I finally finished off a full top 100 list of my favorite records of 1949:
MY TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1949:
1 ¦ Lovesick Blues ¦ Hank Williams
2 ¦ I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ¦ Hank Williams
3 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan
4 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Stick McGhee
5 ¦ Mind Your Own Business ¦ Hank Williams
6 ¦ My Bucket's Got A Hole In It ¦ Hank Williams
7 ¦ Country Boy ¦ Dave Bartholomew
8 ¦ All She Wants To Do Is Rock ¦ Wynonie Harris
9 ¦ Long John Blues ¦ Dinah Washington
10 ¦ Chicago's Just That Way ¦ Eddie Boyd
11 ¦ Boogie At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
12 ¦ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve ¦ Orioles
13 ¦ When Things Go Wrong With You ¦ Tampa Red
14 ¦ The Hucklebuck ¦ Paul Williams
15 ¦ Rooming House Boogie ¦ Amos Milburn
16 ¦ Deacon Jones ¦ Orioles
17 ¦ Sittin' On It All The Time ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ I Feel That Old Age Coming On ¦ Wynonie Harris
19 ¦ My Baby Done Told Me ¦ Four Bluebirds (Robins)
20 ¦ She Just Won't Sell No More ¦ Wynonie Harris
21 ¦ Cole Slaw ¦ Frank Culley
22 ¦ Every Man To His Own Profession ¦ Louis Jordan
23 ¦ Rockin' At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
24 ¦ Grandma Plays The Numbers ¦ Wynonie Harris
25 ¦ Battle Of The Blues (part 2) ¦ Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris
26 ¦ Ricky's Blues ¦ Ravens
27 ¦ Bless You (For The Good That's In You) ¦ Peggy Lee & Mel Torme with the Mellomen
28 ¦ I Want My Fannie Brown ¦ Wynonie Harris
29 ¦ I Quit My Pretty Mama ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
30 ¦ Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me ¦ Bullmoose Jackson
31 ¦ Lavender Coffin ¦ Lionel Hampton
32 ¦ The Bulldog Blues ¦ Joe Brown & His Kool Kats
33 ¦ Real Pretty Mama Blues ¦ Amos Milburn
34 ¦ You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) ¦ Hank Williams
35 ¦ Tell Me So ¦ Orioles
36 ¦ I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
37 ¦ For You My Love ¦ Larry Darnell
38 ¦ You Sure Look Good To Me ¦ Robins
39 ¦ Houston Jump ¦ Eddie Williams (Flyd Dixon)
40 ¦ Canary Bird ¦ Muddy Waters
41 ¦ Miss Martha King ¦ B.B. King
42 ¦ Rock The Joint ¦ Jimmy Preston
43 ¦ Around About Midnight ¦ Robins
44 ¦ There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight ¦ Hank Williams
45 ¦ Little Geneva ¦ Muddy Waters
46 ¦ She's Gonna Rock Away Blues ¦ Sticks McGhee
47 ¦ Winola ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
48 ¦ Saturday Night ¦ Kansas City Jimmy
49 ¦ Don't Like The Way You're Doing ¦ Robins
50 ¦ If It's So Baby ¦ Robins
51 ¦ She Ain't Got No Hair ¦ Professor Longhair
52 ¦ Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball ¦ Buddy Johnson
53 ¦ I'm Weak But Willing ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
54 ¦ Shout, Sister, Shout ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
55 ¦ Stand Here Tremblin' ¦ Muddy Waters
56 ¦ You're Gonna Miss Me ¦ Muddy Waters
57 ¦ Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt ¦ Otis Jackson
58 ¦ Mardi Gras In New Orleans ¦ Professor Longhair
59 ¦ When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes ¦ B.B. King
60 ¦ Baby Get Lost ¦ Dinah Washington
61 ¦ Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do ¦ Billie Holiday
62 ¦ Trouble Blues ¦ Charles Brown
63 ¦ I'll Get Along Somehow ¦ Larry Darnell
64 ¦ Ever-Ready Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
65 ¦ Hold Me Baby ¦ Amos Milburn
66 ¦ Wine-O-Baby Boogie ¦ Joe Turner (Pete Johnson)
67 ¦ 3 X 7 = 21 ¦ Jewel King
68 ¦ Ma-Ma ¦ Jimmy Smith
69 ¦ St. Louis Boogie ¦ Corporal Booker T. Washington & Brown's Blue Blowers
70 ¦ Mountain Oysters ¦ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
71 ¦ Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) ¦ Jesse Stone
72 ¦ Donkey Serenade ¦ Orioles
73 ¦ Lost Highway ¦ Hank Williams
74 ¦ The Deacon's Hop ¦ Big Jay McNeely
75 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Wynonie Harris
76 ¦ Gravy Train ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
77 ¦ The Huckle-Buck ¦ Roy Milton
78 ¦ Rockin' Chair Mama ¦ Little Willie Littlefield
79 ¦ Cool That Thing ¦ Ralph Willis & Spider Sam
80 ¦ Streamline Woman ¦ Muddy Waters
81 ¦ Danger Zone ¦ Mercy Dee
82 ¦ Anticipation Blues ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
83 ¦ Blues Stay Away From Me ¦ Delmore Borothers
84 ¦ Come Back Baby ¦ Lowell Fulson
85 ¦ I'm Gonna Rock ¦ Ralph Willis
86 ¦ T-Bone Shuffle ¦ T-Bone Walker
87 ¦ I Wish I Didn't Love You So ¦ Manhattan Paul & Three Riffs
88 ¦ I Gotta Do It ¦ Beavers
89 ¦ Casey Jones ¦ Dixie-Aires
90 ¦ House Rocker ¦ Paul Williams
91 ¦ Beans And Corn Bread ¦ Louis Jordan
92 ¦ Careless Love ¦ Ravens
93 ¦ I Trust In God ¦ Rising Star Gospel Singers
94 ¦ Ridin' High ¦ Roy Brown
95 ¦ Hey Pretty Baby ¦ Ruth Brown (Jimmy Brown)
96 ¦ Rock & Roll ¦ Wild Bill Moore (Scatman Crothers)
97 ¦ Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy ¦ Red Foley
98 ¦ Let's Go To The Liquor Store ¦ Tuff Green
99 ¦ Creole Gal ¦ Paul Gayten
100 ¦ Down Among The Sheltering Palms ¦ Al Jolson & Mills Brothers
My 1949 List
Re: My 1949 List
I just checked, I have the same top 2 songs as the site, but in the opposite order.
Re: My 1949 List
Thanks for providing the list. I want to become more familiar with some of these all-time faves. For many of the songs, I have limited listening experience. But, I have placed a few comments regarding my enjoyment (or lack thereof) for some of the songs.
Hymie's TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1949: (Henry's rating provided to the right of some songs)
1 ¦ Lovesick Blues ¦ Hank Williams (5/10)
2 ¦ I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ¦ Hank Williams (6/10)
3 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan (5/10)
4 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Stick McGhee (4.5/10)
5 ¦ Mind Your Own Business ¦ Hank Williams (need to listen to this one)
6 ¦ My Bucket's Got A Hole In It ¦ Hank Williams (need to listen to this one)
7 ¦ Country Boy ¦ Dave Bartholomew (need to listen to this one)
8 ¦ All She Wants To Do Is Rock ¦ Wynonie Harris (need to listen to this one)
9 ¦ Long John Blues ¦ Dinah Washington (need to listen to this one)
10 ¦ Chicago's Just That Way ¦ Eddie Boyd (need to listen to this one)
11 ¦ Boogie At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
12 ¦ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve ¦ Orioles
13 ¦ When Things Go Wrong With You ¦ Tampa Red
14 ¦ The Hucklebuck ¦ Paul Williams
15 ¦ Rooming House Boogie ¦ Amos Milburn
16 ¦ Deacon Jones ¦ Orioles
17 ¦ Sittin' On It All The Time ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ I Feel That Old Age Coming On ¦ Wynonie Harris
19 ¦ My Baby Done Told Me ¦ Four Bluebirds (Robins)
20 ¦ She Just Won't Sell No More ¦ Wynonie Harris
21 ¦ Cole Slaw ¦ Frank Culley
22 ¦ Every Man To His Own Profession ¦ Louis Jordan
23 ¦ Rockin' At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
24 ¦ Grandma Plays The Numbers ¦ Wynonie Harris
25 ¦ Battle Of The Blues (part 2) ¦ Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris
26 ¦ Ricky's Blues ¦ Ravens
27 ¦ Bless You (For The Good That's In You) ¦ Peggy Lee & Mel Torme with the Mellomen
28 ¦ I Want My Fannie Brown ¦ Wynonie Harris
29 ¦ I Quit My Pretty Mama ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
30 ¦ Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me ¦ Bullmoose Jackson
31 ¦ Lavender Coffin ¦ Lionel Hampton
32 ¦ The Bulldog Blues ¦ Joe Brown & His Kool Kats
33 ¦ Real Pretty Mama Blues ¦ Amos Milburn
34 ¦ You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) ¦ Hank Williams
35 ¦ Tell Me So ¦ Orioles
36 ¦ I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
37 ¦ For You My Love ¦ Larry Darnell
38 ¦ You Sure Look Good To Me ¦ Robins
39 ¦ Houston Jump ¦ Eddie Williams (Flyd Dixon)
40 ¦ Canary Bird ¦ Muddy Waters
41 ¦ Miss Martha King ¦ B.B. King
42 ¦ Rock The Joint ¦ Jimmy Preston
43 ¦ Around About Midnight ¦ Robins
44 ¦ There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight ¦ Hank Williams
45 ¦ Little Geneva ¦ Muddy Waters
46 ¦ She's Gonna Rock Away Blues ¦ Sticks McGhee
47 ¦ Winola ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
48 ¦ Saturday Night ¦ Kansas City Jimmy
49 ¦ Don't Like The Way You're Doing ¦ Robins
50 ¦ If It's So Baby ¦ Robins
51 ¦ She Ain't Got No Hair ¦ Professor Longhair
52 ¦ Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball ¦ Buddy Johnson
53 ¦ I'm Weak But Willing ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
54 ¦ Shout, Sister, Shout ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
55 ¦ Stand Here Tremblin' ¦ Muddy Waters
56 ¦ You're Gonna Miss Me ¦ Muddy Waters
57 ¦ Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt ¦ Otis Jackson
58 ¦ Mardi Gras In New Orleans ¦ Professor Longhair
59 ¦ When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes ¦ B.B. King
60 ¦ Baby Get Lost ¦ Dinah Washington
61 ¦ Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do ¦ Billie Holiday
62 ¦ Trouble Blues ¦ Charles Brown
63 ¦ I'll Get Along Somehow ¦ Larry Darnell
64 ¦ Ever-Ready Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
65 ¦ Hold Me Baby ¦ Amos Milburn
66 ¦ Wine-O-Baby Boogie ¦ Joe Turner (Pete Johnson)
67 ¦ 3 X 7 = 21 ¦ Jewel King
68 ¦ Ma-Ma ¦ Jimmy Smith
69 ¦ St. Louis Boogie ¦ Corporal Booker T. Washington & Brown's Blue Blowers
70 ¦ Mountain Oysters ¦ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
71 ¦ Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) ¦ Jesse Stone
72 ¦ Donkey Serenade ¦ Orioles
73 ¦ Lost Highway ¦ Hank Williams
74 ¦ The Deacon's Hop ¦ Big Jay McNeely
75 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Wynonie Harris
76 ¦ Gravy Train ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
77 ¦ The Huckle-Buck ¦ Roy Milton
78 ¦ Rockin' Chair Mama ¦ Little Willie Littlefield
79 ¦ Cool That Thing ¦ Ralph Willis & Spider Sam
80 ¦ Streamline Woman ¦ Muddy Waters
81 ¦ Danger Zone ¦ Mercy Dee
82 ¦ Anticipation Blues ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
83 ¦ Blues Stay Away From Me ¦ Delmore Borothers
84 ¦ Come Back Baby ¦ Lowell Fulson
85 ¦ I'm Gonna Rock ¦ Ralph Willis
86 ¦ T-Bone Shuffle ¦ T-Bone Walker
87 ¦ I Wish I Didn't Love You So ¦ Manhattan Paul & Three Riffs
88 ¦ I Gotta Do It ¦ Beavers
89 ¦ Casey Jones ¦ Dixie-Aires
90 ¦ House Rocker ¦ Paul Williams
91 ¦ Beans And Corn Bread ¦ Louis Jordan
92 ¦ Careless Love ¦ Ravens
93 ¦ I Trust In God ¦ Rising Star Gospel Singers
94 ¦ Ridin' High ¦ Roy Brown
95 ¦ Hey Pretty Baby ¦ Ruth Brown (Jimmy Brown)
96 ¦ Rock & Roll ¦ Wild Bill Moore (Scatman Crothers)
97 ¦ Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy ¦ Red Foley
98 ¦ Let's Go To The Liquor Store ¦ Tuff Green
99 ¦ Creole Gal ¦ Paul Gayten
100 ¦ Down Among The Sheltering Palms ¦ Al Jolson & Mills Brothers
Hymie's TOP 100 RECORDINGS FROM 1949: (Henry's rating provided to the right of some songs)
1 ¦ Lovesick Blues ¦ Hank Williams (5/10)
2 ¦ I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ¦ Hank Williams (6/10)
3 ¦ Saturday Night Fish Fry ¦ Louis Jordan (5/10)
4 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Stick McGhee (4.5/10)
5 ¦ Mind Your Own Business ¦ Hank Williams (need to listen to this one)
6 ¦ My Bucket's Got A Hole In It ¦ Hank Williams (need to listen to this one)
7 ¦ Country Boy ¦ Dave Bartholomew (need to listen to this one)
8 ¦ All She Wants To Do Is Rock ¦ Wynonie Harris (need to listen to this one)
9 ¦ Long John Blues ¦ Dinah Washington (need to listen to this one)
10 ¦ Chicago's Just That Way ¦ Eddie Boyd (need to listen to this one)
11 ¦ Boogie At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
12 ¦ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve ¦ Orioles
13 ¦ When Things Go Wrong With You ¦ Tampa Red
14 ¦ The Hucklebuck ¦ Paul Williams
15 ¦ Rooming House Boogie ¦ Amos Milburn
16 ¦ Deacon Jones ¦ Orioles
17 ¦ Sittin' On It All The Time ¦ Wynonie Harris
18 ¦ I Feel That Old Age Coming On ¦ Wynonie Harris
19 ¦ My Baby Done Told Me ¦ Four Bluebirds (Robins)
20 ¦ She Just Won't Sell No More ¦ Wynonie Harris
21 ¦ Cole Slaw ¦ Frank Culley
22 ¦ Every Man To His Own Profession ¦ Louis Jordan
23 ¦ Rockin' At Midnight ¦ Roy Brown
24 ¦ Grandma Plays The Numbers ¦ Wynonie Harris
25 ¦ Battle Of The Blues (part 2) ¦ Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris
26 ¦ Ricky's Blues ¦ Ravens
27 ¦ Bless You (For The Good That's In You) ¦ Peggy Lee & Mel Torme with the Mellomen
28 ¦ I Want My Fannie Brown ¦ Wynonie Harris
29 ¦ I Quit My Pretty Mama ¦ Ivory Joe Hunter
30 ¦ Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me ¦ Bullmoose Jackson
31 ¦ Lavender Coffin ¦ Lionel Hampton
32 ¦ The Bulldog Blues ¦ Joe Brown & His Kool Kats
33 ¦ Real Pretty Mama Blues ¦ Amos Milburn
34 ¦ You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) ¦ Hank Williams
35 ¦ Tell Me So ¦ Orioles
36 ¦ I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
37 ¦ For You My Love ¦ Larry Darnell
38 ¦ You Sure Look Good To Me ¦ Robins
39 ¦ Houston Jump ¦ Eddie Williams (Flyd Dixon)
40 ¦ Canary Bird ¦ Muddy Waters
41 ¦ Miss Martha King ¦ B.B. King
42 ¦ Rock The Joint ¦ Jimmy Preston
43 ¦ Around About Midnight ¦ Robins
44 ¦ There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight ¦ Hank Williams
45 ¦ Little Geneva ¦ Muddy Waters
46 ¦ She's Gonna Rock Away Blues ¦ Sticks McGhee
47 ¦ Winola ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
48 ¦ Saturday Night ¦ Kansas City Jimmy
49 ¦ Don't Like The Way You're Doing ¦ Robins
50 ¦ If It's So Baby ¦ Robins
51 ¦ She Ain't Got No Hair ¦ Professor Longhair
52 ¦ Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball ¦ Buddy Johnson
53 ¦ I'm Weak But Willing ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
54 ¦ Shout, Sister, Shout ¦ Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
55 ¦ Stand Here Tremblin' ¦ Muddy Waters
56 ¦ You're Gonna Miss Me ¦ Muddy Waters
57 ¦ Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt ¦ Otis Jackson
58 ¦ Mardi Gras In New Orleans ¦ Professor Longhair
59 ¦ When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes ¦ B.B. King
60 ¦ Baby Get Lost ¦ Dinah Washington
61 ¦ Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do ¦ Billie Holiday
62 ¦ Trouble Blues ¦ Charles Brown
63 ¦ I'll Get Along Somehow ¦ Larry Darnell
64 ¦ Ever-Ready Blues ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
65 ¦ Hold Me Baby ¦ Amos Milburn
66 ¦ Wine-O-Baby Boogie ¦ Joe Turner (Pete Johnson)
67 ¦ 3 X 7 = 21 ¦ Jewel King
68 ¦ Ma-Ma ¦ Jimmy Smith
69 ¦ St. Louis Boogie ¦ Corporal Booker T. Washington & Brown's Blue Blowers
70 ¦ Mountain Oysters ¦ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
71 ¦ Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) ¦ Jesse Stone
72 ¦ Donkey Serenade ¦ Orioles
73 ¦ Lost Highway ¦ Hank Williams
74 ¦ The Deacon's Hop ¦ Big Jay McNeely
75 ¦ Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee ¦ Wynonie Harris
76 ¦ Gravy Train ¦ Tiny Bradshaw
77 ¦ The Huckle-Buck ¦ Roy Milton
78 ¦ Rockin' Chair Mama ¦ Little Willie Littlefield
79 ¦ Cool That Thing ¦ Ralph Willis & Spider Sam
80 ¦ Streamline Woman ¦ Muddy Waters
81 ¦ Danger Zone ¦ Mercy Dee
82 ¦ Anticipation Blues ¦ Tennessee Ernie Ford
83 ¦ Blues Stay Away From Me ¦ Delmore Borothers
84 ¦ Come Back Baby ¦ Lowell Fulson
85 ¦ I'm Gonna Rock ¦ Ralph Willis
86 ¦ T-Bone Shuffle ¦ T-Bone Walker
87 ¦ I Wish I Didn't Love You So ¦ Manhattan Paul & Three Riffs
88 ¦ I Gotta Do It ¦ Beavers
89 ¦ Casey Jones ¦ Dixie-Aires
90 ¦ House Rocker ¦ Paul Williams
91 ¦ Beans And Corn Bread ¦ Louis Jordan
92 ¦ Careless Love ¦ Ravens
93 ¦ I Trust In God ¦ Rising Star Gospel Singers
94 ¦ Ridin' High ¦ Roy Brown
95 ¦ Hey Pretty Baby ¦ Ruth Brown (Jimmy Brown)
96 ¦ Rock & Roll ¦ Wild Bill Moore (Scatman Crothers)
97 ¦ Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy ¦ Red Foley
98 ¦ Let's Go To The Liquor Store ¦ Tuff Green
99 ¦ Creole Gal ¦ Paul Gayten
100 ¦ Down Among The Sheltering Palms ¦ Al Jolson & Mills Brothers