Rhythm & Blues: 1955

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1Tutti-Frutti
recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
Little Richard2:26
2Flip Flop and Fly
Big Joe Turner2:48
3Ain't That a Shame
vocals:
Fats Domino
recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame
writer:
Antoine Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
Fats Domino2:26
4Don't Be Angry
Nappy Brown2:26
5Adorable
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone, bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-09-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1955-09-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1955-09-19)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1955-09-19) and Andrew Trasher (on 1955-09-19)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1955-09-19)
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1955-09-19)
tenor vocals:
Bobby Hendricks (on 1955-09-19), Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1955-09-19), Gerhart Thrasher (on 1955-09-19) and Gerhart Trasher (on 1955-09-19)
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-19)
cover recording of:
Adorable (on 1955-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
recording of:
Adorable (on 1955-09-19)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
The Drifters2:41
6Earth Angel
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 151)
recording of:
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (in 1954)
writer:
Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins) and Dootsie Williams
publisher:
Dootsie Williams Music (publisher) (in 1986)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
The Penguins52:58
7Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Bo Diddley
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley4.52:29
8Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters2:58
9I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis2:44
10Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:12
11Pledging My Love
orchestra:
Johnny Otis Orchestra
recording of:
Pledging My Love
writer:
Don Robey and Ferdinand Washington
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc., Spirit One Music and Wemar Music Corp.
Johnny Ace42:31
12At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama Song)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 9)
recording of:
At My Front Door (on 1955-04-24)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and John C. Moore (songwriter; manager of The El Dorados)
publisher:
Tollie Music
The El Dorados2:37
13What'cha Gonna Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters42:47
14Feel So Good
Shirley & Lee2:51
15When You Dance
The Turbans2:55
16Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
recording of:
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
writer:
Forest Gene Wilson (in 1954), Eunice Levy (Member of Gene and Eunice) (in 1954) and Jake Porter (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Meridian Music Corp. (in 1954)
Gene & Eunice2:50
17Only You
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (1928 - 1992, USA, lead singer of the Platters, Samuel E. Williams) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (and You Alone) (Platters song) (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc. and Wildwood Music
The Platters2:39
18Tweedlee Dee
cover recording of:
Tweedlee Dee (on 1954-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Winfield Scott (in 1954)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music
LaVern Baker3:09
19All Around the World
cover recording of:
All Around the World (aka “Grits Ain’t Groceries”)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Rockland Music and Titus Turner Songs Co.
Little Willie John2:57
20Ling, Ting, Tong
The Five Keys52:09
21Story Untold
recording of:
Story Untold (Nutmegs song) (in 1954-12)
writer:
Leroy Griffin
The Nutmegs2:20
22Unchained Melody
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Al Hibbler2:53

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part of:Rhythm & Blues (Time-Life Music) (number: 1955) (order: 2)