Sep. 14, 1956 - Top 10 R&B SONGS

[Bruce]

What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not on
Youtube.

Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL—Woodside, N. Y.
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee)
2. In The Still Of The Night (Satins)
3. The Closer You Are (Channels)
4. Don't Be Cruel (E. Presley)
5. My Prayer (Platters)
6. My Love Come Back (Velours)
7. At Any Cost (Pyramids)
8. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker)
9. Honky Tonk (B. Doggett)
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys)

Jim Ameche WNJR—Newark, N. J.
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee)
2. So Long (F. Domino)
3. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker)
4. Ka-Ding Dong (G-Clefs)
5. I Love You Baby (J. Reed)
6. I Love You Baby All The Time (Coeds)
7. Blue Mood (J. Stevens)
8. Japanese Farewell Song (Four Tunes)
9. My Nerves (L. Willie John)
10. Candy (Big Maybelle)

[RWC]

Post by Bruce
What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not on
Youtube.
Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL—Woodside, N. Y.
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys)

it is on YouTube, but a bit tricky to find:

however, this is not true R&B, they sound like excitable white frat boys

[Roger]

Post by RWC

Post by Bruce
What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not on
Youtube.
Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL—Woodside, N. Y.
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys)

http://youtu.be/tk0hsrOfyEI
however, this is not true R&B, they sound like excitable white frat boys

The Four Guys on Mercury were two sets of brothers - one set black
(Billy & Larry Austin) and one set white (Bert and Dee Carroll). They
were buddies since high school in Brooklyn

More here
http://doo-wop.blogg.org/four-guys-1-c26504484

I haven't heard everything by them what what I have heard has been poop

[Bruce]

Post by RWC

Post by Bruce
What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not on
Youtube.
Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL—Woodside, N. Y.
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys)

http://youtu.be/tk0hsrOfyEI
however, this is not true R&B, they sound like excitable white frat boys

Whatever they are, is blows.

[RWC]

Post by Bruce
What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not on
Youtube.
Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL—Woodside, N. Y.
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee)
2. In The Still Of The Night (Satins)
3. The Closer You Are (Channels)
4. Don't Be Cruel (E. Presley)
5. My Prayer (Platters)
6. My Love Come Back (Velours)
7. At Any Cost (Pyramids)
8. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker)
9. Honky Tonk (B. Doggett)
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys)
Jim Ameche WNJR—Newark, N. J.
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee)
2. So Long (F. Domino)
3. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker)
4. Ka-Ding Dong (G-Clefs)
5. I Love You Baby (J. Reed)
6. I Love You Baby All The Time (Coeds)
7. Blue Mood (J. Stevens)
8. Japanese Farewell Song (Four Tunes)
9. My Nerves (L. Willie John)
10. Candy (Big Maybelle)

N.Y. and N.J. are neighbors, so, apart from the #1 record,
why are these charts so different?

[MummyChunk]

Post by Bruce
What's this #10 song on Dr. Jive's list. It's on Mercury. Not o
Youtube
Tommy "Dr. Jive" Smalls WWRL-Woodside, N. Y
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee
2. In The Still Of The Night (Satins
3. The Closer You Are (Channels
4. Don't Be Cruel (E. Presley
5. My Prayer (Platters
6. My Love Come Back (Velours
7. At Any Cost (Pyramids
8. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker
9. Honky Tonk (B. Doggett
10. Drive In Rock (Four Guys
Jim Ameche WNJR-Newark, N. J
1. Let The Good Times Roll (Shirley & Lee
2. So Long (F. Domino
3. I Can't Love You Enough (L. Baker
4. Ka-Ding Dong (G-Clefs
5. I Love You Baby (J. Reed
6. I Love You Baby All The Time (Coeds
7. Blue Mood (J. Stevens
8. Japanese Farewell Song (Four Tunes
9. My Nerves (L. Willie John
10. Candy (Big Maybelle

Good list - some I've not heard of. Thanks for sharing


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