Here are the results for Round 2 of the 1955 Singles Battle. 29 people
voted. There were 3 draws :-
>5 Wynonie Harris - Fishtail Blues - King 4789
>18 Bo Diddley - Bring It To Jerome - Checker 827
>
And while you're about it Bo,also bring it to the next round!
WINNER : BO
>19 Johnny Cash - Hey ****ter - Sun 221
>5 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Embarrassing Moments - Dooto 359
>
Cash spares Julian any more embarrassing moments by cruising into
Round 3 with his debut
WINNER : CASH
>14 Louis Armstrong - Theme From The Three Penny Opera - Columbia 40587
>11 Brownie McGhee - I'd Love To Love You - Savoy 1177
>
Brownie puts up quite a fight but the honors here go to Satch
WINNER : SATCH
>17 The Midnighters - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) - Federal 12227
>7 LaVern Baker - Play It Fair - Atlantic - 1075
>
At last the over rated "Play It Fair" bites the dust to this Ballard
cover
WINNER : MIDNIGHTERS
>17 The Dells - Dreams Of Contentment - Vee Jay 166
>5 Rudy Greene & The Four Buddies - You Mean Everything To Me - Club 51
103
>
The Dells move along right into Round 3 with one of their best numbers
WINNER : DELLS
>13 Carl Perkins - Movie Magg - Flip 501
>10 The Nutmegs - Whispering Sorrows - Herald 466
>
Carl's debut stays in the contest at the expense of the Nutmegs here
WINNER : CARL
>14 The Spiders - Bells In My Heart - Imperial 5354
>8 The Five Keys - I Wish I'd Never Learned To Read - Capitol 3185
>
My favorite of the Spiders records in this round makes short work of
this Five Keys
WINNER : SPIDERS
>19 Fats Domino - Poor Me - Imperial 5369
>7 Bill Haley & His Comets - Birth Of The Boogie - Decca 29418
>
I think I may as well just cut and paste WINNER : FATS cos I think I'm
gonna be using it here a little bit today :)
WINNER : FATS
>25 The El Dorados - At My Front Door - Vee Jay 147
>2 Wynonie Harris - Get With The Grits - King 4814
>
Here's a winner that seems to be recognized as GREAT and a CLASSIC by
just about everyone here
WINNER : EL DORADOS
>4 The Kidds - Are You Forgetting Me - Imperial 5335
>19 The Cleftones - You Baby You - Gee 1000
>
Shame to lose decent Kidds number but they were never gonna stand
against the Cleftones classic
WINNER : CLEFTONES
>13 Billy Boy - I Wish You Would - Vee Jay 146
>8 The Mello-Harps - Ain't Got The Money - Tin Pan Alley 145
>
Good win here for blues boy Arnold who is so far doing really well in
this contest
WINNER : BILLY BOY
>4 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Love Me Always - RPM 429
>19 Joe Turner - Morning,Noon And Night - Atlantic 1080
>
One of the artists here who I'd be happy to play morning,noon and
night....Joe Turner
WINNER : TURNER
>15 The Five Royales - Women About To Make Me Go Crazy - King 4819
>7 Jean Shepard - A Satisfied Mind - Capitol 3118
>
Okay run along home Jeannie you've had your fun here
WINNER : FIVE ROYALES
>16 The Drifters - Steamboat - Atlantic 1078
>7 The Harptones - My Success (It All Depends On You) - Paradise 103
>
Can't understand why some here don't seem to dig the great
"Steamboat"---its one of the best post-McPhatter offerings
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>2 Willie Dixon - Walking The Blues - Checker 822
>22 Bo Diddley - Diddley Daddy - Checker 819
>
Another win for Bo who trounces label mate Dixon
WINNER : BO
>20 Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This - Capitol 3295
>6 Percy Mayfield - Double Dealing - Chess 1599
>
Dino's best beats a very so-so Mayfield number here
WINNER : DINO
>17 The Cardinals - Come Back My Love - Atlantic 1067
>8 Ella Johnson - Alright, Okay, You Win - Mercury 70580
>
Good win here for the Cardinals. Scroll down to see if The Wrens join
them in Round 3
WINNER : CARDINALS
>4 Hal Singer - Hot Rod - Savoy 1179
>19 The Diablos - The Way You Dog Me Around - Fortune 518
>
A good instrumental goes west here but to a GREAT vocal group number
WINNER : DIABLOS
>23 Bill Haley & His Comets - See You Later Alligator - Decca 29791
>4 Muddy Waters - I Want To Be Loved - Chess 1596
>
Here's another of the very best covers left alive rockin' its way into
Round 3
WINNER : HALEY
>21 Fats Domino - I Can't Go On - Imperial 5369
>6 Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Columbia 40540
>
You keep saying that,Fats and you keep winning by huge margins :)
WINNER : FATS
>10 The Sensations - Yes Sir That's My Baby - Atco 6056
>11 Lowell Fulson - Loving You - Checker 812
>
Not one of my biggest Fulson favorites but it takes out the Sensations
here by the narrowest of margins
WINNER : FULSON
>21 The Dandeliers - Chop Chop Boom - States 147
>3 Big Tiny Kennedy - Country Boy - Groove 0106
>
Another group classic here that's so far been unbeatable
WINNER : DANDELIERS
>4 Ray Charles - A Fool For You - Atlantic 1063
>24 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking - Imperial 5356
>
You got this one right,Mark :)
WINNER : SMILEY
>3 The Native Boys - Strange Love - Combo 113
>24 The Clovers - Blue Velvet - Atlantic 1052
>
Decisive win here sends the Clovers classic into Round 3
WINNER : CLOVERS
>20 Elvis Presley - I'm Left You're Right She's Gone - Sun 217
>7 Chuck Berry - Wee Wee Hours - Chess 1604
>
As Chuck goes down here the question is can Elvis get all SIX of his
Sun sides in the contest thru to Round 3? Keep reading!
WINNER : ELVIS
>14 The Ravens - Green Eyes - Jubilee 5203
>8 Buddy & Ella Johnson - Upside Your Head - Mercury 70523
>
Chalk up another win for the very popular "Green Eyes"
WINNER : RAVENS
>21 Muddy Waters - Manish Boy - Chess 1602
>3 The Whispers - Are You Sorry - Gotham 312
>
He suffered a defeat earlier but Muddy makes up for it here!
WINNER : MUDDY
>23 Fats Domino - All By Myself - Imperial 5357
>4 Richard Berry - Next Time - Flair 1071
>
Ok time to hit the PASTE button..........:)
WINNER : FATS
>4 Rollee McGill - There Goes That Train - Piney 104
>19 The Flamingos - I Really Don't Want To Know - Parrot 811
>
And then there was just ONE! Flamingos records in the contest,that is.
And with this huge win the group ensures it stays there
WINNER : FLAMINGOS
>7 The Dream Weavers - It's Almost Tomorrow - Decca 29683
>17 Pee Wee Crayton - Runnin' Wild - Imperial 5345
>
Crayton comfortably sees off the Dream Weavers here for the win
WINNER : CRAYTON
>27 The Turbans - When You Dance - Herald 458
>1 The Robins - Just Like A Fool - Spark 122
>
Here's a record that on current form must have a chance to get to the
very latter stages of this contest
WINNER : TURBANS
>10 Otis Williams & His Group - Gum Drop - DeLuxe 6090
>13 Bobby Charles - Later Alligator - Chess 1609
>
Charles' great original manages to overcome Otis & the boys here
WINNER : CHARLES
>7 Jo Stafford - It's Almost Tomorrow - Columbia 40595
>17 Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama - Capitol 3048
>
Annisteen takes her original into Round 3 but how far can she get with
this?
WINNER : ANNISTEEN
>22 Bo Diddley - I'm A Man - Checker 814
>2 The Cadillacs - No Chance - Josie 773
>
And that was exactly what the Cadillacs had in this match up!
WINNER : BO
>3 The Hawketts - Your Time's Up - Chess 1591
>23 The Jacks - Why Don't You Write Me - RPM 428
>
Prophetic title by the Hawketts as The Jacks storm to a great win
WINNER ; JACKS
>11 Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz - RCA 6359
>13 The Champions - Annie Met Henry - Chart 602
>
Narrow win here for the Champions who will be very lucky indeed to
survive Round 3
WINNER : CHAMPIONS
>11 Little Walter - My Babe - Checker 811
>16 Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - Sun 232
>
Probably the biggest battle of giants in this round sees Cash lift the
prize
WINNER : CASH
>19 The Spaniels - You Painted Pictures - Vee Jay 154
>5 The Monarchs - Angels In The Sky - Wing 90040
>
Good win for the Spaniels as The Monarchs finally crash out
WINNER : SPANIELS
>19 Joe Turner - Ti-Ri-Lee - Atlantic 1053
>3 Big Mike - Down In New Orleans - Savoy 1152
>
Win #3 for Joe....and there'll be more to come I'm sure :)
WINNER : TURNER
>16 Big Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Okeh 7060
>7 LaVern Baker - That's All I Need - Atlantic 1057
>
LaVern not having a good day so far...but there's one more by her to
come....
WINNER : MAYBELLE
>23 The Drifters - Adorable - Atlantic 1078
>3 The Clovers - If I Could Be Loved By You - Atlantic 1073
>
T'other side of the Drifters classic 2 sider joins "Steamboat" in the
next round
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>19 The Moonglows - In My Diary - Chess 1611
>5 Dolly Cooper - Ay La Bah - Modern 965
>
The Moonglows make short work of this Dolly Cooper effort
WINNER : MOONGLOWS
>12 The Leaders - Stormy Weather - Glory 235
>11 Wee Willie Wayne - Travelin' Mood - Imperial 5355
>
And by the skin of their teeth the Leaders survive the round
WINNER : LEADERS
>10 Boyd Bennett & The Rockets - Seventeen - King 1470
>14 Elvis Presley - You're A Heartbreaker - Sun 215
>
So far Elvis is looking good.........
WINNER : ELVIS
>12 The Nutmegs - ****p Of Love - Herald 459
>11 Jimmy Reed - Pretty Thing - Vee Jay 132
>
Sad to see Jimmy go but thats a pretty decent Nutmegs number too
WINNER : NUTMEGS
>9 Ruth Brown - As Long As I'm Moving - Atlantic 1059
>14 Otis Williams & His Group - That's Your Mistake - DeLuxe 6091
>
They crashed earlier but here Oris & co are flying again!
WINNER : WILLIAMS
>18 Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line - UK Decca 10647
>6 The Moroccos - Pardon My Tears - United 188
>
Up the British!!! Good ol' Lonnie!!!
WINNER : DONEGAN
>4 Ruth McFadden - Darling Listen To The Words Of This Song - Old Town
1017
>21 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Heaven And Paradise - Dooto 359
>
They lost big time to Johnny Cash earlier but there was never any
chance on Earth of the sublime "Heaven Ands Paradise" suffering a
similar fate here!
WINNER : MEADOWLARKS
>8 Peggy Lee - He's A Tramp - Decca 29427
>18 Joe Weaver & The Don Juans - Baby I Love You So - Fortune 825
>
Bye bye Peggy!
WINNER : WEAVER
>1 Roy Moss - You Nearly Lose Your Mind - Mercury 70770
>27 The Platters - Only You - Mercury 70633
>
What a one sided result! (and the Moss record is pretty good too!)
WINNER : PLATTERS
>18 The Heartbeats - Crazy For You - Hull 711
>5 Jack Dupree - Harelip Blues - King 4797
>
Predictable result as The Heartbeats storm to big win with one of
their very best
WINNER : HEARTBEATS
>10 Buddy Johnson - It's Obdacious - Mercury 70695
>13 Donald Woods & The Vel-Aires - My Baby's Gone - Flip 306
>
We say goodbye to Buddy Johnson as Woods get the win here
WINNER : WOODS
>15 Smiley Lewis - Real Gone Lover - Imperial 5349
>7 The Jacks - I'm Confessin' - RPM 433
>
"I Hear You Knocking" just edges it but Smiley's second best of the
contest has no problem in reaching Round 3
WINNER : SMILEY
>16 Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad - King 4841
>9 Ray Charles - This Little Girl Of Mine - Atlantic 1063
>
Super win for LWJ keeps RC in the doldrums
WINNER : LWJ
>9 Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves - Kapp 116
>16 Louis Brooks & Hi-Toppers - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) - Excello
2056
>
Most of the big pop numbers left are falling in this round,this one
tumbles to Brooks' big R&B hit
WINNER : BROOKS
>7 Gene & Eunice - This Is My Story - Aladdin 3282
>18 The Four Deuces - W-P-L-J - Music City 790
>
Raise your gl***** to the Deuces who score another win here
WINNER : FOUR DEUCES
>18 Fats Domino - Don't You Know - Imperial 5340
>7 Nat "King" Cole - My One Sin - Capitol 3136
>
Not one of Nat's best and falls big time to Fats here
WINNER : FATS
>14 Bobby Charles - On Bended Knee - Chess 1609
>9 Marty Robbins - That's All Right - Columbia 21351
>
Good to see that this great Charles flipside has gotten a few more
fans on here cos of the contest
WINNER : CHARLES
>5 The Clefftones - The Masquerade Is Over - Old Town 1011
>16 The Clovers - If You Love Me - Atlantic 1052
>
Win #2 for Clovers sends the confusingly named Clefftones cra****ng out
WINNER : CLOVERS
>26 Elvis Presley - Mystery Train - Sun 223
>3 Bill Haley & His Comets - Mambo Rock - Decca 29418
>
A massive win makes it three in a row for Elvis
WINNER : ELVIS
>2 The Wrens - Serenade Of The Bells - Rama 174
>26 The Cadillacs - Speedoo - Josie 785
>
Here's a record that I see good for several more rounds yet!
WINNER : CADILLACS
>25 Julie London - Cry Me A River - Liberty 55006
>2 The Cochran Brothers - Mr. Fiddle - Ekko 1003
>
Huge win for Ms London but she;ll need more than luck to get thru
Round 3
WINNER : JULIE
>11 The Robins - Smokey Joe's Cafe - Spark 122
>18 Chuck Berry - Maybellene - Chess 1604
>
Therec was only gonna be one winner here but credit to the Robins
whose classic put up a decent fight
WINNER : CHUCK
>15 Red Prysock - Hand Clappin' - Mercury 70674
>11 Fats Domino - La-La - Imperial 5348
>
Tremendous win by Prysock here especially against one opf Fats' best
of the year!
WINNER : PRYSOCK
>6 B.B King - Jump With You Baby - RPM 425
>18 Tony Allen & The Champs - Nite Owl - Specialty 560
>
Another great group sound so far unstoppable
WINNER : ALLEN
>10 Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage - Capitol 3260
>17 The Wrens - Come Back My Love - Rama 65
>
No joy for Frankie here as the Wrens join the Cardinals in Round 3
with this song
WINNER : WRENS
>26 Joe Turner - Flip Flop And Fly - Atlantic 1053
>1 Daddy Cleanhead - Something's Goin' On In My Room - Specialty 541
>
Decent Cleanhead record but its a near whitewash as it comes up
against Joe's greatest of the year!
WINNER : TURNER
>8 Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Too Tired - RPM 431
>19 Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody - Decca 29441
>
Splendid victory for Hibbler carrying the pop banner into Round 3
WINNER : HIBBLER
>8 Clyde McPhatter - Everyone's Laughing - Atlantic 1070
>17 Big Maybelle - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Okeh 7060
>
Win #2 for Maybelle wipes the smile off Clyde's face
WINNER : MAYBELLE
>7 Sid King & The Five Strings - Sag, Drag And Fall - Columbia 21449
>15 The Robins - If Teardrops Were Kisses - Spark 110
>
Taking some of the sting out of their loss to "Maybellene" The Robins
get a little recompense here
WINNER : ROBINS
>1 The Five Chances - All I Want - Blue Lake 115
>26 The Moonglows - Most Of All - Chess 1589
>
The Moonglows make sure of two entries in Round 3
WINNER : MOONGLOWS
>14 Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing - Checker 827
>9 The Spiders - Sukey,Sukey,Sukey - Imperial 5344
>
Another win for Bo this time with one of his best known numbers to
fans on this side of the pond
WINNER : BO
>9 Don Cherry - Band Of Gold - Columbia 40597
>17 The Lamplighters - Love, Rock And Thrill - Federal 12212
>
Another pop record falls as Thurston & co reach the next round
WINNER : LAMPLIGHTERS
>13 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - Decca 29713
>13 Elvis Presley - I Forgot To Remember To Forget - Sun 223
>
First draw of the round...and the draw breaker tells me that Haley got
17 votes in Round 1 against 23 for Elvis so.....
WINNER : ELVIS
>15 The Cadillacs - Down The Road - Josie 778
>5 The Penguins - Devil That I See - Mercury 70703
>
The Cadillacs go rolling on down that road that leads to Round 3
WINNER : CADILLACS
>15 Earl King - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights - Ace 509
>8 The Manhattan Brothers - Lovely Lies - Gallo (S. Africa)
>
King's original goes thru here at the expense of Makeba & The
Manhattans
WINNER : KING
>1 Eddy Arnold - Just Call Me Lonesome - RCA 6198
>25 The Drifters - What'cha Gonna Do - Atlantic 1055
>
Here's another group number that'll be hard to beat in the next round
WINNER : DRIFTERS
>11 Frank Sinatra - (Love Is) The Tender Trap - Capitol 3290
>12 The Louvin Brothers - I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby - Capitol
3300
>
Narroweest of wins for the country guys here
WINNER : LOUVINS
>27 The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall In Love -
Gee 1002
>1 The Charms - Ko Ko Mo - DeLuxe 6080
>
This was a total whitewash only yesterday. One very late vote for the
Charms prevents it
WINNER : TEENAGERS
>1 The Gales - Darling Patricia - J-V-B 35
>24 ****rley & Lee - Feel So Good - Aladdin 3289
>
The same whitewash comments apply here too
WINNER : ****RLEY & LEE
>4 Ray Charles - Blackjack - Atlantic 1076
>18 The El Dorados - I'll Be Forever Loving You - Vee Jay 165
>
RC is having no success in this round at all is he?
WINNER : EL DOARADOS
>16 The Bel-Aires - White ****t And Lemon Juice - Flip 304
>5 Mercy Dee - Come Back, Maybellene - Flair 1077
>
Nice win for the Bewl-Aires who ensure a double helping of the demon
drink in Round 3
WINNER : BEL-AIRES
>21 Carl Perkins - Gone,Gone,Gone - Sun 224
>2 Chuck Berry - Together (We Will Always Be) - Chess 1610
>
Nice win for Carl disposes of third rate Berry number
WINNER : CARL
>3 Muddy Waters - Sugar Sweet - Chess 1612
>22 Elvis Presley - Baby Let's Play House - Sun 217
>
Elvis' best of the year keeps him on track with FIVE wins now...
WINNER : ELVIS
>5 The Valentines - I Love You Darling - Rama 181
>19 Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' - Checker 824
>
Not many real blues left alive in Round 3 but here's another
WINNER : SONNY BOY
>15 Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Red Hot - Sun 219
>9 The Platters - Bark, Battle And Ball - Mercury 70633
>
Emerson's incredibly good run continues...........
WINNER : EMERSON
>18 Young Jessie - Mary Lou - Modern 961
>6 Billy Vaughn - The ****fting,Whispering Sands - Dot 15409
>
Jessie's classic takes its rightful place in Round 3
WINNER : JESSIE
>20 The Five Keys - Close Your Eyes - Capitol 3032
>6 The Robins - I Must Be Dreaming - Spark 116
>
I've never seen the great appeal of this particular Keys number but it
has no trouble beating the Robins into Round 3
WINNER : FIVE KEYS
>10 Fats Domino - Troubles Of My Own - Imperial 5357
>11 Howlin' Wolf - Don't Mess With My Baby - Chess 1607
>
Terrific win for Wolf here as Fats' goes down to two losses in a row
WINNER : WOLF
>12 Smiley Lewis - Queen Of Hearts - Imperial 5372
>8 Red Prysock - Rock 'N' Roll - Mercury 70540
>
The ever reliable Smiley marches on.........
WINNER : SMILEY
>5 Marty Robbins - Tennessee Toddy - Columbia 21477
>21 Etta James - Good Rockin' Daddy - Modern 962
>
Not up to "Wallflower" standard but a still very good Etta has no
problem overcoming Marty here
WINNER : ETTA
>13 Nat "King" Cole - A Blossom Fell - Capitol 3095
>13 The Solitaires - What Did She Say - Old Town 1012
>
Draw #2 and with Nat getting 16 votes in Round 1 and The Solitaires 22
the group gets the win here
WINNER : SOLITAIRES
>11 The Medallions - Speedin' - Dooto 364
>13 Ray Charles - Greenbacks - Atlantic 1076
>
Finally a win albeit a narrow one for Ray Charles!
WINNER : CHARLES
>1 The Mello-Harps - I Love Only You - Tin Pan Alley 145
>24 The Hearts - Lonely Nights - Baton 208
>
The Hearts stay on course making it to the next round
WINNER : HEARTS
>8 The Midnighters - Rock And Roll Wedding - Federal 12240
>12 Dave Bartholomew - Four Winds - Imperial 5350
>
Nice win against formidable opposition for Bartholomew's original here
WINNER : BARTHOLOMEW
>11 Sarah Vaughan - Whatever Lola Wants - Mercury 70595
>15 The Marigolds - Rollin' Stone - Excello 2057
>
And The Marigolds just go rollin' on.............
WINNER : MARIGOLDS
>16 Joe Turner - The Chicken And The Hawk - Atlantic 1080
>12 Roy Hamilton - Unchained Melody - Epic 9102
>
No chance that Hamilton's version will be joining Hibbler in Round 3
WINNER : TURNER
>18 The Clovers - Nip Sip - Atlantic 1073
>7 Muddy Waters - Trouble No More - Chess 1612
>
That makes three seats at the Round 3 table for The Clovers!
WINNER : CLOVERS
>6 Kitty Wells - Making Believe - Decca 29419
>20 Elmore James - Dust My Blues - Flair 1074
>
Kitty bites Elmore's dust as another blues gets represented in Round 3
WINNER : ELMORE
>26 Fats Domino - Ain't It A Shame - Imperial 5348
>2 John Brim - Go Away - Chess 1588
>
But bluesman Brim won't be joining him as Fats' makes up for those two
last losses in spectacular style here
WINNER : FATS
>5 The Solitaires - My Dear - Old Town 1012
>17 The Dells - Tell The World - Vee Jay 134
>
The Dells make sure of two entries in the next round
WINNER : DELLS
>23 The Platters - The Great Pretender - Mercury 70753
>5 Little Walter - Roller Coaster - Checker 817
>
Splendid win for the Platters' best of the year
WINNER : PLATTERS
>20 Elvis Presley - Milk Cow Blues Boogie - Sun 215
>5 Johnny Cash - So Doggone Lonesome - Sun 232
>
And Elvis succeeds in keeping ALL his six Sun sides alive!
WINNER : ELVIS
>10 Otis Spann - It Must Have Been The Devil - Checker 807
>14 The Savoys - Chop Chop Boom - Combo 90
>
Another good blues falls by the wayside as the Savoys cover gets the
win
WINNER : SAVOYS
>22 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons - Capitol 3262
>6 Johnny Ace - Anymore Duke 144
>
Decisive win for Ern puts Johnny Ace out of the contest
WINNER : ERNIE
>2 The Robins - One Kiss - Spark 113
>26 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - Checker 814
>
First they lose to Chuck's debut now they lose to Bo's
WINNER : BO
>10 Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Those Lonely,Lonely Nights - RPM 436
>13 The Spiders - Witchcraft - Imperial 5366
>
Good win for The Spiders sends Watson out of the contest and gives
them two Round 3 entries
WINNER : SPIDERS
>5 Billy "The Kid" Emerson - Move, Baby, Move - Sun 214
>19 The Valentines - Lily Maebelle - Rama 171
>
Another NYC R&B group winner that's gonna take some beating
WINNER : VALENTINES
>11 The Colts - Adorable - Mambo 112 55
>13 LaVern Baker - Bop-Ting-A-Ling - Atlantic 1057
>
Comfort at last for LaVern as the Colts original hits the buffers
WINNER : LaVERN
>11 Bob Gaddy & The Keys - Slow Down Baby - Harlem 4330
>11 The Five Keys - Cause You're My Lover - Capitol 3267
>
Draw #3 and Round 1 saw Gaddy 14 5 Keys 12 so....
WINNER : GADDY
>3 Floyd Dixon - Hey Bartender - Cat 114
>21 Little Willie John - All Around The World - King 4818
>
Rough on Dixon but another terrific win for LWJ
WINNER : LAWJ
>7 Count Basie - April In Paris - Clef 89162
>21 Etta James & The Peaches - The Wallflower - Modern 947
>
Etta's best has no problem taking out the jazz record
WINNER : ETTA
>22 Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti - Specialty 561
>5 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Always And Always - Dooto 367
>
Here's my #1 record of the year and therefore one that will get my
vote ALWAYS---even over "Maybellene" or "Ain't It A Shame"
WINNER : RICHARD
>18 The Hawketts - Mardi Gras Mambo - Chess 1591
>7 Marty Robbins - Mean Mama Blues - Columbia 21477
>
They went down to defeat earlier but The Hawketts bounce back here
WINNER : HAWKETTS
>4 Brownie McGhee - Anna Mae - Savoy 1177
>21 The Harptones - Life Is But A Dream - Paradise 101
>
Decisive win for The Harptones puts Brownie out of contention
WINNER : HARPTONES
>12 Roy Brown - Fannie Brown Got Married - King 4761
>9 Big Boy Groves -I Gotta New Car - Spark 114
>
Hard to locate Brown record beats Groves into Round 3
WINNER : BROWN
>22 Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry - Savoy 1155
>4 The Solitaires - Later For You Baby - Old Town 1015
>
Where,with an even more convincing win he's joined by another Brown
WINNER : NAPPY
>9 Bobby Bland - I Woke Up Screaming - Duke 146
>12 Smiley Lewis - Come On - Imperial 5372
>
Come on Smiley!!!!
WINNER : SMILEY
>4 Ruth Brown - I Can See Everybody's Baby - Atlantic 1059
>22 Chuck Berry - Thirty Days - Chess 1610
>
Second entry in Round 3 for Chuck
WINNER : CHUCK
>16 Joe Turner - Hide And Seek - Atlantic 1069
>7 B.B King - Ten Long Years - RPM 435
>
And yet another win for Big Joe
WINNER : TURNER
>8 The Dells - Zing, Zing, Zing - Vee Jay 166
>14 The Five Royales - You Didn't Learn It At Home - King 4770
>
The Dells luck runs out as the Royales take this one
WINNER : ROYALES
>16 Johnny Cash - Cry! Cry! Cry! - Sun 221
>11 Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues - Capitol 3102
>
And Cash puts out Sinatra's best of the year
WINNER : CASH
>16 The Cardinals - The Door Is Still Open - Atlantic 1054
>8 Bo Diddley - She's Fine,She's Mine - Checker 819
>
Another place in Round 3 goes to The Cardinals
WINNER : CARDINALS
>23 The Nutmegs - Story Untold - Herald 452
>6 Marty Robbins - Pretty Mama - Columbia 21461
>
Robbins does well here in what I'd have predicted as a total whitewash
WINNER : NUTMEGS
>13 Wynonie Harris - Git To Gittin' Baby - King 4774
>10 Ruth Brown - It's Love, Baby (24 Hours A Day) - Atlantic 1072
>
The only Wynonie now left in the fray
WINNER : WYNONIE
>12 Smiley Lewis - Jailbird - Imperial 5325
>11 The Sheiks - So Fine - Federal 12237
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The narrowest of wins keeps Mr Lemon smiling!!
WINNER : SMILEY
>10 The Midnighters - Don't Change Your Pretty Ways - Federal 12243
>13 Joe Turner - Midnight Cannonball - Atlantic 1069
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One of Joe's very best overcomes good Midnighters here (and they were
leading here for a while)
WINNER : TURNER
>12 Jerry McCain - Courtin' In A Cadillac - Excello 2068
>11 The Four Fellows - Soldier Boy - Glory 234
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Nice to see one of my lesser known favorites of the year make progress
here
WINNER : McCAIN
All winners advance to Round 3
Round 3 match ups will appear here later today
ROGER FORD
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