Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951

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#TitleArtistLength
1Bad Bad Whiskey
recording of:
Bad Bad Whiskey
writer:
Adelia Davis and Maxwell Davis
Amos Milburn2:57
2Little Joe's Boogie
Joe Liggins2:51
3Telephone Blues
Floyd Dixon3:15
4Rockin' With Red
Piano Red2:29
5Lemonade
Louis Jordan3:16
6Will Wait
The Four Buddies2:21
7Rockin' Blues
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra2:51
8Little Red Rooster
Margie Day3:04
9Black Night
Charles Brown3:06
10I'm Just Waiting for You
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra2:38
11Rocket 88
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats2:50
12Long Distance Call
recording of:
Long Distance Call
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
publisher:
Watertoons
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Muddy Waters2:40
13Sixty Minute Man
recording of:
Sixty Minute Man (on 1950-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rose Marks (until 1951) and Billy Ward (until 1951)
The Dominoes2:30
14Tend to Your Business
Wee Willie Wayne2:32
15Chains of Love
Big Joe Turner3:22
16Chica Boo
Lloyd Glenn2:22
17Go Go Go
The Treniers2:24
18The Glory of Love
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-22)
cover recording of:
The Glory of Love (on 1951-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill
publisher:
Copyright Control
The Five Keys3:09
19I Got Loaded
recording of:
I Got Loaded (on 1951-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Peppermint Harris
Peppermint Harris2:28
20Castle Rock
Johnny Hodges2:50
21Eyesight to the Blind
cover recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1951-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
The Larks2:53
22Bloodshot Eyes
vocals:
Wynonie Harris (on 1951-02-27)
recording of:
Bloodshot Eyes (on 1951-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Penny
writer:
Ruth Hall
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company and Quartet Music Inc.
Wynonie Harris2:42
23'T' 99 Blues
Jimmy “T99” Nelson3:07
24Walkin' the Chalk Line
Tiny Bradshaw2:41
25I'm in the Mood
guitar:
John Lee Hooker and Eddie Kirkland
vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (on 1951-08-07)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3:07
26Fool, Fool, Fool
The Clovers2:33
27Flamingo
cover recording of:
Flamingo (on 1951-01-10)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company and Grouya Publishing Int.
Earl Bostic2:41
28How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:41

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part of:Blowing the Fuse (number: 1951) (order: 7)