Discography

1953

Doo Wop Genre Established

  • Archibald - (Imperial 5212 1953) Great Big Eyes
  • Albert King - (Parrot 798 1953) Bad Luck Blues
  • Aldus Roger - (La Louisianne 1953) 1 Scotch 1 Bourbon 1 Beer
  • Alex Bradford - (Specialty 1953) Too Close to Heaven
    Gospel song - great influence
  • Barrel House Blott & Lee - (Chance 1136 1953) Brand New Man
  • Big Bill Broonzy w Washboard Sam - (Chess 1545 1953) Bright Eyes
  • Big Boy Groves - (Vita 120 1953) You Can't Beat The Horses
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 982 1953) Still In Love / Baby I Still Want You
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1003 1953) Honey Hush / Crawdad Hole
  • Big Mama Thornton - (Peacock 1621 1953) They Call Me Big Mama
  • Bobby Hall & the Kings - (Jax 314 1953) I Love You Baby
  • Buddy Lucas - (RCA 47-5396 1953) Greedy Pig
  • Camille Howard - (Federal 12125 1953) Excite Me Daddy
  • Carmen Taylor - (Atlantic 1015 1953) Big Mamou Daddy
  • Chuck Norris - (Atlantic 994 1953) Messin' Up
  • Clarence Garlow - (Flair 1021 1953) Route 90
  • Clarence Garlow - (Detour 003 1953) Crawfishin'
  • Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - (Atlantic 1006 1953) Money Honey
  • Danny Taylor - (RCA Victor 20-5558 1953) You Look Bad
  • Dinah Washington - (Mercury 70214 1953) Fat Daddy
  • Eddie Kirkland - (King 4680 1953) Please Don't Think I'm Nosey
  • Eunice Davis - (Atlantic 992 1953) My Beat Is 125th Street / Go To Work Pretty Daddy
  • Frank Motley - (Big Town 116 1953) New Hound Dog
  • Frank Motley w/Curly Bridges - (Hawkeye 4051 1953) Rock & Roll Gotta Beat
  • Fred Clark - (Federal 12136 1953) Ground Hog Snooper
  • George Green - (Chance 1135 1953) Finance Man
  • Hank Williams - (MGM 11416 1953) Kaw-Liga
  • Henry Pierce - (Specialty 461 1953) Hey Fine Mama
  • Homer & Jethro - (RCA Victor 47-5280 1953) (How Much Is)
    • That Hound Dog in the Window
    One of the first Novelty songs, with a Rockabilly beat
  • JD Edwards - (Imperial 5245 1953) Hobo
  • Joe Google Eyes August - (Duke 117 1953) Play the Game
  • Jimmy Crawford - (Gem 215 1953) That Ain't Right / Till My Baby Comes Back Home
  • Jimmy Rogers (Chess 1543 1953) Act Like You Love Me
  • Jimmy Rushing - (King 4606 1953) She's Mine She's Yours
  • Jimmy Witherspoon - (Federal 12138 1953) Backdoor Blues
  • Joe Conwright - (Plaid 10002 1953) Wrong Party
  • Joe Hill Louis - (Sun 178 1953) We All Gotta Go Sometime / She May Be Yours (But She Comes To See Me Sometime)
  • John Lee Hooker - (Modern 901 1953) Ride Till I Die / Stormin' And Rainin'
  • John Lee Hooker - (Modern 908 1953) Love Money Can't Buy / Please Take Me Back
  • John Lee Hooker - (Modern 916 1953) Too Much Boogie / I Need Somebody
  • Johnny Otis - (Peacock 1625 1953) Rock Me Baby
  • Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM Uniss 1953) Telephone Boogie
  • King Richard & Poor Boys- (Apollo 1201 1953) Didn't We Fool Them
  • Little Richard - (Peacock 1658 1953) Directly From My Heart to You
  • Little Walter - (Checker 764 1953) Mean Old World
  • Lula Reed - (King 4649 1953) Going Back to Mexico
  • Lula Reed - (King 4688 1953) Your Key Don't Fit My Door / Watch Dog
  • Little Milton - (Sun 194 1953) Beggin' My Baby / Somebody Told Me
  • Mable Scott - (Parrot 780 1953) Mr Fine
  • Memphis Minnie - (Job 1101 1953) World of Trouble
  • Mercy Dee - (Specialty 466 1953) Rent Man Blues
  • Milt Trenier - (RCA Victor 47-5487 1953) Flip Our Wigs
  • Morris Pejoe - (Checker 766 1953) Tired of Crying
  • Pat Valdelar - (Mercury 70201 1953) Baby Rock Me
  • Pee Wee Crayton - (Trumpet 217 1953) Wine-O-Wine
  • Piano Red - (RCA Victor 5224 1953) She's Dynamite
  • Piano Red - (RCA Victor 20-5337 1953) Your Mouth's Got a Hole in It
  • Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1021 1954) It Should Have Been Me
  • Red McAlister - (King 4598 1953) Eggs and Grits
  • Rufus Thomas Jr. - (Sun 181 1953) Bearcat (The Answer To Hound Dog) / Walin' In The Rain
  • Rufus Bearcat Thomas Jr. - (Sun 188 1953) Tiger Man [King Of The Jungle] / Save That Money
    Rufus Thomas was born a junior and later dropped it from his name as an artist
  • Sonny Terry - (RCA Victor Uniss 1953) When I'm Drinkin'
  • Sonny Thompson - (King 4613 1953) Insulated Sugar
  • Square Walton - (RCA Victor 20-5584 1953) Fish Tail Blues
  • Stick McGhee - (King 4672 1953) Jungle Juice
  • T Bone Walker - (Imperial 5247 1953) Tell Me What's The Reason
  • Tarheel Slim - (Red Robin 124 1953) Too Much Competition
  • Tasso Zachary - (Rosemay 605 1953) Louisville KY
  • The Crows - (Rama 5 1953) Gee
  • The Drifters w/Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1019 1954) Lucille
  • The Griffin Brothers (Dot 1117 1953) I Want To Go Back
  • The Hilltoppers - (Dot 15085 1953) P.S. I Love You
  • The Orioles - (Jubilee 5122 1953) Crying in the Chapel / Don't You Think I Ought to Know
  • The Robins - (RCA Victor 5175 1953) (Now and Then) There's A Fool Such As I
  • The Robins - (RCA Victor 5564 1953) Get It Off Your Mind
  • The Rocketeers - (Herald 415 1953) Gonna Feed My Baby Poison
  • The Spaniels - (Vee-Jay 107 1953) Goodnight Sweetheart
  • The Treniers - (Victor 47-5275 1953) Squeeze Me
  • Willie Mabon - (Chess 1538 1953) I'm Mad
  • Willie Nix - (Sun 179 1953) Seems Like a Million Years
  • Wynonie Harris - (King 4685 1953) Down Boy Down
  • Young John Watson - (Federal 12157 1953) What's Going On
  • Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - (Peacock 1612 1953) Hound Dog
  • Young John Watson - (Federal 12157 1953) What's Going On

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