Top of The R&B Chart on August 22, 1949 ~ 1959…

All of these tunes were #1 R&B Hits…

Rhythm & Blues started a LONG TIME AGO, but what was goin’ down on the R&B Charts in the decade when 
Rock ‘n Roll was born?

AUGUST 22 , 1949: 

"Ain't Nobody's Business" (Parts 1 & 2) 

by  Jimmy Witherspoon...

 

August 22, 1950: 

 "Hard Luck Blues" by Roy Brown 
(3 weeks at #1) 

 

August 22, 1951: 
"Sixty Minute Man" by The Dominoes 
(14 weeks at #1)

 

 

August 22, 1952:
 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by Lloyd Price 
(7 weeks at #1)

August 22, 1953: 
"Crying in the Chapel" by Sonny Til &The Orioles 
(5 weeks at #1)

 

August 22, 1954:
 "Honey Love" by The Drifters 
featuring  Clyde McPhatter...

August 22, 1955: "Maybellene"
 by Chuck Berry...

August 22, 1956: “My Prayer" 
by The Platters...

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August 22, 1957:
 "Send For Me" by Nat "King" Cole...

 

 

August 22, 1958: "Patricia" 
an anomaly, but cool, 
by Perez Prado And His Orchestra...

 

August 22, 1959: 
"Thank You Pretty Baby" 
by Brook Benton...

TEN YEARS OF #1 R&B HITS 

FROM THIS DATE, 

AUGUST 22, 

BETWEEN 1949 AND 1959…

 

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