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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,

88 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 Dee27You Send Me28Love Is Strange29It's Too Late30Let The Good Times Roll31Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)32The Great Pretender (Single Version)33I've Got a Woman34Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)35The - Maybe36Dedicated To The One I Love (1957)37Rocket 88 (Single Version)38There Goes My Baby39Little Bitty Pretty One40Chains of Love (with Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
Joe Turner feat. Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra
03:23
41Don't You Know I Love You42Talk to Me43Stagger Lee44Money Honey
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:59
45Win Your Love For Me46Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price
02:31
47Kansas City48Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:11
49C.C. Rider50Mess Around515-10-15 Hours52It's Just A Matter Of Time53Since I Met You Baby54Bad Girl (Single Version)55Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
03:01
56Lost Love (Baby, Please)57Searchin'
The Coasters
02:39
58Hound Dog (Single Version)59Corrine Corrina60When You Dance61Fool Fool Fool62Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (feat. Laurie Tate)63I Got Loaded
Peppermint Harris & Maxwell Davis & His All Stars
02:29
64Drip Drop65It's All In The Game66Glory Of Love67Flamingo68Best Wishes69Think (1957)70For Your Love71Lonely Avenue72I Don't Know73Work With Me Annie74Ruby Baby75Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]76The Clock (Album Version) [feat. The Beale Streeters]77Mercy Mr Percy78I Hear You Knocking79Baby Don't Do It (1952)80Jim Dandy
LaVern Baker
02:11
81Need Your Love So Bad82Drown in My Own Tears83Keep a Knockin'84Short Fat Fannie85Twilight Time (Single Version)86The Right Time87Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)88If I Loved You