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
*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
Buy Mystery Train Amazon
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