Best of 1954 Volume 2 (12/15/10)
1. Muddy Waters- I’m Ready
Buy I’m Ready – Muddy Waters the Anthology: 1947-1972
Buy I’m ReadyAmazon
2. Elvis Presley- Good Rockin’ Tonight
Buy Good Rockin’ Tonight – Elvis 75 – Good Rockin’ Tonight
Buy Good Rockin’ Tonight (2004 DSD remaster)
3. Wynonie Harris-Don’t Take My Whiskey Away
Buy Don’t Take My Whiskey Away – Rot Gut
*Not available via Amazon
4. Malcolm Yelvington & the Star Rhythm Boys- Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Buy Drinkin’ Wine Spo-dee-o-dee – The Sun Records Story – From the Heart of the Country, Vol. 2 (Disc 2) Buy Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee – OriginalAmazon
5. Little Walter- Mellow Down Easy
Buy Mellow Down Easy – The Essential Little Walter
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6. The “5” Royales- I Do
Buy I Do – All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)
*Not available via Amazon
7. Elmore James- Sho’ Nuff I Do
Buy Sho Nuff I Do – Let’s Cut It – The Very Best of Elmore James
Buy Sho’ Nuff I DoAmazon
8. Big Joe Turner- Well All Right
Buy Well All Right – Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 7
Buy Well All RightAmazon
9. Ray Charles- It Should’ve Been Me
Buy It Should’ve Been Me – The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
Buy It Should’ve Been Me (Remastered Version) Amazon
10. Ruth Brown- Mambo Baby
Buy Mambo Baby – The Essentials: Ruth Brown
Buy Mambo Baby (LP Version) Amazon
11. Shirley Gunter & the Queens- Oop Shoop
Buy Oop Shoop – Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 6
Buy Oop Shoop Amazon
12. Professor Longhair- In the Night
Buy In the Night (LP Version) – New Orleans Piano
Buy In The Night (LP Version)Amazon
13. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters- Sexy Ways
Buy Sexy Ways – Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 7
Buy Sexy WaysAmazon
14. Dinah Washington- Big Long Slidin’ Thing
Buy Big Long Slidin’ Thing – Greatest R’n’B Hits of 1954, Vol. 2
Buy Big Long Slidin’ ThingAmazon
15. The Honeybears- One Bad Stud
Buy One Bad Stud – Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9
*Not available via Amazon
16. The Clovers- Little Mama
Buy Little Mama – Down In the Alley: The Best of the Clovers
Buy Little Mama (LP Version) Amazon
17. The Jewels- Hearts of Stone
Buy Hearts Of Stone – 1950’s Hits & Highlights, Vol. 4
Buy Hearts Of StoneAmazon
18. Lightnin’ Hopkins- Movin’ On Out Boogie
Buy Movin’ On Out Boogie – The Very Best Of
Buy Movin’ On Out BoogieAmazon
19. Howlin’ Wolf- No Place to Go
Buy No Place to Go (Single Version) – Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ In the Moonlight – Two for One
Buy No Place to GoAmazon
20. Ray Price- Release Me
Buy Release Me – The Essential Ray Price
Buy Release Me (Single Version)Amazon
21. Lefty Frizzell- Run ‘Em Off
Buy Run ‘Em Off (Album Version) – Look What Thoughts Will Do
Buy Run ‘Em OffAmazon
22. Odetta- John Henry
*Not available via iTunes
Buy John Henry Amazon
23. The Cadillacs- Gloria
Buy Gloria – Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 2
Buy GloriaAmazon
24. The Counts- Darling Dear
Buy Darling Dear – Doowop Lollipop 2 – 50 Classic Gems
Buy Darling DearAmazon
25. The Scarlets- Dear One
Buy Dear One – Absolutely The Best Of Doo Wop Volume 1
Buy Dear One – Original Amazon
26. Frank Sinatra- Young at Heart
Buy Young At Heart – The Capitol Years
Buy Young At Heart (2000 Digital Remaster)Amazon
27. The Rivileers- A Thousand Stars
*Not available via iTunes or Amazon
28. The Drifters- White Christmas
Buy White Christmas – Let the Boogie-Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-1958
BuyWhite ChristmasAmazon