Roots & Influences   (1940 - 1955)

IN THE MOOD - Glen Miller Orch - 1940
CALDONIA - Louis Jordan - 1945
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT - Wynonie Harris & All Stars - 1948
SIXTY MINUTE MAN. - Dominos - May 1951
DON'T YOU LIE TO ME - Fats Domino - Jun 1951
BIG TEN INCH - Bull Moose Jackson - 1952
HAVE MERCY, BABY - Dominos - May 1952
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY - Lloyd Price - May 1952
GOING TO THE RIVER - Fats Domino - Apr 1953
CRAZY MAN CRAZY - Bill Haley & Comets - May 1953
SOUL ON FIRE - LaVerne Baker - Jul 1953
GOOD LOVIN' - Clovers - Jul 1953
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME - Fats Domino - Jul 1953
MONEY HONEY - Drifters Sep - 1953
THREE THIRTY-THREE - Drifters - Dec 1953
GEE. - Crows - Mar 1954
THE WIND. - Diablos - Apr 1954
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL - Joe Turner - Apr 1954
WORK WITH ME ANNIE - Midnighters - May 1954
BUICK '59 / I'M SPEEDIN' - Medallians - May 1954
SEXY WAYS - Midnighters - Jun 1954
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL - Bill Haley & Comets - Aug 1954
PLEDGING MY LOVE - Johnny Ace - Jan 1955
HEARTS OF STONE - Charms - Jan 1955
DANCE WITH ME HENRY - Etta James - Jan 1955
TWEEDLEE DEE - LaVern Baker - Jan 1955
LONELY NIGHTS - Hearts - Mar 1955
DON'T YOU KNOW - Fats Domino - Mar 1955
MY BABE - Little Walter & Jukes - Apr 1955
I'M A MAN - Bo Diddley - May 1955
AIN'T THAT A SHAME - Fats Domino - Jun 1955