Almanac: 1946 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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January 5, 1946

3 Got A Right To Cry-Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

4 Wynonie's Blues-Wynonie 'Blues' Harris with Illinois Jacquet and his All Stars

January 12, 1946

1 Buzz Me-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

3 Come To Baby, Do!-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

4 Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)-Pearl Bailey

January 26, 1946

2 Buzz Me-Ella Mae Morse With Billy May's Orchestra

2 Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

3 Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'-Delta Rhythm Boys

February 2, 1946

3 The Honeydripper-Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Cab Calloway

February 23, 1946

4 Drifting Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

March 2, 1946

2 Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Lionel Hampton

5 Salt Pork, West Virginia-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

5 Voo-It! Voo-It!-The Blues Woman  [with Buddy Banks Sextet]

March 9, 1946

5 Reconversion Blues-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

March 30, 1946

5 Don't Be A Baby, Baby-Mills Brothers

April 6, 1946

5 I Cover The Water-Front-Cats 'N Jammers Three, Vocal - Bill Samuels

April 13, 1946

4 The Frim Fram Sauce-Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald with Bob Haggart's Orchestra

April 20, 1946

4 R. M. Blues-Roy Milton and His Solid Senders, Vocal - Roy Milton

May 4, 1946

2 I Know-Andy Kirk And His Orchestra and The Jubalaires

3 Prisoner Of Love-Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

3 Beware-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

May 11, 1946

5 Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti)-Slim Gaillard Trio

June 1, 1946

2 The Gypsy-Ink Spots

5 Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

June 8, 1946

5 Shorty's Got To Go-Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

6 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

June 29, 1946

4 I Know Who Threw The Whiskey (In The Well)-Bull Moose Jackson and his Orchestra

6 Sneakin' Out-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

6 Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming)-Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

July 6, 1946

5 They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool-Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Arthur Prysock

5 Prisoner Of Love-Ink Spots

July 13, 1946

6 I've Got A Right To Cry-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Laura Washington

July 27, 1946

7 Petootie Pie-Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

August 3, 1946

6 My Gal's A Jockey-Joe Turner with Bill Moore's Lucky Seven Band

August 17, 1946

5 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

August 31, 1946

3 That Chick's Too Young To Fry-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

4 Fan It-Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers, Featuring Red Norvo

September 7, 1946

3 You Call It Madness But I Call It Love-Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

4 Sunny Road-Roosevelt Sykes, Blues singer with his Original Honeydrippers

4 The Dark Town Poker Club-Phil Harris & Orchestra

September 28, 1946

2 Playful Baby-Wynonie 'Blues' Harris With Johnnie Alston & His All Stars

4 To Each His Own-Ink Spots

October 5, 1946

4 The Very Thought Of You-Luis Russell and his Orchestra

5 So Glad You're Mine-Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

5 Tanya-Joe Liggins & his Honeydrippers

October 19, 1946

2 Ain't That Just Like A Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

November 9, 1946

4 Ethel May-Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

5 I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You-Andy Kirk and His Orchestra and The Jubalaires

November 16, 1946

3 Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got-Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends

4 Sunny Road-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

5 After Hours-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra, Featuring Avery Parrish, Piano

5 Port Wine-Bill Samuels And The Cats 'N Jammer Three

November 23, 1946

3 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)-The King Cole Trio With String Choir, Vocal - King Cole

November 30, 1946

4 So Long-Jonny Moore's Three Blazers, Vocal - Charles Brown

4 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

December 14, 1946

4 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

4 Milton's Boogie-Roy Milton and his Solid Senders

December 21, 1946

5 Let The Good Times Roll-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

December 28, 1946

5 Blue Flame-Lennie Lewis and his Orchestra