Obscure 1950s Recordings Tournament - July

[SavoyBG]

Okay folks, tournament time!

Mark says he's out this time so we should have 10 of us in. I have lists already from 8 people. Nothing yet from Bob and Jim.

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BILL

Caddy Bo (Magnificents)

Teasin’ Heart (Wheels)

Bohemian Daddy (Marquis)

My Lovin’ Baby (Charlie & Ray)

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BRUCE

Poison Ivy - Two Crows & The Diggers

Mercy Me - Lil Greenwood (Lamplighters)

Thrill of Love - Solitaires

Congratulations Honey - Baby Washington

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ROGER

Snooky Pryor - You Tried To Ruin Me

Nolan Strong & The Diablos - Try Me One More Time

Bob Doss - Don't Be Gone Long

Ella Fitzgerald - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

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STEVE

Boot em Up - Du Droppers

Take Me Where You Go - Elmore James (1957)

Stay Out of Automobiles - Jerry Boogie McCain

Every Night - Lyrics (1959)

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FRANK

Let's Party Awhile - Bel-Aires

Send Me A Picture, Baby - Starlarks

Baby - Dean Barlow & The Bachelors

The Blues Don't Mean A Thing - Jive Bombers

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RICK

Ko Ko Mo - Flamingos - Parrot 812 - 1955

Girlie That I Love - Cellos - APOLLO 516 - 1957

Dear I Swear - Plants - J & S 1602 - 1957

It's Funny, But It's True - Avalons - Groove 0174 - 1956

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CARL

T-Bone Walker - Papa Ain't Salty - Atlantic 1065

The Hurricanes - Pistol Packin' Mama - King 4817

Patti Anne & The Flames - Shtiggy Boom - Aladdin 3280

The Flamingos - When - Checker 815

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DIANE

She Made My Blood Run Cold - Ike Turner

Love Lifted Me - Swan Silvertones:

Drink Up And Go Home - Carl Perkins

My Baby Won't Let Me In - Marvin Phillips

[Jim Colegrove]

Post by SavoyBG
Okay folks, tournament time!
Mark says he's out this time so we should have 10 of us in. I have lists already from 8 people. Nothing yet from Bob and Jim.

Ok, here's a list of titles I couldn't find in a previous listing but
I have been wrong before. See if these are Ok.


Columbus Pharoahs - China Girl - 1958

Boptones - Be My Pussy Cat - 1958

Sammy Masters - Pink Cadillac - 1956

Johnny Carroll - Crazy, Crazy Lovin' - 1956

I don't have a lot of time to devote to this at the present time due
to many constraints. It will eventually clear up.

[Bob Roman]

Post by SavoyBG
Nothing yet from Bob and Jim.

I'm sorry. I'm in the middle of some stuff right now. I'm going to have to pass this month.

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BR

[SavoyBG]

We need one more entrant here. 36 songs is a problem, but if we get to 40 I can work that out. Maybe Bob or Mark can come in after a few more days, or maybe someone else can get in.

[SavoyBG]

Post by SavoyBG
We need one more entrant here. 36 songs is a problem, but if we get to 40 I can work that out. Maybe Bob or Mark can come in after a few more days, or maybe someone else can get in.

Nine groups of four can work. Eliminate one from each group and the two lowest third place finishers and you're down to 25. Then five groups of five. Eliminate two from each group and you're down to fifteen. Three groups of five, eliminating two from each and the lowest third place point getter you're at eight, which the previous semi-finals contained.

Okay, we'll go to 25, but then to 16 instead of 15. We'll have 5 groups of 5 with 9 leaving instead of 10. The highest scoring 4th place record will stay. Once we get top 16 then it's business as usual.

[Rick Schubert]

Post by SavoyBG

Post by SavoyBG
We need one more entrant here. 36 songs is a problem, but if we get to 40 I can work that out. Maybe Bob or Mark can come in after a few more days, or maybe someone else can get in.

Nine groups of four can work. Eliminate one from each group and the two lowest third place finishers and you're down to 25. Then five groups of five. Eliminate two from each group and you're down to fifteen. Three groups of five, eliminating two from each and the lowest third place point getter you're at eight, which the previous semi-finals contained.

Okay, we'll go to 25, but then to 16 instead of 15. We'll have 5 groups of 5 with 9 leaving instead of 10. The highest scoring 4th place record will stay. Once we get top 16 then it's business as usual.

Some alternatives if you are interested (I'm fine with the above, but I had thought about these
before Bill posted):

- The June tournament took 22 days. You could ask if Bob or Mark can come in by July 8.
- Run 9 groups of 4 and eliminate only the 4 lowest 4th-place records.
- Let 8 of us nominate 1 additional song each. Probably 1 person would be willing to pass (I would
be if no one else was).
- If you don't get 8 additional songs, take the first 4. Divide the 40 songs into 8 groups of 5
and eliminate the 5th place in each group.