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Top Blues Bands of 1950s

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1	Ike Quebec	2.9875	Jazz, Misc., Pop	07/1959	12	1.Blue and Sentimental 2.Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions 3.Easy Living 4.It Might as Well Be Spring See all Ike Quebec album rankings
2	Louis Prima	2.7021	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	10/1951	59	1.The Wildest! 2.Zooma Zooma: The Best of Louis Prima 3.Rhythm Man! 4.Call of the Wildest/Wildest Show at Tahoe See all Louis Prima album rankings
3	Sonny Red	2.5308	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1959	2	1.Out of the Blue 2.Red, Blue & Green See all Sonny Red album rankings
4	Illinois Jacquet	2.5287	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1947	36	1.The Black Velvet Band 2.The Blues: That's Me! 3.The Soul Explosion 4.Flying Home: The Best of Verve Years See all Illinois Jacquet album rankings
5	Count Basie	2.5080	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Interna.	10/1929	250	1.April in Paris 2.Count Basie at Newport 3.The Complete Decca Recordings 4.The Complete Atomic Basie See all Count Basie album rankings
6	Sammy Price	2.4786	Blues, Jazz, Pop	10/1956	9	1.Rib Joint - Roots of Rock & Roll 2.Blues & Boogie 3.Jammin' with Sammy 4.King of Boogie Woogie See all Sammy Price album rankings
7	Big Maybelle	2.4273	Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul	05/1956	9	1.Savoy Blues Legends: Candy! 2.The Complete OKeh Sessions 1952-55 3.The Last of Big Maybelle 4.Blues, Candy and Big Maybelle See all Big Maybelle album rankings
8	Jesse Fuller	2.4211	Blues, Country, Folk	04/1958	6	1.Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues 2.San Francisco Bay Blues 3.Frisco Bound 4.The Lone Cat Sings and Plays Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals and Blues See all Jesse Fuller album rankings
9	Lavern Baker	2.3582	Blues, Jazz, Misc.	01/1958	14	1.Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker 2.Rock & Roll 3.Lavern 4.Saved See all Lavern Baker album rankings
10	Nat King Cole	2.3386	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Christian & Gospel	12/1942	222	1.Jazz Encounters 2.The Christmas song 3.Jumpin' at Capitol 4.Penthouse Serenade See all Nat King Cole album rankings
11	Big Joe Turner	2.2280	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1938	32	1.Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits 2.Shake, Rattle & Roll 3.Classic Hits 1938-52 4.Big Joe Turner:Vol 01 1938-1940 See all Big Joe Turner album rankings
12	Billie Holiday	2.1153	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Classical	11/1933	280	1.Lady in Satin 2.Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years 3.Body & Soul 4.The Ultimate Collection See all Billie Holiday album rankings
13	Nappy Brown	2.1067	Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul	03/1954	8	1.Don't Be Angry! 2.Night Time Is the Right Time 3.Just for Me 4.Night Time If The See all Nappy Brown album rankings
14	Ray Charles	2.0355	Blues, Country, Jazz	07/1958	179	1.Ray Charles at Newport 2.The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years 3.The Genius of Ray Charles 4.Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection See all Ray Charles album rankings
15	Jimmy Yancey	2.0312	Blues, Jazz, Pop	05/1939	6	1.Chicago Piano, Vol. 1 2.Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 3.Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 4.Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 See all Jimmy Yancey album rankings
16	Jimmy Forrest	2.0023	Jazz, Pop, Blues	11/1951	9	1.Night Train 2.Soul Street 3.Heart of the Forrest 4.Out of the Forrest See all Jimmy Forrest album rankings
17	Sylvia Syms	1.9997	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	12/1955	9	1.Then Along Came Bill: A Tribute to Bill Evans 2.Sylvia Sims Sings/Songs of Love 3.Torch Song 4.Songs by Sylvia Syms See all Sylvia Syms album rankings
18	Dinah Washington	1.9472	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	08/1954	101	1.What a Diff'rence a Day Makes 2.Dinah Jams 3.In the Land of Hi-Fi 4.The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 1 See all Dinah Washington album rankings
19	Ernie Andrews	1.8069	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	03/1957	7	1.No Regrets 2.How About Me 3.This Is Ernie Andrews 4.Many Faces of Ernie Andrews See all Ernie Andrews album rankings
20	Odetta	1.6218	Blues, Folk, Pop	10/1959	26	1.The Essential Odetta 2.The Best of the Vanguard Years 3.Livin' with the Blues 4.At the Gate of Horn See all Odetta album rankings
21	Louis Jordan	1.4155	Blues, Jazz, Pop	07/1942	50	1.The Best of Louis Jordan 2.Essential Recordings 3.How 'Bout That 4.Reet Petite and Gone See all Louis Jordan album rankings
22	Benny Carter	0.7479	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	01/1928	69	1.3, 4, 5: The Verve Small Group Sessions 2.Further Definitions 3.Jazz Giant 4.Aspects See all Benny Carter album rankings

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