Best of 1953 Volume 1 (2/5/03)

1.  Ruth Brown- Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean

Buy Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean – The Essentials: Ruth Brown

Buy Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Single/LP Version)

2.  Big Mama Thornton- Hound Dog

Buy Hound Dog (Single) – Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings

Buy Hound DogAmazon

3.  Faye Adams- Shake A Hand

Buy Shake a Hand – Solid Gold Hits, Volume 5

Buy Shake A HandAmazon

4.  Wynonie Harris- Down Boy Down

Buy Down Boy Down – Oh Babe

*Not available via Amazon

5.  B.B. King- Please Love Me

Buy Please Love Me (Single Version) – B.B. King: The Ultimate Collection

Buy Please Love MeAmazon

6.  Muddy Waters- Baby Please Don’t Go

Buy Baby Please Don’t Go – Muddy Waters the Anthology: 1947-1972

Buy Baby Please Don’t GoAmazon

7.  Fats Domino- Going to the River

Buy Going to the River – The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits

Buy Going To The River (2002 Digital Remaster)

8.  Jumior Parker’s Famous Blue Flames- Mystery Train

BuyMystery Train – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 7

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9.  Young John Watson (AKA Johnny “Guitar” Watson)- Motorhead Baby

*Not available via iTunes or Amazon

10.  The “5” Royales- Crazy, Crazy, Crazy

Buy Crazy Crazy Crazy – All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)

*Not available via Amazon

11.  Little Walter- Mean Old World

Buy Mean Old World – The Essential Little Walter

Buy Mean Old WorldAmazon

12.  Frank Sinatra- I’ve Got the World On a String

Buy I’ve Got the World On a String – The Capitol Years

Buy I’ve Got The World On A String (2000 Digital Remaster)

13.  Jimmy & Walter- Easy

Buy Easy – Sun Records: The Blues Years, 1950-1958 (Disc 4)

Buy Easy – OriginalAmazon

14.  The Drifters- Money Honey

Buy Money Honey – Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters

Buy Money HoneyAmazon

15.  Amos Milburn- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer

Buy One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 5

Buy One Scotch, One Bourbon, One BeerAmazon

16.  Howlin’ Wolf- All Night Boogie

Buy All Night Boogie (All Night Long) [Single Version] – The Chess Box: Howlin’ Wolf

Buy All Night Boogie (All Night Long)Amazon

17.  The Coronets- Nadine

Buy Nadine – Doo Wop Juke Box, Vol. 12

*Not available via Amazon

18.  The Clovers- Good Lovin’

Buy Good Lovin’ – Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves

Buy Good Lovin’Amazon

19.  Bill Haley & His Comets- Crazy Man, Crazy

Buy Crazy Man, Crazy – Classics

Buy Crazy Man CrazyAmazon

20.  Hank Williams- Your Cheatin’ Heart

Buy Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits

Buy Your Cheatin’ HeartAmazon

21.  The Orioles- Crying in the Chapel

Buy Crying In the Chapel – The Orioles 1947-1955

Buy Crying In The ChapelAmazon

22.  The Flamingos- Golden Teardrops

Buy Golden Teardrops – Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 5

Buy Golden TeardropsAmazon

23.  The Harptones- A Sunday Kind of Love

Buy Sunday Kind of Love (Original Version) – Collector’s Gold Series

Buy Sunday Kind Of LoveAmazon

24.  Lavern Baker- Soul on Fire

Buy Soul On Fire – Soul On Fire: The Best of LaVerne Baker

Buy Soul On FireAmazon

25.  Elmore James- I Believe

Buy I Believe – Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 8

Buy I BelieveAmazon

26.  Big Joe Turner- Honey Hush

Buy Honey Hush – Greatest Hits

Buy Honey HushAmazon

27.  The Crows- Gee

Buy Gee – Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1

Buy Gee (LP Version) Amazon