Here are the results of the voting in Round One - Part One of the 1955
Battle Of The Singles. 32 people took part in the voting.
There was just ONE draw............
>11 Bobby Scott - Chain Gang - ABC-Paramount 9658
>11 Jean Shepard - A Satisfied Mind - Capitol 3118
>
......And here is that draw!! And since how I voted is the
decider...its bye bye Bobby!!
WINNER : SHEPARD
>18 The Robins - If Teardrops Were Kisses - Spark 110
>6 Bobby Tuggle - Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question - Checker 823
>
Predictable big win for the Robins with one of their best Spark
outings
WINNER : ROBINS
>3 The Crew Cuts - Gum Drop - Mercury 70668
>25 Ray Charles - Greenbacks - Atlantic 1076
>
If you're hoping things get much better for The Crew Cuts
later.....prepare for disappointment
WINNER : CHARLES
>9 Sonny Fisher - Rockin' Daddy - Starday 179
>14 Pee Wee Crayton - Runnin' Wild - Imperial 5345
>
Fisher's RAB was leading for a while but he is overwhelmed by a very
worthy opponent
WINNER : CRAYTON
>27 Bo Diddley - I'm A Man - Checker 814
>5 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Hummingbird - Capitol 3165
>
Not just any man but 500% more man as Bo destroys Les & Mary
WINNER : BO
>0 Marvin & Johnny - Ding Dong Baby - Specialty 554
>30 The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall In Love -
Gee 1002
>
Total whitewash here at the hands of Lymon & co who I predict will go
go VERY far indeed on this form---the opposition here was pretty
decent too!
WINNER : TEENAGERS
>9 Little Junior Parker - I Wanna Ramble - Duke 137
>19 The Heartbeats - Crazy For You - Hull 711
>
Victory for the Heartbeats who go into Round 2
WINNER : HEARTBEATS
>28 Bill Haley & His Comets - See You Later Alligator - Decca 29791
>2 Big John Greer - Come Back Maybellene - Groove 0119
>
Haley's most popular record of the year (well his most popular NEW
one!) comfortably sees off the Greer answer song
WINNER : HALEY
>21 The Spaniels - You Painted Pictures - Vee Jay 154
>8 Al Hibbler - He - Decca 29660
>
Hibbler is roundly defeated here with this dud but things may well be
much different in Round 1 - Part 2 later on where "Unchained Melody"
will enter the fray.......
WINNER : SPANIELS
>13 Chuck Miller - The House Of Blue Lights - Mercury 70627
>14 Ruth McFadden - Darling Listen To The Words Of This Song - Old Town
1017
>
Miller was leading here right up to yesterday afternoon. Such is the
power of a couple of last minute votes,right Ruthie?
WINNER : McFADDEN
>19 Johnny Cash - So Doggone Lonesome - Sun 232
>6 The Cadillacs - Window Lady - Josie 778
>
Good win for Cash over below par Cadillacs
WINNER : CASH
>9 Gale Storm - Teenage Prayer - Dot 15436
>12 Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Columbia 40540
>
Win here for Mitch & the gang but can they possibly survive Round 2?
WINNER : MILLER
>24 Otis Williams & His Group - Gum Drop - DeLuxe 6090
>2 Ray Martin - Blue Mirage - UK Columbia 3631
>
Ok own up...so who was the *other* person who voted for Martin? :)
WINNER : WILLIAMS
>4 The Sunnysiders - Hey, Mister Banjo - Kapp 113
>22 Hal Singer - Hot Rod - Savoy 1179
>
One of the best instrumentals in the frame gets a great win!
WINNER : SINGER
>20 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Heaven And Paradise - Dooto 359
>9 The Midnighters - Switchie Witchie Titchie - Federal 12220
>
Stone doo-wop classic wins this bout and takes its place in Round #2
WINNER : MEADOWLARKS
>10 Lillian Briggs - I Want You To Be My Baby - Epic 9115
>17 The Drifters - Steamboat - Atlantic 1078
>
One side of one of my favorite Drifters double siders sails into Round
2---can "Adorable" do the same in Part 2? Stay tuned!
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>19 The Dandeliers - Chop Chop Boom - States 147
>9 The Flamingos - I'm Yours - Parrot 812
>
Did we ever decipher that bit of gibberish at the beginning of the
Dandeliers classic?
WINNER : DANDELIERS
>10 Dinah Wa****ngton - That's All I Want From You - Mercury 70537
>21 Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line - UK Decca 10647
>
Well the Rock Island Line is certainly a mighty good road for Lonnie
so far.............
WINNER : DONEGAN
>10 Sticks McGhee - Double Crossin' Liquor - King 4783
>17 Ray Charles - This Little Girl Of Mine - Atlantic 1063
>
Not one of Ray's best but he sees off McGhee here fairly comfortably
WINNER : CHARLES
>14 Rollee McGill - There Goes That Train - Piney 104
>9 Charlie Feathers - Peepin' Eyes - Flip 503
>
Fair McGill entry dumps out disappointing Feathers country effort
WINNER : McGILL
>6 The Penguins - Be Mine Or Be A Fool - Mercury 70610
>19 The Cadillacs - No Chance - Josie 773
>
After an earlier defeat the Caddys have every chance of taking this
one further
WINNER : CADILLACS
>19 Red Prysock - Hand Clappin' - Mercury 70674
>9 The Five Royales - With All Your Heart - Apollo 467
>
Singer's instrumental was exellent but Prysock's here is GREAT!!
WINNER : PRYSOCK
>22 The Cleftones - You Baby You - Gee 1000
>4 The Ferko String Band - Alabama Jubilee - Media 1010
>
Should have been a total whitewash for the Cleftones here
WINNER : CLEFTONES
>14 Jimmy Reed - Pretty Thing - Vee Jay 132
>8 Jimmy "T-99" Nelson - Great Big Hunk Of Man - Chess 1587
>
Good win for Reed over formidably good competition
WINNER : REED
>3 Johnny Desmond - Sixteen Tons - Coral 61529
>23 The Sensations - Yes Sir That's My Baby - Atco 6056
>
A result here to make Bill's day :)
WINNER : SENSATIONS
>11 Caterina Valente - The Breeze And I - Polydor (Germany)
>18 Big Maybelle - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Okeh 7060
>
This was close for awhile but Maybelle put on steam in the last lap
WINNER : MAYBELLE
>14 The Four Lads - Moments To Remember - Columbia 40539
>15 The Leaders - Stormy Weather - Glory 235
>
By the skin of their teeth The Leaders *just* snatch victory from what
was looking a draw for the longest time
WINNER : LEADERS
>23 The Clovers - If You Love Me - Atlantic 1052
>3 Pat Boone - At My Front Door - Dot 15422
>
Predictably huge win for the Clovers against abysmally bad Boone
WINNER : CLOVERS
>6 The Five Pennies - Let It Rain - Savoy 1182
>21 Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' - Checker 824
>
The first SBW I ever heard courtesy Freed on Luxembourg
WINNER : SONNY BOY
>24 The Spiders - Witchcraft - Imperial 5366
>3 Gale Storm - Memories Are Made Of This - Dot 15436
>
Gale's memories of this contest are liable to be dismal indeed
WINNER : SPIDERS
>8 Somethin' Smith & The Redheads - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie - Epic 9093
>18 Wee Willie Wayne - Travelin' Mood - Imperial 5355
>
Wee Willie's travelin' takes him right into Round 2 on this result
WINNER : WAYNE
>3 Eddie Fisher - Heart - RCA 6097
>23 Marty Robbins - That's All Right - Columbia 21351
>
Even a so-so Robbins remake is enough to bury Fisher here
WINNER : ROBBINS
>7 The Medallions - Edna - Dooto 364
>17 Richard Berry - Next Time - Flair 1071
>
And next time you see Richard he will be gracing Round 2
WINNER : BERRY
>22 Fats Domino - I Can't Go On - Imperial 5369
>2 Johnny Desmond - Play Me Hearts And Flowers - Coral 61379
>
With a number this good Fats can go on...and on...and on
WINNER : FATS
>13 The Platters - Bark, Battle And Ball - Mercury 70633
>11 Carl Perkins - Turn Around - Flip 501
>
This match up swang wildly either way on the hour---first The Platters
leading then Carl then The Platters....who eventually end up with the
win
WINNER : PLATTERS
>5 Teresa Brewer - I Gotta Go Get My Baby - Coral 61339
>21 The Solitaires - Later For You Baby - Old Town 1015
>
Good win for the Solitaires books them a seat at the Round 2 table
WINNER : SOLITAIRES
>15 The Valentines - I Love You Darling - Rama 181
>9 Webb Pierce - I Don't Care - Decca 29480
>
Where they'll be joined by NYC rivals The Valentines!
WINNER : VALENTINES
>6 The De Castro Sisters - Boom Boom Boomerang - Abbott 3003
>19 Marty Robbins - Tennessee Toddy - Columbia 21477
>
Solid win #2 for Marty!
WINNER : ROBBINS
>6 The Fontane Sisters - Daddy-O - Dot 15428
>19 The Five Chances - All I Want - Blue Lake 115
>
The Five Chances get at least one more chance with a convincing win
here
WINNER : FIVE CHANCES
>3 Eddy Arnold - That Do Make It Nice - RCA 6198
>21 Red Prysock - Rock 'N' Roll - Mercury 70540
>
This win means we'll be seeing Red represented twice in Round 2!
WINNER : PRYSOCK
>7 Nat "King" Cole - Forgive My Heart - Capitol 3234
>21 The Clefftones - The Masquerade Is Over - Old Town 1011
>
No luck for Nat here as the Clefftones (no relation) rack up a good
win
WINNER : CLEFFTONES
>9 The Robins - The Hatchet Man - Spark 116
>16 Ruth Brown - As Long As I'm Moving - Atlantic 1059
>
And with this win Ruthie keeps moving...all the way to Round 2
WINNER : BROWN
>11 Fats Domino - Helping Hand - Imperial 5340
>12 Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Too Tired - RPM 431
>
Rare defeat for Fats hands the win to Watson here
WINNER : WATSON
>14 Muddy Waters - Young Fa****on Ways - Chess 1602
>15 The Moonglows - In My Diary - Chess 1611
>
Another narrow victory,this time by the Moonglows
WINNER : MOONGLOWS
>5 Jaye P. Morgan - Danger Heartbreak Ahead - RCA 6016
>22 Daddy Cleanhead - Something's Goin' On In My Room - Specialty 541
>
One of the more under rated records in the contest...Daddy Cleanhead
WINNER : CLEANHEAD
>7 Nat "King" Cole - The Sand And The Sea - Capitol 3027
>19 B.B King - Ten Long Years - RPM 435
>
Once again Nat suffers as B.B powers his way into Round 2
WINNER : KING
>27 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking - Imperial 5356
>1 The Ermines - True Love - Loma 701
>
Terrific win for Smiley who should last quite a while with this record
WINNER : SMILEY
>15 Don Cherry - Band Of Gold - Columbia 40597
>9 Gloria Mann - Teenage Prayer - Sound 126
>
Cherry carries the pop flag into Round 2
WINNER : CHERRY
>22 Joe Weaver & The Don Juans - Baby I Love You So - Fortune 825
>3 Perry Como - Fooled - RCA 6192
>
Oddball gem from Fortune in Detroit sees off Como's flipside
WINNER : WEAVER
>1 The Whispers - Don't Fool With Lizzie - Gotham 309
>25 Joe Turner - Hide And Seek - Atlantic 1069
>
Joe can hide all he wants but you'll find him easy...in Round 2
WINNER : TURNER
>16 The Dream Weavers - It's Almost Tomorrow - Decca 29683
>9 Nelson Riddle - Lisbon Antigua - Capitol 3287
>
In this pop v. pop tussle the Fleetwoods prototype group wins
WINNER : DREAM WEAVERS
>14 Bob Gaddy & The Keys - Slow Down Baby - Harlem 4330
>12 The Cheers - Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots - Capitol 3219
>
Gee,I guess there IS a God after all!!!! :)
WINNER : GADDY
>7 Rusty Bryant - Back Street - Dot 15324
>16 Buddy & Ella Johnson - Upside Your Head - Mercury 70523
>
Nice win by Buddy & Ella with one of my favorites by them
WINNER : BUDDY & ELLA
>5 The Crew Cuts - Chop Chop Boom - Mercury 70597
>22 Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz - RCA 6359
>
The wheel of fortune smiles on Kay as she books passage to Round 2
WINNER : STARR
>29 The Drifters - What'cha Gonna Do - Atlantic 1055
>0 The Penguins - Kiss A Fool Goodbye - Dooto 362
>
Whitewash time again with a stunning showing by Clyde & co.
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>22 Elvis Presley - I'm Left You're Right She's Gone - Sun 217
>5 Dinah Wa****ngton - I Diddie - Mercury 70600
>
He's left,you're right,he's won
WINNER : ELVIS
>7 Boyd Bennett & The Rockets - The Most - King 4853
>18 Bill Haley & His Comets - Birth Of The Boogie - Decca 29418
>
The Gods certainly seem to be smiling on Haley in this round
WINNER : HALEY
>20 Wynonie Harris - Get With The Grits - King 4814
>9 The McGuire Sisters - Something's Gotta Give - Coral 61423
>
Do you suppose Phyllis will send round Sam Giacana to "adjust" this
result?
WINNER : WYNONIE
>22 The Wrens - Serenade Of The Bells - Rama 174
>4 Patti Page - Every Day - Mercury 70657
>
Make that one extra day for Patti to have the blues
WINNER : WRENS
>7 The Cadillacs - Let Me Explain - Josie 785
>15 The Midnighters - Rock And Roll Wedding - Federal 12240
>
They went down earlier but Ballard & co score a decent win here
against formidable opponents
WINNER : MIDNIGHTERS
>3 Jo Stafford - Suddenly There's A Valley - Columbia 40559
>27 Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - Sun 232
>
The best country record of the year has no problems at all here
WINNER : CASH
>9 The Midnighters - Henry's Got Flat Feet - Federal 12224
>19 Fats Domino - All By Myself - Imperial 5357
>
Fats shrugs off the "Helping Hand" defeat with a convincing win in
this bout
WINNER : FATS
>21 The Native Boys - Strange Love - Combo 113
>3 Perry Como - All At Once You Love Her - RCA 6294
>
Como did quite well in some earlier contests but not here
WINNER : NATIVE BOYS
>16 Dolly Cooper - Ay La Bah - Modern 965
>4 Crazy Otto - Glad Rag Doll - Decca 29403
>
Success here means we'll be saying hello Dolly in Round 2
WINNER : COOPER
>6 The Fontane Sisters - Rollin' Stone - Dot 15370
>19 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Love Me Always - RPM 429
>
The Crowns get by the Fontanes cover with ease
WINNER : CROWNS
>6 Nat "King" Cole - If I May - Capitol 3095
>23 Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing - Checker 827
>
Massive win for Bo over Nat & The Knights
WINNER : BO
>23 Young Jessie - Mary Lou - Modern 961
>3 Dinah Shore - Love And Marriage - RCA 6266
>
Jessie will be escorting Mary Lou right thru to Round 2
WINNER : JESSIE
>15 Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama - Capitol 3048
>6 Sammy Lewis - I Feel So Worried - Sun 218
>
Nice win for Annisteen here over a very good Sun blues
WINNER : ANNISTEEN
>16 Ruth Brown - I Can See Everybody's Baby - Atlantic 1059
>7 Robert Jr. & His Combo - Aw Aw - J.O.B 1107
>
Likewise for Ruth over an even better Lockwood blues
WINNER : BROWN
>6 Sammy Davis Jr - That Old Black Magic - Decca 29541
>24 The Cardinals - The Door Is Still Open - Atlantic 1054
>
One of the Cardinals' best sees off this Davis number
WINNER : CARDINALS
>17 The Colts - Adorable - Mambo 112 55
>8 Nappy Brown - Piddily Patter Patter - Savoy 1162
>
Well the original of the song is in Round 2---will the Drifters cover
join it?
WINNER : COLTS
>1 Frankie Laine - Hummingbird - Columbia 40526
>29 Julie London - Cry Me A River - Liberty 55006
>
Tremendous win for Ms London crying all the way to the bank
WINNER : LONDON
>14 The Moroccos - Pardon My Tears - United 188
>3 The Four Coins - Memories Of You - Epic 9129
>
No tears for the Moroccos as they go into Round 2
WINNER : MOROCCOS
>8 Jack Dupree & Mr Bear - Walking The Blues - King 4812
>16 The Cadillacs - Down The Road - Josie 778
>
The Caddys dispose of Champion Jack's instrumental here. Wonder how
Willie Dixon's cover will do? (see below)
WINNER : CADILLACS
>12 Howlin' Wolf - Come To Me Baby - Chess 1607
>14 The Bel-Aires - White ****t And Lemon Juice - Flip 304
>
Maintaining the pretty good run by R&B vocal groups the Bel-Aires get
a good win over Wolf here
WINNER : BEL-AIRES
>16 The Champions - Annie Met Henry - Chart 602
>12 The Four Aces - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Decca 29625
>
The Aces were ahead for a while here but again last minute votes hand
the win to the Champs
WINNER : CHAMPIONS
>25 Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This - Capitol 3295
>5 Willie Mae Thornton - The Fish - Peacock 1650
>
Terrific win for Dino over admittedly less than spectacular R&B
competition
WINNER : DINO
>4 B.B King - Crying Won't Help - RPM 451
>28 The Cadillacs - Speedoo - Josie 785
>
The Caddys on a roll with a predictably big win with their most famous
here
WINNER : CADILLACS
>4 The Crew Cuts - Ko Ko Mo - Mercury 70529
>24 Otis Williams & His Group - That's Your Mistake - DeLuxe 6091
>
More bad news for the Crew Cuts and win #2 for Otis & co
WINNER : WILLIAMS
>2 Kit Carson - Band Of Gold - Capitol 3283
>26 Bo Diddley - Diddley Daddy - Checker 819
>
Another huge win for Bo this time over Carson's original version of
the pop hit
WINNER : BO
>18 The Diablos - The Way You Dog Me Around - Fortune 518
>11 Count Basie - Every Day - Clef 89149
>
One of my favorite R&B vocal group numbers in the contest confortably
sees off Basie's hit
WINNER : DIABLOS
>10 The Penguins - Jingle Jangle - Mercury 70762
>13 Lowell Fulson - Loving You - Checker 812
>
Fulson is doing pretty well with this number too. Can he maintain it
in Round 2?
WINNER : FULSON
>4 Jaye P. Morgan - If You Don't Want My Love - RCA 6282
>21 Muddy Waters - Sugar Sweet - Chess 1612
>
Muddy makes Diane's day by making sure of a place in Round 2
WINNER : MUDDY
>3 The Crew Cuts - Seven Days - Mercury 70782
>22 The Solitaires - What Did She Say - Old Town 1012
>
Another solid win for the Solitaires keeps Hy Weiss smiling in heaven
WINNER : SOLITAIRES
>24 The Four Deuces - W-P-L-J - Music City 790
>1 Don Cornell - The Bible Tells Me So - Coral 61467
>
Near whitewash for an excellent number by the Deuces
WINNER : FOUR DEUCES
>15 LaVern Baker - That's All I Need - Atlantic 1057
>11 Bullmoose Jackson - If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') - King 4775
>
LaVern does real well here to get past this very good Jackson outing
WINNER : LaVERN
>22 Willie Dixon - Walking The Blues - Checker 822
>3 Alan Dale - Sweet And Gentle - Coral 61435
>
We lost Dupree's version earlier but Willie makes sure that at least
one version of this blues will walk it's way into Round 2
WINNER : DIXON
>10 The Calvanes - Crazy Over You - Dooto 371
>13 The Harptones - My Success (It All Depends On You) - Paradise 103
>
Sorry to see the Calvanes demise but all credit to the Harptones for
their win
WINNER : HARPTONES
>4 The Flamingos - I Want To Love You - Checker 821
>26 Joe Turner - Flip Flop And Fly - Atlantic 1053
>
And predictably Big Joe flips,flops and flies into the next round
WINNER : TURNER
>23 ****rley & Lee - Feel So Good - Aladdin 3289
>4 Sarah Vaughan - Experience Unnecessary - Mercury 70646
>
Here's another entry that may well go far courtesy ****rley & Lee
WINNER : ****RLEY & LEE
>1 The Penguins - It Only Happens With You - Mercury 70654
>27 The Robins - Smokey Joe's Cafe - Spark 122
>
Almost whitewash for the Robins here
WINNER : ROBINS
>24 Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage - Capitol 3260
>1 Pat Boone - Gee Whittakers - Dot 15435
>
Sinatra makes sure of at least one place in Round 2 (he has a couple
more entries slugging it out in Part 2 later on)
WINNER : SINATRA
>10 Eddy Arnold - Cattle Call - RCA 6139
>17 Elvis Presley - You're A Heartbreaker - Sun 215
>
Presley flipside doesn't have too much trouble here
WINNER : ELVIS
>6 Eddie Fisher - Dungaree Doll - RCA 6337
>19 Muddy Waters - I Want To Be Loved - Chess 1596
>
Second win of the round for Muddy
WINNER : MUDDY
>15 Fats Domino - La-La - Imperial 5348
>9 Amos Milburn - House Party - Aladdin 3306
>
Looks like Fats is gonna take up an awful lot of room at that Round 2
table!!
WINNER : FATS
>18 Big Mike - Down In New Orleans - Savoy 1152
>5 Patti Page - Go On With The Wedding - Mercury 70766
>
Big win for Mike Gordon sees his record go into Round 2
WINNER : BIG MIKE
>21 Billy Vaughn - The ****fting,Whispering Sands - Dot 15409
>2 Eddie Fisher - Wedding Bells - RCA 6015
>
Vaughn takes the prize with his version of the pop hit.
WINNER : VAUGHN
>6 Joni James - How Im****tant Can It Be - MGM 11919
>23 Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad - King 4841
>
Here's a name not yet mentioned....Mister Little Willie John!!
WINNER : JOHN
>11 Billie Holiday - Stormy Blues - Clef 89141
>14 Bobby Charles - Later Alligator - Chess 1609
>
Charles' terrific original is enough to see off Lady Day
WINNER : CHARLES
>3 Rusty Draper - Seventeen - Mercury 70651
>23 The Clovers - If I Could Be Loved By You - Atlantic 1073
>
Solid win for The Clovers gives them their first Round 2 pass
WINNER : CLOVERS
>19 Johnny Cash - Cry! Cry! Cry! - Sun 221
>9 Little Milton - Looking For My Baby - Sun 220
>
Another great win for Cash here---and against decent competition.
Incidentally Sam Phillips released both these records the same day
(check the numbers!)----namely June 21 1955 (Emerson's "Red Hot" and
The Five Tinos rarity came out that day too)
WINNER : CASH
>3 Georgia Gibbs - I Want You To Be My Baby - Mercury 70685
>25 The Jacks - Why Don't You Write Me - RPM 428
>
Another of my favorite 1955 doowops scores here (IMO The Jacks do the
song so much better than the original Feathers)
WINNER : JACKS
>1 Julius La Rosa - Domani - Cadence 1265
>30 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons - Capitol 3262
>
I'm betting Ernie manages to carry "Sixteen Tons" a pretty long way in
this tournament
WINNER : TENNESSEE ERNIE
>20 The Spiders - Sukey,Sukey,Sukey - Imperial 5344
>7 Nat "King" Cole - Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup - Capitol 3027
>
Win #2 for The Spiders
WINNER : SPIDERS
>9 Boyd Bennett & The Rockets - Boogie At Midnight - King 1443
>13 Percy Mayfield - Double Dealing - Chess 1599
>
Mayfield books a Round 2 place overcoming Bennett & The Rockets
WINNER : MAYFIELD
>20 The Five Royales - Women About To Make Me Go Crazy - King 4819
>5 Ernie Freeman - Jivin' Around - Cash 1017
>
Freeman's instrumental has no chance against The Royales
WINNER : FIVE ROYALES
>23 The Robins - One Kiss - Spark 113
>2 The Five Owls - Pleading To You - Vulcan 1025
>
Chalk up one more for The Robins!
WINNER : ROBINS
>11 Bill Haley & His Comets - Burn That Candle - Decca 29713
>16 The Nutmegs - ****p Of Love - Herald 459
>
Haley's luck runs out as the Nutmegs take the honors in this bout
WINNER : NUTMEGS
>22 Joe Turner - Morning,Noon And Night - Atlantic 1080
>2 Jack Dupree - Let The Doorbell Ring - King 4797
>
Big Joe makes it three in a row with a great victory over Dupree
WINNER : TURNER
>2 Teresa Brewer - Pledging My Love - Coral 61362
>26 Little Walter - My Babe - Checker 811
>
Here's the song that may well carry Walter far in this contest
WINNER : WALTER
>2 Les Baxter - Theme From Medic (Blue Star) - Capitol 3055
>27 Louis Armstrong - Theme From The Three Penny Opera - Columbia 40587
>
Take it Satch!
WINNER : SATCHMO
>18 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Always And Always - Dooto 367
>5 Nat "King" Cole - Someone You Love - Capitol 3234
>
Second win for Julian & The Meadowlarks
WINNER : MEADOWLARKS
>9 Ted Jarrett - Love,Love,Love - Excello 2069
>12 Mercy Dee - Come Back, Maybellene - Flair 1077
>
Big John Greer fell with his "Maybellene" answer but Mercy Dee gets
the job done here
WINNER : MERCY DEE
>28 The El Dorados - At My Front Door - Vee Jay 147
>1 The Rockers - Count Every Star - Carter 3029
>
Stunning win by The El Dorados---and that Rockers record is damned
good too!!!
WINNER : EL DORADOS
>18 Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Red Hot - Sun 219
>8 The Kidds - Drunk,Drunk,Drunk - Imperial 5335
>
Emerson scores with his original version of the oft-recorded song
WINNER : EMERSON
>5 Georgia Gibbs - Dance With Me Henry - Mercury 70572
>23 Elvis Presley - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Sun 223
>
Another victory for Elvis with the number that sold best for him of
the Sun releases
WINNER : ELVIS
>14 Rudy Greene & The Four Buddies - You Mean Everything To Me - Club 51
103
>12 Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Capitol 3058
>
He won with "Sixteen Tons" but lightning doesn't strike twice for
Ernie here
WINNER : FOUR BUDDIES
>23 Smiley Lewis - Queen Of Hearts - Imperial 5372
>4 Pat Boone - Two Hearts - Dot 15334
>
Notch up another decent win for Smiley
WINNER : SMILEY
>5 Ernest Tubb - Thirty Days - Decca 29731
>22 The Savoys - Chop Chop Boom - Combo 90
>
The Savoys cover easily ousts Tubb's interesting C&W take on Chuck
WINNER : SAVOYS
>1 Luther Bond & The Emeralds - It's Written In The Stars - Savoy 1159
>31 Chuck Berry - Maybellene - Chess 1604
>
So who's the odd one out here? (clue - it's NOT Diane :)
WINNER : CHUCK
>9 Jay McShann - Hands Off - Vee Jay 155
>15 Louis Brooks & Hi-Toppers - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) - Excello
2056
>
Tidy win here for Brooks against formidable #1 R&B hit competition
WINNER ; BROOKS
>18 The Sheiks - So Fine - Federal 12237
>9 Les Baxter - Unchained Melody - Capitol 3055
>
The original of the Fiestas song books its place in Round 2
WINNER : SHEIKS
>17 The Hawketts - Your Time's Up - Chess 1591
>7 The Five Tinos - Don't Do That - Sun 222
>
That's one side of the Hawketts thru...now stay tuned to Part 2 :)
WINNER : HAWKETTS
>7 Sammy Davis Jr - Something's Gotta Give - Decca 29484
>20 The Five Keys - I Wish I'd Never Learned To Read - Capitol 3185
>
Well I'm sure The Keys will like reading that they're in the next
round!
WINNER : FIVE KEYS
>10 Muddy Waters - I'm A Natural Born Lover - Chess 1585
>20 The Wrens - Come Back My Love - Rama 65
>
No problem for the Wrens getting thru to Round 2. Will the Cardinals
version join them there?
WINNER : WRENS
>5 The Clovers - In The Morning Time - Atlantic 1060
>22 Tony Allen & The Champs - Nite Owl - Specialty 560
>
Another of my very favorite R&B group numbers of the year gets the win
here!
WINNER : ALLEN
>14 The Dells - Dreams Of Contentment - Vee Jay 166
>10 The Cadets - I Cried - Modern 956
>
The Dells can rest contented that they are in the next round
WINNER : DELLS
>11 Bobby Bland - It's My Life Baby - Duke 141
>14 Clyde McPhatter - Everyone's Laughing - Atlantic 1070
>
Well seeing Clyde & co make it thru the Round 2 will certainly put a
smile on a few faces
WINNER : CLYDE
ROGER FORD
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