Discography

1956: R&B and Rockabilly too!!!

Doo Wop Genre Peaks

  • Andre Williams - (Fortune 831 1956) Bacon Fat
  • Babs Gonzalez - (King 4885 1956) House Rent Party
  • BB King - (RPM 468 1956) Sweet Little Angel
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1080 1956) The Chicken & The Hawk / Morning, Noon and Night
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1088 1956) Corrine, Corrina / Boogie Woogie Country Girl
  • Big Joe Turner - (Atlantic 1100 1956) Rock A While / Lipstick, Powder and Paint
  • Bill Doggett - (King 4950 1956) Honk Tonk
  • Bill Haley & Comets - (Decca 29713 1956) Burn that Candle
  • Billy Bland - (Old Town 1016 1956) The Fat Man
  • Billy Boy Arnold - (Vee Jay 171 1956) Ain't Got You
  • Billy Duke - (Teen 112 1956) Daddy Rock and Roll
  • Bo Diddley - (Checker 850 1956) Down Home Special
  • Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew - (Crest 1030 1956) Cops and Robbers / Clothes Line
  • Booker T & the M G's - (Stax 196 1966) Jingle Bells
  • Buchanan & Goodman - (Luniverse 101 1956) The Flying Saucer
    One of the first novelty songs to hit the Top 40.
  • Carl Perkins - (Sun 234 1956) Blue Suede Shoes
  • Chuck Berry - (Chess 1626 1956) Roll Over Beethoven
  • Chuck Berry - (Chess 1635 1956) Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Too Much Monkey Business
    Double-sided hit for Chuck Berry!!!
  • Chuck Higgins - (Dootone 387 1956) Gambling Woman
  • Chuck Higgins - (Dootone 396 1956) I Need Your Love
  • Chuck Rhubarb & His Sargents - (Rose ???? 1956) Rock at the Port / Wild Baby
  • Chuck Willis - (Atlantic 1098 1956) It's Too Late
  • Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1092 1956) Treasure of Love
  • Dale Hawkins - (demo version UNISS 1956; released on Norton CD 256 1997) Susie-Q
    See 1957 for Checker label release
  • Donna Hightower - (RPM 481 1956) He's My Baby
  • Earl Gilliam - (Sarg 133 1956) Wrong Doing Woman
  • Eddie Riff - (Dover 102 1956) My Baby's Gone Away
  • Edith Mackey - (Vee Jay 187 1956) Skillet's Gonna Fry
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6420 1956) Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA EPA-747 1956) Blue Suede Shoes,
    Tutti Frutti, I Got A Woman, Just Because
    EP = Extended play - 2 tracks per side, 45-rpm, 7-inch format
  • Elvis Presley - (RCA 47-6604 1956) Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel
    remake of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's 1953 "Hound Dog" - Elvis version designed for white audiences
  • Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1012 1956) I Want You To Be My Girl
  • Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - (Gee 1022 1956) ABC's Of Love
  • Frankie Lymon - (Gee 1026 1956) I'm Not A Juvenile Deliquent
    from the Alan Freed movie, "Rock, Rock, Rock."
  • Frankie Marshall - (Atco 6070 1956) Fanny Lou
  • Freddy Hall - (Abco 103 1956) Can This Be Mine
  • Gene Vincent - (1956) Be-Bop-A-Lula
  • Great Gates - (Aladdin 3310 1956) Jump Jump Jump
  • Harmonica Slim - (Vita V-138 1956) My Girl Won't Quit Me
  • Harold Burrage - (Cobra 5004 1956) You Eat Too Much / One More Dance
  • Homer & Jethro - (RCA Victor 47-6542 1956) Hart-Brake Motel
  • Hurricane Harry - (OKeh 7074 1956) Last Meal
  • Jesse Thomas - (Hollywood 107 1956) Cool Kind Lover
  • Jim Lowe - (Dot 15486 1956) The Green Door
    Crossover hit from pop to pre-Rock & Roll
  • Jimmy Beasley - (Modern 1009 1956) My Happiness
    Recorded in New Orleans at Cosimo's studio
  • Jimmy McCracklin - (Premium 102 1956) Get Back
  • Jimmy McCracklin - (Irma 103 1956) Take A Chance
  • Jimmy Newsome - (MGM 11849 1956) Do that Thing
  • Jimmy Nolen - (Federal 12278 1956) How Fine Can You Be?
  • Joe Boot & the Fabulous Winds - (Continental 153 1956) Squeeze Me / I Don't Want Nobody
  • Joe Boot & the Fabulous Winds - (Continental 154 1956) Well Alright / Rock & Roll Jungle Girl
  • Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM 471 1956) Love Me, Baby
  • Johnny "Guitar" Watson - (RPM 471 1956) She Moves Me
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins - (OKeh 7072 1956) I Put a Spell on You
  • Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 1087 1956) Get Up Get Up You Sleepy Head
  • Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 1116 1956) Jim Dandy / Tra-la-la
    "Jim Dandy" was recorded in New York with Teddy Charles (vibraphonist)
  • Leonard Lee - (Trumpet ???? 1956) Miss Lulu's Wig
  • Little Arthur Matthews - (Federal 12232 1956) I'm Gonna Whale on You
  • Little George Smith - (RPM 456 1956) Cross Eyed Suzzie Lee
  • Little Joe & Thrillers - (OKeh 7075 1956) Let's Do The Slop
  • Little Willie John - (King 4935 1956) Fever
  • Lonesome Sundown - (Excello 2092 1956) Leave My Money Alone
  • Louis Jones - (Peacock 1663 1956) Rock 'N Roll Bells
  • Mr Bear & the Bearcats - (Groove 0149 1956) Radar
  • Mr Bear & His Bearcats - (Groove 0138 1956) Peek-A-Boo
  • Mad Dog Sheffield - (Hollywood 1079 1956) Mad Dog
  • Mickey & Sylvia - (Groove 175 1956) Love is Strange
  • Moon Mullican - (King 4894 1956) Seven Nights To Rock
  • Nicky Lee - (K&M ???? 1956) Rock 'n Roll the Blues
  • Pat Patrick - (Aladdin 3311 1956) I Ain't Done Nothing
  • Pearl Bailey - (Mercury 70926 1956) I Can't Rock and Roll
  • Pee Wee Crayton (Vee-Jay 214 1956) A Frosty Night / The Telephone Is Ringing
  • Po Joe Williams - (Vee Jay 227 1956) My Baby Left
  • Popeye Broussard w Amos Como - (Starday 257 1956) Hole in the Wall
  • Ray Charles - (Atlantic 1108 1956) Lonely Avenue
  • Red Foxx - (Dooto 416 1956) It's Fun To Be Living In The Crazy House
  • Roy Gaines - (Groove 0146 1956) Right Now Baby
  • Rudy Ray Moore - (Federal 12259 1956) The Buggy Ride
  • Sandra Grimms - (Samson 102 1956) Hallelujah Rock & Roll
  • Screamin' Joe Neal - (Shippings 13229 1956) Rock & Roll Deacon
  • Shakey Horton - (Cobra 5002 1956) Have A Good Time
  • Sonny Terry - (Groove 0135 1956) Ride and Roll
  • The Cadets - (Modern 994 1956) Stranded in the Jungle
  • The Carpets - (Federal 12269 1956) Chicken Backs
  • The Cues - (Capitol F3400 1956) Destination 2100 and 65
  • The Drifters w/ Clyde McPhatter - (Atlantic 1089 1956) Ruby Baby
  • The Drivers - (De Luxe 6094 1956) Smooth Slow and Easy
  • The Dukes - (Imperial 5415 1956) Wini Brown
  • The Five Keys - (Capitol 3502 1956) Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
  • The Five Satins - (Ember 1005 1956) I'll Remember (In the Still of the Night)
  • The Jive Bombers - (Savoy 1508 1956) Bad Boy
  • The Nitecaps - (Grove 0158 1956) Bamboo Rock And Roll
  • The Pharoahs - (Class 2002 1956) Watusi
  • The Platters- (Mercury 70753 1956) The Great Pretender
  • The Platters - (Mercury 70819 1956) You've Got The Magic Touch
  • The Platters - (Mercury 70893 1956) My Prayer
  • The Romancers - (Dootone 404 1956) Jump and Hop
  • The Teen Queens - (RPM 453 1956) Eddie My Love
  • Tic & Toc - (Vik 0248 1956) Jibba Jab
  • Tommy Brown w Bill Doggett - (King 5001 1956) Honky Tonk
  • Willie Egans- (Vita 125 1956) Wear Your Black Dress
  • Young Jessie - (Modern 1002 1956) Hit Git and Split

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