Almanac: 1950 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records - debut in 

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January 7, 1950

9 Real Pretty Mama Blues-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chicken-Shackers

9 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter

January 14, 1950

5 Little School Girl-Smokey Hogg

8 I Quit My Pretty Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter

13 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris

January 21, 1950

7 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows

7 School Days-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan And Ensemble

January 28, 1950

12 Sparrow's Flight-Johnny Sparrow and his Bows and Arrow

13 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon

13 If It's So Baby-The Robins

February 4, 1950

5 Double Crossing Blues-Little Esther & The Robins, Johnny Otis Quintete

12 Forgive And Forget-The Orioles

12 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - The Hamptones

15 Confused-Lonnie Johnson

15 Go Back To The One You Love-T-Bone Walker And His Guitar

February 11, 1950

8 Lost My Baby-Larry Darnell

10 Raining In My Heart-Peppermint Harris

12 Rag Mop-Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads

14 Country Boy-Dave Bartholomew And His Orchestra

15 Huckle Up Baby-John Lee Hooker And His Guitar

February 18, 1950

4 The Fat Man-Fats Domino

10 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Quintette, Vocals - The Robins and Little Esther (DUPLICATE ENTRY)

13 I Don't Have To Ride No More-The Ravens with Rhythm Acc., Quartet Blues - Vocal by Jimmy Ricks, Bass

February 25, 1950

5 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins And His Orchestra

7 Information Blues-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

12 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins And "His Honeydrippers"

12 Bon Ton Roula-Clarence Garlow

14 For You My Love-Nellie Lutcher and Nat "King" Cole With Orchestral Accompaniment

14 Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard)-Sugar Chile Robinson

March 4, 1950

7 I Only Know-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

12 Block Buster Boogie-Cecil Payne And His Orchestra

13 Sitting By The Window-Billy Eckstine With The Quartones

13 S.P. Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter With Orchestral Accompaniment

March 11, 1950

10 3 x 7=21  [Three Times Seven Equals Twenty-One]-Jewel King with Orchestra Accompaniment

March 25, 1950

10 Cry, Cry Baby-Ed Wiley and his After Hour Rhythm, Blues Vocal - Teddy Reynolds

April 1, 1950

9 I Like My Baby's Pudding-Wynonie Harris

April 8, 1950

8 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther with Mel Walker Accomp. By The Johnny Otis Orch.

8 Easter Parade [Easter Boogie]-Freddie Mitchell and his Orchestra

April 15, 1950

9 Misery-Little Esther with the Johnny Otis Orch.

April 22, 1950

10 I Almost Lost My Mind-Nat "King" Cole And The Trio

April 29, 1950

8 I Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter With Orchestral Accompaniment

8 Cry Baby-Johnny Otis Orchestra, Vocal - Mel Walker and the Bluenotes

May 6, 1950

8 Walking Blues-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chicken-Shackers

10 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown And His Band

May 13, 1950

10 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins and His "Honeydrippers"

May 20, 1950

7 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

9 Well Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw

June 3, 1950

7 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson's Combo

9 Still In The Dark-Joe Turner and Orchestra

June 10, 1950

9 Safronia B-Calvin Boze And His All-Stars

10 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther and Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra

June 24, 1950

10 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

July 1, 1950

10 Where There Is No Love-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

July 8, 1950

8 Mona Lisa-Nat 'King' Cole (Les Baxter & His Orchestra)

July 15, 1950

6 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher and His Trio

10 Junior Jives-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

July 22, 1950

6 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown And his Mighty-Mighty Men

10 I'll Never Be Free-Annie Laurie, Paul Gayten and His Orchestra

July 29, 1950

9 Good Morning Judge-Wynonie Harris

August 5, 1950

10 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson

10 I Love You My Darlin'-Joe Fritz

August 12, 1950

9 Danny Boy-Al Hibbler With Orch.

10 Tenderly-Lynn Hope Quintet

10 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell

August 26, 1950

5 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan and Trio

9 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons and His Sextet

September 2, 1950

8 Goodnight Irene-Paul Gayten And His Orchestra, Vocal Accomp. Coleman Bros.

September 30, 1950

9 Sax Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers

10 Deceivin' Blues-Little Esther and Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orch.

October 7, 1950

3 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men

9 Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere-Joe Morris And His Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate

October 21, 1950

6 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

8 Everybody's Somebody's Fool-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

8 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)-The Ray-O-Vacs, Vocal Chorus - Lester Harris

October 28, 1950

4 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield

5 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball-Tiny Bradshaw

7 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes

10 Bald Head-Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers

November 4, 1950

7 I'll Never Be Free-Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Jordan With The Tympany Five

November 11, 1950

8 Sad Journey Blues-Floyd Dixon and His Orchestra

November 18, 1950

5 Every Night About This Time-Fats Domino With Orchestra Accompaniment

9 Old Time Shuffle Blues-Lloyd Glenn With Th' Fulson Unit [Lowell Fulson]

November 25, 1950

4 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson's Orch.

7 Street Walkin' Daddy-Margie Day With the Griffin Brothers

8 You Gotta Love Me Baby Too-The Ray-O-Vacs, Vocal Chorus - Lester Harris

10 Bad, Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn And His Aladdin Chickenshackers

December 2, 1950

8 Oh, Babe!-Larry Darnell

10 Oh Babe!-Wynonie Harris with Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

10 It's A Sin-Ivory Joe Hunter With Orchestral Accompaniment

December 9, 1950

7 Oh Babe!-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

December 23, 1950

10 Time Out For Tears-Dinah Washington with Orchestra

December 30, 1950

8 Low Society Blues-Lowell Fulson with Lloyd Glenn

10 Rockin' Blues-Johnny Otis Orch. with Mel Walker

10 Our Father (Which Art In Heaven)-Five Blind Boys "Jackson Harmoneers", Lead Vocals - Archie Brownlee