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Almanac: 1945 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

   Almanac: Music Highlight of the Early Years

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Harlem Hit Parade  &  Most Played Juke Box Race Records - 
debut in Billboard Jukebox chart

January 6, 1945
10 Somebody's Gotta Go-Cootie Williams and his Orchestra, vocal - Eddie Vinson


January 13, 1945
10 Robin Hood-Louis Prima and his Orchestra with vocal refrain - Louis Prima


January 20, 1945
5 I'm Beginning To See The Light- Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Joya Sherrill

7 Rum And Coca-Cola-Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

9 Don't Fence Me In-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra


January 27, 1945
8 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive-Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

10 Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care To Know)-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Al Hibbler


February 3, 1945
7 I'll Live True To You-Tab Smith And His Orchestra With Trevor Bacon


February 10, 1945
10 Mop! Mop!-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan



Most Played Juke Box Race Records - debut in Billboard Jukebox chart

February 17, 1945
2 I Wonder-Roosevelt Sykes and his Piano with Electric Guitar and Traps

3 You Can't Get That No More-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

6 I Wonder-Warren Evans


March 3, 1945
4 I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Al Hibbler with Kay Davis (Obbligato)


March 17, 1945
6 Red Bank Boogie-Count Basie and his Orchestra

7 S. K. Blues-Joe Turner with Pete Johnson's All Stars


March 31, 1945
4 Tippin' In-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

5 I Wonder-Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra


April 21, 1945
5 Cecil Boogie-Pvt. Cecil Gant


April 28, 1945
3 Strange Things Happening Every Day-Sister Rosetta Tharpe


May 5, 1945
4 Rock Me Mamma-Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup


May 12, 1945
3 Caldonia Boogie-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

5 If You Can't Smile And Say Yes-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole

5 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)-Billie Holiday

5 Who's Been Foolin' You-Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup


May 19, 1945
4 Caldonia-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Ace Harris


May 26, 1945
4 Put Another Chair At The Table-Mills Brothers


June 2, 1945
5 I Wish-Mills Brothers


June 9, 1945
3 Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well-Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris and Congregation


June 23, 1945
4 Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan


July 14, 1945
4 That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch-Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Ella Johnson


July 21, 1945
7 The Grass Is Getting Greener-Pvt. Cecil Gant


August 11, 1945
2 The Honeydripper-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

5 I'm Tired-Pvt. Cecil Gant


August 18, 1945
4 It's Only A Paper Moon-Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys


August 25, 1945
5 I'm A Shy Guy-The King Cole Trio, Vocal - King Cole


September 1, 1945
5 Detroit Blues-Tampa Red


September 15, 1945
3 Jimmy's Blues-Count Basie and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Jimmy Rushing


October 13, 1945
4 Lonesome Lover Blues-Billy Eckstine And his Orchestra

4 Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Jimmy Mitchelle


October 27, 1945
3 Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)-Billy Eckstine And his Orchestra

3 Daddy-Daddy-Savannah Churchill and Her All Star Orchestra, Trombone Solo - Jay Jay


November 3, 1945
2 The Honeydripper-Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra and The Delta Rhythm Boys

3 A Cottage For Sale-Billy Eckstine And his Orchestra


November 10, 1945
2 Left A Good Deal In Mobile-Herb Jeffries with Joe Liggins' Honeydrippers


November 24, 1945
4 The Honeydripper-Roosevelt Sykes and his Piano


December 1, 1945
4 Things Have Changed-Big Maceo


December 8, 1945
3 Beulah's Boogie-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra


December 15, 1945
3 Blues At Sunrise-"Ivory" Joe Hunter With Johnny Moore's 3 Blazes

3 Be-Baba-Leba-Helen Humes With Bill Doggett Octet


December 29, 1945
5 Keep Your Arms Around Me-Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup





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