Discography

1961: Larger Bands, Bigger Productions

  • Barry Mann - (ABC-Paramount 10237 1961) Who put the Bomp
  • Ben E. King - (Atco 6185 1961) Spanish Harlem
  • Ben E. King - (Atco 6194 1961) Stand By Me
  • Bernadette & Swinging Bears - (Beach 1001 1961) Crazy Yogi
  • Big Brown & Gamblers - (Belgium label, Palette 40.088 1961) My Testament / Baby Blues
  • Bobby Colquitt & String Bean - (Colt 620 1961) I'm Gone / Million Dollar Play Girl
  • Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers - (Garpax 44167 1962) The Monster Mash
  • Bobby Lewis - (Beltone 1002 1961) Tossin' and Turnin'
  • Bowlegs & Band - (Vee Jay 400 1961) One More Time Parts 1 & 2
  • Buddy Guy - (Chess 1784 1961) Let Me Love You, Baby / Ten Years Ago
  • Carla Thomas - (Atlantic 2086 1961) Gee Whiz
  • Cathy Jean & the Roommates - (Valmor 007 1961) Please Love Me Forever
  • Charles Sheffield - (Excello 2265 1961) The Kangaroo
  • Charles Sheffield - (Ichiban 007 1961) It's Your Voodoo Working
  • Chuck Berry - (Chess 1799 1961) Come On
  • Chubby Checker - (Parkway 818 1961) Pony Time
  • Chubby Checker - (Parkway 830 1961) The Fly
  • Chuck Jackson - (Wand 106 1961) I Don't Want To Cry
  • Curtis Lee - (Dunes 2007 1961) Pretty Little Angel Eyes
  • Dee Clark - (Vee-Jay 383 1961) Raindrops
  • Don Hopkins - (Dart 147 1961) Tiddly Diddly
  • Earl Hooker - (Age 29101 1961) Apache War Dance
  • Eddy Jones & the Cyclones - (Festival 25003 1961) Say What?
    also issued as The Cashmeres with Eddie Jones - (Festival ???? 1960) Daddy Can I Go to the Hop? Herb Abramson started the Festival label in 1960. The record catalogue number Festival 25003 was released 1/1/61.
  • Eddie Clearwater - (La Salle 502 1961) Cool Water
  • Eugene Church - (Rendezvous 1321961) Good News
  • Fabulous Little Joe Carruthers - (Nanc 001 1961) Down in New Orleans
  • Floyd Cramer - (RCA Victor 47-7775 1961) Last Date
  • Frantic Freddy & Teens - (White Rock 365 1961) Charmagne
  • Freddie King - (Federal 12432 1961)I'm Tore Down
  • Freddie King - (Federal 12515 1961) Meet Me At the Station
  • Gene and Ruth - (King 5456 1961) Can't Take It
  • Gene Pitney - (Musicor MU-1009 1961) Town Without Pity
  • Gladys Knight & The Pips - (Fury 1050 and Vee-Jay 386 1961) Every Beat of My Heart
  • Googie Rene - (Rendezvous 134 1961) The Slide Pt 1 / Pt 2
  • Hale & Hayden - (ABC Paramount 10286 1961) Twist Cacciatore
  • Hugh Barrett & Victors - (Madison 164 1961) There's A Fungus Among Us
  • Ike Perry & Lyrics - (Mama 859M-3614 1961) At the Party
  • James Darren - (Colpix 609 1961) Goodbye Cruel World
  • Jeanette Baby Washington - (Neptune 122 1961) Money's Funny
  • Jerry Woodard - (Heart 3225 1961) Speedway Rock
  • Jimmy Reed - (Vee-Jay 380 1961)Big Boss Man
  • Jimmy Feagans & Jap Curry Blazers (Howard 101 1961) Saturday Night
  • Jimmy Reed - (Vee-Jay 398 1961) Bright Lights, Big City
  • Jimmy Williams - (Don El 111 1961) Big Leg Woman
  • John J Moses - (Black Magic ???? 1961) Night Out
  • Johnnie Mae Matthews - (Reel 3745 1961) No One Can Love Me (The Way You Do)
  • Johnny Big Moose Walker - (CJ 657 1961) Tend To Your Business
  • Johnny Guitar Watson - (Escort 106 1961) Looking Back
  • Johnny Morisette - (Baytone 117 1961) Batman For Days
  • Johnny Winter - (Frolic 503 1962) Voodoo Twist
  • King Coleman - (Columbia 41927 1961) Black Bottom Blues
  • King Coleman - (Atlantic 2125 1961) Do the Hully Gully, Pts. 1 & 2
  • Lattimore Brown - (Dutchess 1002 1961) Teenie Weenie / The Night Time Is the Right Time
  • Lattimore Brown - (Excello 2196 1961) Darlin' Dear
  • Lavern Baker - (Atlantic 2119 1961) Hey Memphis / Voo Doo
  • Levinsky Allen - (Vidal 321 1960) Couldn't Be Done / Laid Off
  • Little Caesar & Romans - (Del-Fi 4158 1961) Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)
  • Little Henry & the Laveers - (Laveer ???? 1961?) Whip It On Me
  • Little Luther - (Dot 16325 1961) Du Dee Squat
  • Little Roy - (Everest 19421 1961) She's A Wonder
  • Lonnie Donegan - (Dot 15911 1961) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bed Post Overnight)
  • Lonesome Sundown - (Excello 2202 1961) I'm Glad She's Mine
  • Louie Palmer - (Boot Hill 178 1961) How Do You Quit Drinking Wine
  • Lula Reed - (Federal 12416 1961) Puddentane
  • Lula Reed - (Federal 12440 1961) Ain't No Cotton Pickin' Chicken
  • Mac Simms - (Palos 1201 1961) Driving Wheel
  • Macy Skipper - (Stax 117 1961) Goofin' Off
  • Mad Mike & The Maniacs - (Hunch 345 1961) The Hunch
  • Maurice Williams & Zodiacs (Herald 563 1961) Come and Get It
  • Maxine Brown - (NOMAR 103 1961) All in My Mind
  • Maxine Brown - (NOMAR 106 1961) Funny
  • Nathaniel Mayer - (Fortune 542 1961) My Last Dance With You
  • Mojo Watson - (Nanc 007 1961) Looka There
  • Otis Reed - (Nanc ???? 1961) Come On Baby
  • Otis Redding & the Pinetoppers - (Orbit 135 1961) Shout Bamalama
  • Phil & Marie - (Sway 901 1961) Love Doctor
  • Professor Hamilton - (Contour 0001 1961) Back to School
  • Ray Ellsworth - (Ellsworth 101 1961) Rock and Roll Show
  • Ray Fournia - (Diamond Disk 101 1961) Settle Down
  • Ray Garnett - (RCA (Australia) 101183 1961) The Fly
  • Ricky Ricardo - (Wye 1011 1961) Peek A Boo Mary Lou
  • Rod McKuen - (Spiral 1407 1961) Celebrity Twist
  • Shirley Jean Wiley - (Myrl 408 1961) Long Tall Sally
  • Slim Harpo - (Excello 2194 1961) Rainin' In My Heart
  • Solomon Burke - (Atlantic 2131 1961) Cry To Me
  • Sonny Starns - (Silon 201 1961?) Baton Rouge LA / Tangi-Paho
  • Space Man - (Chess 1789 1961) Man in Orbit
  • Spo De Odee - (Verus 505 1961?) Crashing the Party / Aw Cut It Out Pa
    Sam "Spo-de-odee" Theard, singer, comedian songwriter from Louisiana? Verus label = ?
  • Steve & The Holidays - (Dandy 101 1961) Unemployment
  • Sue Thompson - (Hickory 1159 1961) Norman
  • T V Slim (aka Oscar Wills) - (Checker 1029 1962) The Big Fight
  • Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - (Fire 503 1961) You're Gonna Reap
  • Tee Tucker - (Atco 6208 1961) Rock 'N Roll Machine
  • The 4 After 5's - (All Time 9076 1961) Hello School Teacher
  • The Blossoms - (Challenge 9109 1961) Son in Law
  • The Chants - (Verve 10244 1961) Dick Tracy
  • The Chantels - (Carlton 555 1961) Look In My Eyes
  • The Cherokees - (United Artists 367 1961) Bed Bug
  • The Chimes (Tag 444 1961) Once In Awhile
    A Doo Wop classic; fantastic song!
  • The Cleftones - (Gee 1064 1961) Heart and Soul
  • The Coasters - (Atco 6192 1961) Little Egypt
  • The Cordells - (Bargain 5004 1961) Laid Off
  • The Corsairs - (Tuff 1808 1961) Smokey Places
  • The Creations - (Jamie 1197 1961) Shang Shang
  • The Crystals - (Philles 100 1961) There's No Other (Like My Baby)
  • The Dittos - (Warner Bros 5247 1961) Mustard
  • The Drifters - (Atlantic 2096 1961) Some Kind Of Wonderful
  • The Drifters - (Atlantic 2134 1961) When My Little Girl Is Smiling
  • The Eventuals - (OKeh 7142 1961) Charlie Chan
  • The Fascinations - (Sure 106 1961) Doom Bada Doom
  • The Flares - (Felsted 8624 1961) Foot Stompin' Pt 1 / 2
  • The Highwaymen - (United Artists UA 258 1961) Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
  • The Legends - (Huba-Huba 16866 1961?) I'm Sorry / The Mosquito
    Huba Huba = Wisconsin-Minnesota area label
  • The Mar Kays - (Stax 107 1961) Last Night
  • The Metallics - (Baronet 2 1961) Itchy Twitchy Too
  • The Miracles - (Tamla 54034 1961) Shop Around
  • The Miller Sisters - (Glodis1003 1961) Pop Your Finger
  • The Nite-Caps - (Groove ???? 1961?) See the Monkey Ride the Mule
  • The Penguins - (Sun State 001 1961) The Pony Rock
  • The Royal Play Boys - (Imperial 5782 1961) Don't Be No Square
  • The Shirelles - Scepter 1203 1961) Dedicated to the One I Love
  • The Supremes - (Sara ???? 1961) I Lost My Job
  • The Sweet Sick Teens - (RCA Victor 7940 1961) Let's Do the The Pretzel / Agnes The Teenage Russian Spy
  • The Twilighters - (Ricki 907 1961) The Rockin Mule
  • The Velvets - (Star Dust 1153 1961) Tonight (Could Be the Night)
  • The Vibrations - (Checker 969 1961) The Watusi
  • Timi Yuro - (Liberty 55343 1961) Hurt
  • Tiny Lewis - (Linda 100 1961) Too Much Rockin'
  • Tony Orlando - (Epic 9441 1961) Halfway to Paradise
  • Tommy Youngblood - (J-R-M 003 196?) Tremble Walk
  • Tony Allen & the Twilighters - (Bethlehem 3004 1961) Trakey Doo
  • Two Brothers - (Imperial 5748 1961) Tell It
  • Unique Echos - (Southern Sound 108 1961) Italian Twist
  • Van Walker - (Fore 42 196?) The Crawl
  • Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1041 1961) The Horse
  • William Bell - (Stax 116 1961) You Don't Miss Your Water

Quick Links to other years.... 1962 - More Rock & Roll Years

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1942 - 1954 - Early R&B Years

1900-1941 - Pre R&B Years


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