Lee Dorsey – One and one

“One and one” by Lee Dorsey appears on Sue UK LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – You are my sunshine

“You are my sunshine” by Lee Dorsey appears on Sue UK LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Chin Chin

“Chin Chin” by Lee Dorsey appears on Sue UK LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Behind the 8 ball

“Behind the 8 ball” appears on the Sue UK LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Ixie Dixie Pixie Pie

“Ixie Dixie Pixie Pie” by Lee Dorsey appears on Sue UK LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – People gonna talk

“People gonna talk” by Lee Dorsey was included in UK Sue LP ILP924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Give me your love

“Give me your love” by Lee Dorsey was included in the Sue UK LP ILP924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Hoodlum Joe

“Hoodlum Joe” by Lee Dorsey was included on UK Sue LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Eenie meenie minie moe

“Eenie meenie minie moe” by Lee Dorsey was included on UK Sue LP ILP 924 The Best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Give me You

“Give me you” is included on the LP ILP 924 Lee Dorsey – The best of Lee Dorsey.

Lee Dorsey – Yum Yum

“Yum Yum” by Lee Dorsey is included on the LP ILP 924 – Lee Dorsey – The best of Lee Dorsey.

ILP 924 – Lee Dorsey – The best of

ILP 924 The best of Lee Dorsey | ilp924b | Popsike

Track listing: Eeenie meenie minie moe | Hoodlum Joe | Ya ya | Give me your love | Messed around and fell in love | Ixie dixie pixie pie | Rock | People gonna talk | Behind the eight ball | Chin chin | When I meet my baby | Do re mi | You are my sunshine | Give me you | One and one | Yum Yum

Track listing kindly supplied by Paul

This LP was released in 1965.

Converted to blocks 21.3.21.

Gladys Knight and The Pips – Guess who

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There is more information about Gladys Knight here. “Guess who” by Gladys Knight and The Pips was recorded in 1961 and was released in the UK on Sue ILP 934 “Soul 66”.

Did not chart.

Updated 7 October 2016

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Tarheel Slim – Number Nine Train

106 | 11 March 2024

Singer, song writer and guitarist Alden “Allen” Bunn (Tarheel Slim) was born in Bailey, North Carolina on September 24, 1924. By his teens he was singing with gospel music groups. In 1949 he became a member of a breakaway secular group called The Larks. His first solo recording was in 1952. He then sang in a group called The Lovers, until 1958 when he went solo again. Number Nine Train was his first recording for the Fury label; it features guitarist Jimmy Spurill, but was not very successful at the time of initial release.

Tarheel Slim died on August 21, 1977.

“Number Nine Train”, Fury 1016, 1958. Released in the UK on Sue ILP 921 “We sing the blues”.

Chart position: Did not chart.

Johnny Spencer | 15017

Wilbert Harrison – Cheating baby

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“Cheating Baby” by Wilbert Harrison was released on UK Sue ILP 920, “50 Minutes 24 Seconds of Recorded Dynamite”.

Did not chart.

Updated 25 September 2016

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Gladys Knight and The Pips – Room in your heart

105 | 21 September 2023

Gladys Maria Knight was born on May 28, 1944. The original line up of Gladys Knight and The Pips were Gladys Knight, Merald “Bubba” Knight, Brenda Knight, William Guest (died 2015) and Eleanor Guest. They first recorded in 1957 without success for Brunswick before moving to Fury and then Motown Records in the 1960s. Gladys Knight and The Pips have multiple Grammy and American Music awards.

“Room In Your Heart”/”Every beat of your heart”, Fury 1050, May 1961. US Pop No. 6, US R&B No. 1, 1961. “Room in your heart” by Gladys Knight and The Pips was issued on Sue ILP 920, “50 Minutes 24 Seconds of Recorded Dynamite”.

Gladys Maria Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, May 28, 1944 –

Merald Woodlow “Bubba” Knight Jnr., September 24, 1942 –

Brenda Knight, No dates. ls: 12/22

William Franklin Guest, 2 July 1941 – 24 December 2015.

Eleanor Guest, No dates. ls: 12/22

Wilbert Harrison – Goodbye Kansas City

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“Goodbye Kansas City” has a tune you will already be familiar with and was released on Sue UK ILP 920 “50 Minutes 24 Seconds of Recorded Dynamite”.

Did not chart.

Updated 3 March 2019

Gladys Knight and the Pips, Letter full of tears/You broke your promise

107 | 24 December 2023

Gladys Knight was born on born May 28, 1944 and is active in political and social fields as well as music.

“Letter full of tears”, Fury 1054, 1961. UK Sue WI 394, August 1965.

Chart Position: US Pop No.19, R&B No. 3, 1961.

In the UK, singer Billy Fury was persuaded to cover the recording; his version made no. 17 in the UK.

King Bee Records | 14566

Do re mi/Ya ya, Lee Dorsey

111 | 23 December 2023

Lee Dorsey | Public domain | 14616

Two of Lee Dorsey’s early hits on the Fury label. The great Lee Dorsey was born on December 24, 1924 and sadly died on December 2, 1986.

Fury 1056/1053, 1961/2. Issued on Sue WI 367, March 1965.

Chart position: “Ya Ya” Billboard No. 7, November 1961
“Do re mi” Billboard No. 27, February 1962

Lee Dorsey | Public domain | 14616

Wilbert Harrison, Let’s stick together/Kansas City Twist

113 | 3 May 2024

Wilbert Harrison | Moody | 14504

Wilbert Harrison’s Lets Stick Together, recorded in 1962, is a favourite blues song and has been performed by many groups, including Canned Heat.

Wilbert Huntington Harrison was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 5, 1929. He first became famous for his recording of the Leiber/Stoller song Kansas City which was a major hit.

Wilbert Harrison died in Spencer, North Carolina from a stroke on October 26, 1994, age 65.

Fury 1059, 1962.

Did not chart.

Collection of Martin Whitell

There is a photo of a test pressing of this single on the Test Disks page.