juke1 juke2
juke3 juke4

header text

on the  Vocal Group Harmony Website 


Spinning only the best in Rhythm & Blues



Last revised 7/02/02

Your destinations:

Home

Listen To My Show

Next Week's Playlist

Unca Marvy's Articles

Places To Visit

Things To Know

My Ink Spots Book

Back To Surveys






»»» Contact Unca Marvy


Results of my R&B Single Artists Survey

Just in time for March Fools' Day: the results of the R&B Single Artists Survey.

This time I received 66 responses to the survey (as usual, I didn't vote myself). Of course I'm gonna make a program out of this, but instead of voting, I get to pick which songs by the top-rated singers. Watch for the show in the next few months, and thanks to all who voted.

There were, of course, the usual surprises. I had you guys nominate singers for inclusion, but after you nominated them, you didn't vote for them (many singers got 0 votes). I was surprised by the ranking of Amos Milburn, Bullmoose Jackson, Roy Hamilton, Jackie Brenston, Hadda Brooks, Annisteen Allen and Camille Howard (among others.)

And now, without too much further delay: THE RESULTS (Ta-Da!)

I assigned a weight to each vote - 10 points for #1; 9 points for #2; etc. Note that the females tended to get higher scores than the males simply because there were fewer of them to choose from.

The results, certified by Katharine Harris (and just to be on the safe side, sent on to the Supreme Court for final approval), appear below. (If you didn't send in a ballot, I hope you're honorable enough not to read any further.)


back to top
Like this page? Contact me.


Male R&B Singers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Fats Domino

8

3

4

7

3

-

3

4

2

2

236

Joe Turner

9

1

3

5

3

4

5

2

1

2

226

Clyde McPhatter

5

7

7

2

1

3

1

1

2

1

216

Sam Cooke

3

5

3

4

6

4

1

1

-

2

192

Jackie Wilson

5

6

1

3

1

3

3

2

3

1

179

Ray Charles

6

6

-

4

1

1

2

1

3

-

170

Little Richard

2

2

5

2

1

5

2

1

2

-

138

Jesse Belvin

3

4

2

2

4

-

-

3

3

2

137

Wynonie Harris

1

7

3

-

3

-

2

2

-

-

129

Louis Jordan

2

5

2

3

2

-

1

2

1

1

127

Nat "King" Cole

5

2

4

-

2

-

2

1

1

1

126

Johnny Ace

2

2

3

1

1

3

3

3

2

2

117

Charles Brown

1

-

3

3

3

2

2

-

1

3

96

Chuck Berry

1

1

2

1

3

2

2

1

1

2

85

Bobby "Blue" Bland

1

-

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

69

Little Willie John

3

-

-

1

1

1

2

1

3

1

66

B.B. King

-

-

-

3

4

2

-

1

1

1

61

Chuck Willis

1

2

-

2

-

1

2

2

-

-

61

Ivory Joe Hunter

-

-

-

3

2

2

-

2

2

1

54

Lloyd Price

-

2

2

1

1

-

-

2

-

1

54

Dee Clark

1

1

1

1

1

-

1

-

-

1

45

Dean Barlow

1

-

-

2

1

1

1

1

1

-

44

Smiley Lewis

-

-

1

-

1

2

2

2

1

-

40

Brook Benton

-

-

2

-

1

2

1

-

1

1

39

Amos Milburn

-

1

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

1

38

Jimmy Reed

-

-

1

1

1

1

2

1

-

1

38

Bo Diddley

-

-

2

-

1

1

2

-

-

1

36

Johnny Otis

2

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

36

Solomon Burke

-

1

1

1

-

-

1

1

1

-

33

Little Jimmy Scott

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

32

Billy Eckstine

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

30

Muddy Waters

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

2

2

-

30

Tommy Edwards

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

2

1

-

24

Billy Storm

-

-

-

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

24

Donnie Elbert

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

21

Bullmoose Jackson

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

21

Roy Hamilton

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

20

Al Hibbler

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

19

Little Walter

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

19

Roy Brown

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

18

Jimmy Rushing

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

18

Jimmy Liggins

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

17

Richard Berry

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

2

1

16

Cab Calloway

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

16

Marv Johnson

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

16

Percy Mayfield

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

2

16

Elmore James

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

-

15

Sonny Knight

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

Marvin Phillips

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

Larry Williams

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

3

1

15

Earl Grant

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

14

Piano Red

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

14

T-Bone Walker

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

14

Howlin' Wolf

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

14

James "Sugarboy" Crawford

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

13

Red Prysock

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

13

Ed Townsend

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

13

Jimmy Witherspoon

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

12

Tony Allen

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

11

Fats Waller

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

2

11

Chuck Carbo

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

10

John Lee Hooker

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

10

Roy Milton

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

10

O.C. Smith

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

Champion Jack Dupree

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

9

Ollie Nightingale

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

J.B. Lenoir

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Mel Walker

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

8

Nappy Brown

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

7

Larry Darnell

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

7

Bobby Day

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

7

Lowell Fulson

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Clarence Henry

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

7

Bubber Johnson

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

7

Bobby Mitchell

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Gatemouth Moore

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Ligntnin' Slim

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Jack Teagarden

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Mel Carter

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

6

H-Bomb Ferguson

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Earl Forrest

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Cecil Gant

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

6

Little Milton

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Chuck Roberson

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Young Jessie

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Buster Brown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

5

Johnny Fuller

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Slim Harpo

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Screaming Jay Hawkins

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Lightnin' Hopkins

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

Rollie McGill

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

King Pleasure

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

Arthur Prysock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

5

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Earl King

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

Professor Longhair

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

4

Otis Blackwell

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Tiny Bradshaw

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Floyd Dixon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

Charles Gonzales

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Joe Liggins

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

Joe Tex

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Ike Turner

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Mel Williams

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Brownie McGhee

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Frank Motley

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Bobby Freeman

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Roscoe Gordon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Thurston Harris

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Bobby Marchan

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Stick McGhee

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Frankie Lee Sims

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Joe Thomas

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Joe Williams

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Gene Allison

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Dave Bartholomew

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Jimmy Beasley

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Eddie Boyd

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Jackie Brenston

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Billy Brooks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Big Bill Broonzy

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Walter Brown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Allen Bunn

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Pee Wee Crayton

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

"Big Boy" Crudup

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Willie Dixon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Frankie Ervin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Wade Flemons

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Larry Gales

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Paul Gayton

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Rudy Green

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Peppermint Harris

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Wilbert Harrison

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Willie Headen

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bobby Hendricks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Smokey Hogg

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Herb Jeffries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Buddy Johnson

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Lonnie Johnson

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bernard "King Karl" Jolivette

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Chris Kenner

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Sleepy King

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Little Willie Littlefield

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bobby Lon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Willie Mabon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Frankie Marshall

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Jerry McCain

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Jimmy McCracklin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Memphis Slim

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Joe Morris

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Elmore Nixon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Danny Overbea

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Little Junior Parker

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Gino Parks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Jimmy Pemberton

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Paul Perryman

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Gene Phillips

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Big Walter Price

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Todd Rhodes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Tommy Ridgely

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Otis Rush

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bill Samuels

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Al Savage

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Ollie Sheppard

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Melvin Smith

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Roosevelt Sykes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Leon D. Tarver

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Huey "Cookie" Thierry

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Rufus Thomas

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Andrew Tibbs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bon Bon Tunnell

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Noble "Thin Man" Watts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Joe Weaver

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Andre Williams

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0


Female R&B Singers

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Ruth Brown

4

12

6

3

8

5

2

2

3

2

312

Lavern Baker

8

7

5

3

9

1

9

1

4

-

310

Etta James

9

5

5

5

5

5

3

6

2

2

301

Dinah Washington

5

9

5

4

3

6

-

-

-

3

250

Little Esther

6

2

3

6

2

6

5

5

-

1

222

Savannah Churchill

8

4

4

4

2

5

-

1

1

-

218

Ella Fitzgerald

7

5

2

5

1

2

1

1

-

1

190

Billie Holiday

6

5

4

1

2

-

3

2

1

-

176

Sarah Vaughan

1

2

1

3

-

4

4

3

-

-

102

Big Maybelle

2

1

2

4

2

1

-

-

1

2

94

Baby Washington

2

3

1

-

2

1

2

1

2

-

87

Big Mama Thornton

-

1

1

5

1

1

2

2

2

3

84

Ruth McFadden

1

-

5

3

-

1

-

-

3

-

82

Faye Adams

1

1

2

1

-

1

3

1

2

2

68

Irma Thomas

-

4

2

-

-

-

-

3

2

1

66

Varetta Dillard

-

1

1

2

2

1

1

-

2

2

58

Della Reese

-

-

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

56

Ella Johnson

2

-

1

-

1

1

2

-

2

1

52

Shirley Gunter

-

-

1

-

3

1

2

1

1

1

45

Ann Cole

1

-

1

2

-

-

1

1

-

1

40

Helen Humes

1

-

1

-

-

1

2

-

1

1

34

Ella Mae Morse

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

2

-

2

33

Rosetta Tharpe

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

2

2

1

33

Lula Reed

-

2

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

2

30

Damita Jo

-

-

1

-

-

1

2

1

1

-

26

Annie Laurie

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

1

25

Bette McLaurin

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

2

-

23

Kay Starr

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

2

21

Edna McGriff

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

20

Wynona Carr

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

1

18

Christine Kittrell

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

-

-

18

Julia Lee

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

17

Nellie Lutcher

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

17

Lil Green

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

15

Alberta Hunter

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

15

Dolly Cooper

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

14

Marie Knight

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

14

Gloria Lynn

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

2

14

Betty Carter

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

13

Hadda Brooks

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

12

Eunice Davis

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

12

Linda Hopkins

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

12

Marie Adams

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

1

-

11

Ivie Anderson

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

11

Priscilla Bowman

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

11

Lil Greenwood

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

11

Doris Browne

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

9

Betty Harris

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

9

Bertha Tillman

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

1

9

Maggie Hathaway

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

8

Chubby Newsom

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Mary Ann Fisher

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

7

Faye Simmons

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Little Miss Cornshucks

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Frantic Fay Thomas

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Madeline Greene

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Fluffy Hunter

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Mabel John

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Joan Shaw

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Carmen Taylor

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

Annisteen Allen

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

Camille Howard

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Little Clydie King

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

Connee Allen

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Shirley Haven

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Linda Hayes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Jewel King

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Laurie Tate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Blue Lu Barker

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Bea Booze

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Mickey Champion

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Janis Martin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Lillian Offitt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Olive Brown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Wini Brown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Dorothy Ellis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Helen Foster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Carol Fran

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Donna Hightower

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Dolores Martin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Bertice Reading

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Mabel Scott

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Tiny Topsy

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Odelle Turner

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Genieva Vallier

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Yvonne Vernee

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Iona Wade

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0


back to top
email:marvy42@att.net
© Copyright 2001 Marv Goldberg