Ten fave album tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists

Today………from 1959

None of these were issued as singles in USA

** indicates a single release here in UK

Johnny Cash|Remember The Alamo|Columbia B2155|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrP6XXa2tcI

The Cadillacs|Zoom-Boom-Zing|Jubilee JLP1089|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-pLW-LlXyM

Ray Charles|Two Years Of Torture|Atlantic LP1312|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jHSOyL6e3o

Bo Diddley|Little Girl|Checker LP1436|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaQrsMWg-w

Fats Domino|Ain’t It Good|Imperial LP9065|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlRyz10KXo

Esquerita|I'm Battie Over Hattie|Capitol T1186|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EQ7oQ9aeU

The Flamingos|Chickie Um Bah|Checker LP1433|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgwIxABA78

Ricky Nelson|You'll Never Know What You're Missin'|Imperial LP9082|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_jtTKPRrw

Lloyd Price|Carry Me Home|Specialty SP2105|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6u237yZPM

Ritchie Valens|Ooh My Head|Del-Fi LP1201|1959 ** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImP7QsuaOCU

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 5:51:53 +0000, Roger wrote:

Ten fave album tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists

The Cadillacs|Zoom-Boom-Zing|Jubilee JLP1089|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-pLW-LlXyM

Yes, very good one.

Bo Diddley|Little Girl|Checker LP1436|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaQrsMWg-w

Excellent track.

Fats Domino|Ain’t It Good|Imperial LP9065|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlRyz10KXo

Good one record in 1953, but there is one Fats LP track from 1959 that I
like better.

Esquerita|I'm Battie Over Hattie|Capitol T1186|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EQ7oQ9aeU

My favorite by him.

Ricky Nelson|You'll Never Know What You're Missin'|Imperial LP9082|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_jtTKPRrw

Never heard this before, it's just 1 5 for me.

Lloyd Price|Carry Me Home|Specialty SP2105|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6u237yZPM

Ritchie Valens|Ooh My Head|Del-Fi LP1201|1959 ** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImP7QsuaOCU

Did not realize that it was not on a single here.

Let's see what I can come up with.

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Here is what I came up with.

Would You - Fats Domino
Very good version (a 7) of a song done first by Dave Bartholomew (an 8). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxPjTnxNO4M

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Not on a single until 1960.

Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
Not on a single until,1960, and the full version was never on a single.

What'd I Say - Ray Charles
Single version was a short edit of the full masterpiece.

Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson (Jordanaires)
Single from 1958 does not have the Jordanaires.

Don't Let It Go - Bo Diddley
Very good track from "Go Bo Diddley."

You Don't Love Me - Bo Diddley
same comment as above.

Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & The Imperials
Not on a single until 1961.

The Story of Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bo had WAY more good album tracks than Chuck, who mainly had weak
throwaways as his album tracks.

Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree
Jack had a very good album in 1959. "Blues From The Gutter" on Atlantic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scLbQWfcUG0

Dancing Girl - Bo Diddley
Another good one for Ellis.

A Long Vacation - Ricky Nelson
Not on a single until 1963.

Drink of Wine, Mop. Mop - Sticks McGhee
From a various artists Folkways album called "On The Road." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kiBrnqcwHg

Stack-O-Lee - Champion Jack Dupree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYn3ToT_e9c

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On 9/4/2024 11:51 AM, Bruce wrote:

Drink of Wine, Mop. Mop - Sticks McGhee
From a various artists Folkways album called "On The Road." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kiBrnqcwHg

---------
With brother Brownie and cousin(?) Shakey Jake Harris.

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 14:55:11 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 5:51:53 +0000, Roger wrote:

Ten fave album tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists

The Cadillacs|Zoom-Boom-Zing|Jubilee JLP1089|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-pLW-LlXyM

Yes, very good one.

High 7 for me

Bo Diddley|Little Girl|Checker LP1436|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaQrsMWg-w

Excellent track.

High 8 here

Fats Domino|Ain’t It Good|Imperial LP9065|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlRyz10KXo

Good one record in 1953, but there is one Fats LP track from 1959 that I
like better.

High 8 for me. His highest ranking LP track on my 1959 list

Esquerita|I'm Battie Over Hattie|Capitol T1186|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EQ7oQ9aeU

My favorite by him.

Yep I agree

Ricky Nelson|You'll Never Know What You're Missin'|Imperial LP9082|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_jtTKPRrw

Never heard this before, it's just 1 5 for me.

I first heard this in the UK Emile Ford 1960 version (the guy that had a
#1 here with "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For"). Didnt
find out about Ricky's original version till years later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKS1ru6FYMI

Lloyd Price|Carry Me Home|Specialty SP2105|1959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6u237yZPM

An 8 for me

Ritchie Valens|Ooh My Head|Del-Fi LP1201|1959 **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImP7QsuaOCU

Did not realize that it was not on a single here.

A 7 for me.

'Twas the flipside of a reissue of "La Bamba" here on London in 1962

https://www.45cat.com/record/hl9494

The original YT clip I posted featured Ritchie's performance in the "Go
Johnny Go" movie

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Here is what I came up with.

Would You - Fats Domino
Very good version (a 7) of a song done first by Dave Bartholomew (an 8). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxPjTnxNO4M

I have both of these as 7's (Bartholomews in 1956)

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Not on a single until 1960.

One of his very best. A 9 in 1959

Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
Not on a single until,1960, and the full version was never on a single.

It's 10 for me in 1959

What'd I Say - Ray Charles
Single version was a short edit of the full masterpiece.

Records don't come any nearer to 11's than the full version of this!!

Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson (Jordanaires)
Single from 1958 does not have the Jordanaires.

I don't care for the addition of the group. It lends nothing to the
performance IMO. I'll stick with the single

Don't Let It Go - Bo Diddley
Very good track from "Go Bo Diddley."

A solid 8

You Don't Love Me - Bo Diddley
same comment as above.

A 7 for me

Traveling Stranger - Little Anthony & The Imperials
Not on a single until 1961.

A 7 in 1959

The Story of Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bo had WAY more good album tracks than Chuck, who mainly had weak
throwaways as his album tracks.

I show both "My Story" (the 45) and "Story Of Bo Diddley" on "In The
Spotlight" LP as 1960. 45cat and discogs show 19690 too

Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree
Jack had a very good album in 1959. "Blues From The Gutter" on Atlantic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scLbQWfcUG0

Stack-O-Lee - Champion Jack Dupree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYn3ToT_e9c

I have the Dupree LP listed as 1958 (Discogs agrees)

Dancing Girl - Bo Diddley
Another good one for Ellis.

I have the "Have Guitar Will Travel" LP in 1960 (so does Discogs)

A Long Vacation - Ricky Nelson
Not on a single until 1963.

Never cared for this one not on my list

Drink of Wine, Mop. Mop - Sticks McGhee
From a various artists Folkways album called "On The Road." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kiBrnqcwHg

Interesting I never knew about this one. At least a good 7 need more
plays



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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

I don't care for the addition of the group. It lends nothing to the performance IMO. I'll stick with the single

The single sounds like it's missing something to me. Maybe because When
I heard it as an oldie it was the one with the Jordanaires, and that is
the one I had on the Legendary Masters double LP too. Never knew that
the single did not have the group until maybe like 20 years ago.

The Story of Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

I show both "My Story" (the 45) and "Story Of Bo Diddley" on "In The Spotlight" LP as 1960. 45cat and discogs show 19690 too

I have the Dupree LP listed as 1958 (Discogs agrees)

Dancing Girl - Bo Diddley
Another good one for Ellis.

I have the "Have Guitar Will Travel" LP in 1960 (so does Discogs)

FUCK!

Looks like I have more year corrections to make.

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 5:51:53 +0000, Roger wrote:

Ten fave album tracks chosen from my yearly Favorites lists

Today………from 1959

None of these were issued as singles in USA

** indicates a single release here in UK

Johnny Cash|Remember The Alamo|Columbia B2155|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrP6XXa2tcI

The Cadillacs|Zoom-Boom-Zing|Jubilee JLP1089|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-pLW-LlXyM

Ray Charles|Two Years Of Torture|Atlantic LP1312|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jHSOyL6e3o

Bo Diddley|Little Girl|Checker LP1436|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaQrsMWg-w

Fats Domino|Ain’t It Good|Imperial LP9065|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlRyz10KXo

Esquerita|I'm Battie Over Hattie|Capitol T1186|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8EQ7oQ9aeU

The Flamingos|Chickie Um Bah|Checker LP1433|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgwIxABA78

Ricky Nelson|You'll Never Know What You're Missin'|Imperial LP9082|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_jtTKPRrw

Lloyd Price|Carry Me Home|Specialty SP2105|1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6u237yZPM

Ritchie Valens|Ooh My Head|Del-Fi LP1201|1959 ** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImP7QsuaOCU

Someone asked me which straight out pop number came closest to being
included here (previous years all had a Sinatra entry)

1959 is no exception and the answer once again is Frank Sinatra---this
time with "Something's Gotta Give" from his 1959 Capitol LP "Come Dance
With Me"

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Dancing Girl - Bo Diddley
Another good one for Ellis.

I have the "Have Guitar Will Travel" LP in 1960 (so does Discogs)

Here is the Cash Box review on December 19, 1959.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1959/CB-1959-12-19-OCR-Page-0030.pdf#search=%22bo%20diddley%20have%20guitar%20will%20travel%22

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree
Jack had a very good album in 1959. "Blues From The Gutter" on Atlantic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scLbQWfcUG0

Stack-O-Lee - Champion Jack Dupree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYn3ToT_e9c

I have the Dupree LP listed as 1958 (Discogs agrees)

It's not mentioned at all in 1958 Cash Box, but in August of 1959 there
is an ad for a single that
says that it's from the album. I'm staying with 1959.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1959/CB-1959-08-01-OCR-Page-0026.pdf#search=%22jack%20dupree%20blues%20from%20the%20gutter%22

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On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 14:56:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Dancing Girl - Bo Diddley
Another good one for Ellis.

I have the "Have Guitar Will Travel" LP in 1960 (so does Discogs)

Here is the Cash Box review on December 19, 1959.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1959/CB-1959-12-19-OCR-Page-0030.pdf#search=%22bo%20diddley%20have%20guitar%20will%20travel%22

I fixed the year on Discogs.

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On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:37:32 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree
Jack had a very good album in 1959. "Blues From The Gutter" on Atlantic. >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scLbQWfcUG0

Stack-O-Lee - Champion Jack Dupree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYn3ToT_e9c

I have the Dupree LP listed as 1958 (Discogs agrees)

It's not mentioned at all in 1958 Cash Box, but in August of 1959 there
is an ad for a single that
says that it's from the album. I'm staying with 1959.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1959/CB-1959-08-01-OCR-Page-0026.pdf#search=%22jack%20dupree%20blues%20from%20the%20gutter%22

I fixed the year on the album in Discogs. Unlikely that the ad would
mention that the single is from the album in August if the album had
been out since 1958, plus no mention of the album anywhere in 1958.

Looks like we both have year changes to make. Me on songs from "In The Spotlight" and you on songs from "Have Guitar Will Travel" and "Blues
From The Gutter."

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I found stronger proof on the Dupree in Billboard. A list of new LP
releases from March 2, 1959 includes that album.


https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1959/Billboard%201959-03-02-OCR-Page-0054.pdf#search=%22dupree%20blues%20from%20the%20gutter%22

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

The Story of Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bo had WAY more good album tracks than Chuck, who mainly had weak
throwaways as his album tracks.

I show both "My Story" (the 45) and "Story Of Bo Diddley" on "In The Spotlight" LP as 1960. 45cat and discogs show 1960 too

Okay, "My Story" is the same song as "The Story Of Bo Diddley." It was
"My Story" as a single in January 1960 on the flip side of "Road
Runner." Then in May of 1960 it came out as "The Story of Bo Diddley" on
the "In The Spotlight" album. So it's NOT an album track at all as it
was out on a single 3 months before the album.

Okay, so I moved both "Road Runner" and "My Story" to 1960 as the single
was reviewed in the first week of February in Cash Box. I had the single
as 1959 based on both songs being shown as 1959 releases on the Chess Bo Diddley Box, but with a February 1960 review I think it's more likely
that it was not out yet in late 1959.

So Roger, you need to move all of the "Have Guitar Will Travel" songs
from 1960 to 1959, and also all of the "Blues From The Gutter" songs
from 1958 to 1959. Have fun!

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On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 10:07:49 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Someone asked me which straight out pop number came closest to being
included here (previous years all had a Sinatra entry)

1959 is no exception and the answer once again is Frank Sinatra---this
time with "Something's Gotta Give" from his 1959 Capitol LP "Come Dance
With Me"

Geoff prefers many of the tracks, including #5 "Night Train", from
Kay Starr's 1959 adult rockin' Capitol LP "Movin'!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOafHM2meDg&list=OLAK5uy_lTRwc_r5J-CxYwFmG5eDzqPAqkBcINpc0

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On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 17:01:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 20:34:40 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 15:51:51 +0000, Bruce wrote:

The Story of Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Bo had WAY more good album tracks than Chuck, who mainly had weak
throwaways as his album tracks.

I show both "My Story" (the 45) and "Story Of Bo Diddley" on "In The
Spotlight" LP as 1960. 45cat and discogs show 1960 too

Okay, "My Story" is the same song as "The Story Of Bo Diddley." It was
"My Story" as a single in January 1960 on the flip side of "Road
Runner." Then in May of 1960 it came out as "The Story of Bo Diddley" on
the "In The Spotlight" album. So it's NOT an album track at all as it
was out on a single 3 months before the album.

Okay, so I moved both "Road Runner" and "My Story" to 1960 as the single
was reviewed in the first week of February in Cash Box. I had the single
as 1959 based on both songs being shown as 1959 releases on the Chess Bo Diddley Box, but with a February 1960 review I think it's more likely
that it was not out yet in late 1959.

So Roger, you need to move all of the "Have Guitar Will Travel" songs
from 1960 to 1959, and also all of the "Blues From The Gutter" songs
from 1958 to 1959. Have fun!

Gee thanks! :-(

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