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
Buy Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) Amazon
3. The “5” Royales- Help Me Somebody
Buy Help Me Somebody – All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)
Buy Help Me SomebodyAmazon
4. Elmore James- Please Find My Baby
Buy Please Find My Baby – Greatest Blues Licks
Buy Please Find My BabyAmazon
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 Heart
Amazon
8. Marty Robbins- I Couldn’t Keep From Crying
Buy I Couldn’t Keep from Crying – The Essential Marty Robbins
Buy I Couldn’t Keep From CryingAmazon
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
Buy Blues With A FeelingAmazon
12. Wynonie Harris- Quiet Whiskey
*Not available via Amazon
13. Lightnin’ Hopkins- Late in the Evening
Buy Late In the Evening – The Very Best of Lightnin’ Hopkins
Buy Late In The EveningAmazon
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
Buy Tell Me Pretty BabyAmazon
17. The Velvets- I
*Not available via Amazon
18. The Spaniels- Baby It’s You
Buy Baby It’s You – The Very Best of the Spaniels
Buy Baby It’s YouAmazon
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
Buy Rags To Riches Amazon
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
Buy Is It A Dream Amazon