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REDISCOVER The ’50s: Rhythm & Blues

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The firey bridge between jump-blues & soul, R&B's first decade was equal parts raunchy & romantic,

87 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 9 MINUTES

1What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 22Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean3Please Send Me Someone To Love4Someday You'll Want Me to Want You5Sixty Minute Man6Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
05:23
7I'll Come Running Back To You [feat. Sam Cooke]8Shake, Rattle and Roll9Only You (And You Alone) (Single Version)10Bad Bad Whiskey11What A Diff'rence A Day Made12Lonely Teardrops13Why Do Fools Fall in Love?14Please Love Me15Dream Girl16Honky Tonk (part 1)17Fever
Little Willie John
02:41
18The Twist
Hank Ballard
02:37
19Rip It Up (Rerecorded)20Tears on My Pillow (Remastered)21Try Me (Single Version / Mono)22I Want To Walk You Home (Remastered)23There Is Something on Your Mind24Sea Of Love
Phil Phillips & The Twilights
02:24
25Rockin' Robin26Tweedle Dee27Love Is Strange28It's Too Late29Let The Good Times Roll30Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)31The Great Pretender (Single Version)32I've Got a Woman33Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)34The - Maybe35Dedicated To The One I Love (1957)36Rocket 88 (Single Version)37There Goes My Baby38Little Bitty Pretty One39Chains of Love (with Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
Joe Turner feat. Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra
03:23
40Don't You Know I Love You41Talk to Me42Stagger Lee43Money Honey
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:59
44Win Your Love For Me45Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price
02:31
46Kansas City47Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:11
48C.C. Rider49Mess Around505-10-15 Hours51It's Just A Matter Of Time52Since I Met You Baby53Bad Girl (Single Version)54Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
03:01
55Lost Love (Baby, Please)56Searchin'
The Coasters
02:39
57Hound Dog (Single Version)58Corrine Corrina59When You Dance60Fool Fool Fool61Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (feat. Laurie Tate)62I Got Loaded
Peppermint Harris & Maxwell Davis & His All Stars
02:29
63Drip Drop64It's All In The Game65Glory Of Love66Flamingo67Best Wishes68Think (1957)69For Your Love70Lonely Avenue71I Don't Know72Work With Me Annie73Ruby Baby74Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]75The Clock (Album Version) [feat. The Beale Streeters]76Mercy Mr Percy77I Hear You Knocking78Baby Don't Do It (1952)79Jim Dandy
LaVern Baker
02:11
80Need Your Love So Bad81Drown in My Own Tears82Keep a Knockin'83Short Fat Fannie84Twilight Time (Single Version)85The Right Time86Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)87If I Loved You