If you should lose me
Oh, yeah, you'll lose a good thing ...

Barbara Lynn
Live on #TheBeat, 1966
Single released in '62
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoaL...
The left-handed guitar lady hit the top spot in the US #R&BChart with this one - she also wrote the song and it's another #NewOrleansCLASSIC

Heaven please send to all mankind
Understanding and peace of mind ...

Percy Mayfield and Orchestra (1950)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgS...
The original and still up there with the best of the 213 versions - it stayed on the Billboard #R&BChart for 27 weeks - checkout that big band intro

Lord, if you've ever been mistreated ...

Buddy Guy
#DamnRightI'veGotTheBlues (1991)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFQS...
The song comes courtesy of #EddieBoyd who wrote it and recorded it in '52 - the record hit the numero uno spot on the #Billboard #R&BChart

While I was down in Tennessee ...

Andre Williams (1956)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kr...
Written and recorded by Zephire Andre Williams who was, arguably, the father of #Rap - the record got to #9 in the #R&BChart in '57 (and spawned a cover from #SirDoug) - #RocknRollCLASSIC

I know
You don't love me no more, no more ...

Barbara George (1961)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co0F...
Got to #1 in the #R&BChart and #3 in the #Hot100 - not bad for a self-written debut single - #NewOrleansCLASSIC #SoulSisters

Lucille, you won't do your sister's will ...

Little Richard (1957)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ydB...
Hit #1 in the US #R&BChart, #27 in the #Hot100 and #10 in the UK - #RocknRollCLASSIC

It's too late, she's gone
It's too late, my baby's gone ...

(Buddy Holly and) The Crickets
#TheChirpingCrickets (1957)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Ms...
In contrast to my last post, Buddy and the boys give us what I can only call a pre-soul ballad from the great Chuck Willis - an #R&BChart hit in '56

Mock (yeah)
Ing (yeah)
Bird (yeah) ...

Inez and Charlie Foxx (1963)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DAV...
Originally credited only to #Inez but as such, crossed from the #R&BChart and got to #7 in the #Hot100

Well good morning baby
Welcome back to town ...

Dinah Washington (1949)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFKU...
Hit the numero uno spot in the new Billboard #R&BChart