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Date: November 1948
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: DeLuxe
Jewel King (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Jewel King (v)
| a. | D 843-29 | Give Me A Clue Baby - 2:39 |
| b. | D 845-23 | Go Now(Jewel King) - 2:44 |
| c. | D 846-26 | Passion Blues(Jewel King)
- 2:48 Imperial 785076 — Keep Your Big Mouth Shut / Passion Blues (1950)
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Ace (UK) CDCDTOP 1435 — Beef Ball Baby! The New Orleans R&B Sessions (2015)
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Date: January 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: DeLuxe
Velma Newsome (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Velma Newsome (v)
| a. | D 863 | New Orleans Lover Man(Roy Brown)
- 2:52 Proper CDP 1837 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/1 (2014)
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| b. | D 864-2 | Close To Train Time(Chubby Newsome) - 2:49 |
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Ace (UK) CDCDTOP 1435 — Beef Ball Baby! The New Orleans R&B Sessions (2015)
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Date: January 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: DeLuxe
Chubby "Hip Shakin'" Newsome (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Chubby "Hip Shakin'" Newsome (v)
| a. | D 892 | Close To Train Time(Chubby Newsome) - 2:52 |
| b. | D 893 | New Orleans Lover Man(Roy Brown)
- 2:53 Habana CD112507 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 07 - Chanteuses #2 (2004)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 025 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5 - 1949/1 (2016)
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DeLuxe 783213 — Close To Train Time / New Orleans Lover Man (1949)
Official LP 12"6020 — The Original Hip Shakin' Mama (1988)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
DeLuxe CDCDE 1000 — DeLuxe Records - The R&B Years Volume 1 (2021)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 1 (2022)
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Date: April 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: DeLuxe
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Fred Lands (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | D 934-1 | Mr. Fool(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:54 DeLuxe 783223 — Mr. Fool / Country Boy (1949)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1981)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — New Orleans Blues (1981)
Pearl LP 12"PL 15 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 273 — In The Alley (1991)
Delmark CDDE-715 — Jump 'N' Shout - New Orleans Blues & Rhythm (2000)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1007 — The R&B Years 1949/3 (2004)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
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| b. | D 935-2 | Country Boy(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:57 DeLuxe 783223 — Mr. Fool / Country Boy (1949)
Flyright LP 12"LP 4709 — New Orleans R & B Volume Two (1974)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1981)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — New Orleans Blues (1981)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7403 — New Orleans Rhythm 'N Blues 1949-1967 (1982)
Pearl LP 12"PL 15 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1989)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 273 — In The Alley (1991)
Delmark CDDE-715 — Jump 'N' Shout - New Orleans Blues & Rhythm (2000)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/1 (2004)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/1 (2006)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 003 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2009)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 010 — Rumba Blues Volume 1 - How Latin Music Changed R&B 1940-1953 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 018 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2012)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 048 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2018)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/1 (2021)
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| c. | D 936-2 | High Society Blues(Porter Steele)
- 2:43 DeLuxe 783217 — High Society Blues / Girl Town Blues (1949)
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| d. | D 937-4 | Girl Town Blues(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:59 DeLuxe 783217 — High Society Blues / Girl Town Blues (1949)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1981)
P-Vine LP 12"PLP-9034 — New Orleans Blues (1981)
Pearl LP 12"PL 15 — Jump 'N Shout - New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (1989)
Delmark CDDE-715 — Jump 'N' Shout - New Orleans Blues & Rhythm (2000)
Indigo CDIGOCD 2111 Z — Rhythm & Blues All Stars Vol. 3 - Jump And Shout (2000)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
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Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2883 — The King Sides (2004)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/1 (2019)
DeLuxe CDCDE 1002 — DeLuxe Records - The R&B Years Volume 3 (2021)
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Date: Nov 29, 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Tommy Ridgley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | IM 112 | Boogie Woogie Mama(Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:38 Imperial 785074 — Boogie Woogie Mama / Lonely Man Blues (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 68 — Southern Bred Vol. 18 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | IM 113 | Shrewsbury Blues(Tommy Ridgley)
- 3:00 Imperial 785054 — Early Dawn Boogie / Shrewsbury Blues (1949)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Imperial LP 12"156 6371 — The Early 50's In New Orleans (1986)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
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| c. | IM 114 | Early Dawn Boogie(Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:14 Imperial 785054 — Early Dawn Boogie / Shrewsbury Blues (1949)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Imperial LP 12"156 6371 — The Early 50's In New Orleans (1986)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 025 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5 - 1949/1 (2016)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 69 — Southern Bred Vol. 19 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 115 | Lonely Man Blues(Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:34 Imperial 785074 — Boogie Woogie Mama / Lonely Man Blues (1950)
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Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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Date: Nov 29, 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Jewel King (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Jewel King (v)
| a. | IM 116 | Low Down Feeling(Dave Bartholomew)
Imperial 785087 — I Love A Fellow / Low Down Feeling (1950)
Imperial 45X 5087 — I Love A Fellow / Low Down Feeling (1950)
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| b. | IM 117 | Passion Blues(Jewel King)
- 2:33 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Imperial 45X 5076 — Keep Your Big Mouth Shut / Passion Blues (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B (1976)
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| c. | IM 118 | Don't Marry Too Soon(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:37 Imperial 785055 — Don't Marry Too Soon / 3x7=21 (1950)
Imperial 45X 5055 — Don't Marry Too Soon / 3x7=21 (1950)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
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| d. | IM 119 | 3x7=21(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:51 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Imperial 785055 — Don't Marry Too Soon / 3x7=21 (1950)
Imperial 45X 5055 — Don't Marry Too Soon / 3x7=21 (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B (1976)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/1 (2004)
Habana CD112507 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 07 - Chanteuses #2 (2004)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/1 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/1 (2021)
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Date: Dec 10, 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 132 | Detroit City Blues(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:25 Imperial 785058 — The Fat Man / Detroit City Blues (1950)
Imperial 45X 5058 — The Fat Man / Detroit City Blues (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 148 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 1) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83142 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 4 (1969)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/1 (2002)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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| b. | IM 133 | The Fat Man(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:39 United Artists CassetteTCK 0497 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino
Imperial 785058 — The Fat Man / Detroit City Blues (1950)
Imperial 45X 5058 — The Fat Man / Detroit City Blues (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 138 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino (Volume 1) (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9004 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino (1956)
London EPRE-P 1115 — Carry On Rockin' Part 1 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9062 — Fats Domino Swings (1959)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83023 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 1 (1965)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93043B — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.273 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 205 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60015 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83331 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1972)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60043 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29467 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1972)
United Artists 8-TrackX 04022 — Legendary Masters (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"1C 062 94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists LP 12"5C 062 94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists Cassette244.94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists LP 12"L 34976 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1974)
United Artists LP 12"4C 064-98243 — Fats Domino Story Volume 1 (1976)
United Artists LP 12"8E 074 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"L 36160 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29967 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists Cassette236.97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists CassetteC 26160 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
United Artists LP 12"1C 064 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists LP 12"LL 0404 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists Cassette5C 236 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists LP 12"1C 064 85750 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hits (1979)
United Artists LP 12"UAG 30254 — Singles Album (1979)
Liberty LP 12"1A 263 82750 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hitsa (1980)
United Artists LP 12"UAC 5013 — 20 Greatest Hits (1980)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068-83092 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino (1981)
Liberty LP 12"MID.166018 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hitsa (1986)
Official LP 12"6036 — Only Rock And Roll (1989)
Eva Cassette7941554 — Het Beste Van Fats Domino (1990)
EMI CDCDP 7 94284 2 7 — The Originals Volume 2 (1990)
Eva CD7941552 — Het Beste Van Fats Domino (1990)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
See For Miles CDSEECD 416 — The EP Collection Vol. 1 (1994)
EMI CD7243 8 33424 2 6 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hits (1995)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2722 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino / Million Sellers By Fats (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 355 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 5 1949/1 (2000)
EPM Musique CD160082 — Boogie Woogie 1940/1950 (2001)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/1 (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/1 (2004)
Habana CD112504 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 04 - Roots Of Rock & Roll #1 (2004)
EMI CD09463380622 — Original Jamaican Sound System Heroes - Lynn Hope & Fats Domino (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/1 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Bear Family CDBCD 16825 AR — Fats Rocks (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/5 (2008)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 003 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2009)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook (2011)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 018 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2012)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/01 (2015)
Hallmark CD712102 — The Singles Album (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6210 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino (2016)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6501 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/1 (2018)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 048 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2018)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/1 (2021)
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| c. | IM 134 | Hide Away Blues(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:23 Imperial 785077 — Hide Away Blues / She's My Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5077 — Hide Away Blues / She's My Baby (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 148 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 1) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83142 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 4 (1969)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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| d. | IM 135 | She's My Baby(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:43 Imperial 785077 — Hide Away Blues / She's My Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5077 — Hide Away Blues / She's My Baby (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 148 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 1) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/1 (2002)
Saga CD981 063-3 — Saga Jazz 58 - Boogie Woogie Vol. 2 (2003)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 025 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5 - 1949/4 (2016)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/1 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0597 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 1 : 1950-1952 (1996)
Proper CDP 1211 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/3 The Hit Makers (2001)
Classics CDCLA 5025 — The Chronological Fats Domino 1949-1951 (2002)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/1 (2003)
Proper CDP 1649 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/1 (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/01 (2019)
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Date: 1949
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Bayou
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Fred Lands (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | FK 1/IM 517 | Country Gal(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:24 Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2540 — The R&B Hits 1953/3 (2004)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
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| b. | FK 2/IM 577 | Snatchin' Back(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:46 Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
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Bayou 78005 — Country Gal / Snatchin' Back (1953)
Bayou 4545-005 — Country Gal / Snatchin' Back (1953)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Bayou CDBCD 1008 — The Bayou Records Story (2012)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Dave Bartholomew (t) on a.

Date: January 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Jewel King (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Jewel King (v)
| a. | IM 140 | Keep Your Big Mouth Shut(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:34 Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
Imperial 785076 — Keep Your Big Mouth Shut / Passion Blues (1950)
Imperial 45X 5076 — Keep Your Big Mouth Shut / Passion Blues (1950)
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| b. | IM 141 | I Love A Fellow(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:26 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Imperial 785087 — I Love A Fellow / Low Down Feeling (1950)
Imperial 45X 5087 — I Love A Fellow / Low Down Feeling (1950)
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| c. | IM 142 | I'll Get It(Jack Scott)
- 2:20 Imperial 785061 — I'll Get By / I Broke My Mother's Rule (1950)
Imperial 45X 5061 — I'll Get By / I Broke My Mother's Rule (1950)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
El Toro CDR&B 101 — Come On Daddy (2002)
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| d. | IM 143 | I Broke My Mother's Rule(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:15 Imperial 785061 — I'll Get By / I Broke My Mother's Rule (1950)
Imperial 45X 5061 — I'll Get By / I Broke My Mother's Rule (1950)
Proper CDP 1212 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/4 Hip Shakin' Mamas, Crooners & Shouters (2001)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
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Date: Jan 7, 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 136 | New Baby(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:34 Imperial 785085 — Brand New Baby / Hey La Bas Boogie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5085 — Brand New Baby / Hey La Bas Boogie (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 148 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 1) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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| b. | IM 137 | Little Bee(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:30 Imperial 785065 — Little Bee / Boogie Woogie Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5065 — Little Bee / Boogie Woogie Baby (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 149 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 2) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29152 — Rare Dominos Volume Two (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/2 (2004)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/2 (2011)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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| c. | IM 138 | Boogie Woogie Baby(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:18 Imperial 785065 — Little Bee / Boogie Woogie Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5065 — Little Bee / Boogie Woogie Baby (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83174 — Rare Dominos (1968)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/1 (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/01 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
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| d. | IM 139 | Hey! La Bas Boogie(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:26 Imperial 785085 — Brand New Baby / Hey La Bas Boogie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5085 — Brand New Baby / Hey La Bas Boogie (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 147 — Here Comes Fats (1957)
London EPRE-P 1080 — Here Comes Fats Vol. 2 (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9040 — This Is Fats (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83174 — Rare Dominos (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93043B — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.273 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 205 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60015 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/1 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60043 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/1 (1972)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 355 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 5 1949/1 (2000)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/1 (2002)
Habana CD112504 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 04 - Roots Of Rock & Roll #1 (2004)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/1 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/1 (2011)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/1 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0597 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 1 : 1950-1952 (1996)
Proper CDP 1211 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/3 The Hit Makers (2001)
Classics CDCLA 5025 — The Chronological Fats Domino 1949-1951 (2002)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/1 (2003)
Proper CDP 1649 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/1 (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/01 (2019)
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Date: February 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 152 | Carnival Day(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:45 Imperial 785064 — Carnival Day / That's How You Got Killed Before (1950)
Imperial 45X 5064 — Carnival Day / That's How You Got Killed Before (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B (1976)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
EMI CD72434 98714 2 7 — Crescent City Bounce (1999)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 026 — Rumba Blues From The 1940s - Latin Music Shaping The Blues/2 (2016)
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| b. | IM 153 | That's How You Got Killed Before(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:31 Imperial 785064 — Carnival Day / That's How You Got Killed Before (1950)
Imperial 45X 5064 — Carnival Day / That's How You Got Killed Before (1950)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
EMI America LP 12"062 261 14421 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Stateside LP 12"26 1442 1 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6030 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
EMI America Cassette4XQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
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| c. | IM 154 | Messy Bessie(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:22 Imperial 785089 — Frantic Chick / Messy Bessie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5089 — Frantic Chick / Messy Bessie (1950)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 026 — Rumba Blues From The 1940s - Latin Music Shaping The Blues/3 (2016)
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| d. | IM 155 | Going To Town(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:39 Imperial 785096 — Oh Cubanas / Going To Town (1950)
Imperial 45X 5096 — Oh Cubanas / Going To Town (1950)
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Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: Mar 23, 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), Thomas Moore (d)
| a. | IM 168 | Poppa Stoppa Theme Song(unknown)
- 2:56 Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| b. | IM 169 | Ain't Gonna Do It(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:32 Imperial 785069 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Country Boy Goes Home (1950)
Imperial 45X 5069 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Country Boy Goes Home (1950)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Capitol Blues CD7243 8 31743 2 4 — The Complete Imperial Recordings (1995)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 355 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 5 1949/1 (2000)
Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/2 (2004)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/4 (2021)
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| c. | IM 170 | Country Boy Goes Home(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:37 Imperial 785069 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Country Boy Goes Home (1950)
Imperial 45X 5069 — Ain't Gonna Do It / Country Boy Goes Home (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B (1976)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| d. | IM 171 | Oh Cubanas(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:35 Imperial 785096 — Oh Cubanas / Going To Town (1950)
Imperial 45X 5096 — Oh Cubanas / Going To Town (1950)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 026 — Rumba Blues From The 1940s - Latin Music Shaping The Blues/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| e. | IM 172 | Tip Tip Bread(Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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| f. | IM 173 | Frantic Chick(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:16 Imperial 785089 — Frantic Chick / Messy Bessie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5089 — Frantic Chick / Messy Bessie (1950)
Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: Mar 23, 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Harrison Verrett (bj), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), Thomas Moore (d)
| a. | IM 164 | Stack-A-Lee, Part 1(Champion Jack Dupree)
- 2:26 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Imperial 785068 — Stack-A-Lee (1950)
Imperial 45X 5068 — Stack-A-Lee (1950)
Imperial 785358 — Stack-A-Lee (1952)
Imperial 45X 5358 — Stack-A-Lee (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1209 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/1 Piano Power (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/2 (2004)
Habana CD112517 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 17 - Pianistes #2 (2004)
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| b. | IM 165 | Stack-A-Lee, Part 2(Champion Jack Dupree)
- 2:11 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Imperial 785068 — Stack-A-Lee (1950)
Imperial 45X 5068 — Stack-A-Lee (1950)
Imperial 785358 — Stack-A-Lee (1952)
Imperial 45X 5358 — Stack-A-Lee (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1209 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/1 Piano Power (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16705 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1950 (2004)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1006 — The R&B Years 1950/2 (2004)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 003 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2009)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 018 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 048 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2018)
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| c. | IM 166 | Shake Baby Shake(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:26 Liberty LP 12"8195 — Blues Anthology-3 New Orleans Blues
Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
Imperial 785082 — Shake Baby Shake / Ballin' With Archie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5082 — Shake Baby Shake / Ballin' With Archie (1950)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1970)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 356 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6 1950/1 (2001)
Proper CDP 1209 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/1 Piano Power (2001)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/3 (2021)
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| d. | IM 167 | Ballin' With Archie(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:40 Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
Imperial 785082 — Shake Baby Shake / Ballin' With Archie (1950)
Imperial 45X 5082 — Shake Baby Shake / Ballin' With Archie (1950)
Black Diamond LP 7"4508 — Jumpin' Tonight (1976)
Proper CDP 1209 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/1 Piano Power (2001)
El Toro CDR&B 107 — I Love To Hear My Baby … Call My Name ...The Ego Song, 1945-52 (2005)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
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| e. | IM 167-2alt | Ballin' With Archie(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross) - 2:47 |
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Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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Harrison Verrett (bj) on a-b.

Date: April 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Isidore "Tuts" Washington (p), Smiley Lewis (g, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Herman "Baby Seals" Seale (d)
| a. | IM 194 | If You Ever Loved A Woman(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:22 Imperial 785102 — If You Ever Loved A Woman / Dirty People (1950)
Imperial 45X 5102 — If You Ever Loved A Woman / Dirty People (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| b. | IM 195 | Dirty People(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:20 Imperial 785102 — If You Ever Loved A Woman / Dirty People (1950)
Imperial 45X 5102 — If You Ever Loved A Woman / Dirty People (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/2 (2021)
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| c. | IM 196 | Where Were You?(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:29 Colony 78C 110 — Where Were You? / My Baby Was Right (1951)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
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| d. | IM 197 | My Baby Was Right(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:20 Colony 78C 110 — Where Were You? / My Baby Was Right (1951)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/3 (2021)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/1 (1993)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Classics CDCLA 5166 — The Chronological Smiley Lewis 1947-1952 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773A — New Orleans Guitar/1 (2006)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
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Date: April 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Rodney Harris (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Rodney Harris (v)
| a. | IM 182 | Hard Lovin' Papa(Rodney Harris)
- 2:41 Imperial 785083 — Hard Lovin' Papa / Rather Be By Myself (1950)
Imperial 45X 5083 — Hard Lovin' Papa / Rather Be By Myself (1950)
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| b. | IM 183 | She's Coming Back(Rodney Harris)
- 2:32 Imperial 785084 — She's Coming Back / Blow Your Top (1950)
Imperial 45X 5084 — She's Coming Back / Blow Your Top (1950)
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| c. | IM 184 | Blow Your Top(Rodney Harris)
- 2:28 Imperial 785084 — She's Coming Back / Blow Your Top (1950)
Imperial 45X 5084 — She's Coming Back / Blow Your Top (1950)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792D — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/4 (2007)
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| d. | IM 185 | Rather Be By Myself(Rodney Harris)
- 2:15 Imperial 785083 — Hard Lovin' Papa / Rather Be By Myself (1950)
Imperial 45X 5083 — Hard Lovin' Papa / Rather Be By Myself (1950)
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Date: Apr 8, 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Big Joe Turner (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, unknown (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), Thomas Moore (d), Big Joe Turner (v)
| a. | IM 190 | Story To Tell(Big Joe Turner)
- 2:28 Liberty LP 12"LLR 8192 — Blues Anthology-2 West Coast Blues
Imperial 785090 — Story To Tell / Jumpin' Tonight (1950)
Imperial 45X 5090 — Story To Tell / Jumpin' Tonight (1950)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94002 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83215 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1970)
Imperial LP 12"156 1431 — Jumpin' Tonight (1985)
Classics CDCLA 1180 — The Chronological Joe Turner 1949-1950 (2001)
Proper CDP 1453 - Properbox 089 — Shout, Rattle And Roll/4 (2005)
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| b. | IM 191 | Jumpin' Tonight(Big Joe Turner)
- 2:20 Imperial 785090 — Story To Tell / Jumpin' Tonight (1950)
Imperial 45X 5090 — Story To Tell / Jumpin' Tonight (1950)
Colony 78C 108 — Jumpin' Tonight / Love My Baby (1951)
Riverboat LP 12"900.262 — The Boss Of The Blues (1975)
Black Diamond LP 7"4508 — Jumpin' Tonight (1976)
Imperial LP 12"156 1431 — Jumpin' Tonight (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
Capitol CD7243 8 52051 2 5 — Jumpin' Like Mad - Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin'/1 (1997)
Classics CDCLA 1180 — The Chronological Joe Turner 1949-1950 (2001)
Proper CDP 1343 - Properbox 061 — The Big Horn/3 Boogie's The Thing (2003)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/4 (2005)
Membran CD222487-444/C — Rocks In My Bed/3 (2005)
Proper CDP 1453 - Properbox 089 — Shout, Rattle And Roll/4 (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 17215 — Rocks (2011)
Hoodoo CD263531 — Rock & Roll/Rockin' The Blues (2015)
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| c. | IM 192 | Lucille, Lucille(Big Joe Turner)
- 2:30 Imperial 785093 — Lucille, Lucille / Love My Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5093 — Lucille, Lucille / Love My Baby (1950)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1968)
Negro Art LP 12"M-12-SB 369 — Story Of The Blues - Blues Shouters - 1 (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1970)
Imperial LP 12"156 1431 — Jumpin' Tonight (1985)
Membran CD222487-444/C — Rocks In My Bed/3 (2005)
Proper CDP 1453 - Properbox 089 — Shout, Rattle And Roll/4 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3275 — The Singles Collection 1950-60/1 (2018)
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| d. | IM 193 | Love My Baby(Big Joe Turner)
- 2:20 Imperial 785093 — Lucille, Lucille / Love My Baby (1950)
Imperial 45X 5093 — Lucille, Lucille / Love My Baby (1950)
Colony 78C 108 — Jumpin' Tonight / Love My Baby (1951)
Riverboat LP 12"900.262 — The Boss Of The Blues (1975)
Imperial LP 12"156 1431 — Jumpin' Tonight (1985)
Classics CDCLA 1180 — The Chronological Joe Turner 1949-1950 (2001)
Membran CD222487-444/C — Rocks In My Bed/3 (2005)
Proper CDP 1453 - Properbox 089 — Shout, Rattle And Roll/4 (2005)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3275 — The Singles Collection 1950-60/1 (2018)
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| e. | IM 631 | Blues Jumped The Rabbit(Big Joe Turner)
- 2:32 Bayou 78015 — Blues Jumped The Rabbit / The Sun Is Shining (1950)
Bayou 4545-015 — Blues Jumped The Rabbit / The Sun Is Shining (1953)
Imperial LP 12"156 1431 — Jumpin' Tonight (1985)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Classics CDCLA 1180 — The Chronological Joe Turner 1949-1950 (2001)
Membran CD222487-444/C — Rocks In My Bed/3 (2005)
Bayou CDBCD 1008 — The Bayou Records Story (2012)
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| f. | IM 632 | The Sun Is Shining(Big Joe Turner)
- 1:57 Bayou 78015 — Blues Jumped The Rabbit / The Sun Is Shining (1950)
Bayou 4545-015 — Blues Jumped The Rabbit / The Sun Is Shining (1953)
Riverboat LP 12"900.262 — The Boss Of The Blues (1975)
Classics CDCLA 1180 — The Chronological Joe Turner 1949-1950 (2001)
Membran CD222487-444/C — Rocks In My Bed/3 (2005)
Membran CD222487-444/D — Rocks In My Bed/4 (2005)
Bayou CDBCD 1008 — The Bayou Records Story (2012)
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EMI CDCDP 599293 — Jumpin' With Joe - The Complete Aladdin and Imperial Recordings (1993)
JSP CDJSP 7709E — All the Classic Hits 1938-1952/5 (2003)
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unknown (t) on a.

Date: May 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Pee Wee Barnum (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), Thomas Moore (d), Pee Wee Barnum (v)
| a. | IM 198 | Two Timin'(Dave Bartholomew, Alvin E. Young)
- 2:20 Imperial 785097 — Rockin' Rhythm / Two Timin' (1950)
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| b. | IM 199 | Rockin' Rhythm(M. Young)
- 2:15 Imperial 785097 — Rockin' Rhythm / Two Timin' (1950)
El Toro CDR&B 108 — Rock With It - Rockin' With The Rhythm And Blues Vol. 2 (2009)
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| c. | IM 200 | When My Baby Sings A Lullaby Imperial 785098 — For Crying Out Loud / When My Baby Sings A Lullaby (1950)
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| d. | IM 201 | For Crying Out Loud(M. Young)
Imperial 785098 — For Crying Out Loud / When My Baby Sings A Lullaby (1950)
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Date: early September 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Peter "Chuck" Badie (b), Thomas Moore (d)
| a. | IM 202 | My Gal(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:29 Imperial 785101 — My Gal / She's Scattered Everywhere (1950)
Imperial 45X 5101 — My Gal / She's Scattered Everywhere (1950)
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| b. | IM 203 | Little Miss Muffet(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:23 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Colony 78C 105 — Crescent City Bounce / Little Miss Muffet (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
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| c. | IM 204 | Crescent City Bounce(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:29 Regal (unofficial) CD3301 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 1 1949-1954
Colony 78C 105 — Crescent City Bounce / Little Miss Muffet (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
EMI CD72434 98714 2 7 — Crescent City Bounce (1999)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5226 — Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 - From Jazz To Rhythm & Blues And Rock 'N' Roll 1941-1955/2 (2008)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 078 — A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7 - 1950/4 (2021)
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| d. | IM 205 | She's Scattered Everywhere(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:32 Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
Imperial 785101 — My Gal / She's Scattered Everywhere (1950)
Imperial 45X 5101 — My Gal / She's Scattered Everywhere (1950)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Black Diamond LP 7"4506 — Going Back To The Old Gumbo (1976)
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Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
Proper CDP 1209 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/1 Piano Power (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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Date: September 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 215 | Korea Blues(Dave Bartholomew, Young)
- 2:16 Imperial 785099 — Korea Blues / Every Night About This Time (1950)
Imperial 45X 5099 — Korea Blues / Every Night About This Time (1950)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29152 — Rare Dominos Volume Two (1971)
Liberty LP 12"BOSP 10 — Don't You Know? (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/1 (2003)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/2 (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/01 (2015)
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| b. | IM 216 | Every Night About This Time(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:09 Imperial 785099 — Korea Blues / Every Night About This Time (1950)
Imperial 45X 5099 — Korea Blues / Every Night About This Time (1950)
Imperial EPIMP 127 — America's Outstanding Piano Stylist (1955)
Imperial EPIMP 149 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 2) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83101 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 3 (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Indigo CDIGODCD 105 — The R&B Hits 1950/2 (2001)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/1 (2002)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/1 (2003)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/1 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6501 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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| c. | IM 217 | Careless Love(Spencer Williams, William Christopher Handy, Martha E. Koenig)
- 2:18 Imperial 785145 — Careless Love / Rocking Chair (1951)
Imperial 45X 5145 — Careless Love / Rocking Chair (1951)
Imperial EPIMP 142 — Fats Domino Rock And Rollin' (Volume 2) (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9009 — Fats Domino Rock And Rollin' (1956)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83101 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 3 (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83174 — Rare Dominos (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LLS 70079 — Rare Dominos (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CHD 140 — Boogie Woogie Baby (1985)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 1 (1991)
EMI CDCDP 7 89690 2 0 — The Originals Volume 6 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2721 — Rock And Rollin / This Is Fats Domino (1998)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/1 (2003)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/4 (2008)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/1 (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/02 (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6210 — Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino (2016)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/1 (2018)
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| d. | IM 218 | Hey, Fat Man(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:37 Imperial EPIMP 150 — Here Stands Fats Domino (Volume 3) (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9038 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HA-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAA 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
London LP 12"HAM-P 2052 — Here Stands Fats Domino (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29152 — Rare Dominos Volume Two (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30067 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 1 The Fat Man (1977)
EMI CD7243 8 28053 2 8 — The Originals Volume 8 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 356 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6 1950/1 (2001)
Habana CD112504 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 04 - Roots Of Rock & Roll #1 (2004)
Rev-Ola CDCR REV 157 — The Fat Man's Frenzy (2006)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5226 — Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 - From Jazz To Rhythm & Blues And Rock 'N' Roll 1941-1955/2 (2008)
Hallmark CD707012 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2008)
Beat Goes On CDBGOCD 957 — Rare Dominos Volumes 1 & 2/2 (2011)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
WaxTime LP 12"772053 — Here Stands Fats Domino (2015)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/04 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/1 (2017)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/1 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/2 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/1 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0597 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 1 : 1950-1952 (1996)
Proper CDP 1211 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/3 The Hit Makers (2001)
Classics CDCLA 5025 — The Chronological Fats Domino 1949-1951 (2002)
Proper CDP 1649 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/1 (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/01 (2019)
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Date: 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Jax
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | A 13298 | Good Jax Boogie(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:41 Lucky CDCDRL 914 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Fourteen (1999)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | A 13299 | Tijim(Alvin Tyler) - 2:35 |
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Jax 451-2 — Good Jax Boogie / Tijim (1950)
Classics CDCLA 5002 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1947-1950 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7756C — Roy Brown And New Orleans R&B/3 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: 1950
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: DeLuxe
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Fred Lands (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | Basin Street Breakdown(traditional)
- 2:42 Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
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| b. | Pyramid (Club)(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:30 | |
| c. | Messy Bessie(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:57 | |
| d. | Nickel Wine(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:35 Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
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Charly CDCD CHARLY 273 — In The Alley (1991)
Proper CDP 1210 - Properbox 028 — Gettin' Funky/2 The Pionneers (2001)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/1 (2019)
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Dave Bartholomew (v) on b-d.

Date: April 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Isidore "Tuts" Washington (p), Smiley Lewis (g, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 273 | Sad Life(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:27 Colonial (Bihari) 78C 106 — Sad Life / Don't Jive Me (1951)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
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| b. | IM 274 | Bee's Boogie(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:47 Imperial 785124 — Bee's Boogie / My Baby Was Right (1951)
Imperial 45X 5124 — Bee's Boogie / My Baby Was Right (1951)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| c. | IM 275 | Don't Jive Me(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:22 Colonial (Bihari) 78C 106 — Sad Life / Don't Jive Me (1951)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
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| d. | IM 276 | My Baby Was Right(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:42 Imperial 785124 — Bee's Boogie / My Baby Was Right (1951)
Imperial 45X 5124 — Bee's Boogie / My Baby Was Right (1951)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1005 — The R&B Years 1951/2 (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/1 (1993)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Classics CDCLA 5166 — The Chronological Smiley Lewis 1947-1952 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773A — New Orleans Guitar/1 (2006)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
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Date: May 10, 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Decca
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | WL 81001-1 | Tra-La-La(Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:29 Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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| b. | WL 81002-6 | Tijim(Alvin Tyler) - 2:35 |
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Decca 7848216 — Tra-La-La / Tijim (1951)
Decca 459-48216 — Tra-La-La / Tijim (1951)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/1 (2019)
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Tommy Ridgley (v) on a.

Date: Jul 29, 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Decca
Tommy Ridgley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | WL 81100-A8 | Anything But Love(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:40 |
| b. | WL 81101-A7 | Once In A Lifetime(Tommy Ridgley) - 2:37 |
| c. | WL 81102 | Come Home Baby(Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
- 2:29 JSP CDJSP 7748D — Ham Hocks And Cornbread/4 (2004)
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| d. | WL 81103 | Tra-La-La(Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:30 Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 94 — Jumpin' The Blues Vol. 1 (1984)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
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Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/1 (2019)
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Date: October 1951
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joseph "Cousin Joe" Pleasant (v), ensemble (bkv)
| a. | IM 357 | Second Hand Love(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant)
- 2:25 Imperial 785159 — Second Hand Love / Dinah (1951)
Imperial 45X 5159 — Second Hand Love / Dinah (1951)
EPM Musique CD160 312 — New York & New Orleans Blues 1945-1951 (2002)
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| b. | IM 358 | Dinah(Sam M. Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young)
- 2:34 Imperial 785159 — Second Hand Love / Dinah (1951)
Imperial 45X 5159 — Second Hand Love / Dinah (1951)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/1 (2011)
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| c. | IM 359 | Won't Settle Down(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant)
- 2:24 Imperial 785187 — Won't Settle Down / Misery (1952)
Imperial 45X 5187 — Won't Settle Down / Misery (1952)
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| d. | IM 360 | Misery(Joseph "Pleasant Joe" Pleasant)
- 2:28 Imperial 785187 — Won't Settle Down / Misery (1952)
Imperial 45X 5187 — Won't Settle Down / Misery (1952)
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Blue Moon CDBMCD 6013 — The Complete Cousin Joe Recordings 1945-1955 Vol. 3 (1997)
Night Train International CDNTI CD 3001 — The Complete Recordings 1945-1955/3 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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ensemble (bkv) on b.

Date: Dec 16, 1951
Location: Richard McLean's home, New Orleans, LA
Label: American Music
Lizzie Miles (ldr), Lester Santiago (p), Ernest McLean (g), Richard McLean (b), Lizzie Miles (v)
| a. | Some Of These Days(Shelton Brooks) - 3:09 | |
| b. | Basin Street Blues(Spencer Williams) - 2:40 | |
| c. | Someday, Sweetheart(Benjamin F. Spikes, John C. Spikes) - 2:48 | |
| d. | I Cried For You(Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed) - 3:05 | |
| e. | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?(Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) - 1:42 | |
| f. | take 1 | I'm Going Home(McCoy) - 2:27 |
| g. | take 2 | I'm Going Home(McCoy) - 2:43 |
| h. | St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 2:56 | |
| i. | After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 1:51 |
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American Music CDAMCD 73 — Lizzie Miles (1994)
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Lester Santiago (p) on a-h.

Date: Jan 22, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: King
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | K 9106 | Stormy Weather(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- 2:51 King 784585 — Stormy Weather / High Flying Woman (1952)
King 4545-4585 — Stormy Weather / High Flying Woman (1952)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
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| b. | K 9107 | Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 1(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:28 King 784523 — Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 1 & 2 (1952)
King 4545-4523 — Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 1 & 2 (1952)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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| c. | K 9108 | Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 2(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:39 King 784523 — Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 1 & 2 (1952)
King 4545-4523 — Lawdy Lawdy Lord, Part 1 & 2 (1952)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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| d. | K 9109-1 | My Ding-A-Ling(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:13 King 784544 — My Ding-A-Ling / Bad Habit (1952)
King 4545-4544 — My Ding-A-Ling / Bad Habit (1952)
Polydor LP 12"2310 294 — Honky Tonk (1974)
Polydor LP 12"2664 120 — Rocking & Rolling 50’s & 60’s Vol. 2 (1974)
King CDKBSCD-7002-2 — The King R&B Box Set/2 (1995)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/1 (2005)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook (2011)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
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Sing LP 12"11588 — My Ding-A-Ling (1988)
Charly CDCD CHARLY 273 — In The Alley (1991)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2883 — The King Sides (2004)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Dave Bartholomew (v) on a, d; Tommy Ridgley (v) on b-c.

Date: Mar 13, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Lloyd Price (v), The Dukes (New Orleans) (bkv)
| a. | SP 428-A | Lawdy Miss Clawdy(Lloyd Price)
- 2:30 Specialty 78428 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1952)
Specialty 45SP-428 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1952)
Specialty 45SP-661 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1956)
Specialty 78661 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1958)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2112 — Our Significant Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Specialty LP 12"SNTF 5021 — Going Back To New Orleans (1978)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958 (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75766 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume Two (1988)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans (1992)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 2 Teenagers Are Diggin' It (1951-1954) (1994)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/2 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7074 — Specialty Records Greatest Hits (2001)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 358 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 8 1952/1 (2003)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2532 — The R&B Hits 1952/3 (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/2 (2004)
Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/4 (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16707 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1952 (2005)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Specialty CDSPCD 33057-2 — Specialty Profiles - Roy Milton/2 (2006)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Saga CD530 193-6 — Blues vs. Rock And Roll - Elvis Pays Tribute To The Blues (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 003 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2009)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/09 (2011)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5361 — Elvis Presley & The American Music Heritage/3 (2012)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 178 — Rip It Up - The Specialty Story/1 (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 018 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2012)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 048 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1942-52/4 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
History Of Soul CDSOUL 034 — Soul Music - The History From 1927 – The First Five Decades/1 (2024)
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| b. | SP 428-B | Mailman Blues(Lloyd Price)
- 2:09 Specialty 78428 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1952)
Specialty 45SP-428 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1952)
Specialty 45SP-661 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1956)
Specialty 78661 — Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues (1958)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
CFE LP 12"ES 128 — Flashbacks Volume 4 (1983)
Sonet LP 12"INT 147.136 — Flashbacks Volume Four (1983)
Sonet LP 12"SNTF 893 — Flashbacks Volume Four (1983)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| c. | SP 535-A | Chee Koo Baby(Lloyd Price)
- 2:10 Specialty 78535 — Chee Koo Baby / Oo-Ee Baby (1954)
Specialty 45SP-535 — Chee Koo Baby / Oo-Ee Baby (1954)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 015 — Rumba DooWop 1933-1954/1 (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| d. | SP 535-B | Oo-Ee Baby(Lloyd Price)
- 2:28 Specialty 78535 — Chee Koo Baby / Oo-Ee Baby (1954)
Specialty 45SP-535 — Chee Koo Baby / Oo-Ee Baby (1954)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2163 — Walkin' The Track (1974)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/3 (2013)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| e. | Mailman Boogie(Lloyd Price)
- 2:29 Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
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| f. | I'm Goin' Back(Lloyd Price)
- 2:26 Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
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Date: Spring 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Park
Tommy Ridgley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v), The Royal Playboys (New Orleans) (grp)
| a. | 802-A1 | Cry(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:56 Park 78 12"802 — Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"33-BR-46 — Rhythm & Blues New Orleans Style (1955)
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| b. | 802-B1 | Booted(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:45 Park 78 12"802 — Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156/157 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"33-BR-46 — Rhythm & Blues New Orleans Style (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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| c. | 802-B2 | Cry Baby(Mario DeLagarde, Johnny Otis)
- 2:08 Park 78 12"802 — Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"33-BR-46 — Rhythm & Blues New Orleans Style (1955)
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| d. | 803-A3 | Got You On My Mind(Howard Biggs, Joe "Cornbread" Thomas)
- 1:45 Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
18 Top Hits 78 AlbumBR-2 — New Orleans Blues (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156/157 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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| e. | 803-B1 | Fool Fool Fool(Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley)
- 1:48 Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
18 Top Hits 78 AlbumBR-2 — New Orleans Blues (1952)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Waldorf Music-Hall LP 12"33-T-1A/B — Rhythm And Blues - Rock-And-Roll (1955)
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Tommy Ridgley as Shrewsbury Kid.
Date: Spring 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Park
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Dave Bartholomew (v), The Royal Playboys (New Orleans) (grp)
| a. | 801-A2 | Kiss Me Baby(Jay D. "Jerry West" Miller)
- 1:43 Park 78 12"801 — The Royal Playboys/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
18 Top Hits EPT-801 — Rock And Roll Series (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156 — Rock And Roll (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"33-BR-46 — Rhythm & Blues New Orleans Style (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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| b. | 801-B3 | Three O'Clock Blues(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:44 Park 78 12"801 — The Royal Playboys/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
18 Top Hits EPT-801 — Rock And Roll Series (1952)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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| c. | 802-A2 | Best Wishes(Lowell Fulson)
- 2:10 Park 78 12"802 — Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
18 Top Hits 78 AlbumBR-2 — New Orleans Blues (1952)
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| d. | 803-A2 | Wheel Of Fortune(Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss)
- 2:09 Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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| e. | 803-B3 | Twins(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:46 Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Waldorf Music-Hall LP 12"33-T-1A/B — Rhythm And Blues - Rock-And-Roll (1955)
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Dave Bartholomew as Dave Barton.
Date: Spring 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Park
Meyer Kennedy (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris, Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), The Royal Playboys (New Orleans) (grp)
| a. | 802-A3 | Flamingo(Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 1:26 |
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Park 78 12"802 — Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid/Clarence Samuels/Meyer Kennedy (1952)
18 Top Hits 78 AlbumBR-2 — New Orleans Blues (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156 — Rock And Roll (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 12"33-T-1A/B — Rhythm And Blues - Rock-And-Roll (1955)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Date: Spring 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Park
Helen Marino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Helen Marino (v), The Royal Playboys (New Orleans) (grp)
| a. | 803-A1 | Shine On(Dave Bartholomew) - 1:35 |
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Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156/157 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 12"33-T-1A/B — Rhythm And Blues - Rock-And-Roll (1955)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Date: Spring 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Park
The Royal Playboys (New Orleans) (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | 803-B2 | Night Train(Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington, Lewis C. Simpkins) - 1:33 |
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Park 78 12"803 — Helen Marino/The Royal Playboys/Royal Playboys And Shrewsbury Kid (1952)
18 Top Hits 78 AlbumBR-2 — New Orleans Blues (1952)
Waldorf Music-Hall EPMH-45-156/157 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 10"MH-33-136 — Rock And Roll New Orleans Blues (1955)
Waldorf Music-Hall LP 12"33-T-1A/B — Rhythm And Blues - Rock-And-Roll (1955)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Date: Jun 3, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Tommy Ridgley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | IM 455 | Lavinia(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:43 Imperial 785194 — Lavinia / I Live My Life (1952)
Imperial 45X 5194 — Lavinia / I Live My Life (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
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| b. | IM 456 | I Live My Life(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:26 Imperial 785194 — Lavinia / I Live My Life (1952)
Imperial 45X 5194 — Lavinia / I Live My Life (1952)
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| c. | IM 457 | Good Times(Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:19 Imperial 785223 — Good Times / A Day Is Coming (1952)
Imperial 45X 5223 — Good Times / A Day Is Coming (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
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| d. | IM 458 | A Day Is Coming(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:06 Imperial 785223 — Good Times / A Day Is Coming (1952)
Imperial 45X 5223 — Good Times / A Day Is Coming (1952)
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Imperial LP 12"156 6371 — The Early 50's In New Orleans (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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Date: Jun 3, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Isidore "Tuts" Washington (p), Smiley Lewis (g, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 451 | The Bells Are Ringin'(Smiley Lewis, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Imperial 785194 — The Bells Are Ringin' / Lillie Mae (1952)
Imperial 45X 5194 — The Bells Are Ringin' / Lillie Mae (1952)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (1961)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began (1972)
Flyright LP 12"LP 4708 — New Orleans R & B Volume One (1974)
Imperial LP 12"LAX-301 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17236 — I Hear You Knocking (1986)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2532 — The R&B Hits 1952/1 (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/3 (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16707 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1952 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/2 (2006)
Pure Pleasure LP 12"PPAN LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| b. | IM 453 | You're Gonna Miss Me(Smiley Lewis, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:33 Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La (1985)
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| c. | IM 454 | Gypsy Blues(Dave Bartholomew, Smiley Lewis)
- 2:36 Imperial 785224 — Gypsy Blues / You're Not The One (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| d. | IM 452 | Lillie Mae(Dave Bartholomew, Smiley Lewis)
- 2:16 Imperial 785194 — The Bells Are Ringin' / Lillie Mae (1952)
Imperial 45X 5194 — The Bells Are Ringin' / Lillie Mae (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 905 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Five (1998)
El Toro CDR&B 106 — What's Your Name? (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/1 (1993)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Classics CDCLA 5166 — The Chronological Smiley Lewis 1947-1952 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773A — New Orleans Guitar/1 (2006)
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Date: Jun 24, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2013-1/IM 3591 | Sweethearts(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee)
- 2:28 Aladdin 783153 — I'm Gone / Sweethearts (1952)
Aladdin 4545-3153 — I'm Gone / Sweethearts (1952)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| b. | NO 2014-2 | House Party(Leonard Lee, Shirley Goodman)
unissued
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| c. | NO 2015-2/IM 3590 | I'm Gone(Leonard Lee, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:18 Aladdin 783153 — I'm Gone / Sweethearts (1952)
Aladdin 4545-3153 — I'm Gone / Sweethearts (1952)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2532 — The R&B Hits 1952/2 (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/4 (2004)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16708 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1953 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/1 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/1 (2006)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1303 — The Big Beat - The Dave Bartholomew Songbook (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| d. | NO 2016-3 | The Real Thing(Leonard Lee, Shirley Goodman)
- 2:35 EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
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Date: Jun 26, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Lloyd Price (v)
| a. | SP 440-A | Oooh Oooh Oooh(Lloyd Price)
- 2:36 Specialty 78440 — Oooh-Oooh-Oooh / Restless Heart (1952)
Specialty 45SP-440 — Oooh-Oooh-Oooh / Restless Heart (1952)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/3 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7074 — Specialty Records Greatest Hits (2001)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/4 (2004)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| b. | SP 440-B | Restless Heart(Lloyd Price)
- 2:34 Specialty 78440 — Oooh-Oooh-Oooh / Restless Heart (1952)
Specialty 45SP-440 — Oooh-Oooh-Oooh / Restless Heart (1952)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/3 (1994)
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| c. | SP 452-B | Tell Me, Pretty Baby(Lloyd Price)
- 2:15 Specialty 78452 — Ain't That A Shame / Tell Me, Pretty Baby (1953)
Specialty 45SP-452 — Ain't That A Shame / Tell Me, Pretty Baby (1953)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/3 (1994)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 010 — Rumba Blues Volume 1 - How Latin Music Changed R&B 1940-1953 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1 (2011)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
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| d. | SP 457-B | So Long(Lloyd Price)
- 2:28 Specialty 78457 — What's The Matter Now / So Long (1953)
Specialty 45SP-457 — What's The Matter Now / So Long (1953)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2105 — Lloyd Price (1959)
Specialty LP 12"2C 062 95291 — Rock N' Roll Museum Vol. 1 (1974)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5086 — New Orleans Blues 1940-1953/2 (2004)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6106 — Lloyd Price (2015)
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Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
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Date: Jul 2, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
The Royal Kings (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | SP 444-B | Teachin' And Preachin'(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:00 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0393 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans (1992)
Specialty CDSPCD 2168-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans (1992)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
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| b. | SP 444-A | Bouncing The Boogie(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:57 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0477 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7038-2 — Creole Kings Of New Orleans Volume Two (1993)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 70 — Southern Bred Vol. 20 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| Both titles on: |
Specialty 78444 — Bouncing The Boogie / Teachin' And Preachin' (1952)
Specialty 45SP-444 — Bouncing The Boogie / Teachin' And Preachin' (1952)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 165 — New Orleans Volume 1 (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792D — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/4 (2007)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Jasmine CDJASCD 866 — The King Of New Orleans R & B - The Best Of The Rest/2 (2019)
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Date: September 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Tommy Ridgley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Tommy Ridgley (v)
| a. | IM 473 | Looped(Jack Allen)
- 2:20 Imperial 785203 — Looped / Junie Mae (1952)
Imperial 45X 5203 — Looped / Junie Mae (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Black Diamond LP 7"4508 — Jumpin' Tonight (1976)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/4 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
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| b. | IM 474 | Junie Mae(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:22 Imperial 785203 — Looped / Junie Mae (1952)
Imperial 45X 5203 — Looped / Junie Mae (1952)
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| c. | IM 475 | Monkey Man(Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley)
- 2:16 Imperial 785214 — Monkey Man / Nobody Cares (1952)
Imperial 45X 5214 — Monkey Man / Nobody Cares (1952)
Documents CD2226232354 — Rhythm 'N' Blues - Shouters/2 (2005)
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| d. | IM 476 | Nobody Cares(Tommy Ridgley, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:14 Imperial 785214 — Monkey Man / Nobody Cares (1952)
Imperial 45X 5214 — Monkey Man / Nobody Cares (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
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Imperial LP 12"156 6371 — The Early 50's In New Orleans (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5161 — The Chronological Tommy Ridgley 1949-1954 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3031 — King Of The Stroll/1 (2008)
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Date: September 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Dave Bartholomew (dir)
| a. | IM 481 | Early Morning Blues(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:37 Imperial 785212 — Early Morning Blues / Soon As I Go Home (1952)
Imperial 45X 5212 — Early Morning Blues / Soon As I Go Home (1952)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5086 — New Orleans Blues 1940-1953/2 (2004)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
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| b. | IM 482 | House Party Blues(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:35 United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began (1972)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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| c. | IM 483 | Soon As I Go Home(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:20 Imperial 785212 — Early Morning Blues / Soon As I Go Home (1952)
Imperial 45X 5212 — Early Morning Blues / Soon As I Go Home (1952)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
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| d. | IM 484 | Great Big Eyes(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:32 Liberty LP 12"LLS-70078 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 3 - New Orleans Boogie & Blues (1973)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7409 — The Complete New Orleans Sessions 1950-1952 (1983)
EMI America LP 12"062 261 14421 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Stateside LP 12"26 1442 1 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6030 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
EMI America Cassette4XQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 358 — Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 8 1952/1 (2003)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1002 — The R&B Years 1952/4 (2004)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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| e. | IM 484-?alt | Great Big Eyes(Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
- 2:30 United Artists LP 12"UAS 29215 — Sound Of The City - New Orleans, Where Rock' N Roll Began (1972)
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Great Big Eyes is a Title Variation of Those Little Reds (Leon T. "Archibald" Gross)
Leon T. "Archibald" Gross (v) on b-e.

Date: October 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Isidore "Tuts" Washington (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v)
| a. | IM 477 | You're Not The One(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:30 Imperial 785224 — Gypsy Blues / You're Not The One (1952)
Imperial 45X 5224 — Gypsy Blues / You're Not The One (1952)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| b. | IM 478 | Gumbo Blues(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Imperial 785208 — Gumbo Blues / It's So Peaceful (1952)
Imperial 45X 5208 — Gumbo Blues / It's So Peaceful (1952)
Imperial 45X 5820 — Gumbo Blues / Tee Na Nah (1962)
Black Diamond LP 7"4506 — Going Back To The Old Gumbo (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
EMI CD72434 98714 2 7 — Crescent City Bounce (1999)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 022 — Drummin' Up A Storm - The Imperial Records Story 1962/2 (2013)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| c. | IM 479 | Ain't Gonna Do It(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:18 Imperial 785380 — One Night / Ain't Gonna Do It (1956)
Imperial 45X 5380 — One Night / Ain't Gonna Do It (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30186 — The Bells Are Ringing (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 103 — Caldonia's Party (1984)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 902 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Two (1998)
Bear Family CDBCD 17031 — Snatch And Grab It (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 480 | It's So Peaceful(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Liberty LP 12"8195 — Blues Anthology-3 New Orleans Blues
Imperial 785208 — Gumbo Blues / It's So Peaceful (1952)
Imperial 45X 5208 — Gumbo Blues / It's So Peaceful (1952)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1970)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/1 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/1 (1993)
Classics CDCLA 5166 — The Chronological Smiley Lewis 1947-1952 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773A — New Orleans Guitar/1 (2006)
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Date: November 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 515 | Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear?(Austin)
- 2:49 Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5086 — New Orleans Blues 1940-1953/2 (2004)
Habana CD112515 — Les Triomphes Du Rhythm 'N' Blues Volume 15 - New Orleans (2004)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/2 Dance Craze (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/07 (2011)
Proper CDP 1838 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/2 (2014)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
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| b. | IM 516 | Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling(Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:59 EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
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Imperial 785210 — Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear / Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling (1952)
Imperial 45X 5210 — Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear / Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling (1952)
Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Classics CDCLA 5055 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1950-1952 (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: November 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (v), John "Buddy" Morris, Duddley Royal, Frank Rushing, Albert Veal (v, bkv), The Four Kittens (bkv, grp), Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines (bkv)
| a. | IM 507 | Later, Baby(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:29 Imperial 785211 — Later, Baby / When Boy Meets Girl (1952)
Imperial 45X 5211 — Later, Baby / When Boy Meets Girl (1952)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 65 — Southern Bred Vol. 15 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | IM 508 | When Boy Meets Girl(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:21 Imperial 785211 — Later, Baby / When Boy Meets Girl (1952)
Imperial 45X 5211 — Later, Baby / When Boy Meets Girl (1952)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
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| c. | IM 509 | I Can't Go On(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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| d. | IM 510 | Down The Line(Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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Herb Hardesty (ts) on a; unknown (bar) on a; Salvador Doucette (p) on a; Ernest McLean (g) on a; Frank Fields (b) on a; Earl Palmer (d) on a; The Four Kittens (bkv) on a, (grp) on b-d; Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines (bkv) on a; John "Buddy" Morris (bkv) on a; Duddley Royal (bkv) on a; Frank Rushing (bkv) on a; Albert Veal (bkv) on a.

Date: Nov 21, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2060 | Korea(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee)
- 2:43 United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2 (1973)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
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| b. | NO 2061-1/IM 3804 | Baby(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee)
- 2:21 Aladdin 4545-3173 — Baby / Shirley, Come Back To Me (1952)
Aladdin 783173 — Baby / Shirley Come Back To Me (1953)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| c. | NO 2062-1/IM 3805 | Shirley, Come Back To Me(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee)
- 2:30 Aladdin 4545-3173 — Baby / Shirley, Come Back To Me (1952)
Aladdin 783173 — Baby / Shirley Come Back To Me (1953)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
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Date: Dec 18, 1952
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Savoy
Willie Johnson (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Willie Johnson (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Thelma Johnson (v)
| a. | SWJ 4288 | Here Comes My Baby(Willie Johnson, Luchi DeJesus, Victor Augustine) - 2:22 |
| b. | SWJ 4289 | Sometimes I Wonder Why(Lee Magid)
- 2:32 Meladee CD502 — Ballin In N'Awlins - Original 1952-1958 Recordings Volume 2
Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
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| c. | SWJ 4290 | Love Me Til' Dawn(Victor Augustine, Luchi DeJesus)
- 2:29 Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
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| d. | SWJ 4291 | Don't Tell Mamma(Willie Johnson, Victor Augustine)
- 2:41 El Toro CDR&B 105 — Lovin' Times Blues - Great Jump And R&B Duets (2003)
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tape copy CD(no number) — Texas Blues Volume 09 (2022)
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Thelma Johnson (v) on a, c-d; Willie Johnson (v) on b.

Date: Jan 14, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Lloyd Price (ldr), Lawrence Marioneaux (ts), William Brown, Curtis D. Michell, Neely Simmons (sax), unknown (p, b), Ernest McLean (g), Earl Palmer (d), Lloyd Price (v)
| a. | SP 463-B | Baby Don't Turn Your Back On Me(Lloyd Price, Sturgill)
- 2:30 Specialty 78463 — Where You At? / Baby Don't Turn Your Back On Me (1953)
Specialty 45SP-463 — Where You At? / Baby Don't Turn Your Back On Me (1953)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
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| b. | SP 494-A | Walkin' The Track(Lloyd Price)
- 2:26 Specialty 78494 — Walkin' The Track / Jimmie Lee (1953)
Specialty 45SP-494 — Walkin' The Track / Jimmie Lee (1954)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0360 — Lawdy! (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7010-2 — Lawdy! (1991)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| c. | Lloyd's Lament(Lloyd Price)
- 2:51 Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0512 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
Specialty CDSPCD 7047-2 — Heavy Dreams (1993)
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Classics CDCLA 5100 — The Chronological Lloyd Price 1952-1953 (2004)
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Date: Mar 17, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (v), The Four Kittens, Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, John "Buddy" Morris, Duddley Royal, Frank Rushing, Albert Veal (bkv)
| a. | IM 567 | Down The Line(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:28 Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
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| b. | IM 568 | You Know It(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:32 |
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Regal (unofficial) CD3302 — New Orleans Rarities Volume 2 1950-1956
Imperial 785235 — Down The Line / You Know It (1953)
Imperial 45X 5235 — Down The Line / You Know It (1953)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/2 (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792D — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/4 (2007)
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Date: May 1, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2141-1alt | Shirley's Back(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 2:56 |
| b. | NO 2141-2/IM 3786 | Shirley's Back(Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee)
- 2:51 Aladdin 783192 — Shirley's Back / So In Love (1953)
Aladdin 4545-3192 — Shirley's Back / So In Love (1953)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| c. | NO 2142-1/IM 3787 | Why Did I(Leonard Lee)
- 2:11 Aladdin 783222 — Lee Goofed / Why Did I (1954)
Aladdin 4545-3222 — Lee Goofed / Why Did I (1954)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| d. | NO 2143-1alt | So in Love(Leonard Lee) - 2:05 |
| e. | NO 2143-2/IM 3808 | So in Love(Leonard Lee)
- 2:02 Aladdin 783192 — Shirley's Back / So In Love (1953)
Aladdin 4545-3192 — Shirley's Back / So In Love (1953)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| f. | NO 2144/IM 3809 | The Reason Why(Leonard Lee)
- 2:27 United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2 (1973)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
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Date: May 6, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | IM 3791 | The Time Has Come(Leonard Lee) - 2:43 |
| b. | NO 2963/IM 3792 | Love No One But You(Leonard Lee)
- 2:20 Aladdin 783405 — I'll Thrill You / Love No One But You (1958)
Aladdin 4545-3405 — Love No One But You / I'll Thrill You (1958)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2 (2019)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
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Date: Jun 27, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v), The Toppers (bkv)
| a. | IM 601 | I Love You For Sentimental Reasons(Deek Watson, William Best)
- 2:33 Imperial 785279 — I Love You For Sentimental Reasons / The Rocks (1953)
Imperial 45X 5279 — I Love You For Sentimental Reasons / The Rocks (1953)
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La (1985)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| b. | IM 602 | Lying Woman(Smiley Lewis)
- 2:33 Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La (1985)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5086 — New Orleans Blues 1940-1953/2 (2004)
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| c. | IM 603 | Little Fernandez(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:21 Imperial 785252 — Little Fernandez / It's Music (1953)
Imperial 45X 5252 — Little Fernandez / It's Music (1953)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17236 — I Hear You Knocking (1986)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved (1989)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| d. | IM 604 | It's Music(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:21 Imperial 785252 — Little Fernandez / It's Music (1953)
Imperial 45X 5252 — Little Fernandez / It's Music (1953)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Proper CDINTRO CD 2039 — A Proper Introduction To Smiley Lewis Gumbo Blues (2004)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2 (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773B — New Orleans Guitar/2 (2006)
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I Love You For Sentimental Reasons is a Title Variation of (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (William Best, Deek Watson)

Date: Aug 3, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 612 | No More Black Nights(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:37 Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
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| b. | FK 16 | Air Tight(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:43 |
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Imperial 785249 — No More Black Nights / Air Tight (1953)
Imperial 45X 5249 — No More Black Nights / Air Tight (1953)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Dave Bartholomew (v) on a.

Date: Aug 3, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Allen "Fat Man" Matthews (v), The Four Kittens, Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, John "Buddy" Morris, Duddley Royal, Frank Rushing, Albert Veal (bkv)
| a. | IM 609 | I'm Thankful(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:24 Bayou 78016 — I'm Thankful / Goin' Down (1953)
Bayou 4545-016 — I'm Thankful / Goin' Down (1953)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94004 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83327 — Urban Blues Vol. 2 - New Orleans Bounce (1970)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Bayou CDBCD 1008 — The Bayou Records Story (2012)
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| b. | IM 610 | Can't Live Alone(Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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| c. | IM 611 | Goin' Down(Allen Toussaint)
- 2:41 Bayou 78016 — I'm Thankful / Goin' Down (1953)
Bayou 4545-016 — I'm Thankful / Goin' Down (1953)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/2 (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5086 — New Orleans Blues 1940-1953/2 (2004)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792D — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/4 (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1 (2011)
Bayou CDBCD 1008 — The Bayou Records Story (2012)
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Date: Aug 26, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Cesta Ayres (v)
| a. | IM 617 | Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 1:59 |
| b. | IM 618 | You Got A Time(Cesta Ayres) - 1:35 |
| c. | IM 619 | That'll Get It(Floyd Dixon, Jules Taub) - 1:33 |
| d. | IM 620 | Love Is So Low Down(Cesta Ayres) - 1:35 |
| e. | IM 621 | Texas Hop(Connie "Pee Wee" Crayton)
- 2:36 Imperial 785273 — Texas Hop / When The Saints Go Marchin' In Boogie (1953)
Imperial 45X 5273 — Texas Hop / When The Saints Go Marchin' In Boogie (1954)
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Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Cesta Ayres (v) on b-d.

Date: Dec 10, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Hawks (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, Allen "Fat Man" Matthews, John "Buddy" Morris, Willie Thrower, Albert Veal (v)
| a. | IM 659 | Joe The Grinder(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:34 Imperial 785266 — Candy Girl / Joe The Grinder (1954)
Imperial 45X 5266 — Candy Girl / Joe The Grinder (1954)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 65 — Southern Bred Vol. 15 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | IM 660 | It Ain't That Way(Dave Bartholomew, Allen Matthews)
- 2:46 Imperial 785292 — It Ain't That Way / I-Yi (1954)
Imperial 45X 5392 — It Ain't That Way / I-Yi (1954)
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| c. | IM 661 | Candy Girl(Joseph Gaines, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:14 Imperial 785266 — Candy Girl / Joe The Grinder (1954)
Imperial 45X 5266 — Candy Girl / Joe The Grinder (1954)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
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| d. | IM 662 | I-Yi(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:37 Imperial 785292 — It Ain't That Way / I-Yi (1954)
Imperial 45X 5392 — It Ain't That Way / I-Yi (1954)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Proper CDP 1414 - Properbox 079 — Doo-Wop Delights/2 (2004)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
JSP CDJSP 7775B — Vocal Groups - Classic Doo-Wop Remastered/2 (2006)
Proper CDP 1613 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/1 Reeling And Rocking (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 014 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 2, 1947-1953/2 (2011)
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: Dec 11, 1953
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Delta Southernaires, The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Melvin Lastie (c), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer, Charles Williams (d), Haywood "Chuck" Carbo, Leonard "Chick" Carbo, Oliver Howard, Joe Maxon, Mac West (v)
| a. | IM 663 | I Didn't Want To Do It(Arthur Smith, Gladstone)
- 2:44 Imperial 785265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1954)
Imperial 45X 5265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1954)
Imperial 785618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1959)
Imperial 45X 5618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1985)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One (1988)
Saga CD982 077-6 — From Gospel To Soul - When The Church Hits The Charts (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16709 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1954 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 015 — Rumba DooWop 1933-1954/1 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1 (2011)
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| b. | IM 664 | You're The One(Arthur Smith)
- 1:55 Imperial 785265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1954)
Imperial 45X 5265 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1954)
Imperial 785618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1959)
Imperial 45X 5618 — I Didn't Want To Do It / You're The One (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1985)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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| c. | IM 665 | John The Revelator(Blind Willie Johnson)
- 2:48 Imperial 785995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye (1954)
Imperial 45X 5995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye (1954)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 70 — Southern Bred Vol. 20 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 666 | Bye And Bye(Harry Pease, Edward G. Nelson)
- 2:48 Imperial 785995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye (1954)
Imperial 45X 5995 — John The Revelator / Bye And Bye (1954)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15673 BH — The Imperial Sessions/1 (1992)
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The Delta Southernaires (ldr) on c-d; The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr) on a-b.
Ernest McLean or Justin Adams (g); Lee Allen or Herb Hardesty (ts); Earl Palmer or Charles Williams (d).
Date: Jan 14, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 688 | When The Saints Go Marching In Boogie(James Black, Katherine Purvis, Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino) - 2:31 |
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Imperial 785273 — Texas Hop / When The Saints Go Marchin' In Boogie (1953)
Imperial 45X 5273 — Texas Hop / When The Saints Go Marchin' In Boogie (1954)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Lucky CDCDLR 907 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Seven (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0706 — Jiving Jamboree Vol. 2 (1999)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: Apr 13, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Hawks (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, Allen "Fat Man" Matthews, John "Buddy" Morris, Willie Thrower, Albert Veal (v)
| a. | IM 706 | Why Oh Why(Joseph Gaines)
- 2:43 Rock & Folk CD3247562 — Aux Origines Du Rock/10 (2011)
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| b. | IM 707 | Good News(Joseph Gaines)
- 2:32 Imperial 785381 — Good News / She Is All Right (1954)
Imperial 45X 5281 — Good News / She Is All Right (1954)
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| c. | IM 708 | She Is All Right(Joseph Gaines)
- 2:16 Imperial 785381 — Good News / She Is All Right (1954)
Imperial 45X 5281 — Good News / She Is All Right (1954)
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| d. | IM 709 | He's The Fat Man(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:19 |
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: May 13, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: American Music
Johnny St. Cyr (ldr), Leo Thompson (p), Ernest McLean, Johnny St. Cyr (g), Richard McLean (b), Sidney Montague (d)
| a. | Rose Of The Rio Grande(Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren, Ross Gorman) - 2:29 | |
| b. | The Pearls(Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton) - 2:24 | |
| c. | At Sundown(Walter Donaldson) - 2:57 | |
| d. | Could I Have Know(Johnny St. Cyr) - 2:29 | |
| e. | Boogie Woogie(Johnny St. Cyr) - 4:00 |
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American Music CDAMCD 789 — Johnny St. Cyr (1994)
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Date: Jun 14, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Hawks (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, Allen "Fat Man" Matthews, John "Buddy" Morris, Willie Thrower, Albert Veal (v)
| a. | IM 730 | Give It Up(Dave Bartholomew, Joseph Gaines)
- 2:08 Imperial 785306 — Give It Up / Nobody But You (1954)
Imperial 45X 5306 — Give It Up / Nobody But You (1954)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 015 — Rumba DooWop 1933-1954/2 (2011)
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| b. | IM 731 | Nobody But You(Joseph Gaines, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:19 Imperial 785306 — Give It Up / Nobody But You (1954)
Imperial 45X 5306 — Give It Up / Nobody But You (1954)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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| c. | IM 732 | All Women Are The Same(A. Smith)
- 2:15 Imperial 785317 — All Women Are The Same / That's What You Are (1954)
Imperial 45X 5317 — All Women Are The Same / That's What You Are (1954)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70076 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 1 - New Orleans R&B (1976)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 70 — Southern Bred Vol. 20 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 733 | That's What You Are(Joseph Gaines, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:36 Imperial 785317 — All Women Are The Same / That's What You Are (1954)
Imperial 45X 5317 — All Women Are The Same / That's What You Are (1954)
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: Jun 14, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 737 | The Ice Man(unknown) - 2:35 |
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Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: Jun 14, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v)
| a. | IM 734 | That Certain Door(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:51 Imperial 785296 — That Certain Door / Can't Stop Loving You (1954)
Imperial 45X 5296 — That Certain Door / Can't Stop Loving You (1954)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
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| b. | IM 735 | Nobody Knows(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:06 Imperial 785349 — Nobody Knows / Real Gone Lover (1954)
Imperial 45X 5349 — Nobody Knows / Real Gone Lover (1954)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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| c. | IM 736 | Can't Stop Loving You(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:14 Imperial 785296 — That Certain Door / Can't Stop Loving You (1954)
Imperial 45X 5296 — That Certain Door / Can't Stop Loving You (1954)
Black Diamond LP 7"4506 — Going Back To The Old Gumbo (1976)
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/3 (2011)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/1 (2018)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 68 — Southern Bred Vol. 18 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2 (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773B — New Orleans Guitar/2 (2006)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/2 (2016)
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Date: Jul 3, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Blanche Thomas (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Blanche Thomas (v)
| a. | IM 742 | You AIn't So Such A Much(Blanche Thomas)
- 2:21 EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Pelican 45JBJ 1011 — You Ain't So Such A Much / Hound Dog - Blanche Thomas/Little Esther (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1 (2011)
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| b. | IM 743 | Not The Way That I Love You(Blanche Thomas) - 2:25 |
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Meladee CD501 — Ballin In N'Awlins - Original 1951-1959 Recordings Volume 1
Imperial 785302 — You AIn't Si Such A Much / Not The Way That I Love You (1954)
Imperial 45X 5302 — You AIn't Si Such A Much / Not The Way That I Love You (1954)
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Date: Aug 3, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Spiders (New Orleans) (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Melvin Lastie (c), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer, Charles Williams (d), Leonard "Chick" Carbo, Oliver Howard, Bill Moore, Mac West (v)
| a. | IM 747 | The Real Thing(Arthur Smith)
- 2:24 Imperial 45X 5305 — Mmm Mmm Baby / The Real Thing (1954)
Imperial 785305 — Mmm Mmm Baby / The Real Thing (1955)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9148 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 1 (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 105 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 1 (1985)
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| b. | IM 748 | She Keeps Me Wondering(Arthur Smith)
- 2:27 Imperial 785318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering (1954)
Imperial 45X 5318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering (1954)
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| c. | IM 749 | 21 (3x7=21)(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:21 Imperial 785318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering (1954)
Imperial 45X 5318 — 21 (3x7=21) / She Keeps Me Wondering (1954)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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| d. | IM 750 | That's Enough(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:17 Imperial 785331 — Lost And Bewildered / That's Enough (1955)
Imperial 45X 5331 — Lost And Bewildered / That's Enough (1955)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — I Didn't Wanna Do It (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9140 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1962)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 106 — The Best Of The Spiders Vol. 2 (1985)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15673 BH — The Imperial Sessions/1 (1992)
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Ernest McLean or Justin Adams (g); Lee Allen or Herb Hardesty (ts); Earl Palmer or Charles Williams (d).
Date: Aug 13, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 751 | Jump Children(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:22 Imperial LP 12"154 660 — Jump Children (1983)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 16709 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1954 (2005)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVBCD 1011 — The R&B Years 1954/4 (2005)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | IM 754 | Cat Music(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:03 Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/1 (2011)
Tipitina LP 10"TPL 3302 — Geechie Goomie - Rhythm And Blues Gone Caribbean (2019)
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Imperial 785308 — Cat Music / Jump Children (1954)
Imperial 45X 5308 — Cat Music / Jump Children (1954)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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Date: Sep 4, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Bees (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Billy Bland (v), chorus (bkv)
| a. | IM 763 | I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)(Savannah Churchill)
- 2:42 Imperial 785320 — Get Away Baby / I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) (1954)
Imperial 45X 5320 — Get Away Baby / I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) (1954)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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| b. | IM 765 | Darling Please(Billy Bland) - 2:34 |
| c. | IM 766 | Get Away Baby(Billy Bland)
- 2:19 Imperial 785320 — Get Away Baby / I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) (1954)
Imperial 45X 5320 — Get Away Baby / I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) (1954)
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: Sep 10, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Bees (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Billy Bland (v), chorus (bkv), Dave Bartholomew (dir)
| a. | IM 768 | Snatchin' Back(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:36 Imperial 785314 — Toy Bell / Snatchin' Back (1954)
Imperial 45X 5314 — Toy Bell / Snatchin' Back (1954)
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| b. | IM 769 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:15 |
| c. | IM 767 | Toy Bell(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:20 Imperial 785314 — Toy Bell / Snatchin' Back (1954)
Imperial 45X 5314 — Toy Bell / Snatchin' Back (1954)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Indigo CDIGOTCD 2565 — The R&B Hits 1954/3 (2005)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: November 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Hawks (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Dave Bartholomew, Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, Allen "Fat Man" Matthews, John "Buddy" Morris, Willie Thrower, Albert Veal (v)
| a. | IM 823 | Can't See For Lookin'(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:24 |
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Imperial 785332 — It's Too Late Now / Can't See For Lookin' (1955)
Imperial 45X 5332 — It's Too Late Now / Can't See For Lookin' (1955)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
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Date: November 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 810 | An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:25 |
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Imperial 785373 — Shrimp And Gumbo / An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band (1956)
Imperial 45X 5373 — Shrimp And Gumbo / An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band (1956)
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Date: Nov 2, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 783 | Another Mule(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:23 Imperial 785322 — Another Mule / I Want To Be With Her (1954)
Imperial 45X 5322 — Another Mule / I Want To Be With Her (1955)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| b. | IM 784 | Every Night, Every Day(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Imperial 785350 — Every Night, Every Day / Four Winds (1955)
Imperial 45X 5350 — Every Night, Every Day / Four Winds (1955)
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| c. | IM 785 | Shout, Sister, Shout(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:23 Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6036 — The Classic New Orleans R&B Band Sound - The Best Of Dave Bartholomew (1989)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/1 (2017)
AMB MP3(no number) — Texas Hop (2021)
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| d. | IM 786 | I Want To Be With Her(Dave Bartholomew, Eugene Gilmore)
- 2:02 Imperial 785322 — Another Mule / I Want To Be With Her (1954)
Imperial 45X 5322 — Another Mule / I Want To Be With Her (1955)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
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Date: Nov 4, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
The Hawks (New Orleans) (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines, Allen "Fat Man" Matthews, John "Buddy" Morris, Willie Thrower, Albert Veal (v)
| a. | IM 787 | It's Too Late Now(Dave Bartholomew, Allen Matthews, Willie Thrower)
- 2:07 Imperial 785332 — It's Too Late Now / Can't See For Lookin' (1955)
Imperial 45X 5332 — It's Too Late Now / Can't See For Lookin' (1955)
Proper CDP 1614 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/2 Cat Music (2007)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 015 — Rumba DooWop 1933-1954/2 (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/2 (2011)
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| b. | IM 788 | School Girl(Lowman Pauling)
- 2:10 Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/1 (2011)
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| c. | IM 789 | These Blues(Smith) - 2:06 |
| d. | IM 790 | I Want My Loving Now(Smith) - 2:10 |
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Classics CDCLA 5160 — The Chronological The Hawks/The Bees 1953-1954 (2005)
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Date: Nov 19, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Blind Billy Tate (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Blind Billy Tate (g, v), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Dave Bartholomew (v)
| a. | IM 815 | My Heartaches(Billy Tate, Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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| b. | IM 816 | You Told Me(Billy Tate, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Imperial 785337 — You Told Me / Single Life (1954)
Imperial 45X 5337 — You Told Me / Single Life (1954)
Black Diamond LP 7"4506 — Going Back To The Old Gumbo (1976)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/2 (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
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| c. | IM 817 | Single Life(Billy Tate, Dave Bartholomew, Ewell Golydn Rhambo)
- 2:12 Imperial 785337 — You Told Me / Single Life (1954)
Imperial 45X 5337 — You Told Me / Single Life (1954)
Black Diamond LP 7"4506 — Going Back To The Old Gumbo (1976)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/2 (1986)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
Lucky CDCDLR 907 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Seven (1998)
tape copy CD(no number) — New Orleans Blues Volume 2 (2001)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3011 — New Orleans R&B Crescent City Classics/2 (2006)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792B — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/2 (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2 (2011)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 68 — Southern Bred Vol. 18 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 818 | Tougher And Tougher(Dave Bartholomew, Billy Tate)
unissued
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Date: Nov 21, 1954
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Joan Scott (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Joan Scott (v)
| a. | IM 811 | My Wedding Day(Dave Bartholomew, A. Smith) - 2:15 |
| c. | IM 812 | Mighty Long Road(Cesta Ayres)
- 2:24 EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/1 (1992)
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Imperial 785328 — My Wedding Day / Mighty Long Road (1954)
Imperial 45X 5328 — My Wedding Day / Mighty Long Road (1954)
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Date: January 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Roosevelt Sykes (ldr), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Roosevelt Sykes (p, v), Pee Wee Crayton, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), Dave Bartholomew (dir)
| a. | IM 833 | You Can't Be Lucky All The Time(Roosevelt Sykes)
- 2:57 Imperial LP 12"LM 94002 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83215 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1970)
Wolf LP 12"WBJ 004 — Rock It - The Postwar Years-Volume 1 1946-54 (1988)
RST CDBDCD 6050 — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 10 (1951-1959) (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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| b. | IM 834 | Sweet Old Chicago(Roosevelt Sykes)
- 2:19 Liberty LP 12"8195 — Blues Anthology-3 New Orleans Blues
Imperial 785347 — Sweet Old Chicago / Blood Stains (1955)
Imperial 45X 5347 — Sweet Old Chicago / Blood Stains (1955)
Imperial LP 12"LM 94002 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83215 — Urban Blues Vol. 1 - Blues Uptown (1970)
Wolf LP 12"WBJ 004 — Rock It - The Postwar Years-Volume 1 1946-54 (1988)
RST CDBDCD 6050 — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 10 (1951-1959) (1993)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1012 — The R&B Years 1955 Vol. 1/1 (2007)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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| c. | IM 835 | Jail Bait(Roosevelt Sykes)
Wolf LP 12"WBJ 005 — West Helena Blues - The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57 (1988)
Wolf CDWBJ 005 CD — West Helena Blues - The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57 (1988)
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| d. | IM 836 | Blood Stains(Roosevelt Sykes)
- 2:07 Imperial 785347 — Sweet Old Chicago / Blood Stains (1955)
Imperial 45X 5347 — Sweet Old Chicago / Blood Stains (1955)
Wolf LP 12"WBJ 005 — West Helena Blues - The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57 (1988)
Wolf CDWBJ 005 CD — West Helena Blues - The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57 (1988)
RST CDBDCD 6050 — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 10 (1951-1959) (1993)
JSP CDJSPCD 7792A — Crescent City Bounce - From Blues To R&B In New Orleans/1 (2007)
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Date: Mar 28, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Lee Allen (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2477-3/IM 3609 | I Didn't Want You(Leonard Lee)
- 2:27 United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2 (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
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| b. | NO 2478-5/IM 3607 | You'd Be Thinking Of Me(Leonard Lee)
- 2:32 Aladdin 783289 — Feel So Good / You'd Be Thinking Of Me (1955)
Aladdin 4545-3289 — You'd Be Thinking Of Me / Feel So Good (1955)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| c. | NO 2479-3/IM 3602 | I'll Thrill You(Leonard Lee)
- 2:30 Aladdin 783405 — I'll Thrill You / Love No One But You (1958)
Aladdin 4545-3405 — Love No One But You / I'll Thrill You (1958)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/2 (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/1 (1997)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/2 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/2 (2019)
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| d. | NO 2480-3/IM 3603 | Feel So Good(J.B. Hutto)
- 2:46 Aladdin 783289 — Feel So Good / You'd Be Thinking Of Me (1955)
Aladdin 4545-3289 — You'd Be Thinking Of Me / Feel So Good (1955)
Minit LP 12"MLL 70009E — Rhythm & Blues Classics Volume Two (1968)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One (1988)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 3 Rockin' And Rollin' (1955-1956) (1994)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2 (1997)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine (1999)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16710 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1955 (2005)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1014 — The R&B Years 1955 Vol. 2/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
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Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).
Date: May 23, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v)
| a. | IM 872 | Bumpity Bump(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:29 Imperial 785356 — Bumpity Bump / I Hear You Knocking (1955)
Imperial 45X 5356 — Bumpity Bump / I Hear You Knocking (1955)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Gigi 45561 — I Hear You Knocking / Bumpity Bump (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
EMI America LP 12"062 261 14421 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Stateside LP 12"26 1442 1 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6030 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
EMI America Cassette4XQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 902 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Two (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0706 — Jiving Jamboree Vol. 2 (1999)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773B — New Orleans Guitar/2 (2006)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 63 — Southern Bred Vol. 13 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | IM 873 | I Can't Believe It(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:14 Imperial 45X 5470 — I Can't Believe It / Rootin' And Tootin' (1957)
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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| c. | IM 874 | I Hear You Knocking(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino, Pearl King)
- 2:34 Imperial 785356 — Bumpity Bump / I Hear You Knocking (1955)
Imperial 45X 5356 — Bumpity Bump / I Hear You Knocking (1955)
Liberty 45LBG 15337 — I Hear You Knocking / Playgirl (1955)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Gigi 45561 — I Hear You Knocking / Bumpity Bump (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17236 — I Hear You Knocking (1986)
EMI America LP 12"062 261 14421 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Stateside LP 12"26 1442 1 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
Stateside LP 12"SSL 6030 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 (1987)
EMI America Cassette4XQ 17265 — Imperial Musicians 1951-1962 "The Rhythm In Rhythm & Blue" (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One (1988)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Rhino CDR2 71806 — The R&B Box - 30 Years Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 3 Rockin' And Rollin' (1955-1956) (1994)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 910 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Ten (1999)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/3 (2004)
Bear Family CDBCD 16710 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1955 (2005)
JSP CDJSPCD 7773B — New Orleans Guitar/2 (2006)
Primo CDPRMCD 6016 — New Orleans R&B Outbreak/2 (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1012 — The R&B Years 1955 Vol. 1/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 011 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-57/2 (2010)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/1 Classics (2011)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 029 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 3, 1953-1955/2 (2011)
Proper CDP 1839 - Properbox 185 — Walking To New Orleans - A History Of The Crescent City Piano Pioneers/3 (2014)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/10 (2019)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3260 — Would You Believe It! - In New Orleans 1951-1962 (2022)
Acrobat CDACQCD 7175 — An Anthology Of 20th Century Blues/4 (2023)
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| d. | IM 875 | Hey Girl(Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:17 Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4 (2016)
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Imperial LP 12"LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (1961)
Imperial LP 12"LAX-301 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2 (1993)
Pure Pleasure LP 12"PPAN LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
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Date: Sep 6, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Post
Elmore Nixon (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Clarence Ford (as, bar), Herb Hardesty (ts), Elmore Nixon (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), rest unknown (grp)
| a. | IM 918 | A Broken Heart(Elmore Nixon)
Imperial 785388 — A Broken Heart / You Left Me (1955)
Imperial 45X 5388 — A Broken Heart / You Left Me (1955)
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| b. | IM 919 | You Left Me(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
Imperial 785388 — A Broken Heart / You Left Me (1955)
Imperial 45X 5388 — A Broken Heart / You Left Me (1955)
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| c. | IM 920 | Don't Do It(Elmore Nixon, Pearl King)
- 2:25 Post 782008 — Don't Do It / The Women (1955)
Post 45X 2008 — Don't Do It / The Women (1955)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/1 (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — Texas Blues Volume 02 (2022)
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| d. | IM 921 | The Women(Elmore Nixon)
- 2:54 Post 782008 — Don't Do It / The Women (1955)
Post 45X 2008 — Don't Do It / The Women (1955)
Imperial LP 12"156 6413 — New Orleans Rarities/1 (1986)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 67 — Southern Bred Vol. 17 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
tape copy CD(no number) — Texas Blues Volume 02 (2022)
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Date: Oct 25, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v)
| a. | IM 940 | Come On(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:19 Imperial 785372 — Come On / Queen Of Hearts (1955)
Imperial 45X 5372 — Come On / Queen Of Hearts (1955)
Black Diamond LP 7"4508 — Jumpin' Tonight (1976)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2 (1993)
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| b. | IM 941 | Queen Of Hearts(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 Imperial 785372 — Come On / Queen Of Hearts (1955)
Imperial 45X 5372 — Come On / Queen Of Hearts (1955)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/2 (1993)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
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| c. | IM 942 | One Night(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:19 Oldies Gold 45205 — One Night / Down The Road
Imperial 785380 — One Night / Ain't Gonna Do It (1956)
Imperial 45X 5380 — One Night / Ain't Gonna Do It (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (1961)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
Imperial LP 12"LAX-301 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17236 — I Hear You Knocking (1986)
EMI America LP 12"ST 17200 — Clap Your Hands And Stomp Your Feet - Imperial Records 1949-1957 (1986)
Rhino CDR2 75765 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume One (1988)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3 (1993)
Lucky CDCDLR 909 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Nine (1999)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/1 (2007)
Pure Pleasure LP 12"PPAN LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (2008)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 012 — Rumba Blues Volume 2 - The Mambo Years (2010)
Proper CDP 1793 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/1 One Night (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
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United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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Date: Oct 26, 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 943 | Would You?(Pearl King, Augustine Arthur) - 2:12 |
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Imperial 785390 — Would You / Turn Your Lamp Down Low (1956)
Imperial 45X 5390 — Would You / Turn Your Lamp Down Low (1956)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Date: November 1955
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 958 | Shrimp And Gumbo(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:04 |
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Imperial 785373 — Shrimp And Gumbo / An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band (1956)
Imperial 45X 5373 — Shrimp And Gumbo / An Old Cowhand From A Blues Band (1956)
Imperial LP 12"156 631 — Shrimp And Gumbo (1986)
Capitol CD7243 5 37599 2 6 — The Big Beat Of Dave Bartholomew (2002)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/3 (2004)
Classics CDCLA 5169 — The Chronological Dave Bartholomew 1952-1955 (2006)
Jazzman CDJMANCD 055 — Jukebox Mambo Vol. I (2012)
Proper CDP 1793 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/1 One Night (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5498 — Roots Of Funk 1947-1962/3 (2017)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Date: Feb 3, 1956
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Edgar Blanchard, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v)
| a. | SP 572-B | Slippin' And Slidin'(Richard Wayne Penniman, Edwin Bocage, Albert Collins, Floyd Smith)
- 2:44 Specialty 45SP-572 — Long Tall Sally / Slippin' And Slidin' (1955)
Specialty 78572 — Long Tall Sally / Slippin' And Slidin' (1956)
London EPRE-O 1071 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 1 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-401 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 2 (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-1211 — His Biggest Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1 (1972)
Ace (UK) CDCDFAB 001 — The Fabulous Little Richard (1991)
Atlas (Fr) CassetteBLU-K7 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
Atlas (Fr) CDBLU-CD 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4 (1994)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll (2007)
Purple Chick CDPC-99 — The Complete Buddy Holly/09 (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 012 — Rumba Blues Volume 2 - The Mambo Years (2010)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
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| b. | SP 572-A | Long Tall Sally(Richard Wayne Penniman, Enortis Johnson, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:10 Specialty 45SP-572 — Long Tall Sally / Slippin' And Slidin' (1955)
Specialty 78572 — Long Tall Sally / Slippin' And Slidin' (1956)
London EPRE-O 1074 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 2 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-400 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 1 (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-1211 — His Biggest Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2112 — Our Significant Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1 (1972)
Orbis Publishing LP 12"HRL 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1 (1981)
Orbis Publishing CassetteHCR 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1 (1981)
Ace (UK) CDCDFAB 001 — The Fabulous Little Richard (1991)
Atlas (Fr) CassetteBLU-K7 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
Atlas (Fr) CDBLU-CD 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
Specialty CDSPCD 7074 — Specialty Records Greatest Hits (2001)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956 (2006)
Specialty CDSPCD 33057-2 — Specialty Profiles - Roy Milton/2 (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1615 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/3 Try Rock 'N' Roll (2007)
Harmonia Mundi CDIM 54207 — Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy/1 Classics (2011)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/2 (2013)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
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| c. | SP 606-B | Miss Ann(Richard Wayne Penniman, Enortis Johnson)
- 2:18 Specialty 78606 — Jenny, Jenny / Miss Ann (1956)
Specialty 45SP-606 — Jenny, Jenny / Miss Ann (1957)
London EPRE-O 1104 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 4 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-400 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 1 (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/2 (1972)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/5 (1994)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
Proper CDP 1793 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/1 One Night (2012)
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London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti (1968)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2113 — Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits! (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1 (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection (1993)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard (1993)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach (2001)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1 (2005)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard (2009)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1 (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1 (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1 (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard (2020)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard (2024)
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Date: Feb 9, 1956
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Edgar Blanchard, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v)
| a. | take 1alt | Heebie-Jeebie (Love)(John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson)
- 2:11 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| b. | take 2alt | Heebie-Jeebie (Love)(John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson)
- 1:55 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| c. | SP 584-A | Heebie-Jeebie (Love)(John Marascalco, Maybelle Jackson)
- 2:16 Specialty 78584 — Heeby-Jeebies / She's Got It (1956)
Specialty 45SP-584 — Heeby-Jeebies / She's Got It (1956)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall (1996)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1 (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
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| d. | take 3 | The Most I Can Offer(W. Scott)
- 2:26 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| e. | take 4alt | The Most I Can Offer(W. Scott)
- 2:25 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
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| f. | take 3inc | Oh Why?(W. Scott)
- 00:16 Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| g. | take 4alt | Oh Why?(W. Scott)
- 2:08 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| h. | SP 734-B | Oh Why?(W. Scott)
- 2:09 London EPRE-O 1104 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 4 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-401 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 2 (1957)
London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard (1979)
Specialty 45SP-734 — Chicken Little Baby / Oh Why? (1983)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1 (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection (1993)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard (1993)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach (2001)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1 (2005)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard (2009)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/2 (2010)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1 (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1 (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1 (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard (2020)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard (2024)
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| i. | take 9alt | Oh Why?(W. Scott)
- 2:17 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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Little Richard (ldr) on a-e, g-i, (v) on a-e, g-i; Lee Allen (ts) on a-e, g-i; Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts) on a-e, g-i; Huey "Piano" Smith (p) on a-e, g-i; Edgar Blanchard (g) on a-e, g-i; Ernest McLean (g) on a-e, g-i; Frank Fields (b) on a-e, g-i; Earl Palmer (d) on a-e, g-i.

Date: Mar 17, 1956
Location: J&M Studio, 838 Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v), chorus (bkv)
| a. | IM 1026 | Nothing But The Blues(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:14 Imperial LP 12"LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (1961)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70077 — New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2 - New Orleans Guitarists (1976)
Imperial LP 12"LAX-301 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Pure Pleasure LP 12"PPAN LP 9141 — I Hear You Knocking (2008)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4 (2016)
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| b. | IM 1027 | She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:27 J.I.C. 452 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me
Quality 45K 1497 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me
Imperial 785389 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me (1956)
Imperial 45X 5389 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me (1956)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
EMI America LP 12"SQ 17236 — I Hear You Knocking (1986)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 901 — Bump Jump Jive Volume One (1998)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Proper CDP 1793 - Properbox 174 — The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2 - Gumbo Ya Ya/1 One Night (2012)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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| c. | IM 1028 | Baby Please(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:06 Knight 45X 2007 — Baby Please / I Shall Not Be Move (1959)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved (1989)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4 (2016)
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| d. | IM 1029 | By The Water(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:41 Knight 45X 2011 — By The Water / Lost Weekend (1959)
Official LP 12"6033 — I Shall Not Be Moved (1989)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/4 (2016)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3 (1993)
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chorus (bkv) on d.

Date: Mar 20, 1956
Location: Jazz City Studio, 748 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), unknown (bar), Salvador Doucette (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Smiley Lewis (v), chorus (bkv)
| a. | IM 1031 | Rootin' And Tootin'(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 2:15 Imperial 45X 5470 — I Can't Believe It / Rootin' And Tootin' (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Lucky CDCDLR 903 — Bump Jump Jive Volume Three (1998)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
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| b. | IM 1032 | Please Listen To Me(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:14 J.I.C. 452 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me
Quality 45K 1497 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me
Imperial 785389 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me (1956)
Imperial 45X 5389 — She's Got Me Hook, Line & Sinker / Please Listen To Me (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Sequel CDNEX CD 130 — New Orleans Bounce - 30 Of His Best (1990)
EMI America CassetteE4 599824 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Imperial CDCDP 7 98824 2 7 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1992)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5630 — The Best Of Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Oldays CDODR-6031 — I Hear You Knocking (2015)
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| c. | IM 1033 | No, No(Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:17 Imperial 785418 — Shame, Shame, Shame / No, No (1957)
Imperial 45X 5418 — Shame, Shame, Shame / No, No (1957)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83308 — Shame Shame Shame (1970)
Liberty LP 12"LLS-70075 — I Hear You Knocking (1976)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 102 — Hook Line And Sinker (1981)
Imperial LP 12"156 632 — No No (1986)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 01 — Volume One (1989)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3 (1993)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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chorus (bkv) on a.

Date: Mar 20, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 1030 | Turn The Lamp Down(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:10 |
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Imperial 785390 — Would You / Turn Your Lamp Down Low (1956)
Imperial 45X 5390 — Would You / Turn Your Lamp Down Low (1956)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Bayou CDBOD 1003 — The Very Best Of Dave Bartholomew (2003)
Hoodoo CD263536 — Golden Rule In New Orleans: King & Imperial Sides, 1950-1961 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Date: April 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Modern
Jimmy Beasley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Jimmy Beasley (p, v), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d)
| a. | MM 3053 | Don't Feel Sorry For Me(Jimmy Beasley, Maxwell Davis, Sam Ling)
- 2:12 Modern 78996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette (1956)
Modern 4545x996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette (1956)
Modern LP 12"LMP 1210 — Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (1956)
RPM LP 12"LRP 3001 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (1956)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5001 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (1957)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5001J — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (1961)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5247 — Twist With Jimmy Beasley (1962)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1119 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (2006)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 247 — All Night Long - The Crown Records Story 1957-1962/1 (2014)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/1 (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 32 (2021)
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| b. | MM 3054 | Little Coquette(Carmen Lombardo, Johnny Green, Gus Kahn)
- 2:16 Modern 78996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette (1956)
Modern 4545x996 — Don't Feel Sorry For Me / Little Coquette (1956)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/2 (2011)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/2 (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 32 (2021)
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| c. | MM 3109 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou)(Hank Williams)
- 2:43 Modern 781009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness (1956)
Modern 4545x1009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness (1956)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/2 (2014)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 33 (2021)
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| d. | MM 3110 | My Happiness(Jimmy Beasley)
- 2:36 Modern 781009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness (1956)
Modern 4545x1009 — Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / My Happiness (1956)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 261 — I'm Ready - The Modern Story/1 (2014)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/10 (2019)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 33 (2021)
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Modern LP 12"LMP 1214 — The Fabulous Jimmy Beasley (1957)
Crown LP 12"CLP 5014 — The Fabulous Jimmy Beasley (1959)
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Date: May 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2688/IM 3589 | Let The Good Times Roll(Leonard Lee)
- 2:21 Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (1956)
Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (1956)
Aladdin LP 12"LP 807 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9179 — Let The Good Times Roll (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You (1958)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958 (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75766 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume Two (1988)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0778 — Great R&B Duets (2000)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/3 (2004)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956 (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/2 (2007)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 025 — Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962/2 (2013)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| b. | NO 2689/IM 3797 | Do You Mean To Hurt Me So(Leonard Lee)
- 2:29 Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / Do You Mean To Hurt Me So (1956)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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| c. | NO 2690/IM 3795 | Everything(Johnny Otis, Brook Benton) - 2:34 |
| d. | NO 2691/IM 3798 | Will We Be Forever Happy(Leonard Lee)
- 2:02 Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2 (1997)
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Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).
Date: May 9, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Specialty
Little Richard (ldr), Lee Allen, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Edgar Blanchard, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Little Richard (v)
| a. | take 1alt | I Got It(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:06 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| b. | 5239 | I Got It(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:21 Specialty 78681 — I Got It / Baby (1959)
London 45HLU 9065 — Baby (Don't You Want A Man Like Me) / I Got It (1960)
Specialty 45SP-681 — I Got It / Baby (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1 (1972)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0719 — Backbeat - The World's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Drummer (1999)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/2 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/4 (2012)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6131 — Little Richard (2015)
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| c. | take 9alt | I Got It(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:28 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
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| d. | take 1alt | Ready Teddy(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 1:34 Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| e. | take 3alt | Ready Teddy(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 1:53 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| f. | take 4alt | Ready Teddy(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 1:45 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| g. | SP 579-B | Ready Teddy(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:10 Specialty 78579 — Rip It Up / Ready Teddy (1956)
Specialty 45SP-579 — Rip It Up / Ready Teddy (1956)
London EPRE-O 1074 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 2 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-401 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 2 (1957)
London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti (1968)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2113 — Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits! (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1 (1972)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1 (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDFAB 001 — The Fabulous Little Richard (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection (1993)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard (1993)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach (2001)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1 (2005)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1018 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 2/1 (2007)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard (2009)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1 (2010)
Purple Chick CDPC-100 — The Complete Buddy Holly/10 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1 (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
One Day Music CDDAY3CD 037 — Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960/3 (2013)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1 (2016)
Snapper CDSBLUECD 092 — The Roots Of Johnny Hallyday (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1 (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard (2020)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard (2024)
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| h. | take 10alt | Ready Teddy(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:09 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-3 — The Specialty Sessions/3 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| i. | take 3inc | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
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| j. | take 4inc | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:10 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
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| k. | take 5inc | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| l. | take 6inc | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:17 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| m. | 5103 | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:07 Specialty 78624 — Good Golly, Miss Molly / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (1957)
London 45HLU 8560 — Good Golly, Miss Molly / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (1958)
Specialty 45SP-624 — Good Golly, Miss Molly / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey (1958)
Specialty EPSEP-403 — Little Richard Vol. 1 (1958)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2103 — Little Richard (1958)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2113 — Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits! (1968)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/2 (1972)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-2 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/2 (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach (2001)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1 (2010)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
Hoodoo CD263408 — The Influences Behind The Beatles (2012)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1 (2012)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 175 — The Promised Land - A Rock & Roll Road Map/2 (2013)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6131 — Little Richard (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/2 (2016)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/2 (2018)
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| n. | take 8alt | Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!(Richard Wayne Penniman)
- 2:06 Demand LP 12"DM 0025 — The Great Little Richard (1981)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| o. | take 1inc | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 1:16 Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| p. | take 3rhs | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:23 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| q. | take 4inc | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 1:49 Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| r. | take 6alt | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 3:11 Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/2 (2017)
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| s. | take 13alt | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:12 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
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| t. | take 14alt | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:34 Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
P-Vine CDPCD-1905 — Flashin' - Little Richard 25 Alternative Takes (1993)
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| u. | SP 579-A | Rip It Up(John Marascalco, Robert A. "Bumps" Blackwell)
- 2:34 Specialty 78579 — Rip It Up / Ready Teddy (1956)
Specialty 45SP-579 — Rip It Up / Ready Teddy (1956)
London EPRE-O 1074 — Little Richard And His Band Vol. 2 (1957)
Specialty EPSEP-402 — Here's Little Richard Vol. 3 (1957)
London LP 12"HA-C 2055 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
London LP 12"LLS 7017 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-2100 — Here's Little Richard (1957)
Specialty LP 12"SP-1211 — His Biggest Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2112 — Our Significant Hits (1960)
London LP 12"HA-O.2055 — Here's Little Richard (1963)
London LP 12"MH-69 — Pop Gospel (1963)
London LP 12"4066 — Tutti Frutti (1968)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2113 — Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits! (1968)
Artone LP 12"BSP S-1539 — Little Richard's Greatest Hits (1970)
Specialty LP 12"SPS-2154 — The Essential Little Richard/1 (1972)
Specialty LP 12"SL-5063-SP — Here's Little Richard (1973)
Vivid Sound LP 12"VS-2004 — Here's Little Richard (1979)
Orbis Publishing LP 12"HRL 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1 (1981)
Orbis Publishing CassetteHCR 002 — The History Of Rock (Volume Two)/1 (1981)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 128 — Here's Little Richard (1985)
Specialty LP 12"LA 680 207.617 — Here's Little Richard (1986)
Specialty LP 12"UPS-680-S — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Specialty CD30CP-209 — Here's Little Richard (1987)
Ace (UK) LP 12"ABOXLP 1-4 — The Specialty Sessions/4 (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 1-3 — Duck Back In The Alley (1989)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHM 128 — Here's Little Richard (1989)
Ace (UK) CDABOXCD 2-1 — His 3 Original Specialty Albums On 3 CDS/1 (1990)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0109 — His Greatest Recordings (1990)
Specialty CDSPCD 2154-2 — The Essential Little Richard (1990)
Specialty CassetteSPC 7012 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Ace (UK) CDCDFAB 001 — The Fabulous Little Richard (1991)
Specialty CDSPCD 7012-2 — The Georgia Peach (1991)
Atlas (Fr) CassetteBLU-K7 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
Atlas (Fr) CDBLU-CD 3011 — Les Génies du Blues No. 11 - Long Tall Sally (1992)
See For Miles CDSEECD 366 — The EP Collection (1993)
Specialty CDPCD-1901 — Here's Little Richard (1993)
Specialty CD5SPCD-4412-2 — The Specialty Story/4 (1994)
Specialty CDSPCD 7063-2 — Shag On Down By The Union Hall (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0729 — The Original British Hit Singles (1999)
DeAgostini CDRO 9959-2 — The Georgia Peach (2001)
Specialty CDSPCD 7074 — Specialty Records Greatest Hits (2001)
Shout! Factory CDD4K 37441 — Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens - The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans/4 (2004)
Magic CD3930565 — Tutti Frutti - Album n°1 (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 16711 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1956 (2006)
Boulevard Vintage CDBVDCD 1016 — The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1/2 (2007)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab LP 12"MFSL 1-287 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Hallmark CD706932 — Here's Little Richard (2008)
Doxy LP 12"DOY 607 — Here's Little Richard (2009)
Jasmine CDJASCD 545 — She Knows How To Rock (The Singles As & Bs)/1 (2010)
Purple Chick CDPC-100 — The Complete Buddy Holly/10 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263399 — Here's Little Richard/Little Richard (2011)
One Day Music CDDAY2CD 178 — Rip It Up - The Specialty Story/1 (2012)
Real Gone CDRGRNRCD 001 — Little Richard - 5 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles/1 (2012)
Specialty CD0888072338401 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Specialty CDSPC 33300 — Here's Little Richard (2012)
Metro Select CDMETRSL 062 — The Legendary Session/2 (2013)
Not Now LP 12"NOTLP 151 — Here's Little Richard (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 032 — The History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 4, 1955-1962/1 (2014)
Great Voices Of The Century CDEXTPCD 603 — Extended Play - Specialty Recordings EPs Vol. 1-7 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263526 — The Complete 1957-1960 London EP Sides (2015)
Oldays CDODR-6081 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Specialty CDUCCO-90393 — Here's Little Richard (2015)
Concord LP 12"SPC-36989-01 — Mono Box - The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums/1 (2016)
Specialty CD0888072025738 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Specialty CDCR 00012 — Here's Little Richard/1 (2017)
Avid CDAMSC 1286 — Little Richard - Four Classic Albums/1 (2018)
Alternative Fox LP 12"FOX 043 — Here's Little Richard (2020)
Specialty LP 12"CR 00750 — Here's Little Richard (2024)
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i, j; k, l performed as medleys

Date: Jun 11, 1956
Location: WDSU Studios, New Orleans, LA
Label: Vik
La Vergne Smith (ldr), Wallace Davenport (t), Wendell Eugene (tb), Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Ernest McLean (g), Philip Darios (b), Earl Palmer (d), Bobby Mandolph, La Vergne Smith (v)
| a. | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 1:52 | |
| b. | I Surrender Dear(Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) - 2:10 | |
| c. | Out Of Nowhere(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 1:32 | |
| d. | This Love Of Mine(Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, Frank Sinatra) - 1:49 | |
| e. | St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 2:52 | |
| f. | When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:30 | |
| g. | Blue Prelude(Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) - 2:50 | |
| h. | Too Marvelous For Words(Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) - 2:11 | |
| i. | I Almost Lost My Mind(Ivory Joe Hunter) - 3:06 | |
| j. | (How Can You Stay Away) So Long(Burke, Howfle, Miller) - 2:59 | |
| k. | Stormy Weather(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:00 | |
| l. | Glory Of Love(William Hill) - 2:49 |
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Vik LP 12"LX 1056 — La Vergne Smith (1956)
Vik CDBVCJ-35031 — La Vergne Smith (1999)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 799 — The New Orleans Nightingale Complete Recordings 1954-1956/2 (2013)
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Glory Of Love is a Title Variation of The Glory Of Love (William Hill)

Date: Jun 15, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Dave Bartholomew (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, v), Joe Harris (as), Lee Allen, Clarence Hall (ts), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d)
| a. | IM 1074 | Lovin' You(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:18 |
| b. | IM 1077 | Three Time Loser(Dave Bartholomew) - 2:00 |
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Imperial 785408 — Lovin' You / Three Time Loser (1956)
Imperial 45X 5408 — Lovin' You / Three Time Loser (1956)
Imperial LP 12"156 133 — The Monkey (1985)
Jasmine CDJASCD 845 — Jump Children!/2 (2017)
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Date: Sep 8, 1956
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Aladdin
Shirley & Lee (ldr), Joe Harris (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Edward Frank (p), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Earl Palmer (d), Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee (v)
| a. | NO 2736 | I Feel Good(Leonard Lee)
- 2:15 Aladdin 783338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over (1956)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958 (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Proper CDP 1616 - Properbox 129 — The Cosimo Matassa Story/4 Rockin' At Cosimo's (2007)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Oldays CDODR-6154 — Let The Good Times Roll (2015)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 68 — Southern Bred Vol. 18 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| b. | NO 2737/IM 3810 | That's What I'll Do(Leonard Lee)
- 2:35 Aladdin 783362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 069-G2 — Legendary Masters Series #8/1 (1973)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 47 — The Best Of Shirley & Lee (1981)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0751 — Let The Good Times Roll (2000)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 051 — Heavy Sugar/1 (2010)
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| c. | NO 2738 | Now That It's Over(Leonard Lee)
- 2:12 Aladdin 783338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over (1956)
Aladdin 4545-3338 — I Feel Good / Now That It's Over (1956)
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| d. | NO 2739 | When I Saw You(Leonard Lee)
- 2:24 Aladdin 783325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You (1956)
Aladdin 783362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3362 — That's What I'll Do / When I Saw You (1957)
Aladdin 4545-3325 — Let The Good Times Roll / When I Saw You (1958)
EMI CDCDP 7 92775-2 — Shirley And Lee (1990)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 5637 — The Legendary Master Series Volume 1 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 15785 AR — Shirley And Lee Rock (2008)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15960 DI — The Sweethearts Of The Blues/2 (1997)
Aladdin CD3325 — Let The Good Times Roll (2005)
Jasmine CDJASCD 848 — Shirley And Lee's Golden Decade/1 (2018)
Acrobat CDADDCD 3293 — The Complete Singles As & Bs 1952-62/1 (2019)
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Justin Adams or Ernest McLean (g).
Date: February 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: ABC-Paramount
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Lee Allen, Herman Greene, Herb Hardesty, Lawrence Marioneaux, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Neely Simmons (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Pritchard Cheesemen (sax), William Brown, Edward Frank, John Patton (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Edgar Blanchard, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields, Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell (b), Earl Palmer, Sticks Simpkins (d), Lloyd Price (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), Don Costa (con)
| a. | AMP 763 | Just Because(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:47 ABC-Paramount 459792 — Just Because / Why (1957)
KRC 45KRC GB 587 — Just Because / Why (1957)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Rhino LP 12"RNLP 70076 — A History Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Volume 1, 1950-1958 (1987)
Rhino CDR2 75766 — The Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Volume Two (1988)
Bear Family CDBCD 16712 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1957 (2006)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 011 — The History Of Rhythm And Blues 1952-57/4 (2010)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
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| b. | AMP 764 | Why(Lloyd Price)
- 2:05 ABC-Paramount 459792 — Just Because / Why (1957)
KRC 45KRC GB 587 — Just Because / Why (1957)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
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| c. | AMP 3416 | Stagger Lee(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:25 ABC-Paramount 459972 — Stagger Lee / You Need Love (1958)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Bear Family CDBCD 16714 AS — Blowing The Fuse 1959 (2006)
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| d. | AMP 3415 | You Need Love(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:50 ABC-Paramount 459972 — Stagger Lee / You Need Love (1958)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
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| e. | AMP 3508 | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:43 ABC-Paramount 459997 — Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? / Is It Really Love (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
ABC LP 12"ABCX 1959 — Rock 'N' Soul 1959 (1973)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
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| f. | I Wish Your Picture Was You(Lloyd Price)
- 2:11 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
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| g. | Talking About Love(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:13 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
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| h. | What Do You Do To My Heart(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:41 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
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| i. | Mailman Blues(Lloyd Price)
- 2:12 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
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| j. | Lawdy Miss Clawdy(Lloyd Price)
- 1:51 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
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| k. | A Foggy Day(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:58 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 277 — The Exciting Lloyd Price (1959)
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| l. | Oh, Oh, Oh(Lloyd Price) - 2:25 |
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Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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Collective personel.
Date: Feb 20, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Waldren "Frog" Joseph (tb), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1253 | As Time Goes By(Herman Hupfeld)
- 1:41 Imperial EPIMP 147 — Here Comes Fats (1957)
London EPRE-P 1080 — Here Comes Fats Vol. 2 (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9040 — This Is Fats (1957)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1254 | Town Talk(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:17 Imperial LP 12"LP 9170 — Twistin' The Stomp (1962)
EMI CDCDP 7 94199 2 0 — The Originals Volume 1 (1990)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/10 (2015)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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| c. | IM 1255 | Twistin' The Spots(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 1:43 Imperial LP 12"LP 9170 — Twistin' The Stomp (1962)
EMI CDCDP 7 94199 2 0 — The Originals Volume 1 (1990)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/10 (2015)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 054 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1956-1957/4 (2019)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
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Twistin' The Spots is a Title Variation of Sun Spot (Antoine "Fats" Domino)

Date: Apr 11, 1957
Location: Master Recorders, 533 Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (ts), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1274-original key | It's You I Love(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:10 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1274-undubbedalt | It's You I Love(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:23 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| c. | IM 1274 | It's You I Love(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:05 Imperial 785442 — It's You I Love / Valley of Tears (1957)
Imperial 45X 5442 — It's You I Love / Valley of Tears (1957)
Imperial EPIMP 151 — Cookin' With Fats (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9040 — This Is Fats (1957)
London EPRE-P 1117 — Blues For Love Vol. 3 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9103 — Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits (1960)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83024 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 2 (1965)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93044B — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.274 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 206 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60016 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60044 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists 8-TrackX 04022 — Legendary Masters (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Imperial LP 12"155 1833 — New Orleans Rock'N'Roll/1 (1984)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
Collectables 45COL 6164 — When My Dreamboat Comes Along / It's You I Love (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 9311 — Greatest Hits (1995)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2721 — Rock And Rollin / This Is Fats Domino (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16825 AR — Fats Rocks (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/2 (2008)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/4 (2008)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6502 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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| d. | IM 1275-undubbedalt | Valley Of Tears(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:10 EMI CDCDP 7 80693 2 4 — The Originals Volume 5 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| e. | IM 1275 | Valley Of Tears(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 1:52 Imperial 785442 — It's You I Love / Valley of Tears (1957)
Imperial 45X 5442 — It's You I Love / Valley of Tears (1957)
Imperial EPIMP 151 — Cookin' With Fats (1957)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9040 — This Is Fats (1957)
London EPRE-P 1117 — Blues For Love Vol. 3 (1958)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83024 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 2 (1965)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93044B — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.274 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 206 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60016 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60044 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists 8-TrackX 04022 — Legendary Masters (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
Imperial LP 12"1551833 — New Orleans Rock'N'Roll/2 (1984)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Collectables 45COL 6165 — Wait And See / Valley Of Tears (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 9311 — Greatest Hits (1995)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/2 (2008)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Purple Chick CDPC-100 — The Complete Buddy Holly/10 (2010)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6502 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/2 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17530 — The Ballads Of Fats Domino (2018)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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| f. | IM 1276-original key | Wait And See(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:03 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| g. | IM 1276 | Wait And See(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:53 Imperial 785467 — Wait And See / I Still Love You (1957)
Imperial 45X 5467 — Wait And See / I Still Love You (1957)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Fats (1958)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Here Comes Fats Vol. 3 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9170 — Twistin' The Stomp (1962)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
EMI CDCDP 7 94199 2 0 — The Originals Volume 1 (1990)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
Collectables 45COL 6165 — Wait And See / Valley Of Tears (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16825 AR — Fats Rocks (2007)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/10 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6502 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/2 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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| h. | IM 1277 | True Confession(Sam Coslow, Frederick Hollander)
- 2:09 Imperial 45X 5959 — Isle Of Capri / True Confession (1963)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/4 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1323 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 5 : 1962-1964 (2012)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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Date: May 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Modern
Jimmy Beasley (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Plas Johnson (ts), Maxwell Davis (ts, dir), Jimmy Beasley (p, org, v), Justin Adams, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Charles Williams (d), rest unknown (grp)
| a. | MM 3159 | Johnny's House Party, Part 1(Johnny Heartsman)
- 2:55 Modern 781021 — Johnny's House Party (1957)
Modern 4545x1021 — Johnny's House Party (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 34 (2021)
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| b. | MM 3160 | Johnny's House Party, Part 2(Johnny Heartsman)
- 2:35 Modern 781021 — Johnny's House Party (1957)
Modern 4545x1021 — Johnny's House Party (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 34 (2021)
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| c. | MM 3171 | We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)(Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels)
- 1:59 Modern 781023 — I Want My Baby / We Three (1957)
Modern 4545x1023 — I Want My Baby / We Three (1957)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 35 (2021)
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| d. | MM 3172 | I Want My Baby (Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea)(Jimmy Beasley, Joe Josea)
- 2:05 Modern 781023 — I Want My Baby / We Three (1957)
Modern 4545x1023 — I Want My Baby / We Three (1957)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1119 — A Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (2006)
tape copy MP3(no number) — Modern Records Collection Volume 35 (2021)
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Dave Bartholomew (t) on c-d, (dir) on c-d; Lee Allen (ts) on c-d; Maxwell Davis (ts) on a-b, (dir) on a-b; Herb Hardesty (ts) on c-d; Plas Johnson (ts) on a-b; Jimmy Beasley (p) on c-d, (org) on a-b; Justin Adams (g) on c-d; Ernest McLean (g) on c-d; Frank Fields (b) on c-d; Charles Williams (d) on c-d; rest unknown (grp) on a-b.

Date: May 20, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Smiley Lewis (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t, dir), Meyer Kennedy (as), Clarence Hall, Herb Hardesty (ts), Huey "Piano" Smith (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), unknown (d), Smiley Lewis (v)
| a. | IM 1347 | Go On Fool(Dave Bartholomew, D. Ester)
- 2:04 Imperial 785450 — Go On Fool / Goin' To Jump And Shout (1957)
Imperial 45X 5450 — Go On Fool / Goin' To Jump And Shout (1957)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30167 — I Hear You Knocking (1978)
K.C. LP 12"K.C. 104 — Down Yonder (1984)
K.C. CDK.C. CD 02 — Volume Two (1989)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
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| b. | IM 1348 | How Long(Leroy Carr)
- 2:19 Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La (1985)
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| c. | IM 1349 | Goin' To Jump And Shout(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 1:57 Imperial 785450 — Go On Fool / Goin' To Jump And Shout (1957)
Imperial 45X 5450 — Go On Fool / Goin' To Jump And Shout (1957)
Imperial LP 12"1561391 — Ooh La La (1985)
Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 16676 AR — Smiley Lewis Rocks (2010)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 251 — I Hear You Knocking 1947-1962/3 (2016)
Jasmine CDJASMCD 3097 — Rootin' & Tootin' - The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley Lewis/2 (2018)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 65 — Southern Bred Vol. 15 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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| d. | IM 1350 | The Sheik Of Araby(Harry Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler)
- 2:08 Kings Of Rhythm CDKRCD 333 — Down Yonder With Smiley Lewis (1995)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15745 DI — Shame, Shame, Shame/3 (1993)
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How Long is a Title Variation of How Long, How Long Blues (Leroy Carr)

Date: Jun 1, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1353 | Sailor Boy(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:03 Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
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| b. | IM 1355 | It Must Be Love(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:17 Imperial 785537 — Young School Girl / It Must Be Love (1958)
Imperial 45X 5537 — Young School Girl / It Must Be Love (1958)
London EPRE-P 1207 — The Rockin' "Mr. D" Vol. 2 (1959)
Liberty LP 12"BOSP 10 — Don't You Know? (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
See For Miles CDSEECD 416 — The EP Collection Vol. 1 (1994)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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Date: June 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: KRC
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Lee Allen, Herman Greene, Herb Hardesty, Lawrence Marioneaux, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Neely Simmons (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Pritchard Cheesemen (sax), William Brown, Edward Frank, John Patton (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Edgar Blanchard, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields, Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell (b), Earl Palmer, Sticks Simpkins (d), Lloyd Price (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), Don Costa (con)
| a. | KRC 2576 | Georgianna(Lloyd Price, Bill Boskent)
- 2:14 KRC 45KRC 305-45 — Georgianna / 0Hello Little Girl (1957)
Flyright LP 12"LP 4709 — New Orleans R & B Volume Two (1974)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7403 — New Orleans Rhythm 'N Blues 1949-1967 (1982)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVDD 175 — The Promised Land - A Rock & Roll Road Map/2 (2013)
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| b. | KRC 2577 | Lonely Chair(Lloyd Price, Bill Boskent)
- 2:15 KRC 45KRC 301-45 — Lonely Chair / The Chicken And The Bop (1957)
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| c. | KRC 2579 | The Chicken And The Bop(Bill Boskent, Lloyd Price)
- 2:15 KRC 45KRC 301-45 — Lonely Chair / The Chicken And The Bop (1957)
Koko Mojo CDKM-CD 67 — Southern Bred Vol. 17 - Louisiana & New Orleans R&B Rockers (2021)
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Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
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Date: Jun 5, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1357-original key | The Big Beat(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:06 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1357 | The Big Beat(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:58 Imperial 785477 — The Big Beat / I Want You To Know (1957)
Imperial 45X 5477 — The Big Beat / I Want You To Know (1957)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Fats (1958)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Here Comes Fats Vol. 3 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9055 — The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83024 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 2 (1965)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93044B — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.274 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 206 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60016 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60044 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
Official LP 12"6036 — Only Rock And Roll (1989)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0706 — Jiving Jamboree Vol. 2 (1999)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Bear Family CDBCD 16825 AR — Fats Rocks (2007)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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Date: Jun 13, 1957
Location: Master Recorders, 533 Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), string section (str)
| a. | IM 1361 | Little Mary(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:01 Imperial 785526 — Little Mary / The Prisoner's Song (1958)
Imperial 45X 5526 — Little Mary / The Prisoner's Song (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9055 — The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)
London EPRE-P 1207 — The Rockin' "Mr. D" Vol. 2 (1959)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 2 (1991)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2723 — Here Stands Fats Domino / This Is Fats (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/3 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263398 — This Is Fats/Rock & Rollin' With Fats Domino (2011)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Oldays CDODR-6502 — My Blue Heaven - 40 Hits Of New Orleans' Legend 1949-1961/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1362 | Stack And Billy(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:12 Imperial LP 12"LP 9065 — Let's Play Fats Domino (1959)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
EMI CDCDP 7 94284 2 7 — The Originals Volume 2 (1990)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/07 (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/4 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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| c. | IM 1363 | When I See You(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:10 Imperial LP 12"ILW 1009 — Here Comes Fats Again 2
Imperial 785454 — When I See You / What Will I Tell My Heart (1957)
Imperial 45X 5454 — When I See You / What Will I Tell My Heart (1957)
London EPRE-P 1121 — Blues For Love Vol. 4 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 12239 — Let's Dance With Domino (1963)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9239 — Let's Dance With Domino (1963)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9248 — Here He Comes Again! (1963)
Sunset LP 12"SUS 5299 — Ain't That A Shame (1971)
Sunset LP 12"SLS 50227 — Ain't That A Shame (1972)
Sunset LP 12"SUS 5299 — Revival (1976)
Imperial LP 12"2C 068 83031 — Let's Dance With Domino (1981)
Imperial LP 12"1551833 — New Orleans Rock'N'Roll/3 (1984)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 3 (1991)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/3 (2002)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Fantastic Voyage CDFVTD 131 — Heavy Sugar, Second Spoonful/3 (2011)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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| d. | IM 1363-ovd | When I See You(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:10 EMI CD7243 8 29150 2 7 — The Originals Volume 11 (1995)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/10 (2019)
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string section (str) on d.

Date: Aug 3, 1957
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Dave Bartholomew (t), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1387 | Oh Wee(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:04 Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/5 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1388 | I Still Love You(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino, Wilbert Watson, Earl Palmer)
- 2:00 Imperial 785467 — Wait And See / I Still Love You (1957)
Imperial 45X 5467 — Wait And See / I Still Love You (1957)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Fats (1958)
London EPRE-P 1138 — Here Comes Fats Vol. 3 (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9103 — Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits (1960)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83023 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 1 (1965)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
Liberty LP 12"BOSP 10 — Don't You Know? (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 3 (1991)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
See For Miles CDSEECD 455 — The EP Collection Vol. 2 (1996)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/3 (2002)
Proper CDP 1644 - Properbox 138 — King Of New Orleans Rock 'N' Roll/4 (2008)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/05 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/4 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/04 (2019)
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| c. | IM 1389 | My Love For Her(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:40 Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/5 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/05 (2019)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
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Date: October 1957
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: KRC
The King Bees (New Orleans), Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Lee Allen, Herman Greene, Herb Hardesty, Lawrence Marioneaux, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Neely Simmons (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Pritchard Cheesemen (sax), William Brown, Edward Frank, John Patton (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Edgar Blanchard, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields, Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell (b), Earl Palmer, Sticks Simpkins (d), The King Bees (New Orleans), Lloyd Price (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), Don Costa (con)
| a. | KRC 2745 | Lovely Love(The King Bees)
- 2:21 KRC 45KRC 302-45 — Lovely Love / Can't You Understand (1957)
Bear Family DVDBVD 20126 AT — The !!!! Beat Vol. 1 - Shows 1 to 5 (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
tape copy DVD(no number) — The !!! Beat Show #01 (2022)
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| b. | KRC 2746 | Can't You Understand(The King Bees)
- 2:43 KRC 45KRC 302-45 — Lovely Love / Can't You Understand (1957)
Bear Family DVDBVD 20126 AT — The !!!! Beat Vol. 1 - Shows 1 to 5 (2005)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
tape copy DVD(no number) — The !!! Beat Show #01 (2022)
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| c. | KRC 2747 | Hello Little Girl(Bill Boskent, Lloyd Price)
- 1:56 KRC 45KRC 305-45 — Georgianna / 0Hello Little Girl (1957)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/11 (2021)
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| d. | KRC 2920 | To Love And Be Loved(Bill Boskent)
- 2:35 KRC 45KRC 305-45 — To Love And Be Loved / How Many Times (1957)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/12 (2021)
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| e. | KRC 2922 | How Many Times(Bill Boskent, Lloyd Price)
- 2:00 KRC 45KRC 305-45 — To Love And Be Loved / How Many Times (1957)
Bear Family CDBCD 17052 — R&B In DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin' Rhythm And More/12 (2021)
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The King Bees (New Orleans) (ldr) on a-b, (v) on a-b; Lloyd Price (ldr) on c-e; The Ray Charles Singers (bkv) on c-e.

Date: Jan 15, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Wing
Herb Hardesty (ldr), Herb Hardesty, Alvin "Red" Tyler (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Edward Frank (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), unknown (v)
| a. | 16940 | Coach Train(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:19 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/1 (2017)
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| b. | 16941 | Herb In The Doghouse(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:21 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| c. | 16942 | Bouncing Ball(Herbert Hardesty)
- 1:59 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| d. | 16943 | Herb's Mood(Herbert Hardesty)
- 3:04 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
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| e. | 16944 | Nat(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:25 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
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| f. | 16945 | Goldie(Herbert Hardesty)
- 1:29 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
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| g. | 16946 | Feelin' Good(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:56 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| h. | 16947 | Jammin'(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:47 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| i. | 16948 | Tasty(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:36 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| j. | 16949 | Sassy(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:12 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/2 (2017)
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| k. | 16950 | Soft Lights(Herbert Hardesty)
- 2:36 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
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| l. | 16951 | Baby Oh Baby(Hiram Johnson, Nathaniel Bauknight, Walter Coleman)
unissued
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| m. | 16952 | You Know I Need Your Love(unknown)
unissued
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| n. | 16956 | Rumba Rockin' With Coleman(Herbert Hardesty)
- 1:37 Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1333 — The Domino Effect - The Wing & Federal Recordings 1958-61 (2012)
Northern CDNMG 0245 — Soft Lights (2014)
Rhythm & Blues CDRANDB 045 — Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1958/3 (2017)
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unknown (v) on l-m.

Date: Apr 17, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Wendell Duconge (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1603 | The Prisoner's Song(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:41 Imperial 785526 — Little Mary / The Prisoner's Song (1958)
Imperial 45X 5526 — Little Mary / The Prisoner's Song (1958)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
Liberty LP 12"BOSP 10 — Don't You Know? (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
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| b. | IM 1604 | One Of These Days(Ronnie Hawkins, Jacqueline Magill)
- 2:11 Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
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| c. | IM 1605 | I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You(Sam Theard)
- 2:41 Imperial LP 12"LP 9055 — The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/5 (2017)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
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Date: May 1958
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: KRC
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Lee Allen, Herman Greene, Herb Hardesty, Lawrence Marioneaux, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Neely Simmons (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Pritchard Cheesemen (sax), William Brown, Edward Frank, John Patton (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Edgar Blanchard, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields, Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell (b), Earl Palmer, Sticks Simpkins (d), Lloyd Price (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), Don Costa (con)
| a. | S 126 | No Limit To Love(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:35 KRC 455000 — No Limit To Love / Such A Mess (1958)
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| b. | S 127 | Such A Mess(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:24 KRC 455000 — No Limit To Love / Such A Mess (1958)
Sue LP 12"ILP 920 — 50 Minutes 24 Seconds Of Recorded Dynamite! (1965)
Ace (UK) LP 12"2032 — Ace Story Volume 2 (1979)
Ace (UK) LP 12"CH 12 — Ace Story Volume 2 (1979)
Ace (UK) Cassette2032 — Ace Story Volume 2 (1979)
Ace (UK) CD2032 — Ace Story Volume 2 (1994)
P-Vine CDPCD-5351 — Whisky A Go Go Presents I'm Wise (1998)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| c. | S 129 | Down By The River(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:15 Flyright LP 12"LP 4708 — New Orleans R & B Volume One (1974)
Krazy Kat LP 12"KK 7403 — New Orleans Rhythm 'N Blues 1949-1967 (1982)
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Grand Prix LP 12"KS 422 — Mr. Rhythm & Blues - Lloyd Price/Frank Motley (1958)
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Date: Jun 14, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Wendell Duconge (as), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Allen Toussaint (p), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), Antoine "Fats" Domino (v)
| a. | IM 1671-basic trackalt | Young School Girl(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:59 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| b. | IM 1671 | Young School Girl(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:59 Imperial 785537 — Young School Girl / It Must Be Love (1958)
Imperial 45X 5537 — Young School Girl / It Must Be Love (1958)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9055 — The Fabulous Mr. D (1958)
London EPRE-P 1207 — The Rockin' "Mr. D" Vol. 2 (1959)
EMI CD0777 7 80174 2 1 — The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew/2 (1992)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 27399 2 0 — The Originals Volume 7 (1993)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/2 (2002)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/06 (2015)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/5 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17530 — The Ballads Of Fats Domino (2018)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/3 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
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| c. | IM 1672-basic trackalt | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Roy Hayes)
- 2:02 Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/09 (2019)
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| d. | IM 1672 | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Roy Hayes)
- 2:02 Imperial 785606 — I Want To Walk You Home / I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day (1959)
Imperial 45X 5606 — I Want To Walk You Home / I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9065 — Let's Play Fats Domino (1959)
Liberty EPLEP 4026 — My Blue Heaven (1960)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9103 — Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits (1960)
Polydor LP 12"20.6044 — American Rock - Ernie Freeman, Sonny Anderson, Fats Domino & Henri René (1960)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83024 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 2 (1965)
Liberty LP 12"LLP-93044B — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LXB-9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Sunset LP 12"SUS 5299 — Ain't That A Shame (1971)
United Artists LP 12"89.274 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"SUAL 206 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"UAD 60016 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
United Artists LP 12"USA 9958 — Fats Domino/2 (1971)
Liberty LP 12"LWB-509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"5D 128-60044 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"SLS 50227 — Ain't That A Shame (1972)
United Artists LP 12"L 45 087 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Liberty Cassette4LW 509958 — Fats Domino/2 (1972)
Sunset LP 12"SUS 5299 — Revival (1976)
United Artists LP 12"4C 064-98244 — Fats Domino Story Volume 2 (1976)
United Artists LP 12"8E 074 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"L 36160 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29967 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists Cassette236.97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists CassetteC 26160 — 20 Greatest Hits (1976)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
United Artists LP 12"1C 064 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists LP 12"LL 0404 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists Cassette5C 236 97905 — 20 Greatest Hits (1978)
United Artists LP 12"1C 064 85750 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hits (1979)
United Artists LP 12"UAG 30254 — Singles Album (1979)
Liberty LP 12"1A 263 82750 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hitsa (1980)
United Artists LP 12"UAC 5013 — 20 Greatest Hits (1980)
Imperial LP 12"155 1833 — New Orleans Rock'N'Roll/1 (1984)
Liberty LP 12"MID.166018 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hitsa (1986)
Official LP 12"6036 — Only Rock And Roll (1989)
Eva Cassette7941554 — Het Beste Van Fats Domino (1990)
EMI CDCDP 7 94284 2 7 — The Originals Volume 2 (1990)
Eva CD7941552 — Het Beste Van Fats Domino (1990)
EMI CDCDP 7 96785 2 2 — They Call Me The Fat Man, The Imperial Years Vol. 3 (1991)
Collectables 45COL 6162 — Goin' Home / I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 33424 2 6 — 20 Rock 'N' Roll Hits (1995)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 2724 — The Fabulous Mr. D / Fats Domino Swings (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/3 (2002)
Proper CDPVCD 120 — Rockin' On Rampart/2 (2003)
Collectables CDCOL-CD 1129 — Only the Best of Fats Domino/1 (2008)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1306 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 4 : 1959-1961 (2011)
Hoodoo CD263478 — Here Stands Fats Domino/Let's Play Fats Domino (2014)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/07 (2015)
Hallmark CD712102 — The Singles Album (2015)
Hoodoo CD263593 — Walking To New Orleans - 68 Original All-Time Classics/2 (2017)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/4 (2018)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
Jasmine CDJASCD 855 — Fats In Stereo 1959-1962/1 (2019)
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| e. | IM 1673 | Let The Four Winds Blow(Antoine "Fats" Domino, Dave Bartholomew)
unissued
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| f. | IM 1674 | How Can I Be Happy(Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 2:17 Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
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Date: Jul 15, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Bobby Charles (ldr), Wendell Duconge (as), Clarence Ford, Robert "Buddy" Hagans, Herb Hardesty (ts), Ernest McLean (g), Jimmie Davis, Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman, Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Charles (v), unknown (bkv)
| a. | IM 1703 | Since She's Gone(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:57 Imperial 785542 — Since She's Gone / At The Jamboree (1958)
Imperial 45X 5542 — Since She's Gone / At The Jamboree (1958)
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| b. | IM 1704 | What Can I Do(Dave Bartholomew, Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry)
- 1:45 Imperial 785579 — What Can I Do / The Town Is Talking (1958)
Imperial 45X 5579 — What Can I Do / The Town Is Talking (1959)
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| c. | IM 1705 | The Town Is Talking(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- 1:57 Imperial 785579 — What Can I Do / The Town Is Talking (1958)
Imperial 45X 5579 — What Can I Do / The Town Is Talking (1959)
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| d. | IM 1706 | At The Jamboree(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- 1:51 Imperial 785542 — Since She's Gone / At The Jamboree (1958)
Imperial 45X 5542 — Since She's Gone / At The Jamboree (1958)
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Hoodoo CD263548 — See You Later, Alligator (2016)
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Buddy Hagans or Clarence Ford (ts); Frank Fields or Jimmie Davis (b); Cornelius Coleman or Charles Williams (d).
Date: Jul 25, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d)
| a. | IM 1707 | Lazy Woman(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino) - 1:49 |
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Imperial LP 12"LP 9227 — Walking To New Orleans (1963)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 30099 — The Fats Domino Story Vol. 4 I'm Walkin' (1977)
Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
EMI CD7243 8 29062 2 3 — The Originals Volume 9 (1994)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5692 — The Indispensable 1949-1962/5 (2017)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
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Date: Aug 15, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Antoine "Fats" Domino (ldr), Herb Hardesty (ts), Clarence Ford (bar), Antoine "Fats" Domino (p, v), Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (d), The Velvetones (doo-wop) (bkv)
| a. | IM 1716 | Isle Of Capri(Will Grosz, Jimmy B. Kennedy)
- 2:12 Imperial LP 12"LP 9138 — I Miss You So (1961)
Imperial 45X 5959 — Isle Of Capri / True Confession (1963)
EMI CDCDP 7 80693 2 4 — The Originals Volume 5 (1992)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 1323 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 5 : 1962-1964 (2012)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/09 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263599 — I Miss You So/Just Domino (2018)
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| b. | IM 1717 | Coquette(Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo)
- 2:30 Imperial 785553 — Whole Lotta Loving / Coquette (1958)
Imperial 45X 5553 — Whole Lotta Loving / Coquette (1958)
London EPRE-P 1206 — The Rockin' "Mr. D" Vol. 1 (1959)
Imperial LP 12"LP 9164 — What A Party! (1961)
EMI CDCDP 7 94199 2 0 — The Originals Volume 1 (1990)
See For Miles CDSEECD 416 — The EP Collection Vol. 1 (1994)
Ace (UK) CDCDCHD 0689 — The Imperial Singles Vol. 3 : 1956-1958 (1998)
Capitol CD7243 5 37374 2 9 — Walking To New Orleans - 100 Legendary Imperial Recordings 1949-1962/3 (2002)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/10 (2015)
Bear Family CDBCD 17530 — The Ballads Of Fats Domino (2018)
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| c. | IM 1718 | Once In A While(Michael Edwards, Bud Green)
- 2:27 Imperial LP 12"LP 9138 — I Miss You So (1961)
EMI CDCDP 7 80693 2 4 — The Originals Volume 5 (1992)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/09 (2015)
Hoodoo CD263599 — I Miss You So/Just Domino (2018)
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| d. | IM 1719 | The Sheik Of Araby(Harry Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler)
- 2:03 United Artists CassetteTCK 0497 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino
Imperial LP 12"LP 9127 — ...A Lot Of Dominos! (1960)
Liberty LP 12"LBL 83101 — Million Sellers By Fats Domino Vol. 3 (1968)
Liberty LP 12"LBS 83331 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1972)
United Artists LP 12"UAS 29467 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1972)
United Artists LP 12"1C 062 94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists LP 12"5C 062 94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists Cassette244.94442 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1973)
United Artists LP 12"L 34976 — The Very Best Of Fats Domino (1974)
United Artists LP 12"4C 064-98244 — Fats Domino Story Volume 2 (1976)
Imperial LP 12"1551833 — New Orleans Rock'N'Roll/2 (1984)
Liberty LP 12"BOSP 10 — Don't You Know? (1987)
EMI CDCDP 7 96288 2 7 — The Originals Volume 3 (1991)
EMI CDCDP 7 99657 2 4 — The Originals Volume 4 (1992)
Hoodoo CD263454 — The Fabulous Mr. D/...A Lot Of Dominos (2013)
Documents CD600251 — The Fat Man Is Stompin'/08 (2015)
Real Gone CDRGMCD 008 — Fats Domino - 8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks/4 (2018)
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Bear Family CDBCD 15541 HI — Out Of New Orleans/5 (1993)
Bear Family CDBCD 17579 — I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings/06 (2019)
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Date: Oct 21, 1958
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Bobby Charles (ldr), Wendell Duconge (as), Clarence Ford, Robert "Buddy" Hagans, Herb Hardesty (ts), Ernest McLean (g), Jimmie Davis, Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman, Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Charles (v), unknown (bkv)
| a. | IM 1797 | Since I Lost You(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry) - 1:56 |
| b. | IM 1798 | Oh, Yeah!(Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:01 |
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Imperial 785557 — Since I Lost You / Oh! Yeah (1958)
Imperial 45X 5557 — Since I Lost You / Oh! Yeah (1958)
Hoodoo CD263548 — See You Later, Alligator (2016)
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Buddy Hagans or Clarence Ford (ts); Frank Fields or Jimmie Davis (b); Cornelius Coleman or Charles Williams (d).
Date: Sep 30, 1959
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Bobby Charles (ldr), Wendell Duconge (as), Clarence Ford, Robert "Buddy" Hagans, Herb Hardesty (ts), Ernest McLean (g), Jimmie Davis, Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman, Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Charles (v), unknown (bkv)
| a. | IM 2260 | Bye, Bye Baby(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry, Dave Bartholomew) - 2:03 |
| b. | IM 2261 | Those Eyes(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry, Dave Bartholomew) - 1:54 |
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Imperial 785642 — Bye, Bye Baby / Those Eyes (1959)
Imperial 45X 5642 — Bye, Bye Baby / Those Eyes (1960)
Hoodoo CD263548 — See You Later, Alligator (2016)
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Buddy Hagans or Clarence Ford (ts); Frank Fields or Jimmie Davis (b); Cornelius Coleman or Charles Williams (d).
Date: 1959
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: ABC-Paramount
Lloyd Price (ldr), Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Lee Allen, Herman Greene, Herb Hardesty, Lawrence Marioneaux, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Neely Simmons (ts), Alvin "Red" Tyler (bar), Pritchard Cheesemen (sax), William Brown, Edward Frank, John Patton (p), Gladstone Thomas (org), Edgar Blanchard, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Frank Fields, Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell (b), Earl Palmer, Sticks Simpkins (d), Lloyd Price (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), Don Costa (con)
| a. | AMP 3510 | Is It Really Love?(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:01 ABC-Paramount 459997 — Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? / Is It Really Love (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| b. | AMP 3650 | Personality(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:38 ABC-Paramount 4510018 — (You've Got) Personality / Have You Ever Had The Blues (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Increase LP 12"INCM 2004 — Cruisin' 1959 (1970)
ABC LP 12"ABCX 1959 — Rock 'N' Soul 1959 (1973)
Specialty LP 12"SPS 2153 — Personality Plus (1973)
Increase CD150046 — The Cruisin' Years 1958, '59 & '60/2 (1992)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| c. | AMP 3651 | Have You Ever Had The Blues?(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:12 ABC-Paramount 4510018 — (You've Got) Personality / Have You Ever Had The Blues (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
Hoodoo CD263408 — The Influences Behind The Beatles (2012)
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| d. | AMP 3715 | I’m Gonna Get Married(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:23 ABC-Paramount 4510032 — I'm Gonna Get Married / Three Little Pigs (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
ABC LP 12"ABCX 1959 — Rock 'N' Soul 1959 (1973)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| e. | AMP 3716 | Three Little Pigs(James Duncan)
- 2:40 ABC-Paramount 4510032 — I'm Gonna Get Married / Three Little Pigs (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| f. | Mary Ann(Ray Charles)
- 2:38 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| g. | Time After Time(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
- 2:22 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| h. | Yakety-Yak – Bing Bang(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:04 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| i. | I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
- 1:54 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| j. | Dinner For One(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:22 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| k. | Poppa-Shun(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
- 2:35 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| l. | All Of Me(Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
- 2:57 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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| m. | I Want You To Know(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
- 2:16 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 297 — Mr. Personality (1959)
Hoodoo CD263363 — The Exciting Lloyd Price/Mr. Personality (2010)
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Collective personel.
Date: Jun 27, 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: Imperial
Bobby Charles (ldr), Clarence Ford, Robert "Buddy" Hagans, Herb Hardesty (ts), Ernest McLean (g), Gerald Adams, Jimmie Davis, Frank Fields (b), Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman, Charles "Hungry" Williams (d), Bobby Charles (v), unknown (bkv)
| a. | IM 2677 | Nothing Sweet As You(Earl Montgomery, Bobby Mitchell, Dave Bartholomew)
- 2:01 Imperial 785691 — Nothing Sweet As You / Four Winds (1960)
Imperial 45X 5691 — Nothing Sweet As You / Four Winds (1960)
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| b. | IM 2678 | What A Party(Dave Bartholomew, Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry)
- 1:42 Imperial 785681 — What A Party / I Just Want You (1960)
Imperial 45X 5681 — What A Party / I Just Want You (1960)
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| c. | IM 2679 | I Just Want You(Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry, Dave Bartholomew)
- 1:54 Imperial 785681 — What A Party / I Just Want You (1960)
Imperial 45X 5681 — What A Party / I Just Want You (1960)
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| d. | IM 2680 | Four Winds(Dave Bartholomew, Robert Charles "Bobby" Guidry)
- 2:04 Imperial 785691 — Nothing Sweet As You / Four Winds (1960)
Imperial 45X 5691 — Nothing Sweet As You / Four Winds (1960)
Moonshine LP 12"BLP 116 — Bourbon Street Boogie (1987)
Great Voices Of The Century CDGVC 2033 — On Bended Knee - The Birth Of Swamp Pop/1 (2013)
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Hoodoo CD263548 — See You Later, Alligator (2016)
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Gerald Adams (b) on d.
Buddy Hagans or Clarence Ford (ts); Frank Fields or Jimmie Davis (b); Cornelius Coleman or Charles Williams (d).
Date: 1960
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: ABC-Paramount
Lloyd Price (ldr), Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Claude Green, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders (ts), William Brown (p), Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Lloyd Price (v), rest unknown (orc)
| a. | AMP 3822 | Come Into My Heart(Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:04 ABC-Paramount 4510062 — Come Into My Heart / Won't Cha Come Home (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
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| b. | AMP 3821 | Won't Cha Come Home(Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:05 ABC-Paramount 4510062 — Come Into My Heart / Won't Cha Come Home (1959)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
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| c. | AMP 3893 | Lady Luck(Thad Jones, Frank Wess) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:17 ABC-Paramount 4510075 — Lady Luck / Never Let Me Go (1960)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| d. | AMP 3894 | Never Let Me Go(Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:30 ABC-Paramount 4510075 — Lady Luck / Never Let Me Go (1960)
ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 324 — Mr Personality's 15 Big Hits (1960)
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| e. | AMP 3990 | Question(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:28 Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| f. | What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:39 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| g. | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:40 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| h. | Because Of You(Avery Parrish, Erskine Hawkins) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:36 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| i. | Undecided(Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:38 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| j. | Let's Fall In Love(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:42 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| k. | Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:16 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| l. | A Shanty In Old Shanty Town(Joe Young, John Siras, Little Jack Little) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:11 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| m. | Mean To Me(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:26 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| n. | Don't Take Your Love From Me(Henry Nemo) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:57 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| o. | Jeepers Creepers(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:22 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| p. | Little Volcano(Luther Dixon) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:26 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| q. | Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue(Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Ray Henderson) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:15 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 346 — The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| r. | Stagger Lee(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:14 Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| s. | For Love(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:06 Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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Date: 1961
Location: Cosimo Studio, 523 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA
Label: ABC-Paramount
Lloyd Price (ldr), Ted Curson (t), Joseph Harris (as), Claude Green, Chuck McClendon, Eddie Saunders (ts), William Brown (p), Bill Jones, Ernest McLean (g), Clarence Johnson (d), Lloyd Price (v), rest unknown (orc)
| a. | AMP 10216 | That's Why The Tears Come And Go(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:49 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| b. | AMP 10217 | Say, I'm The One(Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:28 Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| c. | AMP 10257 | Boo Hoo(Joe Logan, Don Covay, John "J.B." Berry) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:10 Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| d. | AMP 10320 | Chantilly Lace(J. P. "Big Bopper" Richardson) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:51 Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| e. | AMP 10347 | Mary And Man-O(Lloyd Price, Harold Logan) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:12 Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| f. | Spanish Harlem(Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:57 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| g. | The Hoochie Coochie Coo(Hank Ballard, Billy Myles) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:24 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| h. | I Count The Tears(Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:11 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
Hoodoo CD263541 — These Magic Moments/1 (2016)
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| i. | Corrine, Corrina(Mitchell Parish, Bo Chatman, J. Mayo Williams) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:29 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| j. | C'est Si Bon(Jerry Seelen, Henry Betti, André Hornez) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:25 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| k. | Shop Around(William "Smokey" Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr.) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:21 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| l. | Will You Love Me Tomorrow(Gerry Goffin, Carole King) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:42 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| m. | Once In A While(Michael Edwards, Bud Green) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:41 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| n. | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You Like I Love You)(Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Calvin Carter) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:44 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| o. | At Last(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:44 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| p. | Ain't That Just Like A Woman?(Claude DeMetrius, Fleecie Moore) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:26 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| q. | Save The Last Dance For Me(Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:26 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 366 — Sings The Million Sellers (1961)
Hoodoo CD263433 — Lloyd Price Sings The Million Sellers/The Fantastic Lloyd Price (2013)
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| r. | 'Deed I Do(Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:02 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| s. | Since I Fell For You(Buddy Johnson) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:24 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| t. | Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:16 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| u. | Blues In The Night(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:47 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| v. | Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:30 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| w. | Straighten Up And Fly Right(Irving Mills, Nat "King" Cole) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:06 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| x. | I Cried For You(Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 1:55 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| y. | I'll Always Be In Love With You(Harry Ruby, Sam H. Stept, Bud Green) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:46 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| z. | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 1:58 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| aa. | Rainbow Joe(Lloyd Price, Joe Logan) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:14 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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| ab. | The Frim Fram Sauce(Joe Richardel, Redd Evans) / arr: Gil Askey, Sid Feller
- 2:25 ABC-Paramount LP 12"ABC 382 — Cookin' (1961)
Hoodoo CD263576 — Cookin' (2017)
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Date: Feb 12, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: King
Earl Bostic (ldr), Earl Bostic (cl, ss, as), Elmer Schmidt (vib), Evelyn F. Roberts (p, org), Ernest McLean (g), Rene Hall (eb), Ed "Sharkey" Hall (d)
| a. | K 11437 | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman) - 2:11 |
| b. | K 11438 | Oh! My Papa(Paul Burkhard, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) - 2:29 |
| c. | K 11439 | Vaya Con Dios(Larry Russell, Buddy Pepper, Inez James) - 2:23 |
| d. | K 11440 | Love Letters In The Sand(Charles F. Kenny, Nick A. Kenny, John Fred Coots)
- 2:30 King 4545-5776 — Tammy / Love Letters In The Sand (1963)
Starday LP 12"SD 3022 — 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1978)
Highland Music CDHCD 298 — Earl Bostic Plays 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1988)
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King LP 12"KLP 838 — Songs Of The Fantastic 50's Vol. 2 (1963)
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Oh! My Papa is a Lyric Variation of O Mein Papa (Paul Burkhard)

Date: Feb 13, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: King
Earl Bostic (ldr), Earl Bostic (cl, ss, as), Elmer Schmidt (vib), Evelyn F. Roberts (p, org), Ernest McLean (g), Rene Hall (eb), Ed "Sharkey" Hall (d)
| a. | K 11441 | It's No Sin(Eugene Dorsett, Eddie Best, Jr., Saylor, Stewart) - 2:04 |
| b. | K 11442 | The High And The Mighty(Dmitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:25 |
| c. | K 11443 | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White(Louis "Louiguy" Guglielmi, Mack David)
- 2:45 King 4545-5742 — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / Your Cheating Heart (1963)
Bellaphon LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits (1977)
Gusto LP 12"K 5010X — Earl Bostic - 14 Hits (1977)
King LP 12"KING 5010X — 14 Hits (1977)
Rare Bird LP 12"BID 8010 — 14 Hits (1977)
Starday LP 12"SD 3022 — 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1978)
DeLuxe CassetteDLX 7843 — 14 Original Greatest Hits (1986)
Highland Music CDHCD 298 — Earl Bostic Plays 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1988)
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| d. | K 11444 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads(Robert Craig Wright, George Forrest) - 2:40 |
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King LP 12"KLP 838 — Songs Of The Fantastic 50's Vol. 2 (1963)
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Date: Feb 14, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: King
Earl Bostic (ldr), Earl Bostic (cl, ss, as), Elmer Schmidt (vib), Evelyn F. Roberts (p, org), Ernest McLean (g), Rene Hall (eb), Ed "Sharkey" Hall (d)
| a. | K 11445 | Mr. Sandman(Pat Ballard) - 2:45 |
| b. | K 11446 | I Can Dream, Can't I?(Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 2:42 |
| c. | K 11447 | Your Cheatin' Heart(Hank Williams)
- 2:36 King 4545-5742 — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / Your Cheating Heart (1963)
King LP 12"KLP 884 — Top Rhythm & Blues Artists Do The Greatest Country Songs (1964)
Starday LP 12"SD 3022 — 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1978)
Highland Music CDHCD 298 — Earl Bostic Plays 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1988)
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| d. | K 11448 | Tammy(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
- 2:30 King 4545-5776 — Tammy / Love Letters In The Sand (1963)
Starday LP 12"SD 3022 — 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1978)
Highland Music CDHCD 298 — Earl Bostic Plays 16 Sweet Tunes Of The Fantastic 50's (1988)
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King LP 12"KLP 838 — Songs Of The Fantastic 50's Vol. 2 (1963)
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Date: 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Los Angeles
Label: Star
Cry Baby Curtis Payne (ldr), Cry Baby Curtis Payne (v), The Lakettes, rest unknown (grp)
| a. | LK 45-809/TROC 100-2 | I'm The One(Amos "Bumble Bee Slim" Easton) / arr: Dale Bobbitt, Ernest McLean - 2:24 |
| b. | LK 45-810/TROC 100-1 | You've Been Gone Too Long(Curtis Payne, Turk Prujan, Ben Topp) / arr: Dale Bobbitt, Ernest McLean - 2:51 |
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Star 45702 — I'm The One / You've Been Gone Too Long (1963)
Trocadero 45TROC 100 — You've Been Gone Too Long / I'm The One (1963)
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The Lakettes (grp) on b; rest unknown (grp) on a.

Date: circa 1964
Location: unknown recording studio, New Orleans, LA
Label: Mo-Jazz
John Lemon (ldr), John Lemon (f, as), Jimmy Scott (org), Ernest McLean (g), Bobby Brooks (d)
| a. | TD 1002-B | Afro Bossa Nova(John Lemon)
- 2:22 Timbre 4545-501 — Afro Bossa Nova / La Wanda (1964)
Trudel 45TD 1002 — Afro Bossa Nova / Beatle Shuffle (1964)
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| b. | TD 1002-A | Beatle Shuffle(John Lemon)
- 2:34 Trudel 45TD 1002 — Afro Bossa Nova / Beatle Shuffle (1964)
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| c. | 5005 | African Twist(John Lemon)
- 3:06 Timbre 4545-501 — African Twist / La Wanda (1964)
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| d. | 5006 | La Wanda(John Lemon)
- 2:53 Timbre 4545-501 — African Twist / La Wanda (1964)
Timbre 4545-501 — Afro Bossa Nova / La Wanda (1964)
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| e. | T 945-A | Chilly Willy(John Lemon)
- 3:01 Tally 45945 — Chilly Willy / Check Yourself
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| f. | T 945-B | Check Yourself(John Lemon)
- 2:30 Tally 45945 — Chilly Willy / Check Yourself
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| g. | San Francisco(Cony, Cross)
- 4:49 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| h. | take 1 | Chillie Willie(Jimmy Scott)
- 2:30 Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| i. | take 2 | Check Yourself(John Lemon)
- 2:51 Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| j. | Yes Baby(Jimmy Scott)
- 2:26 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| k. | Watermelon Man(Herbie Hancock)
- 4:41 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| l. | Cute(Neal Hefti)
- 3:29 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| m. | take 1 | Big Mamma(John Lemon)
- 3:56 Tramp LP 12"TRLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2014)
Mo-Jazz LP 12"MJLP 9121 — Yes Baby (2024)
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| n. | That Lucky Old Sun(Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith)
- 5:26 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
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| o. | take 2 | Chillie Willie(Jimmy Scott)
- 3:15 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
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| p. | I'm In the Mood For Love(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
- 5:18 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
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| q. | take 2 | Big Mamma(John Lemon)
- 2:50 Dal-Segno LP 12"DS 1001 — Yes Baby
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| r. | 101-A | I'm In the Mood For Love(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
- 2:30 Dal-Segno 45101 — Moody's Mood For Love (2014)
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| s. | 101-B | I'm In the Mood For Love(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
- 2:30 Dal-Segno 45101 — Moody's Mood For Love (2014)
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John Lemon (ldr) on a-q, (f) on a-q, (as) on a-q; Jimmy Scott (org) on a-q; Ernest McLean (g) on a-q; Bobby Brooks (d) on a-q.

Date: Oct 4, 1967
Location: Goldstar Studios, New Orleans, LA
Label: Atco
Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (ldr), Johnny Boulden (f), Harold Battiste (cl, eb, per), Plas Johnson (ts), Ronnie Barron (ep, bkv), Steve Mann (g, bj), Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (g, v), Richard "Ditmus" Washington (g, man, per), Ernest McLean (man), Bob West (b), John Boudreaux (d), Jesse Hill (tam, bkv), Mo Pedido (per), Dave Dixon, Sonny Ray Durden, Shirley Goodman, Prince Ella Johnson, Joni Jonz, Tami Lynn (bkv)
| a. | A 13351 | Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya(Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste
- 5:36 Collectables CDCOL-CD 8029 — Right Place Wrong Time (1997)
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| b. | A 13352 | Danse Kalinda Ba Doom(Harold Battiste, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste - 3:39 |
| c. | A 13353 | Mama Roux(Jessie Hill, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste
- 2:59 Collectables CDCOL-CD 8029 — Right Place Wrong Time (1997)
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| d. | A 13354 | Danse Fambeaux(Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste - 4:56 |
| e. | A 13355 | Croker Courtbullion(Harold Battiste) / arr: Harold Battiste - 6:00 |
| f. | A 13356 | Jump Sturdy(Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste - 2:20 |
| g. | A 13357 | I Walk On Guilded Splinters(Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack) / arr: Harold Battiste - 7:37 |
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Atco LP 12"588 147 — Gris Gris (1968)
Atco LP 12"SD 33-234 — Gris Gris (1968)
Atco 8-TrackATM 8234 — Gris Gris (1968)
Atco CassetteX 5234 — Gris Gris (1968)
Atlantic LP 12"ATL 40 168 — Gris Gris (1971)
Atlantic LP 12"SD 33-234 — Gris Gris (1971)
Atlantic LP 12"K 40168 — Gris Gris (1972)
Atco CassetteATC CS 33234 — Gris Gris (1972)
Atlantic LP 12"ATL 30 045 — Gris Gris (1974)
Alligator LP 12"AL 3904 — Gris Gris (1987)
Alligator CassetteALC 3904 CR — Gris Gris (1987)
Atco CD7567 80437 2 7 — Gris Gris (1990)
Atco CDAMCY-229 — Gris Gris (1991)
Repertoire CDRR 4130-WZ — Gris Gris (1991)
Atco CDAMCY-3167 — Gris Gris (1998)
Collector's Choice CDCCM 131-2 — Gris Gris (2000)
Rhino CDR2 7508 — Gris Gris (2000)
Atco CD8122 79836 7 3 — Gris Gris (2009)
Rhino LP 12"81227 9716 1 8 — Gris Gris (2013)
Real Gone CDRGM 0223 — Gris Gris (2014)
Atco CDWPCR-16378 — Gris Gris (2015)
Jackpot LP 12"JPR 051 — Gris Gris (2018)
Speakers Corner LP 12"33-234 — Gris Gris (2018)
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Date: Spring 1969
Location: unknown recording studio, Santa Monica, CA
Label: Epic
The Sounds Of Synanon (ldr), Bobby Bryant, Carlton McBeath, Melvin Moore (t), George Bohannon, Herbie Harper (tb), Dick Leith (btb), Clifford Scott (af, ts), Wendell Harrison (ts), John Williams (bar), Frank LaMarca (sax), Victor Feldman (vib, per), Bob Leeman (p), Gerald Wiggins (org), Ernest McLean, Arthur Wright (g), Bob West (b), Lou Loranger (eb), Paul Humphrey, Earl Palmer (d), Joe Clayton, Gary Coleman, George Del Barrio, Orlando Lopez, Emil Richards (per), Robert Barene, Elliot Fisher, James Getzoff, George Poole, Henry Roth, Jack Shulman, Daryl Terwilliger, William Weiss (vn), Norman Botnick, Alvin Dinkin, Gareth Nuttycombe (vl), Joseph Coppin, Nate Gershman (vc), Stella Castellucci (hrp), Fred Seykora (str), Elsie Albert, Esther "Little Esther" Phillips, The Synanon Choir (v), Greg Dykes (con)
| a. | Arise, Shine(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 4:57 | |
| b. | The Prince Of Peace(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 3:15 | |
| c. | Now It Came To Pass(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 7:55 | |
| d. | Quiet Sky(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 3:40 | |
| e. | Shepherds(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 3:54 | |
| f. | I Will Greatly Rejoice(Greg Dykes) / arr: Greg Dykes - 9:01 |
| All titles on: |
Epic LP 12"BN 26475 — The Prince Of Peace - A Rock-Jazz Cantata (1969)
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Clifford Scott (af) on d; Victor Feldman (vib) on c; Gerald Wiggins (org) on c; Elsie Albert (v) on c; Esther "Little Esther" Phillips (v) on f.
