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1950
- Elvis Presley’s First Hit “Heartbreak Hotel” is Released
- Elvis Appears On The Ed Sullivan Show For The First Time
- Elvis’s First Move Love Me Tender Opens In New York
- Rocky Marciano Retires As The Only Undefeated Heavyweight Champion
- Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev Denounces Stalin
- Alabama Bus Segregation Laws Declared Illegal By The US Supreme Court
- The Hungarian Revolution
- The Price Is Right Debuts On Television
“October 23, 1956, is a day that will live forever in the annals of free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly the eternal unquenchability of man’s desire to be free, whatever the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required.“
– John F Kennedy
Top 100 Songs For 1950
1. The Fat Man Fats Domino
2. Please Send Me Someone To Love Percy Mayfield
3. Teardrops From My Eyes Ruth Brown
4. Mona Lisa Nat “King” Cole
5. Tennessee Waltz Patti Page
6. Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams, Sr.
7. Mardi Gras In New Orleans Professor Longhair
8. I’m Movin’ On Hank Snow
9. Rollin’ Stone Muddy Waters
10. Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis
11. Moanin’ The Blues Hank Williams, Sr.
12. Pink Champagne Joe Liggins
13. Bad Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn
14. Count Every Star Ravens, The
15. Why Don’t You Love Me Hank Williams, Sr.
16. Goodnight, Irene Weavers, The Gordon Jenkins Orch.
17. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Red Foley
18. Oh Babe! Louis Prima
19. Love Don’t Love Nobody Roy Brown
20. Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan
21. Bon Ton Roula Clarence Garlow
22. Bald Head Roy Byrd
23. Safronia B Calvin Boze
24. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ Muddy Waters
25. Blue Shadows Lowell Fulson
26. Rag Mop Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads
27. Stack – A – Lee Archibald
28. Every Night About This Time Fats Domino
29. Carnival Day Dave Bartholomew
30. I Like My Baby’s Pudding Wynonie Harris
31. Nobody’s Lonesome For Me Hank Williams, Sr.
32. I Will Wait Four Buddies, The
33. Do Something For Me Dominoes, The
34. Cupid’s Boogie Johnny Otis
35. Oh Babe! Wynonie Harris & Lucky Millinder
36. Well Oh Well Tiny Bradshaw
37. Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown
38. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere Joe Morris
39. I’ll Never Be Free Paul Gayten
40. I Need You So Ivory Joe Hunter21. Bon Ton Roula Clarence Garlow
41. Information Blues Roy Milton
42. Little Red Rooster Griffin Brothers, The
43. If You’ve Got The Money Honey Lefty Frizzell
44. Shotgun Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford
45. Everyday I Have The Blues Lowell Fulson
46. Tee – Nah – Nah Smiley Lewis
47. Why Do Things Happen To Me Roy Hawkins
48. Cadillac Baby Roy Brown
49. Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris
50. She Walks Right In Professor Longhair
51. Rockin’ With Red Piano Red
52. Nevertheless Mills Brothers, The
53. Mistrustin’ Blues Johnny Otis
54. Still In The Dark Joe Turner
55. Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters
56. Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris
57. I Don’t Have To Ride No More Ravens, The
58. Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Bullmoose Jackson
59. Breaking Up The House Tiny Bradshaw
60. Hey La Bas Boogie Fats Domino
61. Ain’t Gonna Do It Dave Bartholomew
62. Chicken Blues Dominoes, The
63. Raining In My Heart Peppermint Harris
64. S.P. Blues Ivory Joe Hunter
65. Long About Sundown Roy Brown
66. Detroit City Blues Fats Domino
67. I’m Going To Have Myself A Ball Tiny Bradshaw
68. C.C. Baby Brownie McGhee
69. Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town Wynonie Harris
70. Deceivin’ Blues Johnny Otis
71. Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Liggins
72. Hot Rod Race Tiny Hill
73. Little Bee Fats Domino
74. Daddy’s Little Girl Mills Brothers, The
75. I Just Don’t Like This Kind Of Livin’ Hank Williams, Sr.
76. At Night Orioles, The
77. Rockin’ Blues Johnny Otis
78. Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn
79. Lonesome Christmas Lowell Fulson
80. That’s All Right Jimmy Rogers
81. My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine
82. I Wanna Be Loved Dinah Washington
83. Shotgun Blues Lightnin’ Hopkins
84. Sitting By The Window Billy Eckstine with the Quartones
85. Sad Journey Blues Floyd Dixon
86. My Baby’s Gone Charles Brown
87. Keep Your Hands On Your Heart Billy Wright
88. It Isn’t Fair Dinah Washington
89. Let’s Do It Sticks McGhee
90. Go Back To The One You Love T – Bone Walker
91. Turkey Hop Johnny Otis
92. Walkin’ Blues Amos Milburn
93. Mother Earth Memphis Slim
94. I Love My Baby Larry Darnell
95. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool Lionel Hampton
96. I’m So Crazy For Love Cap – Tans, The
97. Is My Heart Wasting Time Orioles, The
98. Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes
99. Our Father (Which Art In Heaven) Five Blind Boys, The
100. Cry, Cry Baby Ed Wiley
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