THE FABULOUS FEMMES BATTLE!!

A tournament that will pitch the BEST PERFORMING femme (and femme-led)
records from the various yearly Singles Battles against one another
over the usual series of rounds in the time honored manner of previous
battles

To vote or to register to vote go to

http://MarcDashevsky.com/battle

As always you may vote for one single in each match up or you can
abstain in any match up you choose.
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DEADLINE FOR VOTING IN THIS ROUND WILL BE
MIDNIGHT (EST) TONIGHT SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
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PLEASE! Make allowance for this closing time in the time zone where
you may happen to live and PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY VOTES AFTER
THIS TIME!  

DOUBLE PLEASE!!! MAKE SURE YOUR VOTES ARE CORRECT BEFORE
PRESSING "SUBMIT". WRONGLY CAST VOTES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE
ALTERED

Results will be published here tomorrow MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

All winners in this round will move to Round Two

In the event of any ties in this round the winner will be the record
that finished HIGHEST in its particular Singles Battle yearly rankings
(as per Rick's history page on the web site)

And on that note...without any further ado here are your 128 bouts to
vote on!  

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LaVern Baker | Tiny Tim | Atlantic 2041 | 1959
Dionne Warwick | Anyone Who Had A Heart | Scepter 1262 | 1963

Mary Wells | I Don't Want To Take A Chance | Motown 1011 | 1961
Annisteen Allen | Baby I'm Doin' It | King 4608 | 1953

Patsy Cline | She's Got You | Decca 31354 | 1962
The Shirelles | Don't Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye | Scepter 1255 |
1963

Ruth Brown | Jack O' Diamonds | Atlantic 2026 | 1959
Brenda Lee | That's All You Gotta Do | Decca 31093 | 1960

Eydie Gorme | Blame It On The Bossa Nova | Columbia 42661 | 1962
Rosemary Clooney | Half As Much | Columbia 39710 | 1952

Les Paul & Mary Ford | Tennessee Waltz | Capitol 1316 | 1950
Dinah Washington | Baby Get Lost | Mercury 8148 | 1949

Dodie Stevens | Pink Shoe Laces | Crystalette 724 | 1958
The Johnny Otis Show | Ma! He's Makin' Eyes At Me | Capitol 3800 |
1957

Timi Yuro | Hurt | Liberty 55343 | 1961
Bob B.Soxx & The Blue Jeans | Zip-A-Dee-Doo Dah | Philles 107 | 1962

The Collins Kids | Hoy Hoy | Columbia 41087 | 1957
Etta James | Don't Cry Baby | Argo 5393 | 1961

The Crystals | Uptown | Philles 102 | 1962
The Essex | Easier Said Than Done | Roulette 4494 | 1963

Big Maybelle | That's A Pretty Good Love | Savoy 1195 | 1956
The McGuire Sisters | Sugartime | Coral 61924 | 1957

Little Esther | Tain't What You Say It's What You Do | Savoy 1193 |
1956
Martha & The Vandellas | Come And Get These Memories | Gordy 7014 |
1963

Barbara George | I Know | AFO 302 | 1961
LaVern Baker | Voodoo Voodoo | Atlantic 2119 | 1961

Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group | Freight Train | UK Oriole 1352 | 1957
The Bobbettes | Um Bow Bow | Atlantic 1194 | 1958

Dee Dee Warwick | You're No Good | Jubilee 5459 | 1963
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends | You Ain't Got It No More | Capitol 15590
| 1949

The Chantels | He's Gone | End 1001 | 1957
Patience & Prudence | Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now | Liberty 55040 |
1956

Brenda Lee | Losing You | Decca 31478 | 1963
Big Mama Thornton | Big Mama's Coming Home | Irma 13 | 1958

Ruth Brown | Why Me | Atlantic 1197 | 1958
Doris Day | Secret Love | Columbia 40108 | 1953

Bonnie Guitar | Dark Moon | Fabor 4018 | 1957
The Capris | God Only Knows | Gotham 304 | 1954

Jo Stafford | Shrimp Boats | Columbia 39581 | 1951
Varetta Dillard | Mercy Mr Percy | Savoy 897 | 1953

Wanda Jackson | I Gotta Know | Capitol 3485 | 1956
The Shirelles | Dedicated To The One I Love | Scepter 1203 | 1959

Sara "Fatwoman" Dean | I Got Your Boogie | Derby 765 | 1951
The Chiffons | One Fine Day | Laurie 3179 | 1963

Annie Laurie | Cuttin' Out | Regal 3235 | 1949
LaVern Baker | I Cried A Tear | Atlantic 2007 | 1958

Lesley Gore | You Don't Own Me | Mercury 72206 | 1963
Della Reese | And That Reminds Me | Jubilee 5292 | 1957

Etta James | Good Rockin' Daddy | Modern 962 | 1955
Connie Francis | My Happiness | M-G-M 12738 | 1958

Dinah Washington | West Side Baby | Mercury 8079 | 1948
The Collins Kids | Mercy | Columbia 41149 | 1958

Little Esther | Flesh, Blood And Bones | Federal 12108 | 1952
Brenda Lee | Let's Jump The Broomstick | Decca 30885 | 1959

Sarah Vaughan | Misty | Mercury 71477 | 1959
The Ronettes | Be My Baby | Philles 116 | 1963

Wanda Jackson | Fujiyama Mama | Capitol 3843 | 1957
Carla Thomas | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) | Satellite 104 | 1960

Linda Hayes | Yes I Know | Recorded In Hollywood 244 | 1953
LaVern Baker | Bop-Ting-A-Ling | Atlantic 1057 | 1955

The Chordettes | Born To Be With You | Cadence 1291 | 1956
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends | That's What I Like | Capitol 15060 | 1948

The Shirelles | I Met Him On A Sunday | Tiara 6112 | 1958
Rosemary Clooney | Mambo Italiano | Columbia 40361 | 1954

Connie Francis | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own | MGM 12923 | 1960
Etta James | Anything To Say You're Mine | Argo 5385 | 1961

The Ikettes | I'm Blue | Atco 6212 | 1961
Ruth Brown | Lucky Lips | Atlantic 1125 | 1957

Cathy Carr | Ivory Tower | Fraternity 734 | 1956
Carole King | It Might As Well Rain Until September | Companion 2000 |
1962

The Crystals | There's No Other (Like My Baby) | Philles 100 | 1961
Laura Lee Perkins | Don't Wait Up | Imperial 5507 | 1958

Les Paul & Mary Ford | Smoke Rings | Capitol 2123 | 1952
The Antwinettes | Johnny | RCA 47-7398 | 1958

Baby Washington | Your Mama Knows What's Right | Neptune 116 | 1960
Lula Reed | Sick And Tired | King 4748 | 1954

Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel | Colpix 621 | 1962
Jackie De Shannon | When You Walk In The Room | Liberty 55645 | 1963

Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again With You | Coral 60873 | 1952
Ike & Tina Turner | It's Gonna Work Out Fine | Sue 749 | 1961

Sarah Vaughan | How Important Can It Be | Mercury 70534 | 1955
Barbara Lewis | Hello Stranger | Atlantic 2184 | 1963

The Teddy Bears | To Know Him Is To Love Him | Dore 503 | 1958
Kitty Wells | Making Believe | Decca 29419 | 1955

Savannah Churchill | I Want To Be Loved | Manor 1046 | 1947
Doris Day | Everybody Loves A Lover | Columbia 41195 | 1958

Dinah Washington | Unforgettable | Mercury 71508 | 1959
Memphis Minnie | Shout The Boogie | Columbia 38099 | 1948

Shelby Flint | Angel On My Shoulder | Valiant 6001 | 1960
Big Mama Thornton | You Did Me Wrong | Baytone 107 | 1961

Anita Bryant | Till There Was You | Carlton 512 | 1959
Claudine Clark | Party Lights | Chancellor 1113 | 1962

Sarah Vaughan | Serenata | Roulette 4285 | 1960
Brenda Lee | All Alone Am I | Decca 31424 | 1962

Lena Horne | 'Deed I Do | M-G-M 10165 | 1948
Julie London | Cry Me A River | Liberty 55006 | 1955

Ruth Brown | Hello Little Boy | Atlantic 1027 | 1954
Ruby & The Romantics | Our Day Will Come | Kapp 501 | 1962

Baby Washington | Work Out | Neptune 107 | 1959
LaVern Baker | Tweedlee Dee | Atlantic 1047 | 1954

Buddy & Ella Johnson | Upside Your Head | Mercury 70523 | 1955
The Clicketts | Because Of My Best Friend | Dice 93 | 1959

Peggy Lee | He's A Tramp | Decca 29427 | 1955
Lula Reed | Watch Dog | King 4688 | 1953

Etta Jones | I Sold My Heart To The Junkman | RCA 20-2231 | 1947
Loretta Lynn | I'm A Honky Tonk Girl | Zero 107 | 1960

The Orlons | The Wah-Watusi | Cameo 218 | 1962
Dusty Springfield | I Only Want To Be With You | UK Philips 1292 |
1963

The Teen Queens | Eddie My Love | RPM 453 | 1956
Rosemary Clooney | Tenderly | Columbia 39648 | 1952

Jo Stafford | It's Almost Tomorrow | Columbia 40595 | 1955
The Chordettes | Lollipop | Cadence 1345 | 1958

Big Maybelle | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | Okeh 7060 | 1955
Dinah Washington | Teach Me Tonight | Mercury 70497 | 1954

Ruth Brown | Papa Daddy | Atlantic 2035 | 1959
The Six Teens | A Casual Look | Flip 315 | 1956

Les Paul & Mary Ford | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Capitol
1748 | 1951
Rose Marie McCoy | Dippin' In My Business | Cat 111 | 1954

The Mellows | How Sentimental Can I Be | Jay-Dee 793 | 1954
Wanda Jackson | Rock Your Baby | Capitol 4081 | 1958

Maxine Brown | All In My Mind | Nomar 103 | 1960
Sarah Vaughan | Smooth Operator | Mercury 71519 | 1959

Dinah Washington | Fool That I Am | Mercury 8050 | 1947
The Chantels | The Plea | End 1001 | 1957

Ruth Brown | Love Contest | Atlantic 1018 | 1954
The Ronettes | Baby I Love You | Philles 118 | 1963

Pearl Bailey | Takes Two To Tango | Coral 60817 | 1952
Marie Knight | Tell Me Why | Wing 90069 | 1956

Theola Kilgore | The Love Of My Man | Serock 2004 | 1963
Little Esther | It's So Good | Savoy 1563 | 1959

The Bell Sisters | Bermuda | RCA 47-4422 | 1951
Nellie Lutcher | Fine Brown Frame | Capitol 15032 | 1948

Les Paul & Mary Ford | Bye Bye Blues | Capitol 2316 | 1952
Ruth McFadden | Darling Listen To The Words Of This Song | Old Town
1017 | 1955

Brenda Lee | Ain't That Love | Decca 30411 | 1957
Gale Storm | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Dot 15448 | 1956

Kathy Linden | Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye | Felsted 8571 | 1959
Chubby Newsome | Hip Shakin' Mama | DeLuxe 3199 | 1948

LaVern Baker | So High So Low | Atlantic 2033 | 1959
Tiny Topsy | After Marriage Blues | Argo 5383 | 1961

The Platters | He's Mine | Mercury 71032 | 1957
Ruth Brown | It's Raining | Atlantic 879 | 1949

Joyce Harris | No Way Out | Domino 905 | 1960
Connie Francis | If I Didn't Care | M-G-M 12769 | 1959

Carla Thomas | A Love Of My Own | Atlantic 2101 | 1961
Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Philles 119 | 1963

Buddy & Ella Johnson | Ain't 'Cha Got Me | Mercury 70377 | 1954
Etta James | ...

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DianeE

        LaVern Baker -- Tiny Tim -- Atlantic 2041 -- 1959
*****   Dionne Warwick -- Anyone Who Had A Heart -- Scepter 1262 -- 1963

*****   Patsy Cline -- She's Got You -- Decca 31354 -- 1962
        The Shirelles -- Don't Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye -- Scepter 1255 -- 1963

        Eydie Gorme -- Blame It On The Bossa Nova -- Columbia 42661 -- 1962
*****   Rosemary Clooney -- Half As Much -- Columbia 39710 -- 1952

        The Crystals -- Uptown -- Philles 102 -- 1962
*****   The Essex -- Easier Said Than Done -- Roulette 4494 -- 1963

        Little Esther -- Tain't What You Say It's What You Do -- Savoy 1193 -- 1956
*****   Martha & The Vandellas -- Come And Get These Memories -- Gordy 7014 -- 1963

*****   Barbara George -- I Know -- AFO 302 -- 1961
        LaVern Baker -- Voodoo Voodoo -- Atlantic 2119 -- 1961

*****   The Chantels -- He's Gone -- End 1001 -- 1957
        Patience & Prudence -- Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now -- Liberty 55040 -- 1956

        Bonnie Guitar -- Dark Moon -- Fabor 4018 -- 1957
*****   The Capris -- God Only Knows -- Gotham 304 -- 1954

        Wanda Jackson -- I Gotta Know -- Capitol 3485 -- 1956
*****   The Shirelles -- Dedicated To The One I Love -- Scepter 1203 -- 1959

        Sara "Fatwoman" Dean -- I Got Your Boogie -- Derby 765 -- 1951
*****   The Chiffons -- One Fine Day -- Laurie 3179 -- 1963

*****   Lesley Gore -- You Don't Own Me -- Mercury 72206 -- 1963
        Della Reese -- And That Reminds Me -- Jubilee 5292 -- 1957

        Little Esther -- Flesh, Blood And Bones -- Federal 12108 -- 1952
*****   Brenda Lee -- Let's Jump The Broomstick -- Decca 30885 -- 1959

        Sarah Vaughan -- Misty -- Mercury 71477 -- 1959
*****   The Ronettes -- Be My Baby -- Philles 116 -- 1963

        Wanda Jackson -- Fujiyama Mama -- Capitol 3843 -- 1957
*****   Carla Thomas -- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) -- Satellite 104 -- 1960

*****   The Shirelles -- I Met Him On A Sunday -- Tiara 6112 -- 1958
        Rosemary Clooney -- Mambo Italiano -- Columbia 40361 -- 1954

*****   The Crystals -- There's No Other (Like My Baby) -- Philles 100 -- 1961
        Laura Lee Perkins -- Don't Wait Up -- Imperial 5507 -- 1958

*****   Shelley Fabares -- Johnny Angel -- Colpix 621 -- 1962
        Jackie De Shannon -- When You Walk In The Room -- Liberty 55645 -- 1963

        Sarah Vaughan -- How Important Can It Be -- Mercury 70534 -- 1955
*****   Barbara Lewis -- Hello Stranger -- Atlantic 2184 -- 1963

        Sarah Vaughan -- Serenata -- Roulette 4285 -- 1960
*****   Brenda Lee -- All Alone Am I -- Decca 31424 -- 1962

        Ruth Brown -- Hello Little Boy -- Atlantic 1027 -- 1954
*****   Ruby & The Romantics -- Our Day Will Come -- Kapp 501 -- 1962

        Baby Washington -- Work Out -- Neptune 107 -- 1959
*****   LaVern Baker -- Tweedlee Dee -- Atlantic 1047 -- 1954

        Buddy & Ella Johnson -- Upside Your Head -- Mercury 70523 -- 1955
*****   The Clicketts -- Because Of My Best Friend -- Dice 93 -- 1959

        The Orlons -- The Wah-Watusi -- Cameo 218 -- 1962
*****   Dusty Springfield -- I Only Want To Be With You -- UK Philips 1292 -- 1963

*****   The Teen Queens -- Eddie My Love -- RPM 453 -- 1956
        Rosemary Clooney -- Tenderly -- Columbia 39648 -- 1952

        Jo Stafford -- It's Almost Tomorrow -- Columbia 40595 -- 1955
*****   The Chordettes -- Lollipop -- Cadence 1345 -- 1958

        Ruth Brown -- Papa Daddy -- Atlantic 2035 -- 1959
*****   The Six Teens -- A Casual Look -- Flip 315 -- 1956

*****   Maxine Brown -- All In My Mind -- Nomar 103 -- 1960
        Sarah Vaughan -- Smooth Operator -- Mercury 71519 -- 1959

        Dinah Washington -- Fool That I Am -- Mercury 8050 -- 1947
*****   The Chantels -- The Plea -- End 1001 -- 1957

        Ruth Brown -- Love Contest -- Atlantic 1018 -- 1954
*****   The Ronettes -- Baby I Love You -- Philles 118 -- 1963

        The Bell Sisters -- Bermuda -- RCA 47-4422 -- 1951
*****   Nellie Lutcher -- Fine Brown Frame -- Capitol 15032 -- 1948

        Carla Thomas -- A Love Of My Own -- Atlantic 2101 -- 1961
*****   Darlene Love -- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -- Philles 119 -- 1963

        Buddy & Ella Johnson -- Ain't 'Cha Got Me -- Mercury 70377 -- 1954
*****   Etta James -- At Last -- Argo 5380 -- 1960

*****   Peggy Lee -- Fever -- Capitol 3998 -- 1958
        Annie Laurie -- Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin' -- Okeh 6933 -- 1953

        The Exciters -- Tell Him -- United Artists 544 -- 1962
*****   The Angels -- Till -- Caprice107 -- 1961

        Patti Page -- Detour -- Mercury 5682 -- 1951
*****   Ruth Brown -- 5-10-15 Hours -- Atlantic 962 -- 1952

        Ruth Brown -- I Can See Everybody's Baby -- Atlantic 1059 -- 1955
*****   Martha & The Vandellas -- Heat Wave -- Gordy 7022 -- 1963

        Kay Starr -- Rock And Roll Waltz -- RCA 6359 -- 1955
*****   Albennie Jones with Sam Price -- Hole In The Wall -- Decca 48100 -- 1949

*****   The Poni-Tails -- Born Too Late -- ABC-Paramount 9934 -- 1958
        The Raindrops -- The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget -- Jubilee 5455 -- 1963

        Priscilla Wright -- The Man In The Raincoat -- RKO Unique 303 -- 1955
*****   Sarah Vaughan -- Broken Hearted Melody -- Mercury 71477 -- 1959

        Etta James -- Something's Got A Hold On Me -- Argo 5409 -- 1962
*****   The Aquatones -- You -- Fargo 1001 -- 1958

        Jo Stafford -- Keep It A Secret -- Columbia 39891 -- 1952
*****   Brenda Lee -- I'm Sorry -- Decca 31093 -- 1960

        Teresa Brewer -- Bo Weevil -- Coral 61590 -- 1956
*****   Ella Fitzgerald -- Manhattan -- Verve 10050 -- 1957

        Little Esther -- Misery -- Savoy 735 -- 1950
*****   Skeeter Davis -- The End Of The World -- RCA 8098 -- 1962

*****   The Platters -- My Old Flame -- Mercury 71320 -- 1958
        Dolly Cooper -- Ay La Bah -- Modern 965 -- 1955

        Big Maybelle -- Send For Me -- Okeh 6998 -- 1953
*****   Brenda Lee -- Break It To Me Gently -- Decca 31348 -- 1961

*****   Ella Mae Morse -- The Blacksmith Blues -- Capitol 1922 -- 1952
        Gale Storm -- Teenage Prayer -- Dot 15436 -- 1955

        The Chantels -- Well I Told You -- Carlton 564 -- 1961
*****   Jewel King -- 3 X 7 = 21 -- Imperial 5055 -- 1949

*****   Baby Washington -- That's How Heartaches Are Made -- Sue 783 -- 1963
        The Blue-Belles -- I Sold My Heart To The Junkman -- Newtown 5000 -- 1962

*****   The Andrews Sisters -- I Can Dream Can't I -- Decca 24705 -- 1949
        Lydia Larson & The River Rovers -- Bald Headed Daddy -- Apollo 432 -- 1951

        Ella Johnson -- Don't Shout At Me Daddy -- Mercury 71263 -- 1958
*****   Connie Francis -- Everybody's Somebody's Fool -- MGM 12899 -- 1960

        Della Reese -- Don't You Know -- RCA 47-7591 -- 1959
*****   Dinah Washington -- September In The Rain -- Mercury 71876 -- 1961

        Jean Shepard -- A Satisfied Mind -- Capitol 3118 -- 1955
*****   Patti Page -- I Went To Your Wedding -- Mercury 5899 -- 1952

*****   The Shirelles -- Will You Love Me Tomorrow -- Scepter 1211 -- 1960
        Christine Kittrell -- Sittin' Here Drinkin' -- Tennessee 128 -- 1952

*****   Debbie Reynolds -- Tammy -- Coral 61851 -- 1957
        Dinah Washington -- Long John Blues -- Mercury 8148 -- 1949

*****   The Tune Weavers -- Happy,Happy Birthday Baby -- Casa Grande 4037 -- 1957
        Ruth Brown -- I'll Wait For You -- Atlantic 930 -- 1951

*****   The Marvelettes -- Beechwood 4-5789 -- Tamla 54065 -- 1962
        Aretha Franklin -- Today I Sing The Blues -- Columbia 41793 -- 1960

*****   Dinah Washington -- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes -- Mercury 71435 -- 1959
        Vicki Young -- Riot In Cell Block #9 -- Capitol 2865 -- 1954

        Mabel Scott -- Elevator Boogie -- Exclusive 35 -- 1948
*****   Brenda Lee -- Sweet Nothin's -- Decca 30967 -- 1959

        Annie Laurie -- It's Gonna Come Out In The Wash Someday -- DeLuxe 6189 -- 1960
*****   The Jaynetts -- Sally Go Round The Roses -- Tuff 369 -- 1963

        Al Smith Combo -- Annie's Answer -- Vee Jay 118 -- 1954
*****   Patti Page -- Old Cape Cod -- Mercury 71101 -- 1957

*****   Lavern Baker -- Jim Dandy -- Atlantic 1116 -- 1956
        Ella Fitzgerald -- My Happiness -- Decca 24446 -- 1948

*****   The Cookies -- Chains -- Dimension 1002 -- 1962
        Margie Rayburn -- I'm Available -- Liberty 55102 -- 1957

Hopefully if Marc or Rick see this tho.................

ROGER FORD
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