R&B Hits Of 1953 is a 3CD box set released Feb 03, 2004 on the Indigo label, a compilation comprising 86 memorable sides which helped shape & ultimately re-define 50s blues, R&B, doo wop, & rock & roll. Artists include The Drifters, Elmore James, Fats Domino, The Clovers, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ruth Brown, Jimmy Reed, Amos Milburn, Big Mama Thornton & many more.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Baby Don't Do It - The 5 Royales
2. Going To The River - Fats Domino
3. Nervous, Man, Nervous - Big Jay McNeely
4. Baby, I'm Doing It - Annisteen Allen
5. 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd
6. Train, Train, Train - Danny Overbea
7. Is It A Dream - The Vocaleers
8. Too Much Boogie - John Lee Hooker
9. Slave To Love - Christine Kittrell
10. Woke Up This Morning - B.B. King
11. Good Lovin' - The Clovers
12. The Clock - Johnny Ace
13. Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - Amos Milburn
14. I Believe - Elmore James
15. The River's Invitation - Percy Mayfield
16. Chocolate Pork Chop Man - Pete "Guitar" Lewis
17. Way Back Home - Big Maybelle
18. Thant’s My Desire - The Flamingos
19. Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me) - Muddy Waters
20. Honey Hush - Big Joe Turner
21. Ain't It A Shame - Lloyd Price
22. I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
23. It's Been A Long Time - Annie Laurie
24. I Love My Baby - Lowell Fulson
25. Baby Doll - Marvin & Johnny
26. Mercy Mr Percy - Varetta Dillard
27. Drunk - Jimmy Liggins
28. You Can't Keep A Good Man Down - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
CD 2:
1. Blues With A Feeling - Little Walter
2. Money Honey - The Drifters
3. Cherry Wine - Little Esther
4. Stumbling Block Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
5. Mess Around - Ray Charles
6. No Blow, No Show - Bobby "Blue" Bland
7. Another Fool In Town - Lightnin' Hopkins
8. Overboard - James "Sugar Boy" Crawford
9. I'm So High - The Five Keys
10. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
11. One Room Country Shack - Mercy Dee
12. Highway 60 Young - John Watson
13. Tomorrow May Be Too Late - Rosco Gordon
14. Don't Deceive Me - Chuck Willis
15. Easy - Jimmy And Walter
16. Fried Chicken - The Marylanders
17. Hittin' On Me - Buddy Johnson
18. Hole In The Wall - Floyd Dixon
19. High And Lonesome - Jimmy Reed
20. Just Walkin' In The Rain - The Prisonaires
21. Sweet Angel - Earl Hooker
22. Fat Daddy - Dinah Washington
23. Mystery Train - Little Junior Parker
24. She Felt Too Good - Jimmy McCracklin
25. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
26. Waiting To Be Loved By You - Sonny Thompson & Lula Reed
27. The Mojo - J.B. Lenoir
28. Get It - The Royals
29. Cherokee - Earl Bostic
CD 3:
1. Shake A Hand - Faye Adams
2. Oh Red - Howlin' Wolf
3. Drive Soldiers Drive - Little Maxie Bailey
4. Marie - The Four Tunes
5. Evening Sun - Johnny Shines
6. Third Degree - Eddie Boyd
7. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
8. Party Girl - T-Bone Walker
9. Bicycle Tillie - The Swallows
10. Time For My Loving To Be Done - Little Eddie Kirkland
11. Move Me Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon
12. I Cross My Heart - Sonny Boy Williamson
13. Please Love Me - B.B. King
14. Poon-Tang - The Treniers
15. So Crazy About You Baby - Tampa Red
16. My Country Man - Big Maybelle
17. Kansas City - Little Willie Littlefield
18. Baby It's You - The Spaniels
19. Lucy Mae Blues - Frankie Lee Sims
20. Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino
21. Wild Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown
22. It's Stormin' And Rainin' - John Lee Hooker
23. Baby Please - The Moonglows
24. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) - Rufus Thomas
25. The Comeback - Memphis Slim
26. Rags To Riches - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
27. Turn The Lamp Down Low - Muddy Waters
28. Country Gal - Dave Bartholomew
29. Help Me Somebody - The 5 Royales
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: FhG
MPEG-1 layer 3
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