• Bruce's Faves: Top 5 for each year 1940-1962

    From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 19 21:01:13 2025
    I've turned all 5500+ (1900-1962) Faves into a consistent format -
    creating a database in effect - so that all these faves can be easily
    sorted and selected according to any desired criteria (within reason).

    1940 - 1 - Lil Green - Romance In The Dark
    1940 - 2 - Glenn Miller - Pennsylvania 6-50
    1940 - 3 - Duke Ellington - In A Mellotone
    1940 - 4 - Louis Jordan - Juneteenth Jamboree
    1940 - 5 - Blind Boy Fuller - Step It Up And Go

    1941 - 1 - Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues
    1941 - 2 - Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke & Modernaires) - Chattanooga Choo
    Choo
    1941 - 3 - Glenn Miller - A String Of Pearls
    1941 - 4 - Jay McShann (Walter Brown) - Confessin' The Blues
    1941 - 5 - Lil Green - Why Don't You Do Right

    1942 - 1 - Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) - Shout, Sister,
    Shout
    1942 - 2 - Ernest Tubb - You Nearly Lose Your Mind
    1942 - 3 - Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee) - Why Don't You Do Right
    1942 - 4 - Jimmie Lunceford - Blues In The Night
    1942 - 5 - Savannah Churchill - Tell Me Your Blues And I Will Tell You
    Mine

    1943 - 1 - Leadbelly - Irene
    1943 - 2 - Five Red Caps - Mama Put Your Britches On
    1943 - 3 - Four Vagabonds - Hit That Jive, Jack
    1943 - 4 - Al Dexter - Pistol Packin' Mama
    1943 - 5 - Five Red Caps - Don't Fool With Me

    1944 - 1 - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - Cherry Red
    1944 - 2 - King Cole Trio - Straighten Up And Fly Right
    1944 - 3 - Bing Crosby - Swinging On A Star
    1944 - 4 - Buddy & Ella Johnson - When My Man Comes Home
    1944 - 5 - Mills Brothers - Till Then

    1945 - 1 - Ivory Joe Hunter - 7th Street Boogie
    1945 - 2 - Louis Jordan - Caldonia
    1945 - 3 - King Cole Trio - The Frim Fram Sauce
    1945 - 4 - Wynonie Harris - Wynonie's Blues
    1945 - 5 - Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper (part 1)

    1946 - 1 - Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
    1946 - 2 - Lionel Hampton - Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
    1946 - 3 - Joe Turner - My Gal's A Jockey
    1946 - 4 - Louis Jordan - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
    1946 - 5 - Louis Jordan - Let The Good Times Roll

    1947 - 1 - Hank Williams - Move It On Over
    1947 - 2 - Louis Jordan - Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
    1947 - 3 - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right
    1947 - 4 - Ivory Joe Hunter - Jammin' Down In Town
    1947 - 5 - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown) - Merry
    Christmas Baby

    1948 - 1 - Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight
    1948 - 2 - Ivory Joe Hunter - Pretty Mama Blues
    1948 - 3 - Ravens - White Christmas
    1948 - 4 - Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin'
    1948 - 5 - Orioles - It's Too Soon To Know

    1949 - 1 - Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues
    1949 - 2 - Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
    1949 - 3 - Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry
    1949 - 4 - Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
    1949 - 5 - Hank Williams - Mind Your Own Business

    1950 - 1 - Hank Williams - Moanin' The Blues
    1950 - 2 - Hank Williams - Why Don't You Love Me
    1950 - 3 - Fats Domino - The Fat Man
    1950 - 4 - Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues
    1950 - 5 - Ivory Joe Hunter - Jumpin' At The Dew Drop

    1951 - 1 - Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You
    1951 - 2 - Ivory Joe Hunter - Boogin' In The Rain
    1951 - 3 - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - My Baby Left Me
    1951 - 4 - Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin'
    1951 - 5 - Smiley Lewis - Bee's Boogie

    1952 - 1 - Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues
    1952 - 2 - Dominoes - Have Mercy Baby
    1952 - 3 - Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues
    1952 - 4 - Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
    1952 - 5 - Todd Rhodes w/ Connie Allen - Your Daddy's Dogging Around

    1953 - 1 - Sticks McGhee - Head Happy With Wine
    1953 - 2 - Drifters - Money Honey
    1953 - 3 - Five Royales - Too Much Lovin'
    1953 - 4 - Joe Turner - Honey Hush
    1953 - 5 - Smiley Lewis - Big Mamou

    1954 - 1 - Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
    1954 - 2 - Champion Jack Dupree - Rub A Little Boogie
    1954 - 3 - Elvis Presley - Good Rocking Tonight
    1954 - 4 - El Dorados - Baby I Need You
    1954 - 5 - Elvis Presley - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

    1955 - 1 - Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti
    1955 - 2 - Joe Turner - Midnight Cannonball
    1955 - 3 - Little Walter - My Babe
    1955 - 4 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
    1955 - 5 - Guitar Slim - Stand By Me

    1956 - 1 - Fats Domino - I'm In Love Again
    1956 - 2 - Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
    1956 - 3 - Muddy Waters - Don't Go No Farther
    1956 - 4 - Johnny Burnette Trio - Honey Hush
    1956 - 5 - Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A'Rollin'

    1957 - 1 - J.B. Lenoir - What About Your Daughter?
    1957 - 2 - Huey "Piano" Smith - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie
    Woogie Flu (part 1)
    1957 - 3 - Carl Perkins - Matchbox
    1957 - 4 - Five Royales - Think
    1957 - 5 - Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me

    1958 - 1 - Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
    1958 - 2 - Jimmy Reed - Down In Virginia
    1958 - 3 - Jerry Lee Lewis - It'll Be Me (LP Version)
    1958 - 4 - Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
    1958 - 5 - Sidney Simien & His All Stars - They Call Me Rockin'

    1959 - 1 - Falcons - You're So Fine
    1959 - 2 - Revels - Dead Man's Stroll
    1959 - 3 - Ray Charles - What'd I Say
    1959 - 4 - Lightnin' Slim - Rooster Blues
    1959 - 5 - Five Royales - I Know It's Hard But It's Fair

    1960 - 1 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
    1960 - 2 - Hank Ballard & Midnighters - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
    1960 - 3 - New Orleans - Gary U.S Bonds
    1960 - 4 - Elmore James - Madison Blues (unreleased master)
    1960 - 5 - Fats Domino - My Girl Josephine

    1961 - 1 - Showmen - It Will Stand
    1961 - 2 - Drifters - No Sweet Lovin'
    1961 - 3 - Fats Domino - Let The Four Winds Blow
    1961 - 4 - Flares - Footstompin'
    1961 - 5 - Little Milton - Lonely No More

    1962 - 1 - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Lovin'
    1962 - 2 - Upsetters - I'm In Love Again
    1962 - 3 - Eddie Cochran - Pink Pegged Slacks
    1962 - 4 - Green Onions - Booker T & MG's
    1962 - 5 - Allan Sherman - Shticks And Stones

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)