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 1950 (31 Songs)

1950

Always Late (With Your Kisses)

Country/Bluegrass

Frizzell, L., & Crawford, B.; REC: Lefty Frizzell

1950

Autumn Leaves

Jazz

Kosma, J., & Mercer, J.; REC: Roger Williams; Art Pepper; Sarah Vaughan; Mary Lou Williams; Wynton Marsalis; Eva Cassiday; Ahmad Jamal; Benny Golson

1950

Be My Love

Musical/Film

Brodszky, N., & Cahn, S.; REC: Mario Lanza

1950

Bushel And A Peck, A

Musical/Film

Loesser, Frank; REC: Betty Johnson

1950

End Of A Love Affair, The

Jazz

Redding, Edward C.; REC: Billie Holiday; Chaka Khan; Mabel Mercer; Dinah Shore; Frank Sinatra; Della Reese; Wynton Marsalis; Dexter Gordon; Wes Montgomery

1950

Everything's Okay

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

Faded Love

Country/Bluegrass

Wills, B., & Wills, J. L.; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Shawn Colvin; Willie Nelson; Floyd Cramer

1950

From This Moment On

Jazz

Porter, Cole; REC: The Carpenters; Ella Fitzgerald; Peggy Lee

1950

Happy Trails

Country/Bluegrass

Evans, Dale; REC: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans; Quicksilver Messenger Service; Lynn Anderson; Cathy Fink; Van Halen; Tiny Tim

1950

Hard Luck Blues

Blues

Brown, Roy; REC: Roy Brown; Little Milton

1950

How Can You Refuse Him Now?

Gospel

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

I Almost Lost My Mind

R & B/Soul

Hunter, Ivory Joe; REC: Ivory Joe Hunter; Louis Prima; Pinetop Perkins; Gene McDaniels; Duane Eddy; The Everly Brothers; Albert King; Barbara Mandrell; Hank Williams, Jr.; Conway Twitty; Charlie Rich; Willie Nelson; Pat Boone

1950

I Love You Because

Country/Bluegrass

Payne, Leon; REC: Elvis Presley; Ernest Tubb; Johnny Cash; Carl Smith; Don Gibson; Eddy Arnold; George Jones

1950

If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake

Musical/Film

Hoffman, A., Merrill, B., & Watts, C.; REC: Eileen Barton; Georgia Gibbs; Ethel Merman & Ray Bolger; Bing Crosby

1950

If I Were A Bell

Jazz

Loesser, Frank; REC: Dinah Washington; Harry Connick, Jr.; Ella Fitzgerald; Holly Cole

1950

Lonesome River, The

Country/Bluegrass

Stanley, R., & Stanley, C.; REC: The Stanley Brothers; David Grisman; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

1950

Long Distance Call

Blues

Waters, Muddy; REC: Muddy Waters

1950

Long Gone Lonesome Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

Loveliest Night Of The Year, The

Musical/Film

Aaronson, I., & Webster, P. F.; REC: Mario Lanza

1950

Luck Be A Lady

Jazz

Loesser, Frank; REC: Frank Sinatra

1950

Moanin' The Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)

Musical/Film

Baum, B., & Weiss, S.; REC: Teresa Brewer; The Ames Brothers; Chet Atkins; Ray Charles; Peggy Lee; Ahmad Jamal

1950

My Foolish Heart

Jazz

Young, V., & Washington, N.; REC: Billy Eckstine; Carmen McRae; Frank Sinatra; The Flamingos; John McLaughlin; Benny Golson

1950

Oldest Established, The

Jazz

Loesser, Frank; REC: Frank Sinatra

1950

Please Send Me Someone To Love

R & B/Soul

Mayfield, Percy; REC: Percy Mayfield

1950

Rag Mop

Jazz

Wells, J. L., & Anderson, D.; REC: The Ames Brothers

1950

Rollin' And Tumblin'

Blues

Waters, Muddy; REC: Muddy Waters; Elmore James; Cream; Big Joe Williams; Junior Wells; Johnny Winter; Canned Heat; Johnny Shines

1950

Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On

Country/Bluegrass

Locklin, Hank; REC: Hank Locklin

1950

Teardrops From My Eyes

R & B/Soul

Toombs, Rudy; REC: Ruth Brown; Charles Brown; Jimmy Witherspoon; B. B. King; Louis Jordan

1950

Third Man Theme

Jazz

Karas, Anton; REC: Anton Karas

1950

Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

       
 1951 (38 Songs)

1951

Alone And Forsaken

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1951

Baby What You Want Me To Do

Blues

Reed, Jimmy; REC: Jimmy Reed; Etta James

1951

Because You're Mine

Musical/Film

Brodszky, N., & Cahn, S.; REC: Mario Lanza; Nat King Cole

1951

Black Night

Blues

Brown, C., & Robinson, J. M.; REC: Charles Brown; Bobby "Blue" Bland; Muddy Waters

1951

Born Under A Bad Sign

Blues

Jones, B. T., & Bell, W.; REC: Albert King; Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Cream; Booker T. & The MGs

1951

Chains Of Love

R & B/Soul

Wells, H. V., & Ertegun, A.; REC: Big Joe Turner; Johnny Burnette; Sam Cooke; Ivory Joe Hunter; Brook Benton; Bobby "Blue" Bland; Houston Person; Count Basie

1951

Cold, Cold Heart

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams

1951

Come On-A My House

Jazz

Saroyan, W., & Bagdasarian, R.; REC: Rosemary Clooney

1951

Crazy, He Calls Me (Crazy, She Calls Me)

Jazz

Russell, B., & Sigman, C.; REC: Dinah Washington; Liberty Silver; Billie Holiday; Anita O'Day; Abbey Lincoln; Aretha Franklin; Linda Ronstadt; Rod Stewart

1951

Cry

R & B/Soul

Kohlman, C.; REC: Johnnie Ray

1951

Fool, Fool, Fool

R & B/Soul

Ertegun, Ahmet; REC: The Clovers; Elvis Presley; Kay Starr

1951

Getting To Know You

Musical/Film

Rodgers, R., & Hammerstein, II, O.; REC: Deborah Kerr

1951

Half As Much

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Curly; REC: Hank Williams; George Jones; Patsy Cline

1951

Hello, Young Lovers

Jazz

Rodgers, R., & Hammerstein, II, O.; REC: Frank Sinatra; Bobby Darin

1951

Hey, Good Lookin'

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Kitty Wells

1951

Honey Bee

Blues

Waters, Muddy; REC: Muddy Waters; Luther Johnson; Willy Smith; Terry Robb; Tom Ball; Roger Wilson; Eric Culberson; Buster Benton

1951

I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Isaac Hayes

1951

I Whistle A Happy Tune

Musical/Film

Rodgers, R., & Hammerstein, II, O.; REC: Gertrude Lawrence; Deborah Kerr; Barbara Cook

1951

I'm A Fool To Want You

Jazz

Sinatra, F., Herron, J., & Wolf, J.; REC: Frank Sinatra; Billie Holiday; Milt Jackson; Lee Morgan; Dexter Gordon; Dinah Washington; Tom Jones; Chet Baker; Linda Ronstadt; Oscar Peterson; Peggy Lee; Linda Ronstadt

1951

In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening

Jazz

Carmichael, H., & Mercer, J.; REC: Bing Crosby

1951

Inchworm, The

Musical/Film

Loesser, Frank; REC: Janice Mars; John Coltrane; Mary Hopkin

1951

It's All In The Game

R & B/Soul

Dawes, C. G., & Sigman, C.; REC: Tommy Edwards; The Four Tops; Isaac Hayes

1951

I've Been Down That Road Before

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1951

Just Waitin'

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Gazzaway, B.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1951

Parisian Thoroughfare

Jazz

Powell, Bud; REC: Bud Powell; Clifford Brown; Stephane Grappelli; Quincy Jones; Andy LaVerne; Max Roach; Tommy Flanagan; John Hicks; Toshiko Akiyoshi

1951

Ramblin' Man

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1951

Rocket 88

R & B/Soul

Brenston, Jackie; REC: Jackie Brenston; Ike Turner; Bill Haley & His Comets

1951

Shall We Dance?

Jazz

Rodgers, R., & Hammerstein, II, O.; REC: Cassandra Wilson; Gertrude Lawrence

1951

Sixty Minute Man (60 Minute Man)

R & B/Soul

Marks, W., & Ward, B.; REC: The Dominoes; Jerry Lee Lewis; The Persuasions

1951

Straight, No Chaser

Jazz

Monk, Thelonius; REC: Thelonious Monk; Chick Corea; Miles Davis; Bud Powell; Cannonball Adderley; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Joe Henderson; Art Pepper; Max Roach; Tito Puente; Dizzy Gillespie; Keith Jarrett; Phil Woods

1951

Thrill Is Gone, The

Blues

Hawkins, R., & Darnell, R.; REC: B. B. King

1951

Train Kept A-Rollin', The

Blues

Bradshaw, T., Kay, H., & Mann, L.; REC: Tiny Bradshaw; Johnny Burnette; The Yardbirds; Aerosmith; Motorhead; Fats Domino; Led Zeppelin

1951

Unforgettable

Jazz

Gordon, Irving; REC: Nat King Cole; Natalie Cole; Johnny Hartman; Peggy Lee; Roberta Flack; Aretha Franklin; Dinah Washington; Diane Schuur; Brook Benton

1951

Walkin'

Jazz

Carpenter, Richard; REC: Miles Davis; Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross; Gene Ammons; Chet Baker; Clifford Brown; Quincy Jones; Jimmy Smith; Art Pepper; J. J. Johnson; Herb Ellis; Bobby McFerrin

1951

Walking Shoes

Jazz

Mulligan, Gerry; REC: Gerry Mulligan; Bobby Troup; Art Pepper; Ted Heath; Gunnar Johnson; Phil Woods; Stan Kenton; Chet Baker; Mel Torme

1951

Wandrin' Star

Country/Bluegrass

Loewe, F., & Lerner, A. J.; REC: Bobby Scott; Ned Nash; Lee Marvin

1951

Weary Blues From Waitin'

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1951

When I Fall In Love

Jazz

Young, V., & Heyman, E.; REC: Nat King Cole; Miles Davis; The Flamingos; Linda Ronstadt

       
 1952 (30 Songs)

1952

Angel Of Death, The

Gospel

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1952

Bernie's Tune

Jazz

Leiber, J., Stoller, M., & Miller, B.; REC: Gerry Mulligan; Chet Baker; Mel Torme; Gene Krupa; Art Pepper; Stan Kenton; Earl Hines; The Cheers

1952

Chelsea Bridge

Jazz

Strayhorn, Billy; REC: Duke Ellington; Ben Webster; Ella Fitzgerald; Tony Bennett; Gerry Mulligan; Tommy Flanagan; Joe Henderson; Roy Eldridge; Archie Shepp; Art Blakey; Cassandra Wilson; Ron Carter

1952

Four Minutes Thirty Three Seconds (4' 33")

Classical/ Contemporary

Cage, John; REC: Frank Zappa

1952

Golden Rocket

Country/Bluegrass

Snow, Hank; REC: Hank Snow; Ron Parks; Johnny Horton

1952

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

Country/Bluegrass

Tiomkin, D., & Washington, N.; REC: Frankie Laine; Tex Ritter

1952

Hound Dog

R & B/Soul

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: Big Mama Thornton; Elvis Presley

1952

I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

Folk/Roots

Mills, A., & Bonne, R.; REC: Alan Mills

1952

I Won't Be Home No More

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1952

I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1952

It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

Country/Bluegrass

Miller, J. D.; REC: Kitty Wells

1952

Jambalaya

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

1952

Juke

Blues

Jacobs, Walter; REC: Little Walter & His Night Cats; James Cotton; Charlie McCoy; Charlie Musselwhite; George Harmonica Smith

1952

Kansas City

R & B/Soul

Leiber, J., & Stoller, M.; REC: Little Willie Littlefield; Joe Williams; James Brown; Wilbert Harrison; Peggy Lee; Muddy Waters; T-Bone Walker; Jimmy Witherspoon

1952

Kaw-Liga

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1952

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

R & B/Soul

Price, Lloyd; REC: Lloyd Price; Elvis Presley

1952

Lullaby Of Birdland

Jazz

Shearing, G., & Weiss, G. D.; REC: George Shearing; Ella Fitzgerald; Tito Puente; Count Basie; Stan Getz; Charles Mingus; Duke Elllington; Bud Powell; Sarah Vaughan; Clifford Brown; Mel Torme; Woody Herman; Barney Kessel; Benny Golson

1952

Monk's Dream

Jazz

Monk, Thelonius; REC: Thelonious Monk; Duke Ellington; Larry Young; Woody Shaw; Steve Lacy; Jessica Williams; McCoy Tyner; Andy Summers; Chick Corea

1952

Night Train

R & B/Soul

Forrest, J., Simpkins, L., & Washington, O.; REC: Jimmy Forrest; Louis Prima; Wild Bill Davis; Oscar Peterson; Kay Starr; James Brown; King Curtis; Wes Montgomery

1952

North Wind

Country/Bluegrass

Morris, Rod; REC: Slim Whitman

1952

One Mint Julep

Jazz

Toombs, Rudy; REC: Ray Charles; The Clovers; Freddy Hubbard; Louis Prima; Xavier Cugat; Count Basie; Jimmy Smith; Milt Jackson; The Persuasions; King Curtis; Sarah Vaughan; Ernestine Anderson; Quincy Jones; Chet Atkins; Poncho Sanchez

1952

Singin' The Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Endsley, Melvin; REC: Marty Robbins; Don Gibson; Webb Pierce

1952

Soft Shoe

Jazz

Mulligan, Gerry; REC: Gerry Mulligan; Chet Baker; The Mike Hennessey Quartet

1952

Straight Life

Jazz

Pepper, Art; REC: Art Pepper; Joe Morello; George Cables

1952

Take These Chains From My Heart

Country/Bluegrass

Rose, F., & Heath, H.; REC: Hank Williams; Ray Charles; Webb Pierce

1952

That's All

Jazz

Haymes, B., & Brandt, A.; REC: June Christy; Coleman Hawkins; Lester Young; Dizzy Gillespie; Sarah Vaughan; Mel Torme; Frank Sinatra; Bobby Darin; Rod Stewart; Joe Williams; Count Basie; Helen Reddy

1952

Wild Side Of Life, The

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A., & Warren, W.; REC: Hank Thompson; Burl Ives

1952

You Belong To Me

R & B/Soul

King, P. W., Stewart, R., & Price, C.; REC: Jo Stafford; The Orioles; Patsy Cline; The Duprees; Ella Fitzgerad; Judy Garland

1952

You Win Again

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1952

Your Cheatin' Heart

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Tony Bennett

       
 1953 (37 Songs)

1953

Angel Eyes

Jazz

Dennis, M., & Brent, E. K.; REC: Ella Fitzgerald; Nat King Cole; Wes Montgomery; Anita O'Day; June Christy; Benny Carter; The Modern Jazz Quartet; John Coltrane; Frank Sinatra; Chet Baker; Shirley Bassey; Bobby Timmons; Nancy Wilson; Roberta Flack; Stephane Grappelli

1953

Baubles, Bangles, And Beads

Jazz

Wright, R. B., & Forrest, G.; REC: Peggy Lee; Frank Sinatra; Benny Golson

1953

Crying In The Chapel

Gospel

Glenn, Artie; REC: Elvis Presley; The Soul Stirrers; The Orioles

1953

Daahoud

Jazz

Brown, Clifford; REC: Clifford Brown; Max Roach; Oscar Peterson; Dizzy Gillespie; Andy LaVerne; James Moody; Arturo Sandoval

1953

Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes

Country/Bluegrass

Willet, S., Pryor,C., & Trammel, B.; REC: Perry Como; George Jones

1953

Ebb Tide

Jazz

Maxwell, R., & Sigman, C.; REC: The Righteous Brothers

1953

Evil

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Howlin' Wolf; Muddy Waters; Canned Heat; Koko Taylor; Derek & The Dominos; Monster Magnet; Duffy Bishop; The Jeff Healey Band; John Hammond, Jr.

1953

Fool Such As I, A

Country/Bluegrass

Trader, Bill; REC: Hank Snow; Elvis Presley; Connie Francis

1953

Here's That Rainy Day

Jazz

Van Heusen, J., & Burke, J.; REC: John Raitt; Astrud Gilberto; Chet Baker; Aishia; Nancy Wilson; Stan Getz; Peggy Lee; Stan Kenton; Freddie Hubbard

1953

Honey Hush

R & B/Soul

Turner, Big Joe; REC: Big Joe Turner; Elvis Costello & The Attractions; Jerry Lee Lewis; Screamin' Lord Such

1953

Hoochie Coochie Man

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Muddy Waters; Buddy Guy; Willie Dixton

1953

I Believe

R & B/Soul

Drake, E., Shirl, J., Graham, L., & Stillman, A.; REC: Elvis Presley; Mahalia Jackson; Patti LaBelle; The Platters; The Chordettes; The Edwin Hawkins Singers

1953

I Love Paris

Musical/Film

Porter, Cole; REC: Michel Legrand

1953

I Never Let You Cross My Mind

Country/Bluegrass

Rose, Fred; REC: Marty Robbins

1953

I Wish You Would

Blues

Arnold, Billy Boy; REC: Billy Boy Arnold; The Yardbirds; John Hammond, Jr.; Canned Heat; Hot Tuna; David Bowie;

1953

If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)

Country/Bluegrass

Frizzell, L., & Beck, J.; REC: Lefty Frizzell

1953

Istanbul, Not Constantinople

Jazz

Simon, N., & Kennedy, J.; REC: The Four Lads; They Might Be Giants

1953

Just A Gigolo

Jazz

Casucci, L., & Caesar, I.; REC: Louis Prima; Bing Crosby; David Lee Roth

1953

Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean

R & B/Soul

Lance, H., Singleton, C., & Wallace, J.; REC: Ruth Brown; Koko Taylor; Sarah Vaughan

1953

Miles Ahead

Jazz

Davis, M., & Evans, G.; REC: Miles Davis; Phil Woods; Joe Henderson; Don Sickler

1953

Money Honey

R & B/Soul

Stone, Jesse, REC: The Drifters

1953

My Babe

Blues

Dixon, Willie; REC: Willie Dixon; Little Walter; Mississippi Fred McDowell

1953

Mystery Train

Blues

Parker, Junior; REC: Junior Parker; Elvis Presley

1953

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (aka One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer)

Blues

Toombs, Rudy; REC: Amos Milburn; John Lee Hooker; George Thorogood & The Destroyers

1953

Reconsider Baby

Blues

Fulson, Lowell; REC: Lowell Fulson; Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton; Ike & Tina Turner

1953

Rock Around The Clock

Rock/Pop

DeKnight, J., & Freedman, M.; REC: Bill Haley & His Comets

1953

Secret Love

Musical/Film

Fain, S., & Webster, P. F.; REC: Doris Day

1953

Shake A Hand

R & B/Soul

Morris, Joe; REC: Faye Adams; Ike & Tina Turner; Jackie Wilson; Elvis Presley; Johnnie Ray

1953

Stranger In Paradise

Musical/Film

Wright, R. B., Forrest, G., & Borodin, A. P.; REC: The Four Aces; Tony Bennett

1953

Teach Me Tonight

Jazz

De Paul, G.; & Cahn, S.; REC: Dinah Washington; Joe Williams & Count Basie; Al Jarreau; Diane Schuur; The McGuire Sisters; Nancy Wilson; Peggy Lee; Phoebe Snow; Jo Stafford; Ella Fitzgerald

1953

That's Amore

Musical/Film

Warren, H., & Brooks, J.; REC: Dean Martin; Connie Francis; Stefano Bollani; Ralph Sharon; Spirit Of The West; Ray Gelato

1953

That's Entertainment

Musical/Film

Schwartz, A., & Dietz, H.; REC: Fred Astaire; Judy Garland

1953

There Stands The Glass

Country/Bluegrass

Greisham, A., Hull, R., & Shurtz, M. J.; REC: Webb Pierce; The Wilburn Brothers; Willie Nelson

1953

Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Jazz

Persons, T., & Ellington, M.; REC: Duke Ellington; Oscar Peterson; Stuff Smith; Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross

1953

Things I Used To Do, The

Blues

Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones): REC: Guitar Slim; Chuck Berry; Elvin Bishop; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Muddy Waters; Albert Collins; Buddy Guy

1953

Tipitina

Blues

Byrd, Henry (Professor Longhair); REC: Professor Longhair

1953

Vaya Con Dios

Folk/Roots

Russell, L., James, I., & Pepper, B.; REC: Les Paul & Mary Ford; Anita O'Day