BEST of BLACK'S

 BAKERS DOZEN'S

 Those 45 r.p.m. records with the DONUT hole in the middle.

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Best "Blues Donuts" that ever came out great on both sides.

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# 1 - Otis Rush - "My Love Will Never Die" / "Violent Love" - Cobra-5005 - 1956

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# 2 - Elmore James - "I Can't Hold Out" / "The Sky Is Crying" - Chess-1756 - 1960

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# 3 - Lonesome Sundown - "Don't Go" / "I Stood By" - Excello-2145 - 1957

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# 4 - Big Joe Turner - "TV Mama" / "Oke-She-Mock-She-Pop" - Atlantic-1016 - 1953

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# 5 - Muddy Waters - "Rock Me" / "I Got My Mojo Working" - Chess-1652 - 1956

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# 6 - Slim Harpo - "I'm A King Bee" / "I Got Love If You Want It" - Excello-2113 - 1957

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# 7 - Sonny Boy Williamson - "One Way Out" / "Nine Below Zero" - Checker-1003 - 1962

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# 8 - Jimmy Rogers - "If It Ain't Me" / "Walking By Myself" - Chess-1643 - 1956

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# 9 - Howlin' Wolf - "Tell Me" / "Who's Been Talking" - Chess-1750 - 1960

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# 10 - Lightnin' Slim - "Rooster Blues" / "G.I. Blues" - Excello-2169 - 1959

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# 11 - Little Walter - "Just Your Fool" / "I Got To Find My Baby" - Checker-1013 - 1960

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# 12 - Little Al - "Every Day Brings About A Change" / "Easy Ridin' Buggy" - Excello-2128 - 1957

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# 13 - Guitar Slim - "The Things That I Used To Do" / "Well, I Done Got Over It" - Specialty-482 - 1953

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BEST "R'N'B Donuts" that ever came out great on both sides.

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# 1 - Fats Domino - "You Said You Love Me" / "Rose Mary" - Imperial-5251 - 1953

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# 2 - Clarence "Frog Man" Henry - "Ain't Got No Home" / "Troubles, Troubles" - Argo-5259 - 1956

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# 3 - Joe Turner - "Red Sails In The Sunset" / "After Awhile" - Atlantic-1131 - 1956

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# 4 - Bob Gaddy - "Till The Day I Die" / "I'll Go My Way" - Old Town - 1959

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# 5 - Bo Diddley - "Cops And Robbers" / "Down Home Special" - Checker-850 - 1956

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# 6 - Harold Burrage - "She Knocks Me Out" / "A Heart" - Cobra-5018 - 1958

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# 7 - Lloyd Price - "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" / "Mailman Blues" - Specialty-428 - 1952

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# 8 - Ray Charles - "What'd I Say, Part 1" / "What'd I Say. Part 2" - Atlantic-2031 - 1959

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# 9 - Pretty Boy (Don Covay) - "Bip Bop Bip" / "Paper Dollar" - Atlantic-1147 - 1957

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# 10 - Wilbert Harrison - "Kansas City" / "Listen My Darling" - Fury-1023 - 1959

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# 11 - Buster Brown - "Fannie Mae" / "Lost In A Dream" - Fire-1008 - 1959

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# 12 - Jimmy Beasley - "My Happiness" / "Jambalaya" - Modern-1009 - 1956

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# 13 - Chuck Berry - "Downbound Train" / "No Money Down" - Chess-1615 - 1955

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 "NEW ORLEANS, Black's Best Baker's Dozen"

 Sweet Sounds on Both Sides, All Recorded in the Crescent City

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# 1, Specialty-572

LITTLE RICHARD - "Long Tall Sally - (no-mx) - February 10th, 1956

LITTLE RICHARD - "Slippin' And Slidin'" - (no-mx) - February 10th, 1956

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# 2, Imperial-5251

FATS DOMINO - "You Said You Love Me" - (IM-580) - April 18th, 1953

FATS DOMINO - "Rose Mary" - (IM-597) - June 1st, 1953

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# 3, Flair-1079

ELMORE JAMES - "Blues Before Sunrise" - (FL-260) - August 1955

ELMORE JAMES - "Goodbye Baby" - (FL-261) - August 1955

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# 4, Argo-5269

CLARENCE "Frog Man" HENRY - "Ain't Got No Home" - (U-8251) - September 1956

CLARENCE "Frog Man" HENRY - "Troubles, Troubles" - (U-8248) - September 1956

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# 5, Specialty-482

GUITAR SLIM - "The Things That I Used To Do" - (no-mx) - October 27th, 1953

GUITAR SLIM - "Well I Done Got Over It" - (no-mx) - October 27th, 1953

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# 6, Imperial-5417

FATS DOMINO - "Blue Monday" - (IM-857) - February 1955

FATS DOMINO - "What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You" - (IM-1078) - July 1956

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# 7, Specialty-428

LLOYD PRICE - "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - (no-mx) - March 13th, 1952

LLOYD PRICE - "Mailman Blues" - (no-mx) - March 13th, 1952

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# 8, Argo-5277

OSCAR WILLS - "Flat Foot Sam" - (U-8540) - June 1957

PAUL GAYTEN - "Nervous Boogie" (I) - (U-8459) - March 1957

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# 9, Atlantic-1001

BIG JOE TURNER - "Honey Hush" - (A-1073) - May 12th, 1953

BIG JOE TURNER - "Crawdad Hole" - (A-1074) - May 12th, 1953

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# 10, Aladdin-3325

SHIRLEY & LEE - "Let The Good Times Roll" - (NO-2688) - May 1956

SHIRLEY & LEE - "Do You Mean To Hurt Me So" - (NO-2689) - May 1956

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# 11, Specialty-590

BIG BOY MILES - "Just To Hold Your Hand" - (5018) - October 23rd, 1956

BIG BOY MILES - "Hickory Dickory Dock" - (5017) - October 23rd, 1956

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# 12, Modern-1009

JIMMY BEASLEY - "My Happiness" - (MM-3110) - November 1956

JIMMY BEASLEY - "Jambalaya" - (MM-3109) - November 1956

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# 13, Atlantic-1020

PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - "In The Night" - (A-1173) - November 1953

PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - "Tipatina" - (A-1174) - November 1953

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 Black's "New Orleans" Bakers Dozen Donuts, Goodies On Both Sides

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 "MEMPHIS, Black's Best Baker's Dozen"

 Sweet Sounds on Both Sides, All Recorded in Memphis

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# 1, Sun-192

LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER - "Mystery Train" - (89) - September 1953

LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER - "Love My Baby" - (88) - September 1953

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# 2, RPM-339

B.B. KING - "Three O'Clock Blues" - (MM-1682) - October 1951

B.B. KING - "That Ain't The Way To Do It" - (MM-1683) - October 1951

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# 3, Sun-219

BILLY 'The Kid' EMERSON -"Red Hot" - (154) - June 1955

BILLY 'The Kid"'EMERSON - "No Greater Love" - (155) - June 1955

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# 4, Sun-206

JAMES COTTON - "Cotton Crop Blues" - (120) - May 14th, 1954

JAMES COTTON - "Hold Me In Your Arms" - (121) - May 14th, 1954

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# 5, Meteor-5004

CHICAGO SUNNY BOY [Joe Hill Louis] - "Jack Pot" (I) - (MR-5012) - 1953

CHICAGO SUNNY BOY [Joe Hill Louis] - "Western Union Man" - (MR-5015) - 1953

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# 6, Chess-1528

HOWLIN' WOLF - "Oh Red" - (1037-3) - October 7th, 1952

HOWLIN' WOLF - "My Last Affair" - (1038-2) - October 7th, 1952

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# 7, Chess-1510

HOWLIN' WOLF - "Getting Old And Grey" - (U-7426) - January 23rd, 1952

HOWLIN' WOLF - "Mr. Highway Man" - (U-7427) - January 23rd, 1952

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# 8, Meteor-5041

FENTON ROBINSON - "Tennessee Woman" - (MR-5069) - 1957

FENTON ROBINSON - "Crying Out Load" - (MR-5068) - 1957

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# 9, Meteor-5018

WOODROW ADAMS & Boogie Blues Busters - "Wine Head Woman" - (MR-5032) - 1955

WOODROW ADAMS & Boogie Blues Busters - "Baby You Just Don't Know" - (MR-5033) - 1955

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# 10, Sun-199

JAMES COTTON - "My Baby" - (98) - September 7th, 1953

JAMES COTTON - "Straighten Up Baby" - (99) - September 7th, 1953

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# 11, Meteor-5037

WALTER MILLER & The Barons - "My Last Mile" - (MR-5060) - 1956

WALTER MILLER & The Barons - "Standing On The Highway" - (MR-5061) - 1956

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# 12, Meteor-5040

LITTLE MILTON & Playmates Of Rhythm - "Love At First Sight" - (MR-5066) - 1957

LITTLE MILTON & Playmates Of Rhythm - "Let's Boogie Baby" - (MR-5067) - 1957

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# 13, Chess-1515

HOWLIN' WOLF - "Saddle My Pony" - (18753) - April 17th, 1952

HOWLIN' WOLF - "Worried All The Time" - (1038-2) - April 17th, 1952

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 Black's "Memphis" Bakers Dozen Donuts, Googies On Both Sides

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Varetta Dillard

Varetta was born in Harlem, NY on February 3rd, 1933.  She's one of the great unknown blues shouter of the 1950's.  Varetta was a two time winner of the Apollo Theater's amateur competion.  Signed by Savoy Records in 1951, her singles included "Easy Easy Baby" in 1952 and "Mercy Mr. Percy" her her theme song in 1953.  Varetta Dillard became known for her tribute songs to fallen heros.  She recorded "Johnny Has Gone" in menory of  the late vocalist Johnny Ace, in 1955.  In 1956, she did a tribute to James Dean, "I Miss You Jimmy," with her on a new label Groove, a subsidiary of RCA Victor.  Varetta passed away on October, 4th, 1993, Brooklyn, NY.

Varetta Dillard's Discography

VARETTA DILLARD, Savoy Records, 1951-1955

Savoy-822 - Love and Wine (SVD-4217) ~ Please Come Back To Me (SVD-4219) - NYC - 9/18/51

Savoy-839 - Hurry Up (SVD-4152) ~ Please Tell Me Why (SVD-4153) - NYC - 1/22/52

Savoy-847 - Easy, Easy Baby (SVD-4193) ~ Letter In Blue (SVD-4194) - NYC - 5/6/52

Savoy-851 - Here In My Heart (SVD-4202) ~ I'm Yours (SVD-4201) - NYC - 5/24/52

Savoy-859 - Them There Eyes (SVD-4210) - NYC - 7/18/52 ~ You Are Gone (SVD-4218) - NYC - 9/18/51

Savoy-871 - Double crossing Daddy (?) ~ I Cried And Cried (SVD-4192) - NYC - 5/6/52

Savoy-884 - Getting Ready For My Daddy (SVD-4301) ~ Three Lies (SVD-4300) - Detroit - 1/16/53

Savoy-885 - Camel Walk (SVD-4302) ~ Gold Rush (SVD-4303) - Detroit - 1/16/53

Savoy-897 - Mercy Mr. Percy (SVD-4367) ~ No Kinda Good No How (SVD-4368) - NYC - 5/15/53

Savoy-1107 - I Love You Just The Same (SVD-4393) ~ I Love You (SVD-4394) - NYC - 7/1/53

Savoy-1118 - I Ain't Gonna Tell (SVD-4433) ~ My Mind Is Working (SVD-4435) - NYC - 11/4/53

Savoy-1137 - Send Me Some Money (SVD-11002) ~ Love (SVD-11003) - NYC - 8/20/54

Savoy-1153 - Johnny Has Gone (SVD-4596) ~ So Many Ways (SVD-4597) - NYC - 1/24/55

Savoy-1160 - You're The Answer To My Prayer (SVD-4696) ~ Promise Mr. Thomas (SVD-4698) - NYC - 5/3/55

Savoy-1166 - I'll Never Forget You (SVD-4697) ~ I Can't Stop Now (SVD-4699) - NYC - 5/3/55

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ANN COLE

Ann was born Cynthia Coleman, the daughter of Wallace and Carrie Coleman, on January 24th, 1934, in Newark New Jersey.  Ann was known as "the little girl with the big voice."  Her father was a baratone singer in the famous gospel group, The Coleman Brothers; they were named after Cynthia's great uncles Levi, Lewis, Matthew and David who founded the group in 1918.  Cynthia would remember her youth were her father and uncles would sing.  By the age of twelve she was singing in her grandfather's, the Rev. William Coleman's church in Boxhall, New Jersey.  She was also featured in concert's with the Coleman Brothers.

Ann Cole's Discography

THE COLEMANAIRES:  1953/1954

Timely-101 - Old Ship of Zion, Pt.1 (101TS) ~ Old Ship of Zion, Pt.2 (102TS)

Timely-102 - Joy In The Prayer Room (511TS) ~ Somebody Saved Me (512TS)

Timely-103 - I'll Fly Away (103TS) ~ When The Pearly Gates Unfold (104TS)

Timely-105 - Be Ready When He Comes (105TS) ~ Out On The Ocean Sailing (107TS)

Apollo-308 - This My Be My Last Time (106TS) ~ I Cannot Understand It (108TS)

ANN COLE, w/Howard Briggs Orchestra:  1954

Timely-1006 - Danny Boy (517-T) ~ Smilin' Through (518-T)

Timely-1007 - Oh Love Of Mine (519-T) ~ I'll find A Way (520-T) ~ July/1954

Timely-1010 - Down In The Valley (525-T) ~ So Proud Of You (528-T) ~ December/1954

Mor-Play-701 - Please Forgive Me (MP701A) ~ I Want To Be A Big Girl (MP701AA) ~ 1955

ANN COLE, w/Dave McRae Orchestra:

Baton-218 - Are You Satisfied (BA-5406) ~ Darling, Don't Hurt Me (BA-5405) ~ Jan/28/56

Baton-224 - New Love (BA-5412) ~ Easy, Easy Baby (BA-5411) ~ April/1956

Baton-229 - My Tearful Heart (BA-5413) ~ I'm Waiting For You (BA-5415) ~ April/1956

ANN COLE, w/The Suburbans:

Baton-232 - In The Chapel (BA-5448) ~ Each Day (BA-5450) ~ January/27/57

Baton-237 - Got My Mojo Working (BA-5449) ~ I've Got A Little Boy (BA-5451) - Jan/27/57

ANN COLE, w/Chorus and Orchestra:

Baton-243 - No Star Is Lost (BA-5499) ~ You're Mine (BA-5502) ~ 1957

Baton-247 - Give Me Love Or Nothing (BA-5500) ~ I've Got Nothing Working Now (BA-5501) ~ 1957

Baton-258 Summer Nights (BA-5576) ~ The Love In My Heart (BA-5574) ~ 1958

ANN COLE, w/Sammy Lowe Orchestra:

SIR-272 - Nobody But Me (BA-5633) ~ That's Enough (BA-5631) ~ October/1959

SIR-275 - A Love Of My Own (BA-5632) ~ Brand New House (BA-5630) ~ October/1959

MGM-K12954 - In The Chapel (60-XY-933) ~ Plain As The Nose On Your Face (60-XY-932) ~ 1960

Roulette-4452 - Don't Stop The Wedding (?) ~ Have Fun (?) ~ Late/1962

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