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 10 MINUTES

1

What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2

What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2

05:07

2

Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean

Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean

Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More

02:53

3

Please Send Me Someone To Love

Please Send Me Someone To Love

Poet Of The Blues

02:54

4

Someday You'll Want Me to Want You

Someday You'll Want Me to Want You

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

02:55

5

Sixty Minute Man

Sixty Minute Man

Billy Ward & His Dominoes

14 Greatest Hits

02:29

6

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

The Best Of Louis Jordan

05:23

7

I'll Come Running Back To You [feat. Sam Cooke]

I'll Come Running Back To You [feat. Sam Cooke]

The Soul Stirrers feat. Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke: Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964

02:15

8

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Shake, Rattle and Roll

03:00

9

Pledging My Love [feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra]

Pledging My Love [feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra]

Johnny Ace feat. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra

02:29

10

Only You (And You Alone)

Only You (And You Alone)

The Magic Touch: An Anthology

02:37

11

Bad Bad Whiskey

Bad Bad Whiskey

Blues, Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie: The Best Of Amos Milburn 1946-1955

02:57

12

What 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

13

Lonely Teardrops

Lonely Teardrops

50's Decade, Vol. 6

02:41

14

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

The Best Of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

02:19

15

Please Love Me

Singin' The Blues

02:51

16

Dream Girl

The Blues Balladeer

03:12

17

The Wallflower (Aka Roll With Me Henry)

The Wallflower (Aka Roll With Me Henry)

The Essential Modern Records Collection

03:07

18

Honky Tonk (Part 1)

Honky Tonk (Part 1)

03:04

19

Fever

Little Willie John

Best Of The Best

02:41

20

The Twist

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

Best Of The Best

02:38

21

Rip It Up

The Very Best Of "Little Richard"

02:22

22

Tears on My Pillow

Tears on My Pillow

Little Anthony & The Imperials

02:20

23

Try Me

02:34

24

I Want To Walk You Home (Remastered)

I Want To Walk You Home (Remastered)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:22

25

There Is Something on Your Mind

There Is Something on Your Mind

Big Jay McNeely

03:22

26

Sea Of Love

Phil Phillips & The Twilights

Sea Of Love: The Collection

02:22

27

Rockin' Robin

02:40

28

Tweedle Dee

Soul On Fire: The Best Of LaVern Baker

03:06

29

You Send Me

Sam Cooke: Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964

02:46

30

Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange

Mickey & Sylvia

Fifty #1 Hits Of The '50s

02:57

31

It's Too Late

The King Of The Stroll

02:35

32

Let The Good Times Roll

Let The Good Times Roll

Let The Good Times Roll

02:24

33

Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)

Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono)

Money (That's What I Want) - MotownSelect.com

02:38

34

The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender

The Magic Touch: An Anthology

02:39

35

I've Got a Woman

I've Got a Woman

The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years

02:51

36

Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)

Ain't That A Shame? (Remastered 2002)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:30

37

Maybe

The Best Of The Chantels

02:54

38

Dedicated To The One I Love

Dedicated To The One I Love

The "5" Royales

Dedicated To You

02:45

39

Rocket 88 (Single Version)

Rocket 88 (Single Version)

Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

Chess Pieces: The Very Best Of Chess Records

02:50

40

There Goes My Baby

There Goes My Baby

Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters

02:12

41

Little Bitty Pretty One

Little Bitty Pretty One

02:37

42

Chains 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

03:23

43

Don't You Know I Love You

Don't You Know I Love You

Down In The Alley: The Best Of The Clovers

03:14

44

Talk To Me, Talk To Me

Talk To Me, Talk To Me

Little Willie John

All 15 Of His Hits

02:41

45

Stagger Lee

Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings

02:25

46

Money Honey

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

02:59

47

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

02:31

48

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

An Introduction to Wilbert Harrison

02:30

49

Treasure of Love

Treasure of Love

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

02:11

50

C.C. Rider

Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves

02:30

51

Mess Around

The Birth of Soul

02:40

52

5-10-15 Hours

Rockin' In Rhythm - The Best Of Ruth Brown

03:11

53

It's Just A Matter Of Time

It's Just A Matter Of Time

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Brook Benton (Reissue)

02:30

54

Since I Met You Baby

Since I Met You Baby

Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter

02:50

55

Bad Girl (Single Version)

Bad Girl (Single Version)

The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1: 1959-1961

02:41

56

Pink Champagne

Joe Liggins & Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers

03:01

57

Lost Love (Baby, Please)

Lost Love (Baby, Please)

Poet Of The Blues

02:56

58

Searchin'

02:39

59

Hound Dog (Single Version)

Hound Dog (Single Version)

Big Mama Thornton

Hound Dog / The Peacock Recordings

02:52

60

Corrine Corrina

Corrine Corrina

02:54

61

When You Dance

The Best of The Turbans

02:58

62

Fool Fool Fool

Down In The Alley: The Best Of The Clovers

02:33

63

Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (feat. Laurie Tate)

Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (feat. Laurie Tate)

Joe Morris Orchestra feat. Laurie Tate

Atlantic's Rockin' 40s and 50s

03:01

64

I Got Loaded

Peppermint Harris & Maxwell Davis & His All Stars

The Aladdin Records Story

02:30

65

Drip Drop

Under the Boardwalk

02:32

66

It's All In The Game

It's All In The Game

It’s All In The Game: The Best Of Tommy Edwards

02:39

67

Glory Of Love

The Best Of The Aladdin Years

03:09

68

Flamingo

14 Greatest Hits

02:40

69

Best Wishes

Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

02:41

70

Think

The "5" Royales

Dedicated To You

02:36

71

For Your Love

Lost Hits Of The 50's (All Original Artists & Versions)

02:53

72

Lonely Avenue

The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years

02:36

73

I Don't Know

Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More

02:53

74

Work With Me Annie

Work With Me Annie

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

All 20 Of Their Chart Hits 1953-1962

02:46

75

Ruby Baby

Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters

02:22

76

Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]

Poison Ivy (2007 Remaster) [Remastered]

There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco

02:44

77

The Clock [feat. The Beale Streeters]

The Clock [feat. The Beale Streeters]

Johnny Ace feat. The Beale Streeters

03:00

78

Mercy Mr Percy

Varetta Dillard

Lady Sings the Blues

02:45

79

Baby, Don't Do It

Baby, Don't Do It

The "5" Royales

All Righty! (The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955)

02:45

80

Jim Dandy

02:11

81

Need Your Love So Bad

Need Your Love So Bad

Little Willie John

All 15 Of His Hits

02:15

82

Drown in My Own Tears

Drown in My Own Tears

The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years

03:21

83

Keep A Knockin'

Keep A Knockin'

The Very Best Of "Little Richard"

02:16

84

Short Fat Fannie

Short Fat Fannie

Here's Larry Williams

02:27

85

Twilight Time

The Magic Touch: An Anthology

02:45

86

The Right Time

The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years

03:19

87

Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)

Blue Monday (Remastered 2002)

Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans

02:20

88

If I Loved You

You'll Never Walk Alone

03:00