1961 SINGLES BATTLE : PRELIM ROUND ; RESULTS!!
Roger Ford
Singles Battle. 34 people voted
> 9 Gene Thomas - Sometime - Venus 1439
>16 The Clovers - The Honey Dripper - United Artists 307
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WINNER : CLOVERS
> 1 Jack Ross - Happy Jose - Dot 16302
>24 LaVern Baker - Voodoo Voodoo - Atlantic 2119
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WINNER : LaVERN
>18 The Coasters - Girls,Girls,Girls - Atco 6204
> 9 Chuck Jackson - (It Never Happens) In Real Life - Wand 108
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WINNER : COASTERS
> 3 The Beach Boys - Luau - X 301
>30 Roy Orbison - Love Hurts - Monument 438
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WINNER : ORBISON
>24 Etta James - Seven Day Fool - Argo 5402
> 6 Don Shirley - Drown In My Own Tears - Cadence 1408
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WINNER : ETTA
> 4 The Joy Boys - Smokey Mokes - Festival FK-94 (Aus)
>21 Duane Eddy - Ring Of Fire - Jamie 1187
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WINNER : EDDY
>18 The Jokers - Little Mama - Grace 510
> 5 Phil McLean - Small Sad Sam - Versatile 107
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WINNER : JOKERS
>20 Howlin' Wolf - Little Baby - Chess 1793
> 6 The Dukays - The Big Lie - Nat 4001
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WINNER : WOLF
>10 The Harptones - High Flying Baby - Bruce 123
>14 Jackie Wilson - The Way I Am - Brunswick 55220
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WINNER : WILSON
>18 The Pentagons - I Wonder - Jamie 1201
> 8 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Unsquare Dance - Columbia 42228
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WINNER : PENTAGONS
> 7 The Seniors - Baby Say The Word - Decca 31244
>22 Philip Upchurch Combo - You Can't Sit Down - Boyd 3398
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WINNERT : UPCHURCH
>16 Sam Cooke - Feel It - RCA 47-7927
>13 The Belmonts - I Need Someone - Sabina 502
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WINNER : COOKE
>12 The Infatuators - I Found My Love - Destiny 504
>14 Billy Walker - Funny How Time Slips Away - Columbia 42050
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WINNER : WALKER
>10 Johnny Burnette - Big,Big World - Liberty 55318
>16 Solomon Burke - Be-Bop Grandma - Atlantic 2114
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WINNER : BURKE
>23 Eddie Burns - Hard Hearted Woman - Harvey 111
> 2 Jimmy Dean - Dear Ivan - Columbia 42259
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WINNER : BURNS
> 3 Andy Williams - The Bilbao Song - Cadence 1398
>26 The Shirelles - What A Sweet Thing That Was - Scepter 1220
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WINNER : SHIRELLES
>21 Little Willie John - There Is Someone In This World For Me - King 5577
> 6 Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers - Emulsified - Epic 9437
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WINNER : JOHN
>19 Jimmy McCracklin - Susie And Pat - Gedinson's 6154
> 8 Bobby Vee - More Than I Can Say - Liberty 55296
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WINNER : MCCRACKLIN
> 7 Miles Davis - It Ain't Necessarily So - Columbia 42057
>21 Huey "Piano" Smith - She Got Low Down - Ace 638
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WINNER : SMITH
>11 Little Bessie - Broken Hearted - Amy 816
>14 The Drifters - Room Full Of Tears - Atlantic 2127
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WINNER : DRIFTERS
> 6 Frank Sinatra - Granada - Reprise 20010
>23 Nappy Brown - Coal Miner - Savoy 1594
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WINNER : BROWN
>14 Chuck Berry - Go Go Go - Chess 1799
>14 The Edsels - Shake Shake Sherry - Capitol 4675
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A draw....and since I vored for Chuck.....
WINNER : EDSELS
>15 The Sevilles - Charlena - J.C 116
>10 James Brown - I Love You Yes I Do - King 5547
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WINNER ; SEVILLES
>19 The Diamonds - One Summer Night - Mercury 71831
> 3 The Beverly Sisters - Flight 1203 - Roulette 4350
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WINNER : DIAMONDS
>11 Buster Brown - Good News - Fire 1040
>15 Aretha Franklin - Operation Heartbreak - Columbia 42157
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WINNER : ARETHA
>20 Etta James - Sunday Kind Of Love - Argo 5393
> 8 Charlie Feathers - Wild Wild Party - Memphis 103
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WINNER : ETTA
>10 The Skyliners - Close Your Eyes - Colpix 613
>21 Wanda Jackson - Riot In Cell Block # 9 - Capitol 4520
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WINNER : WANDA
>12 The Ventures - Lullaby Of The Leaves - Dolton 41
>16 Marie Knight - Come Tomorrow - Okeh 7141
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WINNER : MARIE
>23 Joe Jones - California Sun - Roulette 4344
> 3 Teddy & The Rough Riders - Path Finder - Huron 22002
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WINNER : JONES
>10 Freddy King - I Hear Jingle Bells - Federal 12439
>15 Tiny Topsy - How You've Changed - Argo 5383
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WINNER : TOPSY
>17 Buddy Holly - What To Do - UK Coral 72419
>10 The Supremes - Never Again - Tamla 54038
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WINNER : HOLLY
>20 The Sheppards - Glitter In Your Eyes - Vee Jay 406
> 5 Ray Peterson - I Could Have Loved You So Well - Dunes 2009
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WINNER : SHEPPARDS
>13 Ray Lynn - Mean Mean Woman - Glenn 2300
>15 Joan Baez - Banks Of The Ohio - Vanguard 35012
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WINNER : BAEZ
> 6 Johnny Burnette - Girls - Liberty 55345
>19 Bobby Mitchell - You're Doing Me Wrong - Ron 13
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WINNER : MITCHELL
>20 Jan & Dean - Heart And Soul - Challenge 9111
> 8 Jack Varney 5 - Yellow Bird - W&G WG-8-1230 (Aus)
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WINNER : JAN & DEAN
>17 The Butanes - Don't Forget I Love You - Enrica 1007
> 4 The Allisons - Are You Sure - UK Fontana 294
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WINNER : BUTANES
> 7 The Classics - Life Is But A Dream Sweetheart - Dart 1024
>25 B.Bumble & The Stingers - Bumble Boogie - Rendezvous 140
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WINNER : BUMBLE
>18 Fats Domino - Shu Rah - Imperial 5734
>11 Edith Piaf - Non Je Ne Regrette Rien - Pathe Marconi (France)
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WINNER : FATS
> 5 Johnny O'Keefe - I'm Counting on You - Leedon LK-113 (Aus)
>17 Sleepy King - Pushin' Your Luck - Joy 257
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WINNER : KING
>15 The Everly Brothers - Stick With Me Baby - Warner Bros 5220
>11 The Champs - Limbo Rock - Challenge 9131
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WINNER : EVERLYS
>10 Bobby Bland - Jelly,Jelly,Jelly - Duke 338
>16 Little Willie John - Take My Love ( I Want To Give It All To You) - King 5516
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WINNER : JOHN
>21 Don Gibson - Lonesome Number One - RCA 47-7959
> 5 The Belmonts - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Sabrina 501
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WINNER : GIBSON
>21 The Halos - "Nag"- Seven Arts 709
> 7 Bill Black's Combo - Movin' - Hi 2038
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WINNER : HALOS
>10 Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Now That I Need You - Columbia 42197
>20 Elmore James - Shake Your Money Maker - Fire 504
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WINNER : ELMORE
> 8 The Highwaymen - The Gypsy Rover - United Artists 370
>20 The Dovells - Mope-Itty Mope Stomp - Parkway 883
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WINNER : DOVELLS
>18 The Embers - Solitaire - Empress 101
> 8 Johnny & The Hurricanes - Ja-Da - Big Top 3063
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WINNER : EMBERS
> 3 The Caslons - Anniversary Of Love - Seeco 6078
>26 U.S Bonds - Not Me - Legrand 1005
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WINNER : BONDS
>28 Fats Domino - I Hear You Knocking - Imperial 5796
> 1 The Marvells - For Sentimental Reasons - Winn 1916
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WINNER : FATS
>17 Curtis Lee - Gee How I Wish You Were Here - Dunes 2007
> 8 Glen Campbell - Turn Around Look At Me - Crest 1087
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WINNER : LEE
> 1 Vic Dana - Little Altar Boy - Dolton 48
>29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - What Is This I See - King 5491
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WINNER : BALLARD
>13 Gene & Wendell - The Roach - Ray Starr 777
>14 Clarence "Frogman" Henry - On Bended Knees - Argo 5401
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WINNER : HENRY
>13 Little Walter - As Long As I Have You - Checker 968
>14 Shep & The Limelites - Three Steps From The Altar - Hull 747
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WINNER : LIMELITES
> 6 The Romancers - No Greater Love - Celebrity 701
>19 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand - Fire 1034
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WINNER : HOPKINS
>20 Lowell Fulsom - Hung Down Head - Checker 992
> 6 The Drifters - Loneliness Or Happiness - Atlantic 2117
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WINNER : FULSOM
> 8 John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me - UK Top Rank 577
>18 Nino & The Ebb Tides - Juke Box Saturday Night - Madison 166
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WINNER : EBB TIDES
> 4 Bobby Vee - Stayin' In - Liberty 55296
>24 LaVern Baker - Hey Memphis - Atlantic 2119
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WINNER ; LaVERN
>17 Nina Simone - Gin House Blues - Colpix 608
> 9 The Dorsets - Pork Chops - Asnes 101
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WINNER : NINA
> 7 Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers - The Saints - Polydor (Germany) 24 673
>20 Eddie Cochran - Weekend - Liberty 55389
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WINNER : COCHRAN
>19 Ray Charles - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Impulse 202
> 9 John D. Loudermilk - Language Of Love - RCA 47-7938
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WINNER ; RAY
>14 Jay & The Americans - Tonight - United Artists 353
>10 Jackie & The Starlites - I Found Out Too Late - Fury 1057
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WINNER ; JAY & AMERICANS
> 5 Brook Benton - The Lost Penny - Mercury 71912
>21 Smokey Smothers - Blind And Dumb Man Blues - Federal 12441
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WINNER : SMOTHERS
>15 Johnny Cash - Tennessee Flat Top Box - Columbia 42147
>12 Champion Jack Dupree - Evil Woman - Atlantic 2095
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WINNER : DUPREE
> 6 The Excels - Can't Help Loving That Girl Of Mine - RSVP 111
>19 Bo Diddley - Call Me - Checker 985
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WINNER : BO
> 4 Tommy Hunt - The Door Is Open - Scepter 1226
>22 Ernie K-Doe - I Cried My Last Tear - Minit 634
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WINNER ; K-DOE
>17 Timi Yuro - Smile - Liberty 55375
> 9 King Coleman - Do The Hully Gully - Atlantic 2125
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WINNER : TIMI
> 3 Clay Cole - Twist Around The Clock - Imperial 5804
>20 Lucky Carmicheal - Hey Girl - Pam 1002
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WINNER : CARMICHEAL
>20 The Carnations - Long Tall Girl - Lescay 3002
> 4 The Brothers Four - Frogg - Columbia 41958
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WINNER : CARNATIONS
> 2 Bobby Rydell - The Fish - Cameo 192
>23 Sam & Dave - No More Pain - Marlin 6104
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WINNER : SAM & DAVE
>10 The Spinners - What Did She Use - Tri-Phi 1007
>15 Little Willie John - Now You Know - King 5516
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WINNER : JOHN
> 9 King Curtis Combo - Jay Walk - Alcor 016
>15 Carl McVoy - Rainin' In My Heart - Tri 212
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WINNER : McVOY
>19 Sam Cooke - That's It,I Quit,I'm Movin' On - RCA 47-7853
> 7 The Dovells - Out In The Cold Again - Parkway 827
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WINNER : COOKE
>12 Dennis Turner - Lover Please - Louis 2002
>10 Johnny & Jackey - Someday We'll Be Together - Tri-Phi 1005
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WINNER : TURNER
>20 Little Walter - I Don't Play - Checker 968
> 7 Roger Miller - Fair Swiss Maiden - RCA 47-7958
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WINNER : WALTER
>13 The Regents - Runaround - Gee 1071
>15 Freddy King - See See Baby - Federal 12428
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WINNER : KING
> 6 The Dreamlovers - Welcome Home - Heritage 104
>20 Elmore James - I'm Worried - Fire 1024
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WINNER : ELMORE
>16 Jan & Dean - A Sunday Kind Of Love - Liberty 55397
> 9 Lonnie Donegan - Sorry But I'm Gonna Have To Pass - Atlantic 2023
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WINNER : JAN & DEAN
> 6 Pookie Hudson & The Spaniels - For Sentimental Reasons - Neptune 124
>22 Fats Domino - Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Imperial 5723
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WINNER : FATS
>25 Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On - Dot 16309
> 4 The Stereos - The Big Knock - Cub 9103
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WINNER : ALEXANDER
>12 The Satintones - Tomorrow And Always - Motown 1006
> 9 Billy Joe Tucker - Boogie Woogie Bill - Dot 16240
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WINNER : SATINTONES
>13 Tony Orlando - Halfway To Paradise - Epic 9441
>12 The Top Notes - Twist And Shout - Atlantic 1115
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WINNER : ORLANDO
>14 Freddy Countryman - Cocaine Blues - Western 106
>12 Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City Twist - Fury 1059
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WINNER : COUNTRYMAN
>17 The Drifters - Sadie My Lady - UK London 9287
> 8 Marty Robbins - It's Your World - Columbia 42065
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WINNER : DRIFTERS
> 8 Jack B. Nimble & The Quicks - Nut Rocker - Del Rio 2305
>20 Elmore James - Rollin' And Tumblin' - Fire 1024
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WINNER ; ELMORE
>19 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Let's Go Trippin' - Deltone 5017
> 9 The Chimes - I'm In The Mood For Love - Tag 445
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WINNER : DALE
>13 Danny Boy - Kokomo Me Baby - Tifco 824
> 6 Ronnie & The Relatives - My Guiding Angel - May 111
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WINNER : DANNY BOY
> 4 Connie Francis - Baby's First Christmas - M-G-M 13051
>23 Freddy King - Takin' Care Of Business - Federal 12450
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WINNER : KING
>11 The Frogmen - Underwater - Candix 314
>13 Don & Bob - Good Morning Little School Girl - Argo 5400
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WINNER : DON & BOB
> 9 Buddy Holly - That's What They Say - UK Coral 72419
>20 William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water - Stax 116
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WINNER : BELL
>18 Rockin' Robin Roberts - Louie,Louie - Etiquette 1
> 7 The Paragons - If - Tap 500
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WINNER : ROBERTS
> 8 The Willows - Now That I Have You - Four Star 1753
>17 Chubby Checker - Twistin' USA - Parkway 811
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WINNER : CHECKER
> 8 Bobby Darin - Nature Boy - Atco 6196
>16 David Ruffin - I'm In Love - Anna 1127
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WINNER : RUFFIN
> 2 B-B - Ivory Marbles - Cover 1961
>22 Ernie K-Doe - Wanted $10,000.00 Reward - Minit 623
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WINNER : K-DOE
>14 The Dukays - Night Owl - Nat 4002
> 8 The Velvets - Lana - Monument 448
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WINNER : DUKAYS
>12 Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time - Art-Tone 826
>13 Gene Pitney - Louisiana Mama - Musicor 1006
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WINNER : PITNEY
> 4 The Lydells - Wizard Of Love - Master 251
>21 Albert King - I Walked All Night Long - Bobbin 129
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WINNER : KING
> 7 Herb Lance & The Classics - Blue Moon - Promo 1010
>18 Etta James - How Big A Fool - Kent 352
>
WINNER : ETTA
> 6 Gene McDaniels - A Tear - Liberty 55344
>25 The Beach Boys - Surfin' - X 301
>
WINNER : BEACH BOYS
>18 The Olympics - Little Pedro - Arvee 5023
> 7 Jorgen Ingmann - Anna - Metronome 1791 (Denmark)
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WINNER : OLYMPICS
>10 Sugar Pie De Santo - Can't Let You Go - Checker 971
>14 Don Covay & The Goodtimers - See About Me - Columbia 42058
>
WINNER : COVAY
>17 The Coasters - Thumbin' A Ride - Atco 6186
> 7 Little Willie John - Autumn Leaves - King 5577
>
WINNER : COASTERS
> 3 David Dante - Speedy Gonzales - RCA 47-7860
>17 The Timetones - Pretty,Pretty Girl - Atco 6201
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WINNER : TIMETONES
>14 Brenda Lee - So Deep - Decca 31348
>10 The Megatons - Shimmy Shimmy Walk - Dodge 808
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WINNER : BRENDA
> 4 Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks - The Peppermint Twist - Carlton 565
>18 Tiny Topsy - Working On Me Baby - Argo 5383
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WINNER : TOPSY
> 6 The Belairs - Mister Moto- Arvee 5034
>22 Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step - V-Tone 223
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WINNER : PARKER
>22 Joe Tex - Baby You're Right - Anna 1128
> 7 Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart - UK RCA 1226
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WINNER : TEX
>14 Sonny Fulton - Locked Up - Big Daddy 102
> 6 Johnny O'Keefe - Right Now - Leedon LK-113 (Aus)
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WINNER : FULTON
>20 Irma Thomas - Cry On - Minit 625
> 3 Jackie Wilson - The Greatest Hurt - Brunswick 55221
>
WINNER : IRMA
>11 Buddy Holly - Look At Me - UK Coral 72445
>15 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me - Home Of The Blues 230
>
WINNER : COBBS
>12 Billy Storm - Dear One - Atlantic 2098
> 9 The Marcels - You Are My Sunshine - Colpix 606
>
WINNER : STORM
> 8 Dion - Somebody Nobody Wants - Laurie 3101
>22 The Crickets - I Fought The Law - UK Coral 72440
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WINNER : CRICKETS
>12 Lloyd Arnold - Hangout - Myers 113
> 6 Hank Levine - Image - Vogue International 112
>
WINNER ; ARNOLD
>19 Smokey Smothers - Honey I Ain't Teasin' - Federal 12420
> 6 Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Tribute To Buddy Holly - UK HMV 912
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WINNER : SMOTHERS
>17 Charles McCullough & The Silks - My Girl - Dooto 462
> 4 Teddy Randazzo - Let The Sunshine In - ABC-Paramount 10228
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WINNER : McCULLOUGH
> 4 Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz - Riverside 457
>25 Roy Orbison - Candy Man - Monument 447
>
WINNER : ORBISON
> 3 Tim Whitsett - Jive Harp - Trebco 701
>25 The Turbans - When You Dance - Parkway 820
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WINNER : TURBANS
> 7 The Adventurers - Rock And Roll Uprising - Columbia 42227
>16 Clarence "Frogman" Henry - A Little Too Much - Argo 5408
>
WINNER : HENRY
>15 Freddy Cannon - Transistor Sister - Swan 4078
>15 Cleveland Crochet - Hound Dog Baby - Goldband 1114
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WINNER : CROCHET
>22 The Impressions - As Long As You Love Me - ABC Paramount 10241
> 2 Chico Holiday - God,Country And My Baby - New Phoenix 6190
>
WINNER : IMPRESSIONS
>25 Ray Charles - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - Atlantic 2118
> 1 Kenny Karen - Oh Susie Forgive Me - Columbia 42264
>
WINNER : RAY
>14 The Mandells - Darling (I'm Home) - Smart 323
> 5 Barry Stanton - Beggin' On My Knees - Leedon LK128 (Aus)
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WINNER : MANDELLS
> 7 Cowboy Copas - Signed, Sealed And Delivered - Starday 559
>19 The Miracles - I've Been Good To You - Tamla 54053
>
WINNER : MIRACLES
>10 The Fleetwoods - (He's) The Great Impostor - Dolton 45
>19 The Sims Twins - Soothe Me - Sar 117
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WINNERS : SIMS
>16 Smiley Lewis - Tell Me Who - Imperial 5719
> 8 Dino & The Diplomats - I Can't Believe - Laurie 3103
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WINNER : SMILEY
>18 The Supremes - Buttered Popcorn - Tamla 54045
>10 The Chad Mitchell Trio - Lizzie Borden - Kapp 439
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WINNER : SUPREMES
>21 The Earls - Life Is But A Dream - Rome 101
> 6 Vern Stovall - Long Black Limousine - Crest 1080
>
WINNER : EARLS
> 6 Ella Fitzgerald - Mister Paganini (You'll Have To Swing It) - Verve 10237
>21 Gene Vincent - She She Little Sheila - UK Capitol 15202
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WINNER : VINCENT
> 8 The Everly Brothers - Muskrat - UK Warner Bros 50
>15 The Capris - Girl In My Dreams - Old Town 1107
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WINNER : CAPRIS
>18 Slim Harpo - Don't Start Cryin' Now - Excello 2194
>10 The Fireballs - Quite A Party - Warwick 644
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WINNER : HARPO
> 6 Neil Sedaka - Sweet Little You - RCA 47-7922
>17 The Temptations - Oh Mother Of Mine - Miracle 5
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WINNER : TEMPTATIONS
> 4 Mark Dinning - Top Forty,News,Weather And Sports - M-G-M 12980
>25 Gary (U.S) Bonds - School Is In - Legrand 1012
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WINNER : BONDS
>20 Junior Wells - Things I'd Do For You - Chief 7030
> 5 The Crickets - He's Old Enough To Know Better - Liberty 55392
>
WINNER : WELLS
> 6 Wayne Cochran - Last Kiss - Gala 117
>21 Jerry Lee Lewis - Money - Sun 371
>
WINNER : JERRY LEE
> 6 Little Willie John - The Very Thought Of You - King 5458
>21 The Clovers - Drive It Home - Atlantic 2129
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WINNER : CLOVERS
>24 Chuck Berry - I'm Talking About You - Chess 1779
> 5 The Harptones - What Will I Tell My Heart - Companion 103
>
WINNER : CHUCK
> 5 Jimmie Rodgers - English Country Garden - Roulette 4384
>22 Chris Kenner - Right Kind Of Girl - Prigan 2002
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WINNER : KENNER
>16 Peggy Lee - Till There Was You - UK Capitol 15184
>10 The Three Friends - Dedicated (To The Songs I Love) - Imperial 5763
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WINNER : PEGGY
>14 Aretha Franklin - Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Columbia 42157
>12 Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special - Blue Note 1819
>
WINNER : ARETHA
>11 The Orlons - I'll Be True - Cameo 198
>14 The Chantels - Well I Told You - Carlton 564
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WINNER : CHANTELS
>12 Rick & The Keens - Peanuts - Austin 303
>11 Eddie Cochran - Stockin's And Shoes - UK London 9467
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WINNER ; RICK & KEENS
> 3 Johnny Rivers - Blue Skies - Chancellor 1096
>24 The Drifters - No Sweet Lovin' - Atlantic 2105
>
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>13 The Duals - Stick Shift - Star Revue 1031
>10 The Versatiles - The White Cliffs Of Dover - Peacock 1910
>
WINNER : DUALS
> 5 Bobby Vee - How Many Tears - Liberty 55325
>18 Larry Terry - Hep Cat - Testa 106
>
WINNER : TERRY
>10 Bobby "Mr Blues" Merrell - I Ain't Mad At You - Bargain 5002
>16 Etta James - It's Too Soon To Know - Argo 5402
>
WINNER ; ETTA
> 2 Adrian Kimberly - Pomp And Circumstance -Calliope 6501
>22 Fats Domino - Good Hearted Man - Imperial - Imperial 5764
>
WINNER : FATS
> 3 Pat Boone - Johnny Will - Dot 16284
>20 Carl & The Commanders - Farmer John - Cameo 197
>
WINNER : CARL & COMMANDERS
> 3 The Blackwells - Love Or Money - Jamie 1179
>26 Gene Pitney - Every Breath I Take - Musicor 1011
>
WINNER : PITNEY
> 6 The Everly Brothers - I'm Not Angry - Warner Bros 5250
>20 Rockin' Sidney - You Ain't Nothin' But Fine - Jin 156
>
WINNER : SIDNEY
> 6 The Shirelles - A Thing Of The Past - Scepter 1220
>23 Lee Dorsey - Do Re Mi - Fury 1056
>
WINNER : DORSEY
> 3 Jeff Daniels - Foxy Dan - Astro 108
>26 The Coasters - (Ain't That) Just Like Me - Atco 6210
>
WINNER : COASTERS
> 6 Ray Stevens - Jeremiah Peabody's Poly-Unsaturated - Mercury 71843
>18 Del Shannon - So Long Baby - Big Top 3083
>
WINNER : SHANNON
> 6 Dion - Havin' Fun - Laurie 3081
>18 H-Bomb Ferguson - Midnight Ramblin' Tonight - Federal 12399
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WINNER : FERGUSON
>19 Art Neville - All These Things - Instant 3246
> 7 The Dovells - Do The New Continental - Parkway 833
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WINNER ; NEVILLE
> 9 The Supremes - I Love You Patricia - Sara 1032
>15 Tommy Hunt - Human - Scepter 1219
>
WINNER : HUNT
> 8 The Jive Five - Never,Never - Beltone 1014
>16 Freddy King - Lonesome Whistle Blues - Federal 12415
>
WINNER : KING
>11 Wanda Jackson - A Little Bitty Tear - Capitol 4681
>15 Little Milton - Lonely No More - Checker 977
>
WINNER : MILTON
>18 Jimmy Reed - Aw Shucks Hush Your Mouth - Vee Jay 425
> 8 Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Shake Wid The Shake - Columbia 41981
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WINNER : REED
>23 Elmore James - Look On Yonder Wall - Fire 504
> 8 Johnny Maestro - What A Surprise - Coed 549
>
WINNER : ELMORE
>21 Dr Ross & The Orbits - Cat Squirrel - Fortune 857
> 6 Frank Sinatra - Pocketful Of Miracles - Reprise 20040
>
WINNER : ROSS
> 8 Marty Robbins - Jimmy Martinez - Columbia 42008
>14 The Gay Poppers - You Got Me Uptight - Fire 1039
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WINNER : GAY POPPERS
>19 The Church Street Five - A Night With Daddy G - Legrand 1004
> 9 Brenda Lee - Anybody But Me - Decca 31309
>
WINNER : CHURCH STREET FIVE
>17 The Miracles - Mighty Good Lovin' - Tamla 54044
> 6 Little Willie John - (I've Got) Spring Fever -King 5503
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WINNER : MIRACLES
>11 Fats Domino - Fell In Love On Monday - Imperial 5734
>14 Aretha Franklin - Won't Be Long - Columbia 41923
>
WINNER : ARETHA
>17 Link Wray - Jack The Ripper - Rumble 1000
>12 Kenny Dino - Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Musicor 1013
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WINNER : WRAY
> 4 The Chants - Respectable - Tru-Eko 3567
>24 Jerry Lee Lewis - What'd I Say - Sun 356
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WINNER : JERRY LEE
>11 Tico & The Triumphs - Motorcycle - Madison 169
>13 The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Something Got Hold Of Me - Gospel 1047
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WINNER : FIVE BLIND BOYS
> 6 Bobby Vee - Walkin' With My Angel - Liberty 55388
>20 Aaron Neville - Let's Live - Minit 631
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WINNER : NEVILLE
>11 Chubby Checker - Dance The Mess Around - Parkway 822
>14 The Marcels - Teeter Totter Love - Colpix 196
>
WINNER : MARCELS
> 7 The Sensations - Music,Music,Music - Argo 5391
>17 Ben E.King - Here Comes The Night - Atco 6207
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WINNER : KING
>13 Big Mama Thornton - You Did Me Wrong - Baytone 107
>10 The Satintones - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - Motown 1020
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WINNER : BIG MAMA
>23 The Blue Jays - Lover's Island - Milestone 2008
> 5 Eddie Harris - Exodus (To Jazz) - Vee Jay 378
>
WINNER : BLUE JAYS
>12 Sammy Turner - Raincoat In The River - Big Top 3089
> 7 The Redwoods - Shake Shake Sherry - Epic 9447
>
WINNER : TURNER
> 5 Elvis Presley - Lonely Man - RCA 47-7850
>23 The Earls - Lookin' For My Baby - Rome 102
>
WINNER : EARLS
>29 Chuck Berry - Come On - Chess 1799
> 1 Frank Slay - Flying Circle - Swan 4085
>
WINNER : CHUCK
> 4 Janie Grant - Triangle - Caprice 104
>24 Ernie K-Doe - A Certain Girl - Minit 634
>
WINNER : K-DOE
>11 The Olympics - Dooley - Arvee 5031
>11 Wayne Worley - Red Headed Woman - Elbridge 11016
>
Another draw.....my vote went to Worley....
WINNER : OLYMPICS
>14 Jessie Hill - Sweet Jelly Roll - Minit 638
>12 Shep & The Limelites - Ready For Your Love - Hull 742
>
WINNER : HILL
> 7 Little Maxine Simmons - Since I Lost You - Var-Bee 118
>13 The Originals - Gimme A Little Kiss Will Ya Huh - Diamond 102
>
WINNER : ORIGINALS
>15 Jackie Wilson - You Don't Know What It Means - Brunswick 55219
> 9 Roscoe Scully - How Come My Dog Don't Bark - Crest 1077
>
WINNER : WILSON
>15 Lonesome Sundown - I'm Glad She's Mine - Excello 2202
> 6 Tex & The Chex - I Do Love You - Atlantic 2116
>
WINNER : SUNDOWN
>14 Jeanette (Baby) Washington - Nobody Cares (About Me) - Neptune 122
> 8 Blazer Boy - New Orleans Twist - Imperial 5801
>
WINNER : BABY
> 7 Rosie - Lonely Blue Nights - Brunswick 55205
>17 Jerry Butler - Aware Of Love - Vee Jay 405
>
WINNER : BUTLER
>11 Johnny Cash - Forty Shades Of Green - Columbia 41995
>11 Helen Bryant - I've Learned My Lesson - Fury 1042
>
This matchup void. Round One will feature
JOHNNY CASH
> 7 The Drifters - Somebody New Dancin' With You - Atlantic 2127
>18 Sonny Boy Williamson - Stop Right Now - Checker 975
>
WINNER : WILLIAMSON
>12 The Starlets - Better Tell Him No - Pam 1003
>11 Peggy Lee - The Folks Who Live On The Hill - UK Capitol 15214
>
WINNER : STARLETS
>24 Charlie Rich - Who Will The Next Fool Be - Phillips International 3566
> 3 Eddie Harris - Alicia - Vee Jay 378
>
WINNER : RICH
>10 Sheb Wooley - That's My Pa - M-G-M 13046
>13 The Supremes - Who's Lovin' You - Tamla 54045
>
WINNER : SUPREMES
> 9 The Chanters - At My Door - DeLuxe 6194
>17 Bobby Darin - Multiplication - Atco 6214
>
WINNER : DARIN
> 2 Bob & Jerry - We're The Guys - Columbia 42162
>23 The Jarmels - Little Lonely One -Laurie 3085
>
WINNER : JARMELS
>20 Buster Brown - Sugar Babe - Fire 507
> 6 Donnie & The Dreamers - Count Every Star - Whale 500
>
WINNER : BROWN
>19 Jerry Lee Lewis - Cold,Cold Heart - Sun 364
> 9 The Mar-Kets - Surfers Stomp - Union 501
>
WINNER : JERRY LEE
>15 Sam Cooke - Just For You - Sar 122
>13 Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up - Cee Jay 583
>
WINNER : COOKE
> 9 Elvis Presley - Rock-A-Hula Baby - RCA 47-7968
>17 The Valadiers - Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - Miracle 6
>
WINNER : VALADIERS
>19 Chris Kenner - Something You Got - Instant 3237
> 6 The Spiders - (True) You Don't Love Me - Imperial 5739
>
WINNER : KENNER
> 8 The Rollers -The Continental Walk - Liberty 55320
>19 Bo Diddley - Aztec - Checker 976
>
WINNER : BO
> 9 Danny & The Juniors - Twistin' All Night Long - Swan 4092
>14 Fention Robinson - Tennessee Woman - Duke 329
>
WINNER : ROBINSON
> 5 Bill Black's Combo - Twist-Her - Hi 2042
>21 The Dreamlovers - If I Should Lose You - Down 2004
>
WINNER : DREAMLOVERS
> 7 Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers - Go Little Willie - Epic 9437
>17 The Harptones - Loving A Girl Like You - Bruce 123
>
WINNER : HARPTONES
>15 The Showmen - Country Fool - Minit 632
> 9 Rusty & Doug - Hey Mae - Hickory 1151
>
WINNER : SHOWMEN
>20 The Cleftones - For Sentimental Reasons - Gee 1067
> 8 Russell Byrd - You'd Better Come Home - Wand 107
>
WINNER : CLEFTONES
> 5 The Trend-Els - Don't You Hear Me Calling Baby - Tilt 779
>22 Howlin' Wolf - Down In The Bottom - Chess 1793
>
WINNER : WOLF
>16 Albert King - I've Made Nights By Myself - Bobbin 129
> 9 The Ducanes - Little Did I Know - Goldisc 3024
>
WINNER : KING
> 7 Jimmy McCracklin - The Drag - Art-Tone 825
>20 Ben E. King - Young Boy Blues - Atco 6207
>
WINNER : KING
> 7 Earl Connelly - Just To Hold My Hand - Alto 2003
>19 The Drifters - Honey Bee - Atlantic 2096
>
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>13 Ray Charles - The Danger Zone - ABC-Paramount 10244
>12 Little Milton - So Mean To Me - Checker 994
>
WINNER : RAY
> 7 The Skyliners - I'll Close My Eyes - Colpix 188
>21 Junior Wells - Messin' With The Kid - Chief 7021
>
WINNER : WELLS
>16 Tommy Ridgely - Double Eye Whammy - Ric 978
>11 The Capris - Where I Fell In Love - Old Town 1099
>
WINNER ; RIDGELY
> 9 Willie Nelson - Part Where I Cry - Liberty 55386
>18 The Pips - Room In Your Heart - Huntom 2510
>
WINNER : PIPS
> 7 Dion - Kissin' Game - Laurie 3090
>21 Chris Kenner - A Very True Story - Instant 3234
>
WINNER : KENNER
>16 James Brown - Love Don't Love Nobody - King 5466
> 7 The Larks - It's Unbelievable - Sheryl 334
>
WINNER : BROWN
>14 Curtis Lee - Under The Moon Of Love - Dunes 2008
> 9 Jimmy Williams - Big Legged Woman - Don-El 111
>
WINNER : LEE
>13 Rockin' Sidney - No Good Woman - Jin 156
>13 Etta James - Dream - Argo 5390
>
Another draw....I voted Sidney
WINNER : ETTA
> 8 Frank Sinatra - The Second Time Around - Reprise 20001
>19 The Marcels - Goodbye To Love - Colpix 186
>
WINNER : MARCELS
>18 Wanda Jackson - Right Or Wrong - Capitol 4553
>10 Ray Charles - Early In The Morning - Atlantic 2094
>
WINNER ; WANDA
>13 Huey "Piano" Smith - Mean Mean Man - Ace 638
>13 The Five Keys - You Broke The Only Heart - King 5446
>
Draw #4 and my mark weent to Huey...........
WINNER : FIVE KEYS
>23 Albert King - Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong - Bobbin 131
> 3 Bobby Vee - Love's Made A Fool Of You - UK London 9459
>
WINNER ; KING
> 3 The Carnations - Scorpion - Tilt 780
>22 Bobby Bland - St. James Infirmary - Duke 340
>
WINNER : BLAND
>13 The Ventures - Ram-Bunk-Shush - Dolton 32
>14 The Ducanes - I'm So Happy - Goldisc 3024
>
WINNER : DUCANES
> 3 The Satintones - I Know How It Feels - Motown 1010
>24 Arthur Alexander - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - Dot 16309
>
WINNER : ALEXANDER
>11 Jimmy Norman - Here Comes The Night - Good Sound 105
>12 Etta James - Anything To Say You're Mine - Argo 5385
>
WINNER : ETTA
>16 Chris Montez - All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me) - Monogram 500
> 9 The Party Boys - We Got A Party - Ron 340
>
WINNER : MONTEZ
>13 John Coltrane - My Favorite Things - Atlantic 5012
>13 Smiley Lewis - Stormy Monday Blues - Imperial 5719
>
The last draw and pretty obvious who I voted for....
WINNER : COLTRANE
> 2 Johnnie Ray & Timi Yuro - I Believe - Liberty 55400
>28 Fats Domino - Jambalaya - Imperial 5796
>
WINNER : FATS
>20 Del Shannon - Hey Little Girl - Big Top 3091
> 9 Little Walter - Crazy Legs - Checker 986
>
WINNER : SHANNON
> 5 Danny & The Juniors - Back To The Hop - Swan 4082
>20 The Timetones - Here In My Heart - Times Square 421
>
WINNER : TIMETONES
>18 James Ray - I've Got My Mind Set On You - Dynamic Sound 503
> 7 Debbie Dean - Don't Let Him Shop Around - Motown 1007
>
WINNER : RAY
>12 The Miracles - The Only One I Love - Tamla 54036
>11 Guitar Red - Just You And I - Checker 988
>
WINNER : MIRACLES
>17 Prince La La - She Put The Hurt On Me - AFO 301
>12 Buddy Holly - Valley Of Tears - Coral 62283
>
WINNER : LA LA
All designated winners will advance to Round One proper
Round One - Part One matchups will appear here and on the web site a
little later
ROGER FORD
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Roger Ford
Ford) wrote:
>Here are the results of voting in the Preliminary Round of the 1961
>Singles Battle. 34 people voted
>
>>15 Johnny Cash - Tennessee Flat Top Box - Columbia 42147
>>12 Champion Jack Dupree - Evil Woman - Atlantic 2095
>>
>WINNER : DUPREE
>
I made a boo boo here
The winner of course should be Johnny Cash
It will be corrected in Round One where Cash will appear
Roger Ford
Ford) wrote:
>Round One - Part One matchups will appear here and on the web site a
>little later
Owing to a very heavy day being suddenly thrust on me at work that
"little later" will now have to be tomorrow
Todd Lucas
>18 The Pips - Room In Your Heart - Huntom 2510
WINNER : PIPS
The only of my personal nominations to advance.
50s
Let's face it, you like a lot of weird little known songs.
Mark Dintenfass
<5e4337df-19d8-4b7f...@h9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, 50s
<Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
You meant that as I compliment, right?
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Mark Dintenfass
<mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Here are the results of voting in the Preliminary Round of the 1961
> Singles Battle. 34 people voted
>
> > 9 Gene Thomas - Sometime - Venus 1439
> >16 The Clovers - The Honey Dripper - United Artists 307
> >
> WINNER : CLOVERS
Surprise, number one--meaning I voted for the loser. The Clovers
version of Liggins big hit is all right, but it's always been a number
better in its instumental parts than the lyrics. "Sometime," seems to
me a first-rate song, well-sung by Thomas.
> >23 Eddie Burns - Hard Hearted Woman - Harvey 111
> > 2 Jimmy Dean - Dear Ivan - Columbia 42259
> >
> WINNER : BURNS
Two people here still fighting the Cold War! Amazing.
> >14 Chuck Berry - Go Go Go - Chess 1799
> >14 The Edsels - Shake Shake Sherry - Capitol 4675
> >
> A draw....and since I vored for Chuck.....
> WINNER : EDSELS
Surprise number two. I wish you had the foresight to vote for the
Edsels, Roger. :-)
> >20 Jan & Dean - Heart And Soul - Challenge 9111
> > 8 Jack Varney 5 - Yellow Bird - W&G WG-8-1230 (Aus)
> >
> WINNER : JAN & DEAN
Guess the magic wasn't working.
> >18 Fats Domino - Shu Rah - Imperial 5734
> >11 Edith Piaf - Non Je Ne Regrette Rien - Pathe Marconi (France)
> >
> WINNER : FATS
I'm not surprised Fats won. Too bad the English language version of
Piaf's masterpiece isn't any good.
> > 1 Vic Dana - Little Altar Boy - Dolton 48
> >29 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - What Is This I See - King 5491
> >
> WINNER : BALLARD
Hm. Wonder if Scarlotti is voting. :-)
>
> >20 Lowell Fulsom - Hung Down Head - Checker 992
> > 6 The Drifters - Loneliness Or Happiness - Atlantic 2117
> >
> WINNER : FULSOM
The surprise here is how lopsided the vote is. I don't think the
Drifter's song is bad at all.
> >17 Nina Simone - Gin House Blues - Colpix 608
> > 9 The Dorsets - Pork Chops - Asnes 101
> >
> WINNER : NINA
Gratifying result. As I said already, this is Simone at her best.
>
> > 6 The Shirelles - A Thing Of The Past - Scepter 1220
> >23 Lee Dorsey - Do Re Mi - Fury 1056
> >
> WINNER : DORSEY
Right result, but an unlucky matchup for a decent Shirelles record.
> >13 Ray Charles - The Danger Zone - ABC-Paramount 10244
> >12 Little Milton - So Mean To Me - Checker 994
> >
> WINNER : RAY
Whew! Close call for RC's excellent rendition of a great Percy Mayfield
song.
> >18 Wanda Jackson - Right Or Wrong - Capitol 4553
> >10 Ray Charles - Early In The Morning - Atlantic 2094
> >
> WINNER ; WANDA
Biggest surprise of the round for me. Wanda's fine, but this is RC near
his Atlantic peak.
Eric Ramon
> In article <4b5aa674.1978...@text.news.virginmedia.com>, Roger Ford
>
> <maria...@bblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > Here are the results of voting in the Preliminary Round of the 1961
>
>
> > >14 The Edsels - Shake Shake Sherry - Capitol 4675
>
> > A draw....and since I vored for Chuck.....
> > WINNER : EDSELS
>
> Surprise number two. I wish you had the foresight to vote for the
> Edsels, Roger. :-)
>
if Roger had voted for The Edsels then Shake Shake Sherry would have
won 15-13! :-)
Mark Dintenfass
<51b8df83-d4c1-4ffd...@q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
Eric Ramon <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yep, that occurred to me the moment I hit the send button. Still, for a
good CB song to go out in a prelim, is irritating, especially losing
to a second-rate doowop rave-up.
Sharx35
"50s" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:5e4337df-19d8-4b7f...@h9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
That aptly describes the musical tastes of the rest of the IDIOT ELEVEN in
this ng.
>
>
50s
>
> > >20 Lowell Fulsom - Hung Down Head - Checker 992
> > > 6 The Drifters - Loneliness Or Happiness - Atlantic 2117
>
> > WINNER : FULSOM
>
> The surprise here is how lopsided the vote is. I don't think the
> Drifter's song is bad at all.
But the Fulsom is an absolute killer, one of the best records of the
decade.
> > >13 Ray Charles - The Danger Zone - ABC-Paramount 10244
> > >12 Little Milton - So Mean To Me - Checker 994
>
> > WINNER : RAY
>
> Whew! Close call for RC's excellent rendition of a great Percy Mayfield
> song.
Ordinary Charles song squeeked by killer Milton song only because some
people just voted for the bigger name artist. "So Mean To Me" is
awesome.
Mark Dintenfass
<13ddb27c-46cf-405b...@l11g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
Both of these seem like good, but rather ordinary blues records to me.
Hardly killer stuff. You jump on the vocal group fans for voting genre
rather than individual quality, but you seem inclined to do the same
thing for blues.
That "ordinary" RC record strikes me as one of the few ABC sides that
would fit right in with his best Atlantic work.
50s
> In article
> <13ddb27c-46cf-405b-924b-003bff5b0...@l11g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> 50s <Savo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > On Jan 23, 12:36 pm, Mark Dintenfass <mdintenf...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >20 Lowell Fulsom - Hung Down Head - Checker 992
> > > > > 6 The Drifters - Loneliness Or Happiness - Atlantic 2117
>
> > > > WINNER : FULSOM
>
> > > The surprise here is how lopsided the vote is. I don't think the
> > > Drifter's song is bad at all.
>
> > But the Fulsom is an absolute killer, one of the best records of the
> > decade.
>
> > > > >13 Ray Charles - The Danger Zone - ABC-Paramount 10244
> > > > >12 Little Milton - So Mean To Me - Checker 994
>
> > > > WINNER : RAY
>
> > > Whew! Close call for RC's excellent rendition of a great Percy Mayfield
> > > song.
>
> > Ordinary Charles song squeeked by killer Milton song only because some
> > people just voted for the bigger name artist. "So Mean To Me" is
> > awesome.
>
> Both of these seem like good, but rather ordinary blues records to me.
> Hardly killer stuff. You jump on the vocal group fans for voting genre
> rather than individual quality, but you seem inclined to do the same
> thing for blues.
No, both of those records have been high on my lists forever.
MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1961:
1 ¦ It Will Stand ¦ Showmen
2 ¦ No Sweet Lovin' ¦ Drifters
3 ¦ Let The Four Winds Blow ¦ Fats Domino
4 ¦ Footstompin' ¦ Flares
5 ¦ Lonely No More ¦ Little Milton
6 ¦ Pony Time ¦ Chubby Checker
7 ¦ I Pity The Fool ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
8 ¦ Hung Down Head ¦ Lowell Fulsom
9 ¦ Running Scared ¦ Roy Orbison
10 ¦ Smoky Places ¦ Corsairs
11 ¦ I Hear You Knocking ¦ Fats Domino
12 ¦ Don't Knock ¦ Spiders (LP cut)
13 ¦ Honey, I Ain't Teasin' ¦ Smokey Smothers
14 ¦ Takin' Care Of Business ¦ Freddy King
15 ¦ Dear Lady (Twist) ¦ Gary U.S. Bonds
16 ¦ She Got Low Down ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith
17 ¦ Honey Bee ¦ Drifters
18 ¦ Poor Fool ¦ Ike & Tina Turner
19 ¦ The Red Rooster ¦ Howlin' Wolf
20 ¦ Duke Of Earl ¦ Dukays
21 ¦ Walking Around In Circles ¦ Spiders (LP cut)
22 ¦ Turn On Your Lovelight ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland
23 ¦ See See Baby ¦ Freddy King
24 ¦ I'm Glad She's Mine ¦ Lonesome Sundown
25 ¦ Don't Start Cryin' Now ¦ Slim Harpo
26 ¦ Quarter To Three ¦ Gary US Bonds
27 ¦ So Mean To Me ¦ Little Milton
28 ¦ Soothe Me ¦ Sims Twins
29 ¦ Last Night ¦ Mar-Keys
30 ¦ Hit The Road Jack ¦ Ray Charles
Mark Dintenfass
<2fa374ab-9404-4b58...@y23g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
<snip>
> 30 � Hit The Road Jack � Ray Charles
You really think "Hit the Road Jack" is a better record than "The
Danger Zone" or, more importantly, "Hard Times," which Roger and I both
think is Ray's best of the year?
50s
I certainly do, and so does most of the world, and I guarantee "Hit
The Road Jack" will do much better in this contest than those other
mediocrities.
DianeE
-----------------
I'm very fond of "The Danger Zone," myself. You don't pay attention to
lyrics, but if you did the song might have started running through your
head, as it did through mine, during the past 8 years or so.
DianeE
Mark Dintenfass
<Tired...@SorryFolks.com> wrote:
Thanks, Diane. I would have mentioned the lyrics, too, but didn't want
to end up in that same old same-old with Bruce. Mayfield had a knack of
mixing the deeply personal with the "uproar" of the world in a way
that, like all good writing, takes on new meanings as times change.
More than ever, alas, the danger zone is everywhere.
For those who haven't listened closely, here's the whole lyric (grabbed
from a website and not checked by me):
Sad and lonely all the time
That's because I've got a worried mind
You know the world is in an uproar
The danger zone is everywhere, everywhere
Just read your paper
And you'll see
Just exactly what keeps worryin' me
Yeah, you'll see the world is in an uproar
The danger zone is everywhere
My love for the world is like always
For the world is a part of me
That's why I'm so afraid
Of the progress that's being made
Toward eternity
Every morning, noon, and night
Finds me hoping that everything's alright
Mm-hmm, the world is in an uproar
The danger zone is everywhere
50s
>
> Thanks, Diane. I would have mentioned the lyrics, too, but didn't want
> to end up in that same old same-old with Bruce. Mayfield had a knack of
> mixing the deeply personal with the "uproar" of the world in a way
> that, like all good writing, takes on new meanings as times change.
Mayfield wrote "Hit The Road Jack."
Probably the biggest payday of his life.
Sharx35
"Mark Dintenfass" <mdint...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote in message
news:230120101850433013%mdint...@xxnew.rr.com...
> In article
> <13ddb27c-46cf-405b...@l11g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> 50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 23, 12:36 pm, Mark Dintenfass <mdintenf...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > >20 Lowell Fulsom - Hung Down Head - Checker 992
>> > > > 6 The Drifters - Loneliness Or Happiness - Atlantic 2117
>> >
>> > > WINNER : FULSOM
>> >
>> > The surprise here is how lopsided the vote is. I don't think the
>> > Drifter's song is bad at all.
>>
>> But the Fulsom is an absolute killer, one of the best records of the
>> decade.
>>
>>
>> > > >13 Ray Charles - The Danger Zone - ABC-Paramount 10244
>> > > >12 Little Milton - So Mean To Me - Checker 994
>> >
>> > > WINNER : RAY
>> >
>> > Whew! Close call for RC's excellent rendition of a great Percy Mayfield
>> > song.
>>
>> Ordinary Charles song squeeked by killer Milton song only because some
>> people just voted for the bigger name artist. "So Mean To Me" is
>> awesome.
>
> Both of these seem like good, but rather ordinary blues records to me.
> Hardly killer stuff. You jump on the vocal group fans for voting genre
> rather than individual quality, but you seem inclined to do the same
> thing for blues.
>
Time after effing time, the Idiot Eleven vote for GENRE rather than
individual talent.
Sharx35
"Mark Dintenfass" <mdint...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote in message
news:230120101904594346%mdint...@xxnew.rr.com...
As a matter of fact...YES.
Sharx35
"50s" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:7b147c2b-ecd1-41d7...@m11g2000vbo.googlegroups.com...
You can count on Roger and the rest of the Idiot Eleven to engineer a
conclusion detrimental to HTRJ.
>
>
>
Roger Ford
Nothing else he wrote can possibly come close to "Hit The Road Jack"
(a monster worldwide hit) in sales terms. It must dwarf even "Please
Send Me Someone To Love".
Mark Dintenfass
<mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:41:17 -0800 (PST), 50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >On Jan 23, 11:29=A0pm, Mark Dintenfass <mdintenf...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks, Diane. I would have mentioned the lyrics, too, but didn't want
> >> to end up in that same old same-old with Bruce. Mayfield had a knack of
> >> mixing the deeply personal with the "uproar" of the world in a way
> >> that, like all good writing, takes on new meanings as times change.
> >
> >
> >Mayfield wrote "Hit The Road Jack."
> >
> >Probably the biggest payday of his life.
> >
> Nothing else he wrote can possibly come close to "Hit The Road Jack"
> (a monster worldwide hit) in sales terms. It must dwarf even "Please
> Send Me Someone To Love".
But, of course, that in itself doesn't mean it's his best song.
50s
> In article <4b5c7182.28452...@text.news.virginmedia.com>, Roger Ford
>
>
>
>
>
> <maria...@bblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:41:17 -0800 (PST), 50s <Savo...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > >On Jan 23, 11:29=A0pm, Mark Dintenfass <mdintenf...@xxnew.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Thanks, Diane. I would have mentioned the lyrics, too, but didn't want
> > >> to end up in that same old same-old with Bruce. Mayfield had a knack of
> > >> mixing the deeply personal with the "uproar" of the world in a way
> > >> that, like all good writing, takes on new meanings as times change.
>
> > >Mayfield wrote "Hit The Road Jack."
>
> > >Probably the biggest payday of his life.
>
> > Nothing else he wrote can possibly come close to "Hit The Road Jack"
> > (a monster worldwide hit) in sales terms. It must dwarf even "Please
> > Send Me Someone To Love".
>
> But, of course, that in itself doesn't mean it's his best song.
It's his best song by any measure that we can quantify.
popularity
critical acclaim
It's # 9 for the year according to the critics, and it's the only Ray
Charles song that is listed in 1961.
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/
It's # 873 of all time according to the critics. "Please Send Me" is #
2214 of all time according to the critcs, so "Hit The Road" is clearly
Mayfield's most acclaimed composition and also his biggest selling
composition. The rest of the debate is just based on the personal
taste of 2 or 3 people.
Roger Ford
I didn't say it did. I am merely confirming my agreement with Bruce
inasmuch that IMO it definitely stands as easily Mayfield's most
successful song in terms of the #1 way that the music industry
measures success i.e profit
.
Personally I think 1961 was a huge year for Ray with a whole slew of
terrific singles of which "Hit The Road Jack" is definitely one but it
isn't my FAVORITE one by him that year. That honor goes to "Hard
Times" as I've said but that doesn't mean that I think "Hit The Road
Jack" is anything less than great.
F R
Bruce>
-----------------------------
Bruce,
I only saw your top 30 hits, not your top 100.
I have good news and bad news about them.
The good news--I am only familiar with 17 of the songs you listed. That
should make your day since a "real" music fan would know them all,
according to you.
The bad news is that of the ones I know, I agree with your selections,
if not the top "30" then certainly terrific songs I've enjoyed.
One question-- I noticed you have "Pony Time" as #6.
Am curious to know why you rate this particular tune so highly? To me,
it's just more CC fluff of even another "dance" tune.
What makes you like it so much?
I am NOT questioning where you put it as all selections and rankings are
subjective, but "Pony Time" is the kind of song I'd never miss if I
never heard it again.
I do not criticize anyone's lists, be they yours, Roger's, Dean's or
anyone else who has posted theirs.
Just am genuinely curious why you rate it so highly?
Frank
50s
"Fluff" does not describe anything that Chubby Checker did. "Fluff" is
what many of the people that you like (such as Eddie Fisher) did.
Before you ask again, there is no way for me to convey to you WHY I
like any record. I just hear it and it either grabs me, or is doesn't.
"Pony Time" just kills me every time I hear it. One of the greatest
party records ever. Incredibly exciting from the moment it starts
right to the end.
Mark Dintenfass
<mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Since I'm probably the biggest RC fan left here, now that Bob Roman has
departed, I agree with you, of course, that "HTRJ" is terrific. My
comment was directed at Bruce, not you.
Mark Dintenfass
<2441003f-350c-495e...@b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>,
50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
I think you have it ranked too high, but I also think Checker is worthy
of respect, and that "Pony Time" may be his best.
50s
You can't possibly have a valid opinion as to whether or not I SHOULD
like a record more or less than I do. If anything it's ranked too low
based on how I feel every time I hear it.
F R
You can't possibly have a valid opinion as to whether or not I SHOULD
like a record more or less than I do. If anything it's ranked too low
based on how I feel every time I hear it.
Fair enough Bruce as far as it goes, yet you ALWAYS have a "valid
opinion" (or should I eliminate the word "valid"?) on what songs others
should like.
Frank
50s
Frank, you can like whatever shit that you want to like. You'd upset
the order of things if you ever became hip.
Sharx35
"50s" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
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hip adj. San Franciscan/South Beach speak for "goes both ways".
F R
order of things if you ever became hip.
ROFL, then why claim others can not have a "valid opinion" of what you
like, but you can go on and on about the tastes of others?
Consistency? Methinks not.
BTW, if you've decided that what you are is "hip", thanks for excluding
me.
Over and out.
50s
> Frank, you can like whatever shit that you want to like. You'd upset the
> order of things if you ever became hip.
> ----------------------------------------
> ROFL, then why claim others can not have a "valid opinion" of what you
> like, but you can go on and on about the tastes of others?
Are you really this stupid?
You or Mark or anybody else is perfectly entitled to tell me that you
think that something that I like is shit.....which is what I do when I
mock the taste of other people. I don't tell you what you SHOULD like,
I tell you that much of what you DO like is complete utter dogshit.
What I don't do, and what Mark did, was to try and tell me that on a
list of my own personal favorites that he thinks that I had something
(Pony Time) rated too highly.
That would be like if you told me that your favorite variety of ice
cream was chocolate, and I came back and told you that you have
chocolate rated to highly. It's YOUR favorite, I can't tell you what
you SHOULD like, I can only tell my own opinion of what you DO like
(chocolate is excellent).
Mark can tell me that HE doesn't like "Pony Time" near as much as I
do, but he can't tell me that I have it overrated on a list of
personal favorites.
Now, if the list is something like this one:
http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/bg_hits/bg_hits_61.html
With a listed criteria....
Criteria: - These records were chosen and ranked based on their
initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall
scope of musical history. Records are listed based on the year that
they were released.
Then Mark would be perfectly entitled to tell me if he thinks that I
have something overrated on the list.
37 Pony Time Chubby Checker
And based on the above criteria, I listed "Pony Time" much lower than
it ranked on the list of my personal favorites from the same year.
Can you grasp this?
Mark Dintenfass
<cdad37b3-320a-4464...@e20g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
50s <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:
> What I don't do, and what Mark did, was to try and tell me that on a
> list of my own personal favorites that he thinks that I had something
> (Pony Time) rated too highly.
I said I THINK you have "Pony Time" rated too highly, clearly
indicating (I thought) a statement of my own opinion.
50s
>
> 50s <Savo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > What I don't do, and what Mark did, was to try and tell me that on a
> > list of my own personal favorites that he thinks that I had something
> > (Pony Time) rated too highly.
>
> I said I THINK you have "Pony Time" rated too highly, clearly
> indicating (I thought) a statement of my own opinion.
...you said that "I" had it rated too highly.
You stated an opinion about my assessment of the record, rather than
an opinion about "your" assessment of the record.
F R
You stated an opinion about my assessment of the record, rather than an
opinion about "your" assessment of the record.
Just to be clear Bruce... you have never stated an opinion about someone
else's assessment of a record or artist, right?
Oops, I just had a senior moment. I forgot the 856 times you've done
that here.
If you type a list of your favorites, you are inviting comment on it,
whether pro or con. Imagine the hubris Mark showed by disagreeing with
where you placed "Pony Time".
Shame on you Mark ;-).
Frank
50s
> Bruce in response to Mark>
> You stated an opinion about my assessment of the record, rather than an
> opinion about "your" assessment of the record.
> ---------------------------
> Just to be clear Bruce... you have never stated an opinion about someone
> else's assessment of a record or artist, right?
I guess you didn't grasp it.
Show me one time where I told somebody that they should raise or drop
an item on a list of their own favorites.
If I tell somebody that a record that they like blows, I am stating my
opinion of the record. Nothing wrong with that.
Have I ever told you that you should like Little Richard more than you
do, or that you should not like Eddie Fisher as much as you do?
Todd Lucas
> On Jan 23, 11:12 am, Todd Lucas <tluc...@onecliq.net> wrote:
>
> > > 9 Willie Nelson - Part Where I Cry - Liberty 55386
> > >18 The Pips - Room In Your Heart - Huntom 2510
>
> > WINNER : PIPS
>
> > The only of my personal nominations to advance.
>
> Let's face it, you like a lot of weird little known songs.
Maybe but I nominated both Buster Brown and Jimmy McCracklin songs
this time around. They aren't exactly obscure artists.
50s
No, but you tend to like strange songs by artists like that, things
that most people have never heard of.
Sharx35
"Todd Lucas" <tlu...@onecliq.net> wrote in message
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More like TOTALLY obscure.
Sharx35
"50s" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
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In as many words, yes. You continually over rate Tiny Dick and dis one of
the greatest male voices of all time, that being Eddie Fisher.
>
>
>
F R
I guess you didn't grasp it.
Show me one time where I told somebody that they should raise or drop an
item on a list of their own favorites.
If I tell somebody that a record that they like blows, I am stating my
opinion of the record. Nothing wrong with that.
Have I ever told you that you should like Little Richard more than you
do, or that you should not like Eddie Fisher as much as you do?
Taking last things first, i do not like Eddie Fisher better than LR. As
I've said, if I'd make a list of my 100 favorite acts of the '50s, I
would have LR ranked higher than EF, although neither would make my top
25.
However, Fisher deserves some respect as he was one of the hottest
singers in the early '50s, if not THE hottest, had a wonderful voice and
was perhaps the biggest teen idol since Sinatra and until Elvis.
What is your opinion of those here who voted "Mona Lisa" as their
favorite song of 1950? You were not a happy camper, were you? You
questioned the taste of those who voted for it as song of the year.
Frank
50s
> Bruce>
> I guess you didn't grasp it.
> Show me one time where I told somebody that they should raise or drop an
> item on a list of their own favorites.
> If I tell somebody that a record that they like blows, I am stating my
> opinion of the record. Nothing wrong with that.
> Have I ever told you that you should like Little Richard more than you
> do, or that you should not like Eddie Fisher as much as you do?
> ---------------------------
> Taking last things first, i do not like Eddie Fisher better than LR. As
> I've said, if I'd make a list of my 100 favorite acts of the '50s, I
> would have LR ranked higher than EF, although neither would make my top
> 25.
>
> However, Fisher deserves some respect as he was one of the hottest
> singers in the early '50s, if not THE hottest, had a wonderful voice and
> was perhaps the biggest teen idol since Sinatra and until Elvis.
>
> What is your opinion of those here who voted "Mona Lisa" as their
> favorite song of 1950?
My opinion is that their like for that song is just their whiteness
coming out. When it comes down to it, they prefer black guys who don't
sound too black. Harry Reid was right.
F R
My opinion is that their like for that song is just their whiteness
coming out. When it comes down to it, they prefer black guys who don't
sound too black. Harry Reid was right.
A minor LOL for your Harry Reid comment. I agree with him and he never
should have apologized.
I don't think it's fair to say the voters prefer blacks who don't sound
too black. They just liked "Mona Lisa" better than any other song for
that year. I highly doubt if "Uncle Tom" (your reference to him) Nat
"King Cole" was voted for because of the reasons you cite.
Look at the results of other yearly contests.
50s
> Bruce re "Mona Lisa"
> My opinion is that their like for that song is just their whiteness
> coming out. When it comes down to it, they prefer black guys who don't
> sound too black. Harry Reid was right.
> ------------------------------
> A minor LOL for your Harry Reid comment. I agree with him and he never
> should have apologized.
Oh no, he DEFINITELY has to apologize, if not more.
Just like Jackson with the Himey-Town comment. He was right, he was
coming to a town full of jews, but people don't want to hear these
things expressed.
F R
Oh no, he DEFINITELY has to apologize, if not more.
Just like Jackson with the Himey-Town comment. He was right, he was
coming to a town full of jews, but people don't want to hear these
things expressed.
"He was coming to a town full of Jews", Bruce? How many Jews are
acceptable? You're a numbers guy, so here they are:
In 1825 the second Jewish synagogue was erected in New York. It was
called B'nai Jeshuron and it became the forerunner of all the Ashkenazi
"shuls" and "temples" and "synagogues" now serving the 972,000 Jews in
the city. That is right. Only 972,000. For the first time in 50 years
the Jewish population of New York City has dropped to less than one
million. In fact, 50 years ago New York had 2 million Jews, who
constituted one fourth of the New York population. Now, when New York
City has 8 million people, THE JEWS ARE ONLY 12 PERCENT (my CAPS for
emphasis) The reason is both migration and the falling Jewish birth
rate. There are in fact 1.4 million Jews in Greater New York, meaning
the suburbs.
------------------
Jackson was wrong both factually and was linguistically .
"Hymie" is a derogatory word for Jewish people, and you know it.
Here's how it evolved;
Rev. Jesse Jackson referred to Jews as "Hymies" and to New York City as
"Hymietown" in January 1984 during a conversation with a black
Washington Post reporter, Milton Coleman. Jackson had assumed the
references would not be printed because of his racial bond with Coleman,
but several weeks later Coleman permitted the slurs to be included far
down in an article by another Post reporter on Jackson's rocky relations
with American Jews.
A storm of protest erupted, and Jackson at first denied the remarks,
then accused Jews of conspiring to defeat him. The Nation of Islam's
radical leader Louis Farrakhan, an aggressive anti-Semite and old
Jackson ally, made a difficult situation worse by threatening Coleman in
a radio broadcast and issuing a public warning to Jews, made in
Jackson's presence: "If you harm this brother [Jackson], it will be the
last one you harm."
If Reid said Obama helped himself get elected by being a light skinned
nigger, then your comparison would be apt.
As it stands, it's not.
Todd Lucas
I guess but their better known songs are already in the contest.
50s
> Bruce on Harry Reid>
> Oh no, he DEFINITELY has to apologize, if not more.
> Just like Jackson with the Himey-Town comment. He was right, he was
> coming to a town full of jews, but people don't want to hear these
> things expressed.
> ---------------------------------
> "He was coming to a town full of Jews", Bruce? How many Jews are
> acceptable? You're a numbers guy, so here they are:
>
> In 1825 the second Jewish synagogue was erected in New York. It was
> called B'nai Jeshuron and it became the forerunner of all the Ashkenazi
> "shuls" and "temples" and "synagogues" now serving the 972,000 Jews in
> the city. That is right. Only 972,000. For the first time in 50 years
> the Jewish population of New York City has dropped to less than one
> million. In fact, 50 years ago New York had 2 million Jews, who
> constituted one fourth of the New York population. Now, when New York
> City has 8 million people, THE JEWS ARE ONLY 12 PERCENT (my CAPS for
> emphasis) The reason is both migration and the falling Jewish birth
> rate. There are in fact 1.4 million Jews in Greater New York, meaning
> the suburbs.
Which is the largest number of Jews BY FAR of any Metropolitan area of
the United States....hence, the "Himey town" remark.
> Jackson was wrong both factually and was linguistically .
>
> "Hymie" is a derogatory word for Jewish people, and you know it.
And it is also derogitory for someone to infer that whites have a
problem with someone who speaks in a "Negro dialect." Not only is the
use of the word "Negro" a problem there, as it infers that a "Negro"
speaks differently than a black, but it's also derogatory for someone
to infer that there is sometrhing wrong with the way that people of a
certain race speak......as if they don't speak as well as the white
race.
> If Reid said Obama helped himself get elected by being a light skinned
> nigger, then your comparison would be apt.
>
> As it stands, it's not.
No, I don't think so. "Nigger" is a much worse word than "Himey."
"Nigger" would be similar maybe to "Kike."
"Himey" would maybe be similar to "shfatzah." It's an insult, but not
as big an insult as "nigger."
Both men needed to apologize, and both did.
In fact, Reid's remarks were MUCH WORSE in my opinion, as he actually
expressed a belief that "negroes" who sound a certain way are inferior
to "blacks" who sound closer to how he thinks that "whites" sound.
Saying that he is going to "Himey Town" is like your parents telling
you when you were a kid that you shouldn't go to parts of town that
were "shfatzah neighborhoods."
F R
Both men needed to apologize, and both did.
The difference is that Reid acknowledged his dumb statement when he
immediately apologized. Jackson first denied it and it took him awhile
to apologize. He was more pissed off at a brother for "betraying" him.
I won't debate which word is worse "hymie" or "kike". They both
connotate derision of Jewish people, so to try to parse the words as to
which is worse is an exercise in futility.
Which is worse... calling an Italian-American a Guinea or a Wop? It
doesn't matter. They are both used in the same negative context.
F R
Which is the largest number of Jews BY FAR of any Metropolitan area of
the United States....hence, the "Himey town" remark.
-------------------------
Since Jews only make up 12% of NYC residents how can you say "hence, the
'himey town' remark?
Why didn't he refer to NYC as "goyim town" since approximately 85% of
their residents are that?
It's like referring to the NBA as a honky league as the proportion of
whites is about the same as Jews who live in NYC.
50s
> Bruce, referring to Jackson's and Reid's faux pas:
> Both men needed to apologize, and both did.
> ---------------------------
> The difference is that Reid acknowledged his dumb statement when he
> immediately apologized. Jackson first denied it and it took him awhile
> to apologize.
I'm not debating which person made the better apology, I'm only
disputing your contention that Reid should not have apologized.
> He was more pissed off at a brother for "betraying" him.
As he should be.
> I won't debate which word is worse "hymie" or "kike". They both
> connotate derision of Jewish people, so to try to parse the words as to
> which is worse is an exercise in futility.
>
> Which is worse... calling an Italian-American a Guinea or a Wop? It
> doesn't matter. They are both used in the same negative context.
Guinea and Wop are fairly even, yes, but kike is worse than himey,
just like nigger is worse than darky.
There are hundreds of songs where blacks are referred to as "darkies,"
but not near as many where they are referred to as "niggers."
50s
> Bruce, trying to "explain" Jackson's remarks about Jews:
>
> Which is the largest number of Jews BY FAR of any Metropolitan area of
> the United States....hence, the "Himey town" remark.
> -------------------------
> Since Jews only make up 12% of NYC residents how can you say "hence, the
> 'himey town' remark?
>
> Why didn't he refer to NYC as "goyim town" since approximately 85% of
> their residents are that?
Because there are many towns that are much higer than 85% non-Jewish.
The new York area is the ONLY place in America with over a million
Jews. Nothing else is even remotely close.
> It's like referring to the NBA as a honky league as the proportion of
> whites is about the same as Jews who live in NYC.
Not even close. There are way more than 12% non blacks in the NBA
these days. It's more like 27% now. But I wouldn't expect you to know
that as you are a typical white guy who thinks that it's an all black
league.
That's a poor analogy, Frank. There is only one place in America with
over a million Jews. There are millions of associations in America
that have more than 100 white people involved (NBA Players).
F R
Not even close. There are way more than 12% non blacks in the NBA these
days. It's more like 27% now. But I wouldn't expect you to know that as
you are a typical white guy who thinks that it's an all black league.
Just to make sure I get your point correctly... you can see Jackson
calling NYC Hymietown (since there are more Jews there than any other
city) although in actuality, only 12% are Jews, but one cannot perceive
the NBA as a black league ( I did not say an ALL black league) even
though 73% of its players are black.
Speaking of the NBA, where was the outcry amongst the black players re
Donald Sterling's plea of "no contest" when he was sued for
discriminating against blacks when not renting to them in the 100+
buildings he owned in the greater L.A. area?
How come none of them said they'd ever play for such an owner?
Why haven't the Revs Jackson and Sharpton demanded a meeting with David
Stern about this?
Why is he still the owner of the L.A. Clippers?