck Blues at Discogs
57. ↑ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve / (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas at Discogs