New Orleans Artists

Discography

1955

Al Collins - (Ace 500 1955) I Got The Blues For You
Issued on 78 rpm only; black Ace label; original of Slippin' and Sliddin'; too dirty to be played on AM radio in the 50s.
Al Reed - (Post 2013 1955) She's Rolling
Big Boy Myles & the Shaw-Weez (Specialty 564 1955) Who's Been Foolin' You / That's The Girl I Married
Big Mike - (Savoy 1152 1955) Down in New Orleans
Bobby Mitchell - (Imperial 5346 1955) I'm In Love
Boo Breeding - (Imperial 5336 1955) Country Woman / Low and Lonesome
Champion Jack Dupree - (King 4938 1955) Mailorder Woman / Big Leg Emma
Earl King - (Ace 509 1955) Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
Written by Earl King; recorded in Jackson, MS at Ace records
Eddie Bo - (Apollo 486 1955) I’m Wise / Happy Tears
Song is basis for Little Richard's "Slippin' and Sliddin'" record
Eddie Bo - (Apollo 509 1956) Too Much of a Good Thing
Eddie Bo - (Ace 515 1955) I'm So Tired
Edgar Blanchard - (Specialty 586 1956) Steppin' High
Ernest Kador - (Specialty 562 1955) Eternity / Do Baby Do
aka Ernie K-Doe before he changed name and style
Little Bo - (Ace 501 1955) Baby / So Glad
Little Richard - (Peacock 1658 1955) Little Richard's Boogie / Directly From My Heart To You
backed by Johnny Otis Band
Little Richard - (Peacock 1673 1955) I Love My Baby / Maybe I'm Right
backed by Johnny Otis Band
Little Richard - (Specialty 561 1955) Tutti Frutti
Marker for Classic New Orleans Rock & Roll period!
Lloyd Price - (Specialty 540 1955) Trying to Find Someone to Love
Nappy Brown - (Savoy 1162 1955) There'll Come A Day
Nappy Brown - (Savoy 1167 1955) Just A Little Love
Roy Brown - (King 4761 1955) Fannie Brown Got Married
Roy Milton - (Dootone 377 1955) I Wanna Go Home
The Barons - (Imperial 5343 1955) Eternally Yours / Boom Boom
The Barons - (Imperial 5360 1955) Why Fool Yourself
The Hawks - (Imperial 5332 1955) It's Too Late Now
The Spiders - (Imperial 5354 1955) Bells in My Heart
The Spiders - (Imperial 5366 1955) Witchcraft
Tony Allen - (Specialty 560 1955) Night Owl
Wee Willie Wayne - (Imperial 5355 1955) Travelin' Mood / I Remember
Willie Egans - (Mambo 111 1955) Come On

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