The Golden Age of the Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups 1953 - 1955 : Part Three
January 1954
Golden Teardrops - Flamingos (Chance)
Until The Real Thing Comes Along / My baby's 3-D - Dominos (Federal)
You Never Had It So Good / I Promise You - Checkers (King)
My Gal Is Gone / Ooh Baby - 5 Blue Notes (Sabre)
In The Woods / Daddy Loves Mommy - Chords (Gem)
Sunday Kind of Love / I'll Never Tell - Harptones (Bruce)
Changing Partners / Your Love - Crickets (Jay-Dee)
Love Only You / Real Pretty Mama - Meadowlarks (RPM)
Robe of Calvary / There's No One But You - Orioles (Jubilee)
I Do / Good Things - 5 Royales (Apollo)
Need You All The Time / I'll Cry When You're Gone - Platters (Federal)
Life of Ease / It Won't Be Long - Imperials (Great Lakes)
Bye Bye Baby / Please Believe In Me - Charms (DeLuxe)
Can't Help Loving You / Pretty Baby (Aladdin)
FEBRUARY - 1954
Lucille / Such A Night - Drifters (Atlantic)
You Ain't Ready / Plan For Love - Flamingos (Chance)
Speed King / Dead Broke - DuDroppers (Groove)
Smoochie / I Can't Stand It - Lamplighters (Federal)
I Know / Let's Talk It Over - Hollywood Flames (Swing Time)
March - 1954
Darling Dear / I Need You Always - Counts (Dot)
Secret Love / Don't Go To Strangers - Orioles (Jubilee)
I'll Be Loving You / Hey Hey - Sparrows (Jay-Dee)
Pass The Gin / LSMFT Blues - Meadowlarks (RPM)
Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight / You Don't Move Me - Spaniels (Vee-Jay)
Some Day Sweetheart / Love My Loving - Five Keys (Aladdin)
Just You / My Little Baby's Shoes - Crickets (Jay-Dee)
April - 1954
Work With Me Annie / Until I Die - Midnighters (Federal)
Outskirts of Town / Tootsie Roll - Dominos (Federal)
I Used To Cry Mercy / Tell Me You Care - Lamplighters (Federal)
My Memories of You / This Laughs On You - Harptones (Bruce)
I'm Not In Love With You / Little Short Daddy - Dell Tones (Rainbow)
I Know She's Gone / Baby Don't Want Me - Quails (DeLuxe)
I Like It Like That / Cry Some More - 5 Royales (Apollo)
Tears Begin To Flow / I'll Stop Crying - Spiders (Imperial)
Adios My Desert Love / An Old Fashioned Girl - Diabolos (Fortune)
Quiet Please / 55 Seconds - Charms (DeLuxe)
May - 1954
Don't Stop Dan / House With No Windows - Checkers (King)
Please Baby / Under A Blanket of Blue - Cardinals (Atlantic)
Baby / Untrue - Crows (Rama)
Don't Do That / You Got To Live For Yourself - Blue Dots (DeLuxe)
Roses of Picardy / Beer Barrel Boogie - Platters (Federal)
Grief By Day, Grief By Night - Hey Baby - Four Bars (Josie)
Just Whisper / How Much Longer - DuDroppers (Groove)
Well Well / Never Let It Be Said Too Late - Bells of Joy (Peacock)
Baby Don't You Know / Hot Tamales - Counts (Dot)
Darlene / A Letter To My Girl - Dreams (Savoy)
Faith Hope and Charity / Lost - Spartans (Capri)
Forever / Darling Farewell - Rivileers (Baton)
Blue Flowers / Beg And Steal - Strangers (King)
Darling I Know / Christine - El Rays (Checker)
Wine Drinker / Easy Going Baby - Bards (Dawn)
Only A Miracle / My Tree - Four Bells (Gem)
You Were Untrue / Baby Wants - Flairs (Flair)
June - 1954
Honey Love / Warm Your Heart - Drifters (Atlantic)
Sexy Ways / Don't Say Your Last Goodbyes - Midnighters (Federal)
Drowning Every Hope I Had / Maybe You'll Be There - Orioles (Jubilee)
Ooh Rockin Daddy / Maybe I Was Wrong - Moonglows (Chance)
Please Please / Trying To Get To You - Eagles (Mercury)
Darling / Riding High - Ray-O-Vacs (Josie)
Big Eyes / Go Way - Majors (Original)
No One Else Will Do / Truthfully - Deep River Boys (Jay-Dee)
Come To Me Darling / Squeeze Me Baby - Crystals (Luna)
Wrap It Up / Riot in Cell Block #9 - Robins (Spark)
Over The Rainbow / You've Been Fooling Around - Checkers (King)
What Can I Do? / Til I Say Well Done - Kings (Specialty)
Tippin In / If It;s A Crime - Larks (Lloyds)
Dear One / I've Lost - Scarlets (Red Robin)
Love All Night / Tell The World - Platters (Federal)
How Deep Is The Ocean / Good Thing Baby - Sultans (Duke)
Got A Little Shadow / I'll Hide My Tears - Jets (Aladdin)
I Cried / Tell Her - Velvets (Red Robin)
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