Carl wrote:

Just read that today in history Feb 18, 1959, Ray Charles recorded What'd I Say. If I remember correct, this topped Roger's 1959 battle. Hard to believe it's been 65 years ago.

Hi Carl yep everyone remembers "What'd I Say" winning the 1959 Singles Battle

BUT......pretty well everyone FORGETS that it won by one vote! Yes just ONE VOTE!!

Here's how the RC classic played out in the 1950 Singles Battle

R1

3 Tommy Edwards - The Morning Side Of The Mountain - M-G-M 12757
27 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

R2

22 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

2 The Channels - The Girl Next Door - Fire 1001

R3

2 Jerry Lee Lewis - Big Blon' Baby - Sun 317
24 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

R4

7 Elvis Presley - (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - RCA 47-7506
23 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

R5

9 Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love - Khoury's 711
22 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

R6

24 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031
7 Fats Domino - I'm Ready - Imperial 5585

QUARTER FINAL

8 The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - End 1046
20 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

SEMI FINAL

12 The Clovers - Love Potion No 9 - United Artists 180
20 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031

GRAND FINAL

17 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031
16 The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - Atlantic 2025

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Roger wrote:

GRAND FINAL

17 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031
16 The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - Atlantic 2025

I was certainly on the right side of that one.

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On 2/18/2024 4:43 PM, Bruce wrote:

Roger wrote:

GRAND FINAL

17 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031 >16 The Drifters -

There Goes My Baby - Atlantic 2025

I was certainly on the right side of that one.

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I was going to say, that one vote sure wasn't mine. Guess it was yours.

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On Feb 18, 2024 at 3:17:08 PM CST, "Roger" <Roger> wrote:

Carl wrote:

Just read that today in history Feb 18, 1959, Ray Charles recorded What'd I >> Say. If I remember correct, this topped Roger's 1959 battle. Hard to believe >> it's been 65 years ago.

Hi Carl yep everyone remembers "What'd I Say" winning the 1959 Singles Battle

BUT......pretty well everyone FORGETS that it won by one vote! Yes just ONE VOTE!!

There have always been a few people here who will vote for anything doo-wop over anything else.

--md

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On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:17:08 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Hi Carl yep everyone remembers "What'd I Say" winning the 1959 Singles Battle

BUT......pretty well everyone FORGETS that it won by one vote! Yes just ONE VOTE!!

Here's how the RC classic played out in the 1959 Singles Battle

GRAND FINAL

17 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - Atlantic 2031 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsiAaWj0DuA
16 The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - Atlantic 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oS2De8O8D0

for me at least, both these classic songs are kinda dull compared to
these two groovers from 1959:
Bo Diddley - Crackin' Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si8lZf6CQ7M
Chuck Berry - Little Queenie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuQuLl0tic

and for the more sophisticated, there's:
Sarah Vaughan - Smooth Operator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LemzWUvWAU

well, as they say, each to their own (taste in music)

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