MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1951:
1 ¦ Don't You Know I Love You ¦ Clovers
2 ¦ Boogin' In The Rain ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
3 ¦ My Baby Left Me ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
4 ¦ Hey Good Lookin' ¦ Hank Williams
5 ¦ Bee's Boogie ¦ Smiley Lewis
6 ¦ It Ain't The Meat ¦ Swallows
7 ¦ Sixty Minute Man ¦ Dominoes
8 ¦ Rocket 88 ¦ Jackie Brenston
9 ¦ Good Rockin' Man ¦ Roy Brown
10 ¦ Three O'Clock Blues ¦ B.B. King
11 ¦ Shouldn't I Know ¦ Cardinals
12 ¦ The Deacon Moves In ¦ Little Esther & Dominoes
13 ¦ Booted ¦ Rosco Gordon
14 ¦ Lovin' Machine ¦ Wynonie Harris
15 ¦ Fool Fool Fool ¦ Clovers
16 ¦ Baby, We're Really In Love ¦ Hank Williams
17 ¦ Eternally ¦ Swallows
18 ¦ Dust My Broom ¦ Elmore James
19 ¦ Every Hour ¦ Little Richard
20 ¦ Heart And Soul ¦ Four Buddies
21 ¦ Knockin' Blues ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
22 ¦ I Can't Help It ¦ Hank Williams
23 ¦ Sopping Molasses ¦ Buddy Lucas
24 ¦ I Got Loaded ¦ Peppermint Harris
25 ¦ Old McDonald ¦ Five Keys
26 ¦ The Train Kept A'Rollin' ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
27 ¦ Taxi Blues ¦ Little Richard
28 ¦ Easter Bunny Boogie ¦ Willie Brown (unreleased master)
29 ¦ Eyesight To The Blind ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
30 ¦ Hucklebuck With Jimmy ¦ Five Keys
31 ¦ Baby Please Don't Go ¦ Orioles
32 ¦ Cadillac Boogie ¦ Willie Brown
33 ¦ Eyesight To The Blind ¦ Larks
34 ¦ Dearest ¦ Swallows
35 ¦ Glory Of Love ¦ Five Keys
36 ¦ How Many More Years ¦ Howlin' Wolf
37 ¦ Pretty Baby Blues ¦ Cardinals
38 ¦ One Monkey Don't Stop The Show ¦ Sticks McGhee
39 ¦ Will You Be Mine ¦ Swallows
40 ¦ She's Dynamite ¦ Tampa Red
41 ¦ Heartbreaker ¦ Heartbreakers
42 ¦ Money Blues ¦ Camille Howard
43 ¦ Cold Cold Heart ¦ Hank Williams
44 ¦ Still A Fool ¦ Muddy Waters
45 ¦ Roll Roll Pretty Baby ¦ Swallows
46 ¦ Best Wishes ¦ Roy Milton
47 ¦ Walking The Chalk Line (alternate) ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
48 ¦ Tend To Your Business ¦ James Wayne
49 ¦ Red Red Wine ¦ Milton Buckner
50 ¦ Where Did You Stay Last Night ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
51 ¦ Pray For You ¦ B.B. King
52 ¦ Bloodshot Eyes ¦ Wynonie Harris
53 ¦ Bald Headed Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
54 ¦ Don't You Lie To Me ¦ Fats Domino
55 ¦ Bar Room Blues ¦ Roy Brown
56 ¦ Hold Me, Squeeze Me ¦ Orioles
57 ¦ The Chill Is On ¦ Joe Turner
58 ¦ That's What The Good Book Says ¦ Robins
59 ¦ Do It If You Wanna ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
60 ¦ Good Lovin' ¦ H-Bomb Ferguson
61 ¦ Long Distance Call ¦ Muddy Waters
62 ¦ Moaning At Midnight ¦ Howlin' Wolf
63 ¦ Beal Street On A Saturday Night ¦ Calvin Boze
64 ¦ House Warmin' Boogie ¦ Sticks McGhee
65 ¦ I'm Just A Fool In Love ¦ Orioles
66 ¦ My Summer's Gone ¦ Four Buddies
67 ¦ Shine On ¦ Ruth Brown
68 ¦ I'm Gonna Move Across The River ¦ Brownie McGhee
69 ¦ Rockin' Chair ¦ Fats Domino
70 ¦ Double Faced Deacon ¦ Tommy Brown
71 ¦ Walk That Mess ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
72 ¦ Happy Go Lucky Local Blues ¦ Orioles
73 ¦ Beautician Blues ¦ Roy Brown
74 ¦ Where Are You (Now That I Need You) ¦ Mello-Moods
75 ¦ T-99 Blues ¦ Jimmy Nelson
76 ¦ Levee Blues ¦ Johnnie Lee Wills (Leon Huff)
77 ¦ Independent Woman ¦ Jackie Brenston
78 ¦ Big Town ¦ Roy Brown
79 ¦ You Gotta Have Something On The Ball ¦ Sticks McGhee
80 ¦ With A Broken Heart ¦ Five Keys
81 ¦ W-I-N-E ¦ Hollywood Four Flames
82 ¦ Green Tree Boogie ¦ Bill Haley & the Saddlemen
83 ¦ Preachin' ¦ Julian Dash
84 ¦ Good Man Blues ¦ Roy Brown
85 ¦ The Numbers Blues ¦ Roy Milton
86 ¦ I'll Wait For You ¦ Ruth Brown
87 ¦ Hot-Rod Shotgun Boogie No. 2 ¦ Tillman Franks (Faron Young)
88 ¦ My Real Gone Rocket ¦ Jackie Brenston
89 ¦ So Worried ¦ Hollywood Blue Jays
90 ¦ I Know ¦ Ruth Brown
91 ¦ The World Is In A Tangle ¦ Jimmy Rogers
92 ¦ B.B. Blues ¦ B.B. King
93 ¦ I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
94 ¦ Honey Bee ¦ Muddy Waters
95 ¦ She's Dynamite ¦ B.B. King
96 ¦ Roscoe's Boogie ¦ Rosco Gordon
97 ¦ Sweet Slumber ¦ Four Buddies
98 ¦ It's Christmas Time ¦ Five Keys
99 ¦ Dear John ¦ Hank Williams
100 ¦ Alimony Blues ¦ T-Bone Walker
101 ¦ Hard Workin' Woman ¦ B.B. King
102 ¦ Lonesome Whistle ¦ Hank Williams
103 ¦ Big Wig ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
104 ¦ V-8 Baby ¦ Tommy Brown
105 ¦ Tired Of Crying ¦ Fats Domino
106 ¦ I'm In The Mood ¦ John Lee Hooker
107 ¦ Ouch! Pretty Baby ¦ Rosco Gordon
108 ¦ Stay Away (unreleased master) ¦ Fats Domino
109 ¦ Black Night ¦ Charles Brown
110 ¦ Let Your Tears Fall, Baby ¦ Big Mama Thornton
111 ¦ Weeping Willow Blues ¦ Dominoes
112 ¦ Looking For A Man ¦ Little Esther
113 ¦ Out In The Cold Again ¦ Dinah Washington & Ravens
114 ¦ Mr. Blues ¦ Lil' Son Jackson
115 ¦ No No Baby ¦ Fats Domino
116 ¦ Hey Little Girl ¦ Professor Longhair
117 ¦ My Baby Was Right ¦ Smiley Lewis
118 ¦ I Miss You So ¦ Orioles
119 ¦ Rockin' And Rollin' ¦ Lil' Son Jackson
120 ¦ I'd Still Want You ¦ Hank Williams
121 ¦ Fat Meat Is Greasy ¦ Jackie Brenston
122 ¦ Harbor Lights ¦ Dominoes
123 ¦ Chains Of Love ¦ Joe Turner
124 ¦ How High The Moon ¦ Les Paul & Mary Ford
125 ¦ Bump Miss Susie ¦ Joe Turner
126 ¦ My Run Around Baby ¦ Irlton French
127 ¦ It's All For You ¦ Ruth Brown
128 ¦ School Girl Blues ¦ Robins (Maggie Hathaway)
129 ¦ It's Later Than You Think ¦ Roy Milton
130 ¦ Juiced ¦ Jackie Brenston
131 ¦ My Kind Of Rockin' ¦ Rene Hall Trio
132 ¦ Cherokee Boogie ¦ Bull Moose Jackson
133 ¦ Pea Lilly ¦ Buddy Lucas
134 ¦ Green Onion Top ¦ Roosevelt Sykes
135 ¦ Ramblin' Man ¦ Hank Williams
136 ¦ All This Beef And Big Ripe Tomatoes ¦ Julia Lee
137 ¦ Crying At Daybreak ¦ Howlin' Wolf
138 ¦ Mr. Santa's Boogie ¦ Marshall Brothers
139 ¦ Junco Partner ¦ James Wayne
140 ¦ Tell Me Why ¦ Swallows
141 ¦ Gotta Find My Baby ¦ Ravens
142 ¦ Too Young ¦ Nat "King" Cole
143 ¦ Little Side Car ¦ Larks
144 ¦ Chili-Dogs ¦ Dusty Brooks & Four Tones
145 ¦ My Heart Would Know ¦ Hank Williams
146 ¦ Since You've Been Away ¦ Swallows
147 ¦ I Am With You ¦ Dominoes
148 ¦ Hey Little Girl ¦ Larks
149 ¦ When You're Not Around ¦ Orioles
150 ¦ Let's Rock A While ¦ Amos Milburn
151 ¦ Cherokee Boogie ¦ Moon Mullican
152 ¦ New Arrival ¦ Guitar Slim
153 ¦ It Ain't Right To Treat Me Wrong ¦ Chuck Willis
154 ¦ Give Me One More Chance ¦ Five Royales
155 ¦ Heart To Heart ¦ Little Esther & Dominoes
156 ¦ A New Remedy For Love ¦ Rosco Gordon
157 ¦ Jesus Gave Me Water ¦ Soul Stirrers
158 ¦ My Baby's Gone ¦ B.B. King
159 ¦ Riding In The Moonlight ¦ Howlin' Wolf
160 ¦ All That Wine Is Gone ¦ Big Jay McNeely (Three Dots & A Dash)
161 ¦ Train Time Blues ¦ Roy Brown
162 ¦ Let's Get Together And Make Some Love ¦ Jimmy Lewis
163 ¦ Lima Beans ¦ Eddy Ware
164 ¦ Go! Go! Go! ¦ Treniers
165 ¦ I Shouldn't Love You ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
166 ¦ Pretty Baby Blues ¦ Tampa Red
167 ¦ Unforgettable ¦ Nat "King" Cole
168 ¦ No Says My Heart ¦ Dominoes
169 ¦ How Blind Can You Be ¦ Orioles
170 ¦ Hey Little Girl ¦ John Godfrey Trio
171 ¦ Too Much Competition ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
172 ¦ Rockin' Chair Blues ¦ Paul Willaims (Danny Cobbs)
173 ¦ Rockin' And Sockin' ¦ Tiny Grimes
174 ¦ How About Rocking With Me ¦ Piney Brown
175 ¦ I Go For That ¦ Billie McAllister
176 ¦ When The Wagon Comes ¦ Billy Wright
177 ¦ Pontiac Blues ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson
178 ¦ Rockin' ¦ Robins
179 ¦ Rockin' ¦ Robins
180 ¦ Dirty Mistreater ¦ Smokey Hogg
181 ¦ All Night Long ¦ Johnny Otis
182 ¦ Who'll Be The Fool From Now On ¦ Marshall Brothers
183 ¦ Rock H-Bomb Rock ¦ H-Bomb Ferguson
184 ¦ Appealing Blues (Hello Little Girl) ¦ Muddy Waters
185 ¦ I Get All My Lovin' On A Saturday Night ¦ Ravens
186 ¦ Fine Fine Daddy ¦ Dinah Washington
187 ¦ Big Fat Mama ¦ King Perry & Lyrics
188 ¦ How I Got Over ¦ Clara Ward Singers
189 ¦ Crazy 'Bout The Boogie ¦ Vance Morris & Alabama Playboys
190 ¦ Brother Bill ¦ Meadowlarks
191 ¦ I'm A High Ballin' Daddy ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
192 ¦ Sound Off ¦ Vaughn Monroe
193 ¦ Atlanta Boogie ¦ Tommy Brown
194 ¦ Shotgun Boogie ¦ Cootie Williams
195 ¦ Too Late ¦ Five Keys
196 ¦ Please Don't Leave Me ¦ Cardinals
197 ¦ The Blacksmith Blues ¦ Ella Mae Morse
198 ¦ Little Boy ¦ Sylvia
199 ¦ Don't Get Excited ¦ Tucker Coles
200 ¦ I Got Loaded ¦ Zeb Turner
201 ¦ In The Chapel In The Moonlight ¦ Four Knights
202 ¦ Early Morning Blues ¦ Robins
203 ¦ I May Be Wrong ¦ Orioles
204 ¦ Young Girl ¦ Hollywood Flames
205 ¦ Send Me Pretty Mama ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
206 ¦ Dyna-Flow ¦ Jack Cooley
207 ¦ 3-D Loving ¦ Piney Brown
208 ¦ Howlin' Winds ¦ Joe Turner
209 ¦ My Reverie ¦ Larks
210 ¦ Wagon Wheels ¦ Ravens
211 ¦ Rockin' And Jumpin' ¦ Honey Brown
212 ¦ That's What's Knockin' Me Out ¦ Jimmy Liggins
213 ¦ No Wine, No Women ¦ Mr. Google Eyes
214 ¦ He's My Rock ¦ Five Blind Boys
215 ¦ I'm So Glad ¦ Southern Harmonaires