CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1952 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1952 Charts! |
| KEY: H = Harlem, N.Y. C = Chicago N = New Orleans D = Dallas L = Los Angeles | ||
| 1952 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 5 | I Got Loaded - “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (H) Best Wishes - Roy Milton & Solid Senders (C,D) Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse) - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (N) (It’s No) Sin - Tab Smith & Orchestra (L) |
4. Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) 3. Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) (No debuts) (N,D,L) |
| January 12 | I Got Loaded - “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse) - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (N) Best Wishes - Roy Milton & Solid Senders (D) (It’s No) Sin - Tab Smith & Orchestra (L) |
10. Lovin’ Machine - Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (H,L) (No debuts (C) 6. Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (N) 2. Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (D) |
| January 19 | Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (N) Best Wishes - Roy Milton & Solid Senders (D) Do It If You Wanta - Sonny Boy Williamson (L) |
9. Manhattan - Georgie Auld with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (H) 9. Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (C) 9. Still A Fool - Muddy Waters (N) (No debuts) (D) 10. Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (L) |
| January 26 | Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (N) 3 O’Clock Blues - B. B. King (D) Do It If You Wanta - Sonny Boy Williamson (L) |
4. The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) (No debuts) (C,L) 9. Sunset To Dawn - Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (N) 7. Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (D) |
| February 2 | Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (N) 3 O’Clock Blues - B. B. King (D) Good Rockin’ Man - Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (L) |
9. Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H) 5. Walkin’ - Nat “King” Cole with Billy May’s Orchestra (C) 7. Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (N) 2. Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (D) (No debuts) (L) |
| February 9 | Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (N,D) Hot Ice - Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (L) |
8. Baby Please Don’t Go - Orioles (H,C) 9. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (N) 7. Hard Times - Charles Brown (D) 6. Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (L) |
| February 16 | Cry - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (H) The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (C) Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (N) Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (D) Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (L) |
10. Mellow Blues (pts. 1 & 2) - Sonny Thompson (H) 5. Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (C) 7. Let’s Talk About Jesus - Bells Of Joy (N) 5. Baby Please Don’t Go - Orioles (D) 6. Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (L) |
| February 23 | Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H,N) Diane - Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C) I Didn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night - Arthur Prysock (D) Booted - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (L) |
9. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (H) 7. Mellow Blues (pts. 1 & 2) - Sonny Thompson (C) 9. Kiss Me Baby - Cardinals (N) 9. Why Don’t You Eat Where You Slept Last Night - ZuZu Bollin (D) 9. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (L) |
| March 1 | Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H,N,L) Diane - Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C) 3 O’Clock Blues - B. B. King (D) |
7. Tell Me Why - Dinah Washington (H) (No debuts (C) 6. Tender Heart - Charles Brown (N) 8. Tender Heart - Charles Brown (D) 9. Kiss-A Me Baby - Ray Charles (L) |
| March 8 | Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H,C,N,L) Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (D) |
5. Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (H) (No debuts) (C) 7. Bourbon Street Parade - Frank Assunto & Dukes Of Dixieland (N) 5. Walkin’ - Nat “King” Cole with Billy May’s Orchestra (D) 10. Thinking And Drinking - Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (L) |
| March 15 | Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H,C,N,L) Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (D) |
7. Trouble In Mind - Dinah Washington (H) 5. Tell Me Why - Dinah Washington (C) 7. Tell Me Why - Dinah Washington (N) 8. The Big Question - Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (D) 3. Tell Me Why - Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (L) |
| March 22 | Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (H,N,D,L) Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (C) |
6. 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H) 10. This Is Happiness - Joe Holiday (C) 4. Trouble In Mind - Dinah Washington (N) (No debuts) (D) 3. No More Doggin’ - Roscoe Gordon (L) |
| March 29 | Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (H) Night Train - Jimmy Forrest (C,D,L) Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (N) |
10. The Walkin’ Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out) - Jesse Powell Orchestra with Fluffy Hunter (H) 6. I Didn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night - Arthur Prysock (C) (No debuts) (N,L) 5. Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (D) |
| April 5 | Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (H) Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (C) Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (N,D) No More Doggin’ - Roscoe Gordon (L) |
8. That’s What You’re Doing To Me - Dominoes (H) 4. Trouble In Mind - Dinah Washington (C) 4. Middle Of The Night - Clovers (N) 2. No More Doggin’ - Roscoe Gordon (D) 9. Be Anything (But Be Mine) - Wini Brown & Boyfriends (L) |
| April 12 | 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H) Baby Please Don’t Go - Orioles (C) Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (N) No More Doggin’ - Roscoe Gordon (D) Wheel Of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (L) |
(No debuts) (H,C,D) 5. Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (N) 6. The Wind Is Blowin - Jimmy Witherspoon (L) |
| April 19 | 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H) I Didn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night - Arthur Prysock (C) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (N) Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (D) Dust My Broom - Elmo James (L) |
8. Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H) 8. That’s What You’re Doing To Me - Dominoes (C) 5. Where Shall I Go - Ivory Joe Hunter (N) 10. Trouble In Mind - Dinah Washington (D) 5. 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (L) |
| April 26 | 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H,L) Trouble In Mind - Dinah Washington (C) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (N) Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (D) |
(No debuts) (H) 8. Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C) 10. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano - Dominoes (N) 3. Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (D) 6. Middle Of The Night - Clovers (L) |
| May 3 | 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H,C,L) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (N,D) |
6. Middle Of The Night - Clovers (H) 9. Dust My Broom - Elmo James (C) 5. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) 4. One Mint Julep - Clovers (D) 6. The Big Question - Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (L) |
| May 10 | 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (H,L) Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner (D) |
(No debuts (H,N) 5. I’ll Always Be In Love With You - Paul Quinchette & Orchestra featuring Count Basie (C) 6. Big Gun Blues - Lil’ Son Jackson (D) 4. Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (L) |
| KEY: H = Harlem, N.Y. C = Chicago N = New Orleans D = Dallas L = Los Angeles S = St. Louis | ||
| May 17 | Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H) Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C,L) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (D) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (S) |
9. Keep On Churnin’ - Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (H) 10. Stolen Love - Larks (C) 3. I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use - Lester Williams & Band (N) 9. Guitar Shuffle - Lowell Fulson (D) 4. That’s What You’re Doing To Me - Dominoes (L) (First chart week) (S) |
| May 24 | Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H) 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown (C) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (D) Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (L) One Mint Julep - Clovers (S) |
9. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H) 6. Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (C) 4. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (N) 7. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (D) 2. One Mint Julep - Clovers (L) 9. Sure Thing - Count Basie & Orchestra (S) |
| May 31 | Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H) Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (C) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N,D) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (L) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (S) |
(No debuts) (H,C,D) 6. I’m A Sentimental Fool - Marylanders (N) 7. So Tired - Roy Milton & Solid Senders (L) 6. My Buddy - Jimmy Forrest (S) |
| June 7 | Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H,C,S) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (N,D,L) |
8. Beside You - Swallows (H) 4. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (C) 9. Tell Daddy - Rosco Gordon (N) (No debuts) (D,L) 1. Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (S) |
| June 14 | Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (H,C,S) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (N,D,L) |
10. Somewhere Along The Way - Nat “King” Cole (H) 10. Sure Thing - Count Basie & Orchestra (C) 5. Worried Life Blues - Sonny Parker with Gladys Hampton’s Blues Boys (N) 7. Two Hearts Are Greater Than One - Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (D) (No debuts) (L) 7. Jordan For President - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (S) |
| June 21 | Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H,C,N,L) Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (S) |
8. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) 10. Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (C) 8. My Heart’s Desire - Jimmy Lee & Artis (N) 7. Jordan For President - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (D) 8. Got You On My Mind - John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (L) (No debuts) (S) |
| June 28 | Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H,C,N,L) Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (S) |
(No debuts) (H,C,N,D,S) 7. Walking And Crying Blues - Sonny Boy Holmes (L) |
| July 5 | Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H,C,D,L,S) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) |
(No debuts) (H) 8. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (C) 4. Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon (N) 3. Walking The Boogie - John Lee Hooker (D) 8. Louisiana - Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (L) 6. I’m A Sentimental Fool - Marylanders (S) |
| July 12 | Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H,D,L,S) Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (C) Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon (N) |
10. One Mint Julep - Clovers (H) 9. Somewhere Along The Way - Nat “King” Cole (C) 8. Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (N) (No debuts) (D) 6. I’m Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (L) 9. Mad About The Boy - Dinah Washington (S) |
| July 19 | Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (H,L,S) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (C) Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon (N,D) |
4. Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (H) 8. Mary Jo - Four Blazes (C) 8. Don’t You Cry - Joe Turner with Van “Piano Man” Walls & Orchestra (N) 8. I Don’t Know What’s Troublin’ Your Mind - Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (D) 9. New Orleans Wimmen - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (L) 10. Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon (S) |
| July 26 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H,C,D) Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon (N) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (L,S) |
(No debuts) (H,D,L) 8. Ting-A-Ling - Clovers (C) 5. Ting-A-Ling - Clovers (N) 4. Ting-A-Ling - Clovers (S) |
| August 2 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H,C) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (N,L) Beside You - Swallows (D) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (S) |
5. I’m Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (H) (No debuts) (C) 10. Beside You - Swallows (N) 1. Beside You - Swallows (D) 6. Strictly Cash - Preston Love & Orchestra (L) 10. Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (S) |
| August 9 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H,C) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (N,L) Beside You - Swallows (D) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (S) |
10. Ting-A-Ling - Clovers (H) 9. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home - Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra (C) 10. New Orleans Wimmen - Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (N) 9. My Heart’s Desire - Jimmy Lee & Artis (D) 7. Easy, Easy Baby - Varetta Dillard (L) 5. My Heart’s Desire - Jimmy Lee & Artis (S) |
| August 16 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (C) Beside You - Swallows (N,D) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (L) Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes (S) |
(No debuts) (H) 3. Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C) 2. Sittin’ Here Drinking - Christine Kittrell (N) 7. Moonglow - Earl Bostic & Orchestra (D) 9. Moonglow - Earl Bostic & Orchestra (L) 10. Lonely Monday - Tommy Dean & Gloom Raiders (S) |
| August 23 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H,L) Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (C) Sittin’ Here Drinking - Christine Kittrell (N) Beside You - Swallows (D) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (S) |
8. I’ll Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson (H) 6. I’m Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (C) 7. Poor Poor Me - Fats Domino (N) 5. Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (D) 10. Please Have Mercy - Muddy Waters (L) 10. There Is No Greater Love - Moose Jackson (S) |
| August 30 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H,L) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C) Beside You - Swallows (N,D) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (S) |
7. My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) (No debuts) (C) 8. My Ding-A-Ling - Dave Bartholomew (N) 7. Poor Poor Me - Fats Domino (D) 6. I’m A Sentimental Fool - Marylanders (L) 5. Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown (S) |
| September 6 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,D) Beside You - Swallows (N) Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown (L) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (S) |
10. Funny (Not Much) - Nat “King” Cole (H) 9. Beside You - Swallows (C) 3. My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (N) 5. My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (D) 9. Earthquake - Joe Houston (L) 8. Cuba Doll - Lloyd Glenn & Orchestra (S) |
| September 13 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) Mary Jo - Four Blazes (C) You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (N) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (D) Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown (L) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (S) |
(No debuts) (H,D,L) 8. My Heart’s Desire - Jimmy Lee & Artis (C) 1. You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (N) 10. Flying Saucer - Roy Milton & Solid Senders (S) |
| September 20 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,D,S) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (N,L) |
(No debuts) (H,D,S) 10. I’ll Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson (C) 4. Let’s Call It A Day - Sonny Thompson (N) 5. Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar (L) |
| September 27 | Goin’ Home - Fats Domino (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,N,D,S) Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar (L) |
(No debuts) (H,D) 8. Half As Much - Dinah Washington (C) 5. Restless Heart - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (N) 3. You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (L) 7. I’ll Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson (S) |
| October 4 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,N,L,S) Beside You - Swallows (D) |
8. Rock Me All Night Long - Ravens (H) 4. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (C) 8. Looped - Tommy Ridgley (N) 7. Snuff Dipper - Todd Rhodes Orchestra (D) 1. Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (L) 5. My Heart Belongs To Only You - Bette McLaurin with “Striders” & Eddie Wilcox Orchestra (S) |
| October 11 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,N,D,L,S) |
(No debuts) (H) 6. Kay’s Lament - Kay Starr (C) 10. Please Send Her Back To Me - Four Blazes (N) 6. Oooh-Oooh-Oooh - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (D) 9. Night And Day (I Miss You So) - Roy Milton & Orchestra (L) 3. You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (S) |
| October 18 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,D,L) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (N) You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (S) |
(No debuts) (H,C) 7. Trying - Todd Rhodes Orchestra (N) 6. Hey, Miss Fannie - Clovers (D) 6. Baby, Don’t You Tear My Clothes - Smokey Hogg (L) 4. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (S) |
| October 25 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (C,D) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (N) My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (L) You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (S) |
8. Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (H) 10. Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown (C) 9. My Days Are Limited - Jimmy McCracklin (N) 5. My Days Are Limited - Jimmy McCracklin (D) 9. Greyhound - Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (L) 8. Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar (S) |
| November 1 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H,L) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (C,D,S) My Story - Chuck Willis (N) |
9. You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (H) (No debuts) (C) 5. Snuff Dipper - Todd Rhodes Orchestra (N) 3. I’ll Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson (D) 10. Security Blues - Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (L) 6. Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (S) |
| November 8 | My Song - Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (H) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (C,N,D,S) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (L) |
10. Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (H) 4. Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (C) 2. How Long - Fats Domino (N) 7. Come Back, Baby - Floyd Dixon (D) 5. Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L) 7. Looped - Tommy Ridgley (S) |
| November 15 | Rock Me All Night Long - Ravens (H) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (C,D) I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (N) Juke - Little Walter & Night Cats (L) You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (S) |
6. Oooh-Oooh-Oooh - Lloyd Price & Orchestra (H) 8. You Know I Know - “5” Royales (C) (No debuts) (N,D) 10. Hey, Miss Fannie - Clovers (L) 5. Hey, Miss Fannie - Clovers (S) |
| November 22 | Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (H) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (C,D) I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (N) Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L,S) |
9. I Played The Fool - Clovers (H) (No debuts) (C) 10. Hey, Miss Fannie - Clovers (N) 3. How Long - Fats Domino (D) 7. V-8 Ford - Willie Love & Three Aces (L) 10. My Story - Chuck Willis (S) |
| November 29 | Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (H) You Know I Love You - B. B. King & Orchestra (C) I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (N) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (D) Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L,S) |
(No debuts) (H,D,L) 5. I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (C) 10. I Feel So Good - Brownie McGhee & Jook Block Busters (N) 5. Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (S) |
| December 6 | Port Of Rico - Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (H) I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (C) I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (N) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd (D) Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L,S) |
8. I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (H) 10. Sad Hours - Little Walter & Night Cats (C) 6. Gumbo Blues - Smiley Lewis (N) 4. I Played The Fool - Clovers (D) 4. I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (L) 10. I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (S) |
| December 13 | I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (H,C,D,S) Feelin’ Sad - Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones (N) Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L) |
10. Paradise Squat - Count Basie & Orchestra (H) 8. My Story - Chuck Willis (C) 1. Feelin’ Sad - Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones (N) 4. Sad Hours - Little Walter & Night Cats (D,S) 6. I Played The Fool - Clovers (L) |
| December 20 | I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (H,C,D,S) Feelin’ Sad - Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones (N) Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest (L) |
(No debuts) (H,S) 9. Johnny Johnny - Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (C) 3. I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (N) 3. Mean Old World - Little Walter & Night Cats (D) 8. I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (L) |
| December 27 | I Don’t Know - Willie Mabon & Combo (H,C,N,D,L,S) | 5. Sad Hours - Little Walter & Night Cats (H) 8. Paradise Squat - Count Basie & Orchestra (C) 9. Story From My Heart And Soul - B. B. King (N) 3. I’m Gone - Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (D) 8. Story From My Heart And Soul - B. B. King (L) 10. Faith Can Move Mountains - Nat “King” Cole (S) |
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