Almanac: 1942 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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October 24, 1942

1 Take It And Git-Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy

2 Trav'lin' Light-Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra, Trombone Solo - Skip Layton, Vocal - Lady Day

3 Mr. Five By Five-Freddie Slack and his Orchestra, Vocal - Ella Mae Morse

4 Stormy Monday Blues-Earl Hines and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Billy Eckstein

5 I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

6 When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)-Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Vocals Chorus - Trevor Bacon

7 Don't Get Around Much Anymore-Ink Spots

8 Let's Be Friends-Lil Green

9 Ev'ry Night About This Time-Ink Spots

10 Just As Though You Were Here-Ink Spots

October 31, 1942

8 Just Kiddin' Around-Artie Shaw & his Orchestra

9 This Is Worth Fighting For-Four Ink Spots

10 Cow-Cow Boogie-Freddie Slack and his Orchestra, Vocal - Ella Mae Morse

November 7, 1942

6 The Jitterbug Waltz-Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orch.

8 There Are Such Things-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers

10 Things Ain't What They Used To Be-Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra

November 14, 1942

4 What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

7 White Christmas-Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Singers And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

9 See See Rider Blues-Bea Booze

10 Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition-Royal Harmony Quartet

November 21, 1942

6 That Ain't Right-King Cole Trio, Vocal Chorus - King Cole

7 Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition-The Southern Sons

9 "C" Blues-Barney Bigard and Orchestra

10 Hayfoot, Strawfoot-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Ivie Anderson

December 12, 1942

9 It Had To Be You-Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra

December 19, 1942

9 Let Me Play With Your Poodle-Tampa Red

December 26, 1942

9 Bicycle Bounce-Erskine Hawkins (The Twentieth Century Gabriel) and his Orchestra