Almanac: 1953 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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Rhythm & Blues Most Played in Juke Boxes - debut in 

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January 3, 1953

5 Gabbin' Blues-Big Maybelle, Leroy Kirkland Orchestra

7 I Played The Fool-The Clovers

January 10, 1953

7 Mean Old World-Little Walter and his Nightcaps

8 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw

January 24, 1953

2 Dream Girl-Jesse and Marvin

6 The Bells-Billy Ward and his Dominoes

9 Baby Don't Do It-The "5" Royales with Charlie Ferguson His Tenor and Orchestra

January 31, 1953

3 Hey Mrs. Jones-Jimmy Forrest and Orchestra

8 Tell Me Pretty Baby-Lloyd Price And His Orchestra

10 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters

February 14, 1953

8 Ain't It A Shame?-Lloyd Price A nd His Orchestra

February 21, 1953

3 Yes! I Know (What You're Putting Down)-Linda Hayes, The Red Callender Sextette

9 (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean-Ruth Brown with Orchestra

March 7, 1953

9 Train, Train, Train-Danny Overbea and his Combo

March 14, 1953

3 Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone)-B. B. King And His Orchestra

4 Pedal Pushin' Papa-Billy Ward and his Dominoes

7 Whoopin' And Hollerin'-Earl Forest with The Beale Streeters

March 21, 1953

9 24 Hours-Eddie Boyd

April 4, 1953

6 Hound Dog-Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Kansas City Bill [aka Johnny Otis] & Orch.

9 Crawlin'-The Clovers

April 11, 1953

9 Let Me Go Home Whiskey-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers

April 18, 1953

9 Daughter (That's Your Red Wagon)-Swinging Sax Kari and Orchestra, Vocal - Gloria Irving

10 Bear Cat-Rufus "Hound Dog" Thomas, Jr.

April 25, 1953

9 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon and his Combo

10 Tell Me Mama-Little Walter And His Jukes

May 2, 1953

4 Going To The River-Chuck Willis with Orchestral Acc.

6 I Wanna Know-The Du Droppers

May 9, 1953

10 Red Top-King Pleasure with Charlie Ferguson & Band

May 16, 1953

8 Off The Wall-Little Walter And His Jukes

10 Hittin' On Me-Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

May 23, 1953

2 Help Me Somebody-The "5" Royales with Charlie (Little Jazz) Ferguson and His Orch.

May 30, 1953

10 Going To The River-Fats Domino

June 6, 1953

9 I'm Glad-Mitzi Mars with Sax Mallard and Orchestra

9 One Room Country Shack-Mercy Dee

June 13, 1953

5 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy-The "5" Royales with Charlie (Little Jazz) Ferguson and His Orch.

10 Way Back Home-Big Maybelle, Leroy Kirkland Orchestra

June 20, 1953

9 Is It A Dream-The Vocaleers with Rhythm Accompaniment

June 27, 1953

3 Please Love Me-B. B. King And His Orchestra

5 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You-Billy Ward And His Dominoes

8 Can't I-Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and His Orchestra

July 4, 1953

3 Third Degree-Eddie Boyd and his Chess Men

9 Early In The Morning-Roy Milton and Orchestra

10 You're Mine-The Crickets With Orchestral Accompaniment  [NY Vocal Group]

10 Tin Pan Alley-Jimmy Wilson and His All-Stars

July 11, 1953

10 The Clock-Johnny Ace, The Beale Streeters

10 Mercy, Mr. Percy-Varetta Dillard with Orchestra

July 18, 1953

10 Mend Your Ways-Ruth Brown with Orchestra

July 25, 1953

8 Don't Deceive Me-Chuck Willis

August 1, 1953

4 Please Don't Leave Me-Fats Domino

9 Crying In The Chapel-The Orioles

August 8, 1953

9 Heavy Juice-Tiny Bradshaw

9 Good Lovin'-The Clovers

August 15, 1953

7 Too Much Lovin' (Much Too Much)-The "5" Royales with Charlie "Little Jazz" Ferguson & His Orch.

10 Get It-The Royals

August 22, 1953

10 Shake A Hand-Faye Adams With The Joe Morris Orch.

10 Dragnet Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Featuring Frankie Ervin

September 5, 1953

10 You Can't Keep A Good Man Down-Billy Ward and his Dominoes, vocal (uncredited) - Jackie Wilson

September 19, 1953

7 Nadine-The Coronets

9 Honey Hush-Joe Turner and his Band

September 26, 1953

10 Baby, It's You-The Spaniels

October 3, 1953

7 Drunk-Jimmy Liggins And His 3-D Music

9 Please Hurry Home-B. B. King And His Orchestra

October 10, 1953

8 Blues With A Feeling-Little Walter and his Jukes

October 17, 1953

9 In The Mission Of St. Augustine-The Orioles

October 31, 1953

8 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers

November 7, 1953

3 The Come Back-Memphis Slim and his House Rockers

3 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters

3 TV Is The Thing (This Year)-Dinah Washington

November 14, 1953

6 Banana Split-Kid King's Combo

November 21, 1953

5 My Country Man-Big Maybelle, Leroy Kirkland Orchestra

5 Marie-The Four Tunes, Sid Bass Orch.

November 28, 1953

8 Perfect Women-Four Blazers, Vocals - Thomas Braden

December 5, 1953

9 Comin' On-The Clovers

9 Baby Doll-Marvin and Johnny

December 12, 1953

6 Mad Love-Muddy Waters and his Guitar

9 I Had A Notion-Joe Morris Orch. Featuring Al Savage

December 26, 1953

7 I'll Be True-Faye Adams with Joe Morris Orch.

9 Saving My Love For You-Johnny Ace and Band