Continuing my favorites label-by-label....today MERCURY in Chicago Ill.
1. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Platters - 1958
2. Bald Head Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers – 1950
3. Twilight Time Platters – 1958
4. Broken Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan - 1959
5. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington - 1959
6. Oh Well Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers - 1950
7. Little Darlin' Diamonds - 1957
8. Hey Now Baby Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers - 1950
9. You Nearly Lose Your Mind Roy Moss – 1955
10. Something’s Wrong Woo Woo Moore - 1953
11. Lover Please Clyde McPhatter - 1962
12. Sea Of Love Phil Phillips – 1959*
13. One Summer Night Danleers – 1958 **
14. New Blowtop Blues Dinah Washington – 1952
15. A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Brook Benton &
Dinah Washington – 1960
16. Slow Walk Sil Austin – 1956
17. Hand Clappin' Red Prysock - 1955
18. (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson) - 1955 19.. You’re My Big Baby Now Roy Moss – 1955
20. Rhythm Rockin’ Blues Rollee McGill – 1955
BUBBLING UNDER
21. Rock ‘N Roll Red Prysock – 1955
22. Rockin’ Daddy Eddie Bond & Stompers - 1956
23. September In The Rain Dinah Washington – 1961
24. The Great Pretender Platters - 1955
25. A Sunday Kind Of Love Del-Vikings - 1957
*Originally on Khoury’s label 1959
**Originally on Amp3 label 1958 (credited as “The Dandleers”)
Okay, here's a little mystery. Mercury #70290, from 1954, is not on
youtube. Global Dog (archived) gives the title as "What It Was (It Was
A Football Game), parts 1 & 2" and the artist as "The Duke Of Paducah."
The artist was a cornball comedian. Now I'm wondering if this is an
original version of "What It Was Was Football" by the much more famous cornball comedian Andy Griffith. Anyone know?
I am surprised at the popish stuff being so high on Roger's list. Here
are the ones that are in my top 1000+.
91 You're My Big Baby Now Roy Moss - 55
154 Never Give You Up Jerry Butler - 68
177 Flip Flop Mama Eddie Bond - 56
180 That's My Reward Billy Wallace - 56
225 Upside Your Head Buddy & Ella Johnson - 553
305 Burning The Wind Billy Wallace - 56
306 You Nearly Lose Your Mind Roy Moss - 55
393 Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler - 68
525 Don't Shout At Me, Daddy Buddy & Ella Johnson - 58
576 A Rockin' Good Way Brook Benton & Dinah Washington - 60
634 That's How I Feel About You Buddy & Ella Johnson - 53
690 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive - 74
762 Any Day Now Buddy & Ella Johnson - 54
767 Long John Blues Dinah Washington - 49
799 Hittin' On Me Buddy & Ella Johnson - 53
855 King Of The Road Roger Miller - 65 (Smash)
879 Broken Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan - 59
937 Mean Mistreatin' Baby Billy Wallace - 56
988 Lover Please Clyde McPhatter - 62
997 Bring It Home To Me Buddy & Ella Johnson - 56
Some wonderful Mercury records not listed by Roger:
The Diamonds - Little Darlin' [Mercury 71060] - 1957
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 0:09:12 +0000, DianeE wrote:
Okay, here's a little mystery. Mercury #70290, from 1954, is not on
youtube. Global Dog (archived) gives the title as "What It Was (It Was
A Football Game), parts 1 & 2" and the artist as "The Duke Of Paducah."
The artist was a cornball comedian. Now I'm wondering if this is an
original version of "What It Was Was Football" by the much more famous
cornball comedian Andy Griffith. Anyone know?
No. Griffith wrote it and it came out first on Colonial, then on
Capitol.
https://alongsideyour78s.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/football.gif?w=548&h=537
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 0:47:05 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 0:09:12 +0000, DianeE wrote:
Okay, here's a little mystery. Mercury #70290, from 1954, is not on
youtube. Global Dog (archived) gives the title as "What It Was (It Was
A Football Game), parts 1 & 2" and the artist as "The Duke Of Paducah."
The artist was a cornball comedian. Now I'm wondering if this is an
original version of "What It Was Was Football" by the much more famous
cornball comedian Andy Griffith. Anyone know?
No. Griffith wrote it and it came out first on Colonial, then on
Capitol.
https://alongsideyour78s.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/football.gif?w=548&h=537
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What it was WASN'T football!! (the #1 most popular sport on Earth!)
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 0:47:05 +0000, Bruce wrote:-----------
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 0:09:12 +0000, DianeE wrote:
Okay, here's a little mystery. Mercury #70290, from 1954, is not on
youtube. Global Dog (archived) gives the title as "What It Was (It Was >>> A Football Game), parts 1 & 2" and the artist as "The Duke Of Paducah."
The artist was a cornball comedian. Now I'm wondering if this is an
original version of "What It Was Was Football" by the much more famous
cornball comedian Andy Griffith. Anyone know?
No. Griffith wrote it and it came out first on Colonial, then on
Capitol.
https://alongsideyour78s.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/
football.gif?w=548&h=537
--
What it was WASN'T football!! (the #1 most popular sport on Earth!)
What it was was AMERICAN football - not the same thing at all
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