Okay here's a full list of how all those 2022 nominations that
performed well enough in the monthly contests to reach the December
year-end Champions bout performed in the old yearly Battles
JANUARY
BIG MARY'S HOUSE - THE SOLITAIRES - 1958 (MARK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4uukeaqdQ
PRELIM
9 The Solitaires - Big Mary's House - Old Town 1059
9 Sidney Simien & His All Stars - They Call Me Rockin' - Fame 2002
Draw! My vote went to Simien..............
R1
15 The Four Preps - Big Man - Capitol 3960
8 The Solitaires - Big Mary's House - Old Town 1059
NO THERE AIN'T NO NEWS TODAY - THE PENGUINS - 1954 (RICK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkdGhN74QWI
PRELIM
12 The Penguins - No There Ain't No News Today - Dootone 345
3 The Four Lads - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer - Columbia 40236
R1
12 The Penguins - No There Ain't No News Today - Dootone 345
12 Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain - Capitol 2816
Draw #2. And since I voted Penguins................
A LOSING BATTLE - JOHNNY ADAMS - 1962 (DIANE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRL26PpxlwQ
PRELIM
17 Johnny Adams - A Losing Battle - Ric 986
5 The La-Rells - I Guess I'll Never Stop Loving You - Liberty 55430
R1
15 The Everly Brothers - That's Old Fashioned - Warner Bros 5273
12 Johnny Adams - A Losing Battle - Ric 986
MARCH
ALRIGHTY OH SWEETIE - THE CLOVERS - 1954 (CARL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZERuBV_Oeas
R1
11 The Nite Riders - Women And Cadillacs - Apollo 460
9 The Clovers - Alrighty Oh Sweetie - Atlantic 1046
LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU - THE JESTERS - 1957 (DIANE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uojX83MG6KY
R1
11 The Moonglows - The Beating Of My Heart - Chess 1669
10 The Jesters - Love No One But You - Winley 218
CRAZY ARMS - RAY PRICE - 1956 (DIANE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmWU0iQXfik
R1
Joe Turner - Corrine Corrina -Atlantic 1088 v
Ray Price - Crazy Arms - Columbia 21510
Big Joe stomps over Price here to win 16-6
I GOT IT - LITTLE RICHARD - 1960 (MARK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKuJFOp9-Rk
PRELIM
9 Little Richard - I Got It - Specialty 681
21 The Olympics - Big Boy Pete - Arvee 595
APRIL
DOUBLE CROSSIN' LIQUOR - STICKS McGHEE - 1955 (ROGER)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJVCdSO90WM
R1
10 Sticks McGhee - Double Crossin' Liquor - King 4783
17 Ray Charles - This Little Girl Of Mine - Atlantic 1063
DON'T GO - THE LOVE NOTES - 1957 (STEVE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch/tfHV6tYBieA
R1
5 The Love Notes - Don't Go - Holiday 2607
11 The Charts - Why Do You Cry - Everlast 5002
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE - THE DRIFTERS - 1956 (DIANE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-96t0d-MK8
R1
19 Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So - Atlantic 1096 v
5 The Drifters - Soldier Of Fortune - Atlantic 1101
HEY DOLL BABY - THE CLOVERS - 1956 (ROGER)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeOApYHNvYY
R1
9 The Clovers - Hey Doll Baby - Atlantic 1083 v
13 Lewis Lymon & Teenchords - I'm So Happy - Fury 1000
JUNE
OH OH BABY - THE CHECKERS - 1957 (DIANE)
PRELIM
12 Fats Domino - You Know I'll Miss You - Imperial 5167
6 The Checkers - Oh Oh Oh Baby - King 4558
FIVE DAYS FIVE DAYS - GENE VINCENT - 1957 (STEVE)
R1
15 Ruth Brown - Lucky Lips - Atlantic 1125
11 Gene Vincent - Five Days,Five Days - Capitol 3678
JULY
BABY - LITTLE RICHARD - 1960 (ROGER)
R1
11 Little Richard - Baby - Specialty 681
11 Elmore James - Knocking At Your Door - Chief 7020
Here's that other draw....and since I voted for Richard's best single of the year..............
YOUNG LOVE - SONNY JAMES - 1956 (BILL)
R1
Sonny James - Young Love - Capitol 3602 v
Ivory Joe Hunter - Since I Met You Baby -Atlantic 1111
Sonny started okay but fell away at the end losing to Ivory Joe 16-7
SEPTEMBER
HEY LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL - THE PARAGONS - 1957 (BRUCE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYezWcnIR1c
R1
9 The Paragons - Hey Little School Girl - Winley 215
14 The Platters - My Dream - Mercury 71093
YOU DON'T LOVE ME - WILLIE COBBS - 1960 (ROGER)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1uF1S7-Hz4
This record was inadvertently included in the 1961 Singles Battle owing to me >not knowing about the 1960 issues of it at that time
PRELIM
11 Buddy Holly - Look At Me - UK Coral 72445
15 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me - Home Of The Blues 230
R1
16 Barry Mann - Who Put The Bomp - ABC-Paramount 10237
12 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me - Home Of The Blues 230
ASHAMED OF MYSELF - THE MIDNIGHTERS - 1955 (DIANE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqVeJRB20CQ
PRELIM
9 The Clovers - Love Bug - Atlantic 1060
12 The Midnighters - Ashamed Of Myself - Federal 12210
R1
9 The Midnighters - Ashamed Of Myself - Federal 12210
14 Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Those Lonely,Lonely Nights - RPM 436
OCTOBER
MY PRAYER - THE PLATTERS - 1956 (BRUCE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZRXJiaBtk
R1
Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A Rollin' - Coral 61719 v
The Platters - My Prayer - Mercury 70893
The Trio do well here even with their best record to get past a very popular Platters number 15-11
DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - THE PARADONS - 1960 (MARK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RpuM3b9-E
R1
14 The Paradons - Diamonds And Pearls - Milestone 2003
15 Ray Charles - Sticks And Stones - ABC-Paramount 10118
I'M A HIGH BALLIN' DADDY - Tiny Bradshaw - 1951 (MARK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26SynmvgTaQ
R1
6 Tiny Bradshaw - I'm A High Ballin' Daddy - King 4467
14 Joe Turner - Chains Of Love - Atlantic 939
THE VOWS OF LOVE - THE PARAGONS - 1958 (RICK) .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j6qNYayMLc
PRELIM
9 The Paragons - The Vows Of Love - Winley 227
13 Thurston Harris - Be Baba Leba - Aladdin 3415
NOVEMBER
ZOOP - THE CHARTS - 1957 (STEVE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch/qPZ0StmMsp8
R1
8 The Charts - Zoop - Everlast 5001
13 The Dells - Pain In My Heart - Vee Jay 258
LITTLE DARLIN' - THE GLADIOLAS - 1957 (BILL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdEB0FbbjMI
R1
28 The Coasters - Searchin' - Atco 6087
4 The Gladiolas - Little Darlin' - Excello 2101
HOW MUCH MORE - J.B. LENOIR - 1952 (STEVE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch/itGH_P2iFac
PRELIM
7 J.B Lenoir - How Much More - J.O.B 1008
10 Charles Brown - Hard Times - Aladdin 3116
ROGER FORD
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