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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,

90 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 9 MINUTES

1What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2
What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2
Ray Charles
What'd I Say
05:07
2Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown
Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More
02:53
3Please Send Me Someone To Love
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Percy Mayfield
Poet Of The Blues
02:54
4Someday You'll Want Me to Want You
Someday You'll Want Me to Want You
The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:54
5Sixty Minute Man
Sixty Minute Man
The Dominoes & Billy Ward
Presenting the Dominoes
02:30
6Saturday Night Fish Fry
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
The Best Of Louis Jordan
05:23
7I'll Come Running Back To You
I'll Come Running Back To You
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
02:12
8Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Joe Turner
Greatest Hits
03:00
9Pledging My Love [feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra]
Pledging My Love [feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra]
Johnny Ace feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
Memorial Album
02:29
10Only You (And You Alone) (Single Version)
Only You (And You Alone) (Single Version)
The Platters
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Series: Best of The Platters
02:40
11Bad, Bad Whiskey (Remastered)
Bad, Bad Whiskey (Remastered)
Amos Milburn
The King of Rhythm & Blues (Remastered)
02:58
12What A Diff'rence A Day Made
What A Diff'rence A Day Made
Dinah Washington
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! (Expanded Edition)
02:32
13Lonely Teardrops (Remastered)
Lonely Teardrops (Remastered)
Jackie Wilson
The Fabulous Jackie Wilson! (Remastered)
02:44
14Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
The Best Of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
02:19
15Please hurry home (2021 remastered version)
Please hurry home (2021 remastered version)
B.B. King
Musica vintage preferita
02:43
16Dream Girl
Dream Girl
Jesse & Marvin
The Blues Balladeer
03:12
17The Wallflower (AKA Roll With Me Henry) (Single Version)
The Wallflower (AKA Roll With Me Henry) (Single Version)
Etta James
The Essential Modern Records Collection
03:07
18Honky Tonk, Pt 1 (Remastered)
Honky Tonk, Pt 1 (Remastered)
Bill Doggett
Golden Selection (Remastered)
03:05
19Fever (Original Version)
Fever (Original Version)
Little Willie John
Letter from My Darling
02:43
20The Twist
The Twist
Hank Ballard
Infamous
02:37
21Rip It Up (Rerecorded)
Rip It Up (Rerecorded)
Little Richard
Little Richard: All-Time Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)
02:19
22Tears on My Pillow
Tears on My Pillow
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Tears on My Pillow
02:16
23Try Me (Single Version / Mono)
Try Me (Single Version / Mono)
James Brown
The Singles Vol. 1: 1956-1960 The Federal Years
02:32
24I Want To Walk You Home (Remastered)
I Want To Walk You Home (Remastered)
Fats Domino
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans
02:21
25There Is Something on Your Mind
There Is Something on Your Mind
Big Jay McNeely
Nervous
03:22
26Sea Of Love
Sea Of Love
Phil Phillips & The Twilights
Doo Wop
02:24
27Rockin' Robin
Rockin' Robin
Bobby Day
Rockin' Robin (Bonus Track Version)
02:37
28Tweedle Dee
Tweedle Dee
LaVern Baker
Soul On Fire: The Best Of LaVern Baker
03:06
29You Send Me
You Send Me
Sam Cooke
30 Greatest Hits: Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
02:46
30Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia
Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:53
31It's Too Late
It's Too Late
Chuck Willis
The King Of The Stroll
02:35
32Let The Good Times Roll
Let The Good Times Roll
Shirley & Lee
Let The Good Times Roll
02:24
33Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)
Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)
Barrett Strong
Hitsville: The Making Of Motown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:37
34The Great Pretender (Single Version)
The Great Pretender (Single Version)
The Platters
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Series: Best of The Platters
02:42
35I've Got a Woman
I've Got a Woman
Ray Charles
The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
02:51
36Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)
Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)
Fats Domino
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans
02:30
37The - Maybe
The - Maybe
The Chantels
"Maybe": The Best of the Chantels
02:55
38Dedicated to the One I Love
Dedicated to the One I Love
The 5 Royales
Think - The Definitive '5 Royales'
02:43
39Rocket 88
Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
02:47
40There Goes My Baby
There Goes My Baby
The Drifters
Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
02:12
41Little Bitty Pretty One (Remastered 2021)
Little Bitty Pretty One (Remastered 2021)
Bobby Day
Rockin' With Robin (Analog Source Remaster 2021)
02:30
42Chains of Love (with Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
Chains of Love (with Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra)
Joe Turner feat. Van Piano Man Walls Orchestra
Greatest Hits
03:23
43Don't You Know I Love You
Don't You Know I Love You
The Clovers
Down In The Alley: The Best Of The Clovers
03:14
44Talk to Me, Talk to Me
Talk to Me, Talk to Me
Little Willie John
Diggin`the old Records
02:41
45Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
02:25
46Money Honey (Single)
Money Honey (Single)
The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:59
47Win Your Love For Me
Win Your Love For Me
Sam Cooke
Lonely Island Of Love
02:46
48Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price
Lawdy!
02:31
49Kansas City
Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
An Introduction to Wilbert Harrison
02:30
50Treasure of Love
Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
02:10
51C C Rider (Remastered)
C C Rider (Remastered)
Chuck Willis
The King of the Stroll (Remastered)
02:34
52Mess Around
Mess Around
Ray Charles
The Birth of Soul
02:40
535-10-15 Hours
5-10-15 Hours
Ruth Brown
Rockin' In Rhythm - The Best Of Ruth Brown
03:11
54It's Just A Matter Of Time
It's Just A Matter Of Time
Brook Benton
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Brook Benton (Reissue)
02:30
55Since I Met You Baby
Since I Met You Baby
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
02:50
56Bad Girl (Single Version)
Bad Girl (Single Version)
The Miracles
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1: 1959-1961
02:41
57Pink Champagne
Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
03:01
58Lost Love (Baby, Please)
Lost Love (Baby, Please)
Percy Mayfield
Poet Of The Blues
02:56
59Searchin'
Searchin'
The Coasters
The Coasters
02:39
60Hound Dog (Single Version)
Hound Dog (Single Version)
Big Mama Thornton
Blues Essentials
02:52
61Corrine Corrina
Corrine Corrina
Joe Turner
Greatest Hits
02:54
62When You Dance
When You Dance
The Turbans
The Best of The Turbans
02:58
63Fool Fool Fool
Fool Fool Fool
The Clovers
Down In The Alley: The Best Of The Clovers
02:33
64Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (Remastered)
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (Remastered)
Joe Morris
The Furious 50's, Vol. X (Remastered)
03:01
65I Got Loaded
I Got Loaded
Maxwell Davis & His All Stars & Peppermint Harris
Go! Go! Go! 1951 - Rock Legends
02:28
66Drip Drop
Drip Drop
The Drifters
Under the Boardwalk
02:32
67It's All In The Game
It's All In The Game
Tommy Edwards
It’s All In The Game: The Best Of Tommy Edwards
02:39
68Glory Of Love
Glory Of Love
The Five Keys
The Best Of The Aladdin Years
03:09
69Flamingo (2003 Remastered Version)
Flamingo (2003 Remastered Version)
Earl Bostic
Flamingo
02:39
70Best Wishes
Best Wishes
Roy Milton
Roy Milton And His Solid Senders
02:41
71Think
Think
The 5 Royales
Think - The Definitive '5 Royales'
02:35
72For Your Love
For Your Love
Ed Townsend
For Your Love - The Best Of
02:51
73Lonely Avenue
Lonely Avenue
Ray Charles
The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
02:36
74I Don't Know
I Don't Know
Ruth Brown
Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More
02:53
75Work with Me Annie (Remastered 2014)
Work with Me Annie (Remastered 2014)
Hank Ballard
Classic Hits - 1954 (Remastered 2014)
02:51
76Ruby Baby
Ruby Baby
The Drifters
Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
02:22
77Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]
Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]
The Coasters
There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco
02:44
78The Clock (Album Version) [feat. The Beale Streeters]
The Clock (Album Version) [feat. The Beale Streeters]
Johnny Ace feat. The Beale Streeters
The Complete Duke Recordings
02:58
79Mercy Mr Percy
Mercy Mr Percy
Varetta Dillard
Lady Sings the Blues
02:45
80I Hear You Knocking
I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis
Smiley Lewis: New Orleans Rhythm
02:45
81Baby, Don't Do It
Baby, Don't Do It
The "5" Royales
All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)
02:45
82Jim Dandy
Jim Dandy
LaVern Baker
This Is Soul
02:10
83Need Your Love So Bad (Remastered 2022)
Need Your Love So Bad (Remastered 2022)
Little Willie John
In Action (High Definition Remaster 2022)
02:14
84Drown in My Own Tears
Drown in My Own Tears
Ray Charles
The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
03:21
85Keep a Knockin'
Keep a Knockin'
Little Richard
Die No. 1 Rock 'n' Roll Collection - Die Besten Rock 'n' Roll Hits & Classics der Größten Legenden der 50er & 60er Jahre
02:10
86Short Fat Fannie
Short Fat Fannie
Larry Williams
Here's Larry Williams
02:27
87Twilight Time (Single Version)
Twilight Time (Single Version)
The Platters
The Flying Platters Around The World
02:48
88The Right Time
The Right Time
Ray Charles
The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
03:19
89Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)
Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)
Fats Domino
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans
02:19
90If I Loved You
If I Loved You
Roy Hamilton
You'll Never Walk Alone
03:00