28 days of R&B

February 2005

For Black History month 2005 we have picked 28 R&B songs that are worth collecting on your hard drive. Each day belongs to a different artist, one song each.

1. Ray Charles - What I Say
   
   
2. Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley"
   
   
3. The Coasters - "Yakkety yak".
   
   
4. Little Richard "Long Tall Sally"
   
   
5. Johnnie Brenston and his Delta Cats "Rocket 88"
   
   
   
6. Frankie Lymon why do fools fall in love?
   
   
7. Charlie and Inez Foxx MOckingbird
   
   
8. Junior Walker Shotgun
   
   
9. Ernie K-Doe Mother-in-law
   
   
10. The Bobbettes "Mr. Lee"
    
11. Dell Vikings "Whispering Bells"
    
    
12. Chuck Berry - No MOney Down
    
    
13. The Turbans "When you dance"
    
    
14. Little Eva "Locomotion"
    
    
15. Mustang Sally
16. Nappy Brown - don't be angry
    
    
17. Sam Cooke Twisting the Night Away
    
    
18. Wynonie Harris Shake that thing
    
    
19. Guitar Slim "The Things That I Used To Do"
    
    
20. Workin’ In A Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey (1966)
    
    
21. Fats Domino - Ain't that a Shame
    
    
22. The Swallows -It ain't the Meat
    
    
23. Laverne Baker Jim Dandy
    
    
24. Johnnie Otis Willie and the Hand Jive (honorary black man)
25. Hank Ballard Finger-popping time
    
    
26. Speed and the Cadillacs
    
    
27. Smiley Lewis - I hear you knocking
    
    
28. Screaming Jay Hawkins I put a spell on you
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30. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle and Roll
    
    
31. Lloyd Price " Stagger Lee"
    
    
32. Jackie Wilson Reet Petite
    
    
33. The Jackson 5, I want you back.
34. Bobby Lewis, Tossin and turnin