Best of 1953 Volume 2 (12/15/10)

1.  The Royals (Later Hank Ballard & the Midnighters)- Get It

Buy Get It – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 8

Buy Get ItAmazon

2.  B.B. King- Woke Up This Morning (My Baby Was Gone)

Buy Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) – Classic Masters: B.B. King

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3.  The “5” Royales- Help Me Somebody

Buy Help Me Somebody – All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)

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4.  Elmore James- Please Find My Baby

Buy Please Find My Baby – Greatest Blues Licks

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5.  Muddy Waters- I Want You to Love Me

Buy I Want You to Love Me – The Essence of Muddy Waters

Buy Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me)Amazon

6.  Fats Domino- Please Don’t Leave Me

Buy Please Don’t Leave Me – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 8

Buy Please Don’t Leave Me (2002 Digital Remaster)Take These Chains from My Heart – Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits Buy Take These Chains From My HeartAmazon

8.  Marty Robbins- I Couldn’t Keep From Crying

Buy I Couldn’t Keep from Crying – The Essential Marty Robbins

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9.  The Five Keys- My Saddest Hour

*Not available via iTunes

Buy My Saddest HourAmazon

10.  John Lee Hooker- My Baby Don’t Love Me

Buy My Baby Don’t Love Me – Hooked On the Blues

Buy My Baby Don’t Love MeAmazon

11.  Little Walter- Blues with a Feeling

Buy Blues With a Feeling – The Essential Little Walter

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12.  Wynonie Harris- Quiet Whiskey

Buy Quiet Whiskey – Rot Gut

*Not available via Amazon

13.  Lightnin’ Hopkins- Late in the Evening

Buy Late In the Evening – The Very Best of Lightnin’ Hopkins

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14.  Ruth Brown- Wild, Wild Young Men

Buy Wild Wild Young Men – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 7

Buy Wild Wild Young Men (LP Version)Amazon

15.  Young John Watson (AKA Johnny “Guitar” Watson)- I Got Eyes

Buy I Got Eyes – 16 Super Hits

Buy I got eyesAmazon

16.  Lloyd Price- Tell Me Pretty Baby

Buy Tell Me Pretty Baby – Specialty Profiles: Lloyd Price

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17.  The Velvets- I

Buy I – The Velvets’ I Cried

*Not available via Amazon

18.  The Spaniels- Baby It’s You

Buy Baby It’s You – The Very Best of the Spaniels

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19.  Frank Sinatra- South of the Border

Buy South of the Border – The Best of the Capitol Years / Selections from the Capitol Years Box Set: Frank Sinatra Buy South Of The BorderAmazon

20.  Dean Martin- That’s Amore

Buy That’s Amore – Dino – The Essential Dean Martin

Buy That’s Amore (2001 Digital Remaster)Amazon

21.  Tony Bennett- Rags to Riches

Buy Rags to Riches – The Ultimate Tony Bennett

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22.  Eartha Kitt- Santa Baby

Buy Santa Baby (Digitally Remastered) – Santa Baby (Digitally Remastered) – Single

Buy Santa BabyAmazon

23.  The Four Tunes- Marie

Buy Marie – Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 4

Buy MarieAmazon

24.  The Vocaleers- Is It A Dream?

Buy Is It a Dream – The Vocaleers’ Love You

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