100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from... The R&B Years 1953

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1Mess Around
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1953-05-17)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1953-05-17)
guitar:
MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (on 1953-05-17)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Sam "The Man" Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-05-17)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1953-05-17)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17) and Renald Richard (on 1953-05-17)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-17)
recording of:
Mess Around (on 1953-05-17)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Ray Charles32:41
2Rack ’em Back
Bobby Mitchell2:15
3Mercy Mr. Percy
Varetta Dillard2:44
4After Awhile
Billy Wright2:16
5Forty Cups of Coffee
Danny Overbea3:10
6Cow Cow Blues
Paul Gayten1:56
7Please Don’t Leave Me
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Please Don’t Leave Me (on 1953-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino)
Fats Domino42:36
8Don’t Deceive Me (Please Don’t Go)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (on 1952-11-19)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1952-11-19)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1952-11-19)
recording of:
Don’t Deceive Me (Please Don’t Go) (on 1952-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Co. and Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
Chuck Willis2:57
9Good Lovin’
The Clovers2:59
10But Officer!
Sonny Knight2:51
11Get It
Hank Ballard2:12
12Heavy Juice
Tiny Bradshaw1:49
13Rot Guy
Wynonie Harris2:31
14Too Much Lovin’
The “5” Royales3:00
15Just Walkin’ in the Rain
guitar and baritone vocals:
William Stewart (US Doo-Wop/R&B vocalist, member of The Prisonaires) (on 1953-06-01)
bass vocals:
Marcell Sanders (on 1953-06-01)
lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Johnny Bragg (on 1953-06-01)
tenor vocals:
John Drue (on 1953-06-01) and Ed Thurman (on 1953-06-01)
recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1953-06-01)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
The Prisonaires2:41
16Honey Jump, Part 1
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers2:22
17Honey Jump, Part 2
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers2:56
18Shake a Hand
orchestra:
Joe Morris Orchestra
recording of:
Shake a Hand (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Morris (US jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Faye Adams2:53
19Dragnet Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:32
20Soul on Fire
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1953-06-19)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1953-06-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Lewis (played guitar on "Soul on Fire" in 1953) (on 1953-06-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1953-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1953-06-19)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1953-06-19)
conductor:
Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man) (on 1953-06-19)
arranger:
Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
recording of:
Soul on Fire (on 1953-06-19)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
LaVern Baker53:04
21Baby It’s You
The Spaniels2:33
22You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
The Dominoes1:59
23Cherry Wine
recording of:
Cherry Wine
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
Little Esther2:20
24Honey Hush
Big Joe Turner2:39
25One Scotch. One Bourbon, One Beer
Amos Milburn3:15
26Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
Ray Charles2:47
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