Rhythm & Blues: 1954

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1Sh-Boom
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-15)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1954-03-15)
vocals:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom") (on 1954-03-15)
arranger:
Howard Biggs
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 215)
recording of:
Sh‐Boom (on 1954-03-15)
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Chords32:27
2Work With Me Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
The Midnighters2:50
3Honey Love
recording of:
Honey Love
writer:
Clyde McPhatter and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
P.M.P.C. Inc.
The Drifters2:26
4Gee
recording of:
Gee
writer:
William Davis (US singer/songwriter, wrote "Gee") and Viola Watkins
The Crows2:14
5Lovey Dovey
The Clovers2:44
6Oh What a Dream
Ruth Brown2:54
7Shake, Rattle and Roll
Big Joe Turner3:01
8The Things That I Used to Do
alto saxophone:
Gus Fontenette (on 1953-10-26)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lloyd Lambert (on 1953-10-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Oscar Moore (on 1953-10-26)
guitar:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Burbank (on 1953-10-26) and Joseph Tillman (on 1953-10-26)
trumpet:
Frank S. Mitchell (trumpet) (on 1953-10-26)
vocals:
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-10-26)
recorded at:
J&M Music Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984)
recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do (on 1953-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Guitar Slim23:01
9You're So Fine
Little Walter3:04
10I Feel So Bad
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1953-09-17)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1953-09-17)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-09-17)
recording of:
I Feel So Bad (on 1953-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Berkshire Music Inc., Cecil Lennox Ltd, Chuck Willis Music Co., Elvis Presley Music Inc. and Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
Chuck Willis2:56
11I Don't Hurt Anymore
cover recording of:
I Don’t Hurt Anymore
writer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) and Jack Rollins (songwriter)
Dinah Washington33:12
12Hearts of Stone
The Charms2:34
13Sexy Ways
The Midnighters2:33
14Such a Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-11-12)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-11-12)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1953-11-12) and Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1953-11-12)
piano:
Harry Van Walls (R&B pianist) (on 1953-11-12)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-11-12)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1953-11-12)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1953-11-12)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1953-11-12)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1953-11-12) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1953-11-12)
recording of:
Such a Night (on 1953-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Raleigh Music, Inc.
The Drifters42:31
15Something's Wrong
recording of:
Something’s Wrong (My Heart Is in Your Hands) (on 1953-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino52:39
16Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (US blues guitarist) (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (jazz pianist) (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (rhythm & blues and soul vocalist and songwriter) (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (US doo-wop vocalist, member of The Moonglows) (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
The Moonglows3:12
17You'll Never Walk Alone
Roy Hamilton3:19
18Honey Hush
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1953-05-12)
producer:
Big Joe Turner
alto saxophone:
Dimes Dupont (American saxophonist) (on 1953-05-12)
double bass [bass]:
John Fernandez (bassist) (on 1953-05-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alonzo Stewart (on 1953-05-12)
guitar:
Edgar Blanchard (on 1953-05-12)
piano:
Kathy Thomas (on 1953-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Warren Hebrew (on 1953-05-12)
trombone:
Worthia Thomas (trombone) (on 1953-05-12)
trumpet:
Frank Mitchell (trumpet) (on 1953-05-12) and Thomas Sheldon (trumpet) (on 1953-05-12)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1953-05-12)
orchestra:
Pluma Davis' Orchestra (on 1953-05-12)
arranger:
Pluma Davis
recording of:
Honey Hush (on 1953-05-12)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Lou Willie Turner
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Big Joe Turner2:41
19I Didn't Want to Do It
The Spiders2:45
20Hurts Me to My Heart
Faye Adams3:01
21Saving My Love for You
recording of:
Saving My Love For You (on 1953-01-28)
writer:
Don Robey and Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
Johnny Ace2:39
22Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
The Spaniels2:42

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 1954) (order: 1)