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The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-52

1.01. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Little John Special

1.02. Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch

1.03. Dinah Washington with Lionel Hampton S-tet - Evil Gal Blues

1.04. Private Cecil Gant - I Wonder

1.05. Charles Brown &Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Driftin' Blues

1.07. Five Red Caps - Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night

1.08. The Four Blues - The Blues Can Jump

1.09. Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba

1.10. Louis Jordan - Caldonia Boogie

1.11. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Milton's Boogie

1.12. Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper

1.13. Wynonie Harris with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Who Threw the Whisky in the Well

1.14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening

1.15. Rubberlegs Williams - That's the Blues

1.16. Big Joe Turner - My Gal's a Jockey

1.17. Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His Orchestra - House of Blue Lights

1.18. Louis Jordan - Ain't That Just Like a Woman

1.19. Nellie Lutcher - He's a Real Gone Guy

1.20. Julia Lee - Snatch and Grab It

1.22. Nat Cole Trio - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

1.23. Walter Davis - Please Remember Me

1.24. Henry 'Red' Allen - Get the Mop

2.02. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't go

2.04. Louis Speiginer - Louie's Guitar Boogie

2.06. Hank Williams - Move It on Over

2.07. Lightnin' Hopkins - Play with Your Poodle

2.08. Sonny Boy Williamson - Shake That Boogie

2.09. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied

2.10. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen

2.11. Jazz Gillum - You Got to Run Me Down

2.12. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday

2.13. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours

2.14. Paul Williams (9) - Twister

2.15. Big Jay McNeely - Deacon's Hop

2.16. Roy Milton - The Hucklebuck

2.17. James Von Streeter - Landslide

2.18. Louis Jordan - Pettin' and Pokin'

2.19. Big Three - After While

2.20. Trumpeteers - Milky White Way

2.21. Stars of Harmony - Rough and Rocky Road

2.22. Dixieaires - Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus

2.23. Jubalaires - St. Louis Blues

2.24. The Ravens (2) - e Me a Letter

2.25. The Orioles - It's Too Soon to Know

3.01. Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

3.02. Wild Bill Moore - Rock and Roll

3.03. Roy Brown & His Mighty Men - Butcher Pete

3.04. Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry

3.05. Hal Singer - Rock Around the Clock

3.06. Goree Carter & His Hep Cats - Rock a While

3.07. Ralph Willis & Brownie McGhee - I'm Gonna Rock

3.08. Stick McGhee & His Buddies - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

3.09. Lost John Hunter & The Blind Bats - Cool Down Mama

3.10. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88

3.11. The Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

3.12. Rosco Gordon - Booted

3.13. Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well

3.14. Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge

3.16. Larks - Eyesight to the Blind

3.17. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

3.18. Jimmy Witherspoon - Two Little Girls

3.20. Little Willie Littlefield - Rockin' Chair Mama

3.21. Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne

3.22. Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man

3.23. Fluffy Hunter feat. Jesse Powell (2) - Right In

3.24. The Swallows - It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion

3.25. Bull Moose Jackson & Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra - Big Ten Inch

3.26. Treniers - Go Go Go

4.01. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan - Stone Cold Dead in the Market

4.02. Edgar Hayes - Fat Meat 'N' Greens

4.03. Dave Bartholomew - Country Boy

4.04. Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

4.05. Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula

4.06. Fats Domino - The Fat Man

4.08. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

4.09. Fats Domino - Goin' Home

4.10. Johnnie Otis - Mambo Boogie

4.12. Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo

4.13. The Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You?

4.14. Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours

4.15. Billy Wright - Hey Little Girl

4.16. Little Esther Phillips & Mel Walker with Johnnie Otis & His Orchestra - Mistrustin' Blues

4.17. Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love

4.18. Lowell Fulson - Everyday I Have the Blues

4.19. Jimmy Nelson (3) - Blues

4.20. Big Joe Turner - Chains of Love

4.21. Five Keys - Too Late Baby

4.22. Dominoes - Do Something for Me

4.23. Royales - Give Me One More Chance

4.24. Ray Charles - Misery in My Heart

4.25. Mary Deloatch - The Lord's Gospel

More from: Various Artists


Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Rhythm & Blues

Country: UK

Label(s): Rhythm &- Blues Records (RANDB048)

1.01. Lucky Millinder - Little John Special

1.02. Ella Johnson - That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch

1.03. Dinah Washington - Evil Gal Blues

1.04. Cecil Gant - I Wonder

1.05. Charles Brown - Drifting Blues

1.06. T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Boogie

1.07. The 5 Red Caps - Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night

1.08. The Four Blues - The Blues Can Jump

1.09. Helen Humes - Be-baba-leba

1.10. Louis Jordan - Caldonia

1.11. Roy Milton - Milton's Boogie

1.12. Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper

1.13. Lucky Millinder - Who Threw the Whisky in the Well

1.14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening

1.15. Rubberlegs Williams - That's the Blues

1.16. Big Joe Turner - My Gal's a Jockey

1.17. Ella Mae Morse - House of Blue Lights

1.18. Louis Jordan - Ain't That Just Like a Woman

1.19. Nellie Lutcher - He's a Real Gone Guy

1.20. Julia Lee - Snatch and Grab It

1.21. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie

1.22. The Nat King Cole Trio - Route 66

1.23. Walter Davis - Please Remember Me

1.24. Henry "Red" Allen - Get the Mop

1.25. Babs Gonzales - Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah

2.01. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's Alright

2.02. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go

2.03. Johnny Otis - Midnight in the Barrel House

2.04. Jay McShann - Louie's Guitar Boogie

2.05. Arthur Smith - Guitar Boogie

2.06. Hank Williams - Move It on Over

2.07. Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Play with Your Poodle

2.08. Sonny Boy Williamson - Shake That Boogie

2.09. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied

2.10. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen

2.11. Jazz Gillum - You Got to Rung Me Down

2.12. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday

2.13. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours

2.14. Paul Williams - The Twister

2.15. Big Jay McNeely - Deacon's Hop

2.16. Roy Milton - The Hucklebuck

2.17. James Von Streeter - Landslide

2.18. Louis Jordan - Pettin' and Pokin'

2.19. The Big Three Trio - After While

2.20. The Trumpeteers - Milky White Way

2.21. Stars of Harmony - Rough and Rocky Road

2.22. The Dixiaries - Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus

2.23. The Jubalaires - St Louis Blues

2.24. The Ravens - Write Me a Letter

2.25. The Orioles - It's too Soon to Know

3.01. Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

3.02. William "Wild Bill" Moore - Rock and Roll

3.03. Roy Brown - Butcher Pete

3.04. Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry

3.05. Hal Singer - Rock Around the Clock

3.06. Goree Carter - Rock a While

3.07. Ralph Willis - I'm Gonna Rock

3.08. Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O Dee

3.09. Lost John Hunter - Cool Down Mama

3.10. Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88

3.11. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

3.12. Rosco Gordon - Booted

3.13. Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well

3.14. Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge

3.15. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - My Baby Left Me

3.16. The Larks - Eyesight to the Blind

3.17. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

3.18. Jimmy Witherspoon - Two Little Girls

3.19. Amos Milburn - Lets Rock Awhile

3.20. Little Willie Littlefield - Rockin' Chair Mama

3.21. Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne

3.22. The Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man

3.23. Fluffy Hunter - Walk Right In

3.24. The Swallows - It Ain't the Meat

3.25. Bull Moose Jackson - Big Ten Inch

3.26. The Treniers - Go Go Go

4.01. Ella Fitzgerald - Stone Cold Dead in the Market

4.02. Edgar Hayes - Fat Mean 'n' Greens

4.03. Dave Bartholomew - Country Boy

4.04. Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

4.05. Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula

4.06. Fats Domino - The Fat Man

4.07. Archibald - Stack-A-Lee

4.08. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

4.09. Fats Domino - Goin' Home

4.10. Johnny Otis - Mambo Boogie

4.11. B.B. King - Don't You Want a Man Like Me

4.12. Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo

4.13. The Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You?

4.14. Ruth Brown - 14.5-10-15 Hours

4.15. Billy Wright - Hey Little Girl

4.16. Esther Phillips - Mistrustin' Blues

4.17. Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love

4.18. Lowell Fulson - Everyday I Have the Blues

4.19. Jimmy Nelson - T-99 Blues

4.20. Big Joe Turner - Chains of Love

4.21. The Five Keys - Too Late Baby

4.22. The Dominoes - Do Something for Me

4.23. The 5 Royales - Give Me One More Chance

4.24. Ray Charles - Misery in My Heart

4.25. Mary Deloatch - The Lord's Gospel Train

More from: Various


Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Piano Blues, Delta Blues, Gospel, Country

Country: UK

Label(s): Rhythm &- Blues Records (RANDB018)

1.01. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Little John Special

1.02. Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch

1.03. Dinah Washington with Lionel Hampton and His S-tet - Evil Gal Blues

1.04. Cecil Gant - I Wonder

1.05. Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Driftin' Blues

1.06. T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Boogie

1.07. Steve Gibson's Red Caps - Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night

1.08. The Four Blues - The Blues Can Jump

1.09. Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba

1.10. Louis Jordan - Caldonia Boogie

1.11. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Milton's Boogie

1.12. Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper

1.13. Wynonie Harris with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Who Threw the Whisky in the Well

1.14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening

1.15. Rubberlegs Williams - That's the Blues

1.16. Big Joe Turner - My Gal's a Jockey

1.17. Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His Orchestra - House of Blue Lights

1.18. Louis Jordan - Ain't That Just Like a Woman

1.19. Nellie Lutcher - He's a Real Gone Guy

1.20. Julia Lee - Snatch and Grab It

1.21. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie

1.22. The Nat King Cole Trio - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

1.23. Walter Davis - Please Remember Me

1.24. Henry "Red" Allen - Get the Mop

1.25. Bab's Three Bips and a Bop - Ooh Pa Pa Dah

2.01. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's Alright Mama

2.02. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't go

2.03. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Midnight in the Barrelhouse

2.04. Louis Speiginer - Louie's Guitar Boogie

2.05. The Rambler Trio - Guitar Boogie

2.06. Hank Williams - Move It on Over

2.07. Lightnin' Hopkins - Play with Your Poodle

2.08. Sonny Boy Williamson - Shake That Boogie

2.09. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied

2.10. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen

2.11. Jazz Gillum - You Got to Run Me Down

2.12. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday

2.13. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours

2.14. Paul Williams - The Twister

2.15. Big Jay McNeely - Deacon's Hop

2.16. Roy Milton - The Hucklebuck

2.17. James Von Streeter - Landslide

2.18. Louis Jordan - Pettin' and Pokin'

2.19. The Big Three Trio - After While

2.20. The Trumpeteers - Milky White Way

2.21. The Stars of Harmony - Rough and Rocky Road

2.22. The Dixieaires - Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus

2.23. The Jubalaires - St. Louis Blues

2.24. The Ravens - Write Me a Letter

2.25. The Orioles - It's too Soon to Know

3.01. Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

3.02. William "Wild Bill" Moore - Rock and Roll

3.03. Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men - Butcher Pete

3.04. Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry

3.05. Hal Singer - Rock Around the Clock

3.06. Goree Carter & His Hep Cats - Rock a While

3.07. Ralph Willis & Brownie McGhee - I'm Gonna Rock

3.08. "Stick" McGhee & His Buddies - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

3.09. Lost John Hunter & The Blind Bats - Cool Down Mama

3.10. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88

3.11. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

3.12. Rosco Gordon - Booted

3.13. Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well

3.14. Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge

3.15. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - My Baby Left Me

3.16. The Larks - Eyesight to the Blind

3.17. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

3.18. Jimmy Witherspoon - Two Little Girls

3.19. Amos Milburn - Let's Rock Awhile

3.20. Little Willie Littlefield - Rockin' Chair Mama

3.21. Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne

3.22. Billy Ward and His Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man

3.23. Fluffy Hunter, Jesse Powell - Walk Right In

3.24. The Swallows - It Ain't the Meat

3.25. Bull Moose Jackson with Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra - Big Ten Inch

3.26. The Treniers - Go Go Go

4.01. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan - Stone Cold Dead in the Market

4.02. Edgar Hayes - Fat Meat 'N' Greens

4.03. Dave Bartholomew - Country Boy

4.04. Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

4.05. Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula

4.06. Fats Domino - The Fat Man

4.07. Archibald - Stack-A-Lee

4.08. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

4.09. Fats Domino - Goin' Home

4.10. Johnny Otis - Mambo Boogie

4.11. B.B. King - Don't You Want a Man Like Me

4.12. Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo

4.13. The Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You?

4.14. Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours

4.15. Billy Wright - Hey Little Girl

4.16. Esther Phillips & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Mistrustin' Blues

4.17. Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love

4.18. Lowell Fulson - Everyday I Have the Blues

4.19. Jimmy Nelson - T-99 Blues

4.20. Big Joe Turner - Chains of Love

4.21. The Five Keys - Too Late Baby

4.22. Billy Ward and His Dominoes - Do Something for Me

4.23. The 5 Royales - Give Me One More Chance

4.24. Ray Charles - Misery in My Heart

4.25. Mary Deloatch - The Lord's Gospel

More from: Various


Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Piano Blues, Delta Blues, Gospel, Country

Country: UK

Label(s): Rhythm &: Blues Records (RANDB003)

1.01. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Little John Special

1.02. Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch

1.03. Dinah Washington with Lionel Hampton and His S-tet - Evil Gal Blues

1.04. Cecil Gant - I Wonder

1.05. Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Driftin' Blues

1.06. T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Boogie

1.07. Steve Gibson's Red Caps - Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night

1.08. The Four Blues - The Blues Can Jump

1.09. Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba

1.10. Louis Jordan - Caldonia Boogie

1.11. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Milton's Boogie

1.12. Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper

1.13. Wynonie Harris with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Who Threw the Whisky in the Well

1.14. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening

1.15. Rubberlegs Williams - That's the Blues

1.16. Big Joe Turner - My Gal's a Jockey

1.17. Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His Orchestra - House of Blue Lights

1.18. Louis Jordan - Ain't That Just Like a Woman

1.19. Nellie Lutcher - He's a Real Gone Guy

1.20. Julia Lee - Snatch and Grab It

1.21. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie

1.22. The Nat King Cole Trio - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

1.23. Walter Davis - Please Remember Me

1.24. Henry "Red" Allen - Get the Mop

1.25. Bab's Three Bips and a Bop - Ooh Pa Pa Dah

2.01. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's Alright Mama

2.02. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't go

2.03. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Midnight in the Barrelhouse

2.04. Louis Speiginer - Louie's Guitar Boogie

2.05. The Rambler Trio - Guitar Boogie

2.06. Hank Williams - Move It on Over

2.07. Lightnin' Hopkins - Play with Your Poodle

2.08. Sonny Boy Williamson - Shake That Boogie

2.09. Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied

2.10. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen

2.11. Jazz Gillum - You Got to Run Me Down

2.12. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday

2.13. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours

2.14. Paul Williams - The Twister

2.15. Big Jay McNeely - Deacon's Hop

2.16. Roy Milton - The Hucklebuck

2.17. James Von Streeter - Landslide

2.18. Louis Jordan - Pettin' and Pokin'

2.19. The Big Three Trio - After While

2.20. The Trumpeteers - Milky White Way

2.21. The Stars of Harmony - Rough and Rocky Road

2.22. The Dixieaires - Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus

2.23. The Jubalaires - St. Louis Blues

2.24. The Ravens - Write Me a Letter

2.25. The Orioles - It's too Soon to Know

3.01. Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

3.02. William "Wild Bill" Moore - Rock and Roll

3.03. Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men - Butcher Pete

3.04. Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry

3.05. Hal Singer - Rock Around the Clock

3.06. Goree Carter & His Hep Cats - Rock a While

3.07. Ralph Willis & Brownie McGhee - I'm Gonna Rock

3.08. "Stick" McGhee & His Buddies - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

3.09. Lost John Hunter & The Blind Bats - Cool Down Mama

3.10. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88

3.11. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years

3.12. Rosco Gordon - Booted

3.13. Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well

3.14. Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge

3.15. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - My Baby Left Me

3.16. The Larks - Eyesight to the Blind

3.17. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

3.18. Jimmy Witherspoon - Two Little Girls

3.19. Amos Milburn - Let's Rock Awhile

3.20. Little Willie Littlefield - Rockin' Chair Mama

3.21. Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne

3.22. Billy Ward and His Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man

3.23. Fluffy Hunter, Jesse Powell - Walk Right In

3.24. The Swallows - It Ain't the Meat

3.25. Bull Moose Jackson with Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra - Big Ten Inch

3.26. The Treniers - Go Go Go

4.01. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan - Stone Cold Dead in the Market

4.02. Edgar Hayes - Fat Meat 'N' Greens

4.03. Dave Bartholomew - Country Boy

4.04. Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

4.05. Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula

4.06. Fats Domino - The Fat Man

4.07. Archibald - Stack-A-Lee

4.08. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

4.09. Fats Domino - Goin' Home

4.10. Johnny Otis - Mambo Boogie

4.11. B.B. King - Don't You Want a Man Like Me

4.12. Lloyd Glenn - Chica Boo

4.13. The Clovers - Don't You Know I Love You?

4.14. Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours

4.15. Billy Wright - Hey Little Girl

4.16. Esther Phillips & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Mistrustin' Blues

4.17. Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone to Love

4.18. Lowell Fulson - Everyday I Have the Blues

4.19. Jimmy Nelson - T-99 Blues

4.20. Big Joe Turner - Chains of Love

4.21. The Five Keys - Too Late Baby

4.22. Billy Ward and His Dominoes - Do Something for Me

4.23. The 5 Royales - Give Me One More Chance

4.24. Ray Charles - Misery in My Heart

4.25. Mary Deloatch - The Lord's Gospel

More from: Various