Almanac: 1948 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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January 10, 1948

5 Write Me A Letter-The Ravens

January 24, 1948

5 Call It Stormy Monday, But Tuesday Is Just As Bad-T-Bone Walker and His Guitar

January 31, 1948

5 I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Rose Murphy

9 Do You Or Don't You Love Me?-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhtyhm

10 The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhtyhm

10 Those Things Money Can't Buy-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

February 7, 1948

8 What'll I Do-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

10 Ol' Man River-The Ravens

February 14, 1948

4 Barnyard Boogie-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

8 Thirty-Five Thirty-Paul Williams Sextette

10 King Size Papa-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends

10 Long Skirt Baby Blues-T-Bone Walker and His Guitar

10 When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Rose Murphy

February 28, 1948

8 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson

10 Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)-Mills Brothers

March 6, 1948

9 How Long Must I Wait For You-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

10 The Best Things In Life Are Free-Ink Spots

10 Shuffle Boogie-Joe Lutcher's Jump Band

March 13, 1948

6 Fine Brown Frame-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

8 All My Love Belongs To You-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

10 Cecilia-Rose Murphy

March 20, 1948

6 Ain't Misbehavin'-Dinah Washington and Rudy Martin's Trio

March 27, 1948

8 Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

10 Ebony Rhapsody-Rosetta Howard, Acc. - the Big Three Trio

10 Sneaky Pete-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

April 3, 1948

10 You Sure Look Good To Me-Big Three Trio

April 10, 1948

9 I Want A Bowlegged Woman-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

April 17, 1948

8 Reet, Petite And Gone-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

April 24, 1948

10 Shine-Mills Brothers

May 1, 1948

8 Good Rockin' Tonight-Wynonie Harris

10 Time Out For Tears-Savannah Churchill And The Four Tunes

May 15, 1948

7 Nature Boy-King Cole With Frank DeVol and his Orchestra, Vocal - King Cole

8 Come And Get It, Honey-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

10 Temptation-Earl Bostic And His Orchestra

May 22, 1948

7 X-Temperance Boogie-Camille Howard And Her Trio

10 Long Gone (Part I & II)-Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and Flats

10 Recess In Heaven-Dan Grissom with Buddy Harper Orch.

May 29, 1948

6 Messin' Around-Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

6 That's What I Like-Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

9 Milky White Way-The Trumpeteers

June 12, 1948

8 Don't Fall In Love With Me-Ivory Joe Hunter

10 Groovy Movie Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown and Oscar Moore

12 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter And His Band

June 19, 1948

10 West Side Baby-Dinah Washington And Rudy Martin Trio

15 Resolution Blues-Dinah Washington And Cootie Williams Orchestra

June 26, 1948

7 Run Joe-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan and The Calypso Boys

July 3, 1948

9 Send For Me If You Need Me-The Ravens

July 10, 1948

7 Sweet Georgia Brown-Joe Liggins and his "Honeydrippers"

13 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham with accompaniment

15 Gone Again-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Wini Brown

15 You Don't Love Me-Camille Howard And Her Trio

July 17, 1948

8 I'm Waiting For Your Call-T-Bone Walker

11 Little White Lies-Martha Davis

13 Little Boy-Reverend Kelsey's Congregation

13 Precious Memories-Sister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio

July 24, 1948

2 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

13 All For The Love Of Lil-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

15 We're Gonna Rock-Bill Moore featuring Paul Williams - Bar. Sax.

July 31, 1948

9 Drippers Blues-Joe Liggins and his "Honeydrippers"

14 Elevator Boogie-Mabel Scott

14 I Want To Cry-Savannah Churchill With The Four Tunes

14 Tear Drop Blues-Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy

August 7, 1948

7 Cool Water-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

9 Tell Me, Daddy-Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

10 My Happiness-Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners

13 Lake Charles Boogie-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

14 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

15 Candy Store Blues-Toni Harper with Eddie Beal and his Sextet

August 14, 1948

9 Long Tall Mama-Smokey Hogg

13 Lollypop Mama-Wynonie Harris

15 The Twister - Pts. 1 & 2-Paul Williams and his Sextette

August 21, 1948

11 Midnight Blues-T-Bone Walker and His Guitar

August 28, 1948

11 Jilted Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Featuring Charles Brown and Oscar Moore

14 Late Freight-Sonny Thompson Quintet Featuring Eddie Chamblee on Tenor Sax

14 Sweet And Lovely-Joe Liggins And His "Honeydrippers"

September 4, 1948

11 Don't Burn The Candle On Both Ends-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

11 Corn Bread-Hal Singer Sextette

September 11, 1948

12 Am I Asking Too Much?-Dinah Washington

13 It's Too Soon To Know-The Orioles, Vocal Quintet with Rhythm

14 We Can't Agree-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

September 18, 1948

11 I Feel Like Going Home-Muddy Waters

15 Everything I Do Is Wrong-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

September 25, 1948

13 The Calloway Boogie-Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

14 September Song-Don Byas Quartet

14 London Donnie-Don Byas Quartette

14 Rockin' Boogie-Joe Lutcher and his Society Cats

October 2, 1948

6 Another Day,-Another Dollar-Cecil Gant Trio

6 Three O'Clock Blues-Lowell Fulson

12 Hop, Skip, And Jump-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

12 Roll 'Em-Joe Liggins And His "Honeydrippers"

12 Waxey Maxie-Paul Williams Sextette

October 9, 1948

12 Out Of The Blue-Hadda Brooks Trio

13 Manteca-Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra

13 My Fault-Brownie McGhee

13 West Side Baby-T-Bone Walker And His Guitar

October 16, 1948

3 What Have I Done-Hadda Brooks Trio

4 More Than You Know-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Vocal - Charles Brown

7 The Darktown Strutters' Ball-Joe Liggins and his "Honeydrippers"

7 It's Too Soon To Know-Ella Fitzgerald

7 Freedom Train Blues-"Little Son" Jackson, Vocal with Guitar Acc.

11 Special Delivery-Cecil Gant

October 23, 1948

2 It's Too Soon To Know-Dinah Washington with Quartet and Rhythm

8 Blues For The Red Boy-Todd Rhodes Orchestra

9 What Did You Do To Me-Ivory Joe Hunter

13 Bye Bye Baby Blues-The Ravens

October 30, 1948

8 Pleasing You (As Long As I Live)-Lonnie Johnson

11 Everything I Have Is Yours-Billy Eckstine

12 Lillette-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

15 Long About Midnight-Roy Brown and his Mighty Mighty Men

November 6, 1948

1 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar

13 Be On Your Merry Way-The Ravens

November 13, 1948

15 Daddy-O-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five and Martha Davis

November 20, 1948

4 Chicken-Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn

6 A Little Bird Told Me-Paula Watson

10 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio

12 Midnight Special-Tiny Grimes Quintet

15 Go Long-The Dixieaires

15 Lonesome Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Featuring Charles Brown and Oscar Moore

November 27, 1948

12 Cleveland Ohio Blues-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

December 4, 1948

12 Love Me Tonight-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

December 11, 1948

15 Walkin' And Talkin' And Crying My Blues Away-Dinah Washington And Rudy Martin Trio

15 A Little Bird Told Me-Blue Lu Barker With Orchestra

December 18, 1948

10 Bewildered-Amos Milburn

15 Wrapped Up In A Dream-Do Ray and Me

15 Barbados-Charlie Parker All Stars

December 25, 1948

8 It Took A Long, Long Time-Amos Milburn

8 (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas-The Orioles

8 Silent Night-The Ravens

12 Pettin' And Pokin'-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

15 That's Your Last Boogie-Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra