1961

INFO CLIENT MATRIX LABEL DATE ARTIST TITLE
             
link 94 153 Ace 613 1/23/61 - Billboard Cliff & Ed Thomas featuring Fats on the Piano Do You No Wrong
link 94 154 Ace 613   Cliff & Ed Thomas featuring Fats on the Piano Shame
link 94 155 Vin 1027   Malvereen Drew & The Stardusters Happiest Season
link 94 156 Vin 1027   Malvereen Drew & The Stardusters Christmas Time
link 13 159 Able 101   Bill Hayes Hurricane
link 13 160 Able 101   Bill Hayes Poor White Trash
link 1 161 Tulane 103   Raymond Washington Shake To The East
link 1 162 Tulane 103   Raymond Washington Can't Help Loving You
link 94 163 Rex 1015 01/09/1961 - Billboard Earl King Darling Honey Angel Child
link 94 164 Rex 1015 09/12/1960 - Billboard Earl King I Can't Help Myself
link 94 165 Ace 614   Tony Mattina Forever And Forever
link 94 166 Ace 614 1/23/61 - Billboard Tony Mattina Won't You Promise Me Your Love
link 113 167 Spinett 1007   Stormy Fools Paradise
link 113 168 Spinett 1007   Stormy The Devil In Your Heart
link 113 169 Spinett 1008   Snuffy Smith Lamumba
link 113 170 Spinett 1008   Snuffy Smith Angola
link 94 173 Ace 610 02/11/1961 - Cashbox The Rhythm Masters The Devil And His Old Suitcase
link 94 174 Ace 610   The Rhythm Masters Holding My Savior's Hand
link 134 175 Diamond Disk 102   Billy Blankenship I'm Asking Forgiveness
link 134 176 Diamond Disk 102   Billy Blankenship Confess To Me
link 94 179 Ace 611   Mac Rebennack & His Orchestra Good Times
link 94 180 Ace 611 1/30/61 - Billboard Mac Rebennack & His Orchestra Sahara
link 94 181 Ace 612   Bat Carroll Funny
link 94 182 Ace 612 1/30/61 - Billboard Bat Carroll Come On Home
link 115 183 Nix 101   Camelots Lulu
link 115 184 Nix 101   Camelots Never Been In Love Before
link 25 191 Tulane 104   Young Louis Armstrong Talking About You
link 25 192 Tulane 104   Young Louis Armstrong You Made Me Cry
link 84 193 Rustone 1405 3/18/61 - Cashbox The Jades Blowin' The Rock
link 84 194 Rustone 1405   Emmett & The Jades No One
link 94 195 Ace 620   Paul Gibson Memories
link 94 196 Ace 620   Paul Gibson What More
link 84 199 Rustone 1406   Willie West It's No Use To Try
link 84 200 Rustone 1406   Willie West Wille Knows How
link 94 205 Ace 616 3/20/61 - Billboard Jimmy Clanton & Mary Ann Mobley Down The Aisle
link 94 206 Ace 616 3/25/61 - Cashbox Jimmy Clanton & Mary Ann Mobley No Longer Blue
link 94 L 207 Ace LP 1011   Jimmy Clanton My Best To You - side one
link 94 L 208 Ace LP 1011   Jimmy Clanton My Best To You - side two
link 64 L 211 Montel LP 101   J.B. Kling Jr. "Cajun" Humor on the Bayou - side one
link 64 L 212 Montel LP 101   J.B. Kling Jr. "Cajun" Humor on the Bayou - side two
link 94 213 Ace 619   Big Lee Loveless Love
link 94 214 Ace 619   Big Lee Star Mist
link 94 215 Ace 617 3/27/61 - Billboard Johnny Anthony Remember Me
link 94 216 Ace 617 3/25/61 - Cashbox Johnny Anthony Because I Do
link 94 217 Ace 618   Joe & Ann Will You
link 94 218 Ace 618   Joe & Ann Mr. Blues
link 94 220 Ace 622   Jimmy Clanton I Just Wanna Make Love
link 37 223 Duchess 1001   Walter Vaughn Sally Pearl
link 37 224 Duchess 1001   Walter Vaughn Down On My Knees
link 37 225 Duchess 1002   Lattimore Brown Teenie Weenie
link 94 225 Ace 622 4/29/61 - Cashbox Jimmy Clanton Don't Look At Me
link 37 226 Duchess 1002   Lattimore Brown Night Time Is The Right Time
link 37 227 Countess 501   Jo Paris and The Royalites I Wish Love (Would Happen To Me)
link 37 228 Countess 501   Jo Paris and The Royalites Excuses, Alibis
link 64 228 Montel 1003   James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford Danny Boy
link 64 229 Montel 1003   James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford Round & Round
link 37 229 Duchess 1003   The Mighty Men Somethin' Else
link 69 229 Another 100   Drits & Dravy Talk That Talk Pt. 1
link 37 230 Duchess 1003   The Mighty Men Don't Stop Now
link 69 230 Another 100   Drits & Dravy Talk That Talk Pt. 2
link 134 230 Spiral 1001   Doug Perez with the Shuffling Orbits Sneaky
link 69 230 Another 100   Drits & Dravy Talk That Talk Pt. 2
link 134 230 Spiral 1001   Doug Perez with the Shuffling Orbits Sneaky
link 37 231 Duchess 1004   Floyd Dixon Go Back To Your Mother
link 134 231 Spiral 1001   Doug Perez with the Shuffling Orbits Umble Rumble
link 37 232 Duchess 1004   Floyd Dixon Girl Down In New Orleans
link 43 232 Halco 101   Bill and Peewee Carrie My Love
link 43 233 Halco 101   Bill and Peewee Teenage Style
link 37 233 Duchess 1005   The Matadors Nonsense
link 37 234 Duchess 1005   The Matadors If I Had Another Chance
link 94 L 234 Ace LP 1013   C.Z. 'The Cajun' Breaux More Laughs With The Cajun - side one
link 94 L 235 Ace LP 1013   C.Z. 'The Cajun' Breaux More Laughs With The Cajun - side two
link 37 235 Duchess 1006   The Mighty Men No Way Out
link 37 236 Duchess 1006   The Mighty Men You Too Much
link 37 237 Duchess 1007   Lattimore Brown What Have I Done Wrong
link 37 238 Duchess 1007   Lattimore Brown Only I Can Tell The Story
link 37 239 Duchess 1008   Big Bo & The Arrows Fuzzy (Instrumental)
link 37 240 Duchess 1008   Big Bo & The Arrows De De Dinah (Instrumental)
link 94 L 240 Ace LP 1012   Various Artists The Greatest 15 Hits On Ace - side one
link 94 L 241 Ace LP 1012   Various Artists The Greatest 15 Hits On Ace - side two
link 37 241 Duchess 1009   Arthur K. Adams I Had A Dream
link 37 242 Duchess 1009   Arthur K. Adams I'll Be Your Friend
link 94 242 Ace 625   Sugar Boy Crawford Have A Little Mercy
link 37 243 Duchess 1010   Finnimo I Want To Marry You
link 94 243 Ace 625   Sugar Boy Crawford I Cried
link 37 244 Duchess 1010   Finnimo Just Ask For What You Want
link 94 244 Ace 626   Tommy Bedwell Cry
link 94 245 Ace 626   Tommy Bedwell Maybe I'm Wrong
link 37 245 Duchess 1011   Walter Vaughn White Silver Sands
link 11 246 Instant 3231 6/22/61 - Billboard Al Reed Magic Carpet
link 37 246 Duchess 1011   Walter Vaughn Going Down The Railroad Track
link 11 247 Instant 3231   Al Reed Toying With Love
link 37 247 Duchess 1012   Fred Lowery Wait And See
link 37 248 Duchess 1012   Fred Lowery Goodbye
link 37 249 Duchess 1013 02/10/1962 - Billboard Big Bo & The Arrows Big Bo's Twist
link 11 250 Instant 3232   James Rivers Closer Walk
link 37 250 Duchess 1013   Big Bo & The Arrows Hully Gully, Now
link 11 251 Instant 3232 6/17/61 - Cashbox James Rivers Take Your Choice
link 37 251 Duchess 1015 4/28/62 - Billboard Lattimore Brown A Mistaken Prayer
link 37 252 Duchess 1015 4/28/62 - Billboard Lattimore Brown Say What
link 37 253 Duchess 1016   Big Bo & The Arrows It Keeps Raining (inst.)
link 21 254 drew-Blan 1004   Jay Nelson Baby Please
link 37 254 Duchess 1016   Big Bo & The Arrows Cantina (inst.)
link 21 255 drew-Blan 1004   Jay Nelson Crazy Over Daisy
link 67 258 Hammond 4461   Luke Thompson and His Green Valley Boys Mountain Sweetheart
link 67 259 Hammond 4461   Luke Thompson and His Green Valley Boys I'm Lost Between The Falling Snow
link 94 260 Ace 628   Bob Wagner The Miracle
link 94 261 Ace 628   Bob Wagner A Girl Like You
link 63 262 Flag 5001   Bobby Joe Hayfever
link 63 263 Flag 5001   Bobby Joe Living Stone
link 64 264 Montel 901 8/21/61 - Billboard Kenny Gill Golden Angel
link 64 265 Montel 901   Kenny Gill Plaster Of Paris
link 64 266 Montel 902 08/07/1961 - Billboard Jay Chevalier and The Long Shots I Ula Francana (My Louisiana Maid)
link 64 267 Montel 902   Jay Chevalier and The Long Shots True So True
link 94 270 Ace 629 7/22/61 - Cashbox Roland Stone Just A Moment
link 94 271 Ace 629 7/17/61 - Billboard Roland Stone I Can't Help It
link 94 272 Ace 630   Benny (Mother-In-Law) Spellman That's All I Ask Of You
link 94 274 Ace 631   Chuck Carbo Tears Tears And More Tears
link 94 275 Ace 631   Chuck Carbo I Shouldn't But I Do
link 94 282 Ace 630   Benny (Mother-In-Law) Spellman Roll On Big Wheel
link 94 284 Ace 633   Allan Collay You're Not The Same Girl
link 94 285 Ace 633   Allan Collay One More Time
link 71 286 Sonora 205   Joe Di Stefano Half A Heart
link 71 287 Sonora 205   Joe Di Stefano Bella Mia
link 134 288 Spiral 1003   Joe Deno with The Corvettes Come On Home
link 134 289 Spiral 1003   Joe Deno with The Corvettes Days And Nights
link 134 290 Spiral 1002   The Counts My Babe
link 134 291 Spiral 1002   The Counts Fiddling
link 94 293 Ace 635   Good Time Charlie Peg O' My Heart
link 94 294 Ace 635   Good Time Charlie (The Gang That Sang) "Heart Of My Heart"
link 11 299 Instant 3233 8/14/61 - Billboard Raymond Lewis Miss Sticks
link 11 300 Instant 3233 8/19/61 - Cashbox Raymond Lewis Miss Sticks Again
link 75 303 Som 1001   Joe Norris Son of Mississippi
link 75 304 Som 1001   Joe Norris Rock Out Of This World
link 94 305 Ace 634   Jimmy Clanton Lucky I'm In Love With You
link 94 306 Ace 634   Jimmy Clanton Not Like A Brother
link 81 307 Prime 2601   Billy Dodds Praying For You
link 81 308 Prime 2601   Billy Dodds Waiting For Your Love
link 64 309 Montel 904   John Fred and The Playboys Down In New Orleans
link 64 310 Montel 904   John Fred and The Playboys I Love You
link 64 311 Montel 903   Lester Robertson My Girl Across Town
link 64 312 Montel 903   Lester Robertson My Heart Forever Yearns
link 11 315 Instant 3234 8/26/61 - Cashbox Chris Kenner Packin' Up
link 11 316 Instant 3234 8/21/61 - Billboard Chris Kenner A Very True Story
link 49 317 Vibra 222   Pete Kogis and The Counts Peace And Love
link 49 318 Vibra 222   Pete Kogis and The Counts Linda
link 89 321 La-Vie 101   Kim Droulett There Is No Other One Like You
link 89 322 La-Vie 101   Kim Droulett Why Live So Close Together
link 94 L 323 Ace LP 1014   Jimmy Clanton Teenage Millionaire - side one
link 94 L 324 Ace LP 1014   Jimmy Clanton Teenage Millionaire - side two
link 94 325 Ace 636 9/25/61 - Billboard Scotty McKay I've Got My Eyes On You
link 94 326 Ace 636 9/30/61 - Cashbox Scotty McKay Shattered Dreams
link 94 327 Ace 637   Big Boy Myles Oh Mary
link 94 328 Ace 637   Big Boy Myles Who Can I Turn To
link 168 329 Rosebud 100   Tac Taylor Cut You Loose
link 168 330 Rosebud 100   Tac Taylor Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
link 21 331 drew-Blan 1005   Peter Buck & The Dondaleers The Clock
link 21 332 drew-Blan 1005   Peter Buck & The Dondaleers That's Enough
link 21 333 Drew 1001   Jerry Raines & The Vikings Tell Me
link 21 334 Drew 1001   Jerry Raines & The Vikings I Hear You Knocking
link 11 335 Instant 3240 1/27/62 - Billboard Errol Dee I Love You
link 11 336 Instant 3240   Errol Dee Love Or Money
link 11 337 Instant 3236 10/16/61 - Billboard Art Neville That Rock & Roll Beat
link 11 338 Instant 3236 10/21/61 - Cashbox Art Neville Too Much
link 85 339 Alon 9000 10/23/61 - Billboard Willie Harper But I Couldn't
link 85 340 Alon 9000 11/04/1961 - Cashbox Willie Harper New Kind Of Love
link 11 341 Instant 3235 9/25/61 - Billboard Shirkee & Zarnoff Don't Worry
link 11 342 Instant 3235 10/07/1961 - Cashbox Shirkee & Zarnoff Shirley
link 94 345 JC 1000 4/21/61 - Billboard Ronnie & Delinquents Bad Neighborhood
link 94 346 JC 1000   Ronnie & Delinquents Keeps Dragging Me On
link 71 347 Sonora 206   J. Beane Sleepless Nights
link 71 348 Sonora 206   J. Beane I Keep Crying
link 101 349 Rush 1042   The Tic Tocs featuring Johnny Williams Stop
link 101 350 Rush 1042   The Tic Tocs featuring Johnny Williams True By You
link 64 353 Montel 905   Lester Robertson Send For Me
link 64 354 Montel 905   Lester Robertson Everybody Wants To Know
link 94 356 Ace 641 11/27/61 - Billboard Jimmy Clanton Twist On Little Girl
link 94 357 Ace 641 11/25/61 - Cashbox Jimmy Clanton Wayward Love
link 94 358 Ace 642 (EP)   Jimmy Clanton Green Light / Happy Times
link 94 359 Ace 642 (EP)   Jimmy Clanton Twist On Little Girl / Wayward Love
link 94 360 Ace 638   Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns She Got Low Down
link 94 362 Ace 639 (EP)   Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns Rockin' Pneumonia / Little Liza Jane
link 94 363 Ace 639 (EP)   Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns She Got Low Down / Mean, Mean Man
link 94 365 Ace 638 11/27/61 - Billboard Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns Mean, Mean Man
link 94 L 370 Ace LP 1015   Huey Smith and His Clowns For Dancing - side one
link 94 L 371 Ace LP 1015   Huey Smith and His Clowns For Dancing - side two
link 64 378 Montel 906   Jay Chevalier and The Longshots Mr.Football (Billy Cannon)
link 64 379 Montel 906   Jay Chevalier and The Longshots Cuttin' Cane
link 64 380 Montel 907   Floyd Brown Teenage Vision
link 64 381 Montel 907   Floyd Brown What I Want
link 103 386 Eric 7002   Buddy Lorton Time
link 103 387 Eric 7002   Buddy Lorton Makes No Never Mind
link 11 388 Instant 3237 11/11/1961 - Cashbox Chris Kenner Something You Got
link 11 389 Instant 3237 10/30/61 - Billboard Chris Kenner Come See About Me
link 21 394 drew-Blan 1006   Jay Nelson Hey La-Bah
link 21 395 drew-Blan 1006   Jay Nelson Don't You Remember Me
link 11 398 Instant 3238 12/04/1961 - Billboard Al Reed One Eyed Monster
link 11 400 Instant 3238 12/02/1961 - Cashbox Al Reed Ring The Ding Dong Bells
link 94 401 Ace 643   Roland Stone Everybody's Lonesome
link 94 402 Ace 643 1/20/62 - Billboard Roland Stone I Was A Fool
link 75 403 Princess 4004   Mickey Gilley Your First Time
link 75 404 Princess 4004   Mickey Gilley Drive In Movie
link 75 405 Som 1003   Joey Long Somethin' To Ease My Pain
link 75 406 Som 1003   Joey Long If You See My Baby
link 75 407 Som 1004   Phil Bo & The Vikings Mr. Train
link 75 408 Som 1004   Phil Bo & The Vikings Oh! What A Mistake
link 75 409 Eric 7003   Big Sambo and The Housewreckers At The Party
link 75 410 Eric 7003   Big Sambo and The Housewreckers The Rains Came
link 85 416 Alon 9001 1/13/62 - Billboard The Night Hawks Rockin' Hawk
link 85 417 Alon 9001 1/13/62 - Billboard The Night Hawks Your Somethin' Else
link 11 418 Instant 3239 12/11/1961 - Billboard Joe (MR.G) August Everything Happens At Night
link 11 419 Instant 3239 12/16/61 - Cashbox Joe (MR.G) August Tell Me
link 64 L 420 Montel LP 102   Kenny Gill Fascinating Guitar - side one
link 64 L 421 Montel LP 102   Kenny Gill Fascinating Guitar - side two
link 94 422 Ace 645   Glenn Vandell Closer To You
link 94 423 Ace 645   Glenn Vandell Just As I Love You
link 94 424 Ace 644   The Swinging Embers featuring Jackie Hamilton Winter Wonderland
link 94 425 Ace 644   The Swinging Embers featuring Jackie Hamilton I'm So Lonely
link 21 426 Drew 1002   Wayne & The Velvet-Tones Ham Sandwich Twist
link 21 427 Drew 1002   Wayne & The Velvet-Tones With Mustard Twist
link 134 428 Spiral 1004   Ronnie Bonck Reality
link 134 429 Spiral 1004   Ronnie Bonck Be My Guide
link 64 430 Montel 801   Bud & Mae Fisher and The Western Swingsters You Better Believe It
link 64 431 Montel 801   Bud Fisher and The Western Swingsters These Memories
link 64 432 Montel 908 12/25/61 - Billboard Dale Houston (Big Bad) City Police
link 64 433 Montel 908   Dale Houston Lonely Man
link 64 434 Montel 909   Kenny Gill and His Fascinating Guitar Pledging My Love
link 64 435 Montel 909   Kenny Gill and His Fascinating Guitar Mary Ann
link 11 437 Instant 3241 1/13/62 - Billboard Allen Collay Bye Bye Blackbird
link 11 438 Instant 3241 1/13/62 - Cashbox Allen Collay Four Days, Four Nights
link 94 439 Ace 646   Gerri Hall I'm The One
link 94 440 Ace 646   Gerri Hall Hello Mister Dream
link 143 443 Lanor 507   Elton Anderson Humpty Dumpty Heart
link 143 444 Lanor 507   Elton Anderson Don't Touch Me Baby
link 21 445 drew-Blan 1007   Peter Buck Wayne & The Vikings Oh Yes (I Don't Love You No More)
link 21 446 drew-Blan 1007   Peter Buck Wayne & The Vikings If I Ask You
link 147 448 Chan 105   The Squires Chattanooga Choo Choo
link 147 449 Chan 105   The Squires Mean Misery
link 94 450 Ace 649 1/13/62 - Cashbox Huey Smith And His Clowns Pop-Eye
link 94 451 Ace 649 1/13/62 - Cashbox Huey Smith And His Clowns Scald-Dog

 

1961

The Twist is an international phenomenon, and Rhythm & Blues is entering a hard-edged phase which would lead to the Soul movement.

For New Orleans, 1961 is something of a red-letter year with Ernie K-Doe's scoring a No. 1 pop hit with Mother-In-Law (Minit, distributed by Imperial) and Chris Kenner hitting No. 2 pop with I Like It Like That (Instant), produced by rising young producer Allen Toussaint for owner of both labels, Joe Banashak.

Former hit artist Clarence 'Frogman' Henry scores again after a break of four years with But I Do, a No. 4 hit produced by Paul Gayten for Argo, the Chess subsidiary. Argo enjoys further New Orleans-recorded hits by Henry during the year. Fats Domino notches up 10 Top 100 entries in the year.
Harold Battiste launches the A.F.O. (All For One) organization with the intention of giving local black musicians a share of the musical pie. A.F.O. has a dream start with I Know by Barbara George, a No. 3 pop hit when distributed by Juggy Murray's Sue label. Then the A.F.O. Combo contributes to Lee Dorsey's Top 10 hit, Ya Ya, for Bobby Robinson's Fury label which in turn leads to a breakup with Murray.

Imperial, Ace and Instant are recording prolifically. Small Louisiana labels Jin, drew-Blan, Montel and Rustone are utilizing the Cosimo studio facilities.

A noted newcomer is Huey Meaux, the Crazy Cajun from Winnie, Texas, with Joe Barry's hits for Jin and then Smash, the Mercury subsidiary. Another Texan, Al Klein, enters into a close distribution arrangement with Instant for his Duchess label (leading to several unexplained duplicate matrix numbers in the process).
- John Broven

ernie k doe

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