Almanac: 1955 Billboard rnb selling debut

   Almanac: Music Highlight of the 1955 Year

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Best Sellers in Stores Rhythm & Blues - debut in 

Billboard Top 9-15 chart

January 1, 1955

8 Ling, Ting, Tong-The Five Keys

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January 15, 1955
6 Tweedlee Dee-LaVern Baker and the Gliders with Orchestra

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January 22, 1955
7 Ling, Ting, Tong-The Charms

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10 Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace, Johnny Otis Orchestra

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January 29, 1955
9 I've Got A Woman-Ray Charles and his Band

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10 Every Day I Have The Blues-B. B. "Blues Boy" King and His Orchestra

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February 5, 1955
9 Ko Ko Mo-Gene and Eunice with Johnny's Combo

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10 Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)-Bill Haley And His Comets

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15 Sneakin' Around-B. B. "Blues Boy" King and "The Kings Men"

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February 12, 1955

14 Come Back-Ray Charles and his Band

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February 19, 1955
10 The Wallflower-Etta James and "The Peaches"

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15 That's All I Want From You-Dinah Washington

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February 26, 1955
13 Johnny Has Gone-Varetta Dillard

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13 (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head-Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Ella Johnson - Vocal

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March 5, 1955
13 You Don't Have To Go-Jimmy Reed and his Trio

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14 Two Hearts-The Charms

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March 12, 1955
10 My Babe-Little Walter And His Jukes

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14 Close Your Eyes-The Five Keys

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March 19, 1955
13 Don't You Know-Fats Domino

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March 26, 1955
10 Flip Flop And Fly-Joe Turner and His Blues Kings

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14 Lonely Nights-The Hearts, Al Sears Orchestra

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April 2, 1955
14 What'Cha Gonna Do-Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters

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Almanac: 1955 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

   Almanac: Music Highlight of the 1955 Year

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Most Played in Juke Boxes Rhythm & Blues - debut in 

Billboard Top 8-10 Juke Box - R&B chart 

January 1, 1955

6 Sincerely-The Moonglows

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9 Poison Ivy-Willie Mabon

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January 8, 1955

9 Hurt-Roy Hamilton, O. B. Masingill Orchestra

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9 21-The Spiders [Twenty One]

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January 15, 1955
8 Tweedlee Dee-LaVern Baker and the Gliders with Orchestra

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9 Come Back-Ray Charles and his Band

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January 22, 1955
9 Ling, Ting, Tong-The Charms

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January 29, 1955
5 I've Got A Woman-Ray Charles and his Band

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6 Teach Me Tonight-Dinah Washington

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10 Every Day I Have The Blues-B. B. "Blues Boy" King and His Orchestra

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February 5, 1955
7 Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace, Johnny Otis Orchestra

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February 26, 1955
7 Ko Ko Mo-Gene and Eunice with Johnny's Combo

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March 5, 1955
8 The Wallflower-Etta James and "The Peaches"

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10 You Don't Have To Go-Jimmy Reed and his Trio

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March 19, 1955
4 My Babe-Little Walter And His Jukes

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10 Johnny Has Gone-Varetta Dillard

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March 26, 1955
8 Flip Flop And Fly-Joe Turner and His Blues Kings

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April 2, 1955
8 What'Cha Gonna Do-Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters

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The Chords, The Crew-Cuts song Sh-Boom, July 1954

   [July 3, 1954] The song "Sh-Boom" by the Chords crosses over from the R&B charts to the pop charts and becomes a number one national hit for the Crew-Cuts [July 10, 1954], making it the first major crossover record. This breakthrough resulted in many more R&B records getting airplay on pop music stations.

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Cat 104 - Sh-Boom-The Chords

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Mercury 70404 - Sh-Boom-The Crew-Cuts

 With David Carroll And His Orchestra

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Joe Turner, Bill Haley, Rock Around The Clock, May 1954

   Joe Turner cuts the blues novelty [rnb chart May 8, 1954] and Bill Haley [pop chart August 21, 1954] each record "Shake, Rattle & Roll" and have dueling hits that stay on the charts for months on end.

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Atlantic 1026 - Shake, Rattle & Roll-Joe Turner and his Blues Kings

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Decca 29204 - Shake, Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley and His Comets

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   May 10, 1954 - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock is released in USA as the B-side of Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town) by Bill Haley and His Comets. It did not chart immediately.

Decca 29124 - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley and His Comets

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Alan Freed's Coronation Ball, May 1954

   Alan Freed's show, a dance at Newark's Sussex Avenue Armory on May 1, 1954, drew so many kids there was no room to dance. Morever, a quarter of the audience was white.

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   In May 1954, Alan Freed traveled to Newark, New Jersey where he held the "Eastern Moondog Coronation Ball" at the Sussex Avenue Armory in Newark. It was Freed's first personal appearance in the New York area. Among the R&B artists who appeared there were: Buddy Johnson and his orchestra and vocalist Ella Johnson; The Clovers, a vocal quartet; Roost Bonnemera and his Mambo Band; Nolan Lewis, Mercury recording star; Sam Butera, jazz saxophonist; Muddy Waters, blues guitar player; the Harptones; and Charles Brown. A crowd of some 11,000 came out for Freed's Newark show. RCA Victor recorded the entire show for use on a special Moondog album. 'Our World' magazine also covered the event in a featured pictorial story.

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   10,000 fans attend Alan Freed's first east coast Rock 'n' Roll Show held in Newark New Jersey, featuring the Clovers and Harptones. The success of it outside Freed's base of operations in Cleveland is further proof that rock 'n' roll has national appeal.

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