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Results of my 2001 group survey

Not much joy around this year, gang. R&B kinda pales into insignificance with the terrorist activity that we've just been exposed to. The important thing to remember is that a terrorist is a thug. He spouts off some ideology, but he doesn't believe a word of it (or even care). He just uses that as an excuse to hurt people. This is why there'll never be peace in the Middle East and this is why the Irish Republican Army will never surrender its arms. You could take, for example, the Palestinians and the Tamil separatists in India and exchange countries with them and they wouldn't care a bit. As long as these sociopaths can hurt people, they feel good about themselves. It's quite probable that most people in their countries wish the militants would pack up and go somewhere else.

Enough sermonizing. This year, I annoyed 46 people into casting votes. (Once again, just to fool you into thinking it was an honest contest, I didn't vote myself.) For those of you with short memories, I asked for up to 10 favorite songs, in order, for any or all of these 5 groups:
  1. Cardinals
  2. Dells (pre-1960)
  3. Hollywood Flames (pre-1958)
  4. Robins
  5. Solitaires
Possibly the biggest mistake I've ever made in my R&B career was asking for the Hollywood Flames. I asked for pre-1958 and was swamped with songs from 1958. I said that the only known Turks songs that were actually by the Hollywood Flames are "Emily" and "Wagon Wheels"; all other Turks songs are by a separate group, containing Gaynel Hodge when he left the Flames. In spite of this, I was inundated with tunes by the later Turks group. It got so bad that I simply disregarded anything that didn't fit the posted rules. I hate to sound like a kindergarten teacher, but if you ignore the rules that I post, I have no no problem ignoring your votes.

So here are the results. But first, the boring statistics:

The top 10 vote-getters:
  1. Oh What A Nite - Dells - 288
  2. Shouldn't I Know - Cardinals - 274
  3. Why Do You Have To Go - Dells - 256
  4. Dreams Of Contentment - Dells - 254
  5. The Door Is Still Open - Cardinals - 230
  6. The Angels Sang - Solitaires - 225
  7. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance - Solitaires - 214
  8. How Would You Know - Robins - 209
  9. Please Remember My Heart - Solitaires - 205
  10. Off Shore - Cardinals - 202
The highest number of points for a song that got NO number 1 votes was "The Wheel Of Fortune" by the Cardinals (132 points).

Only three songs got votes in each position:
  1. Come Back My Love - Cardinals
  2. Pain In My Heart - Dells
  3. Wonder Why - Solitaires
I guess my biggest surprise was that not only did "Oh What A Nite" top the Dells chart, it was the top vote-getter period. To me, so many other Dells songs are far superior. However, no one made my ears better than yours; that's what vox populi is all about. (That's "the voice of the people," for those of you who've forgotten your Latin.)

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.

The results appear below.


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CARDINALS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Shouldn't I Know

11

13

3

1

1

1

1

-

-

1

274

The Door Is Still Open

8

4

4

7

3

2

1

-

-

1

230

Off Shore

7

7

3

-

2

2

4

1

1

2

202

Under A Blanket Of Blue

4

3

6

2

6

3

2

1

1

-

193

Come Back My Love

4

5

4

2

4

1

2

1

2

1

176

The Wheel Of Fortune

-

4

4

3

1

4

1

3

2

-

132

You Are My Only Love

3

2

2

4

3

2

-

2

-

1

127

Here Goes My Heart To You

3

1

-

3

3

2

2

2

3

1

109

I'll Always Love You

1

2

-

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

78

The End Of The Story

1

-

1

3

1

3

2

1

1

2

75

Two Things I Love

2

-

1

2

1

-

1

-

2

1

57

One Love

-

-

3

-

-

-

1

1

2

-

35

I Won't Make You Cry Anymore

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

2

1

1

22

Lovely Girl

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

22

Pretty Baby Blues

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

1

-

22

She Rocks

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

17

The Bump

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

15

Miserlou

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

1

2

13

Please Baby

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

13

Lovie Darling

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

11

Kiss Me Baby

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

10

Have I Been Gone Too Long

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Please Don't Leave Me

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

1

8

Choo Choo

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

7

Near You

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

DELLS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Oh What A Nite

14

9

2

3

3

-

3

-

-

-

288

Why Do You Have To Go

10

8

4

2

3

4

-

-

-

-

256

Dreams Of Contentment

6

10

8

2

-

3

2

1

-

-

254

Tell The World

4

4

4

3

5

-

-

1

1

-

164

Pain In My Heart

1

3

5

6

2

2

2

1

2

1

157

Dry Your Eyes

-

-

3

5

4

3

3

1

-

1

114

Time Makes You Change

2

1

-

-

2

-

2

7

2

-

74

Darling I Know (as El Rays)

1

-

1

3

1

2

3

-

1

-

69

A Distant Love

1

-

2

-

3

1

1

-

2

2

59

Jo Jo

1

2

-

-

1

3

-

1

-

3

55

My Best Girl

-

1

-

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

33

Now I Pray (U)

1

-

1

1

-

-

1

-

2

-

33

Someone To Call Me Darling (U)

-

-

-

1

2

1

-

-

-

-

24

Zing Zing Zing

-

-

-

1

-

1

2

1

-

-

23

She's Just An Angel (U)

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

22

Wedding Day

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

17

I'm Calling

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

16

Baby Open Up Your Heart

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

15

Christine (as El Rays)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

14

I Can't Help Myself (U)

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

My Dreams (U)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Rain (U)

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

7

The Springer

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Baby Do (U)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Movin' On

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

Restless Days/Sleepless Nights (U)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

5

You're Still In My Heart (U)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

5

Jeepers Creepers

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Dance Dance Dance

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

I Wanna Go Home

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Q-Bop-She-Bop

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

EARLY HOLLYWOOD FLAMES

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

Tabarin (Hollywood 4 Flames)

6

3

4

1

3

2

-

1

-

-

157

One Night With A Fool (Hollywood Flames)

7

3

1

3

1

2

1

-

1

-

148

I Know (Hollywood Flames)

3

3

8

2

1

-

1

-

-

1

146

Emily (Turks)

3

3

3

3

1

2

2

1

-

1

130

Peggy (Hollywood Flames)

1

2

2

4

1

1

-

-

1

-

85

The Wheel Of Fortune (4 Fames)

2

1

-

2

3

1

2

2

-

-

80

Let's Talk It Over (Flames)

1

3

2

2

-

-

-

1

3

1

77

I'll Always Be A Fool (Hollywood 4 Flames)

1

2

1

-

3

-

2

4

-

2

76

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz

4

2

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

-

75

I'll Hide My Tears (Jets)

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

3

-

1

65

The Masquerade Is Over (Hollywood 4 Flames)

2

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

54

Fare Thee Well (Hollywood Flames)

1

1

1

-

1

1

1

-

1

-

44

Glory Of Love (Hollywood 4 Flames)

-

1

-

1

-

1

3

-

2

1

38

Dividend Blues (Hollywood 4 Flames)

1

1

1

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

36

Little Bitty Pretty One

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34

Remember Me (Tangiers)

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

22

Tabarin (Tangiers)

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

Young Girl (Flames)

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

19

Sorrowful Heart (Patty Ann & Flames)

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

17

She's Got Something (Hollywood 4 Flames)

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

16

Baby, Baby, Baby (Flames)

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

Clickety Clack, I'm Leaving (Hollywood Flames)

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

14

Cryin' For My Baby (Hollywood 4 Flames)

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

Baby Please (Hollywood 4 Flames)

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

13

Please Say I'm Wrong (Hollywood 4 Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

2

-

13

Please Tell Me Now (Flames)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

11

Strange Land Blues (Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

3

11

Baby Pretty Baby (Flames)

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

Wagon Wheels (Turks)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

Hey Now (Voices)

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Marie (U)

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Gomen Nasai (Jets)

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

7

Later (4 Fames)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Midnight (Patty Ann & Flames)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Tears Come Tumbling Down (Flames)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Sweet Sixteen (Sounds)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Together (Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

6

Two Things I Love (Voices)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Anything For You (Sounds)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

So Unnecessary (Sounds)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Keep On Smiling (Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Oooh-La La (Hollywood Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Ride Helen Ride (Hollywood Flames)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

ROBINS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

How Would You Know

12

4

3

-

4

1

-

-

-

-

209

If Teardrops Were Kisses

4

2

4

-

5

1

1

1

1

-

134

A Fool Such As I

4

2

5

2

1

1

1

1

-

-

130

Smokey Joe's Cafe

4

1

3

3

2

2

2

-

1

1

127

Whadaya Want

3

4

1

1

1

1

-

3

2

-

105

My Heart's The Biggest Fool

-

4

3

3

-

-

1

-

2

1

90

If I Didn't Love You So

1

2

2

1

4

1

1

1

1

-

89

I Made A Vow

3

1

1

-

1

2

3

-

-

1

76

Oh Why

-

2

-

5

1

2

-

1

1

1

75

White Cliffs Of Dover

1

5

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

-

70

Just Like A Fool

-

1

-

3

1

3

2

1

1

1

65

Riot In Cell Block #9

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

-

-

1

55

There's Rain In My Eyes

2

1

-

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

49

Cherry Lips

1

1

-

1

1

-

-

1

3

-

41

Since I First Met You

1

-

1

-

1

2

-

-

2

-

38

Around About Midnight (Score)

1

-

-

1

1

-

1

2

1

1

36

I'm Through

1

1

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

35

Double Crossin' Baby

1

1

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

31

My Baby Done Told Me (Excelsior - as 4 Bluebirds)

-

2

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

31

Framed

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

2

2

1

29

I Must Be Dreaming

1

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

1

28

Loop De Loop Mambo

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

I Love Paris

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

-

1

23

You Sure Look Good To Me

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

23

One Kiss

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

2

21

Our Romance Is Gone

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

Double Crossing Blues

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

18

I'll Do It

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

There Ain't No Use Beggin'

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

16

A Fool In Love

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

15

Saturday Night Daddy (Little Esther & Bobby Nunn)

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

15

Out Of The Picture

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

14

The Hatchet Man

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

13

That's What The Good Book Says (as Robbins)

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

11

My Baby Done Told Me (RCA)

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

If It's So Baby

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

Sacroiliac Swing (as Drifters)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

A Falling Star

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

It's Never Too Late

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Magic Of A Dream

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Rockin' (as Robbins)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

8

The World Is Changing (as Drifters)

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Wrap It Up

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

8

Bayou Baby Blues

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Ten Days In Jail

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

All Night Baby

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

6

Let's Go To The Dance

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

6

Don't Like The Way You're Doing

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Turkey Hop

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

5

Hurt Me

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

I Gotta New Car (backing Big Boy Groves)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

I'm Telling You Baby (Mickey Champion &) (U)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

4

Oh No

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Race Of Man

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

Where's The Fire?

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Every Night

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

That Old Black Magic

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Whole Lot Imagination

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

SOLITAIRES

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

TOT

The Angels Sang

9

5

6

3

2

-

1

1

1

-

225

I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance

8

5

3

4

3

2

-

2

1

1

214

Please Remember My Heart (early)

6

6

6

1

3

-

3

2

-

-

205

Walking Along

4

4

2

5

2

1

4

2

-

2

168

Blue Valentine

5

2

1

2

5

4

2

-

1

1

151

Wonder Why

2

1

4

2

1

3

2

1

2

1

112

Nothing Like A Little Love

3

2

2

-

3

1

2

3

1

1

107

Embraceable You

1

3

2

4

-

2

-

2

1

2

101

What Did She Say

1

1

1

2

3

2

1

1

-

1

77

Please Kiss This Letter

-

2

1

1

2

4

2

1

-

-

76

You've Sinned

-

2

2

2

-

-

2

-

-

1

57

Lonely

2

-

2

-

-

3

1

-

-

-

55

I Really Love You So (Honey Babe)

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Magic Rose

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Chances I've Taken

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The Wedding

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If I Loved You (U)

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Thrill Of Love

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Light A Candle In The Chapel

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South Of The Border

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My Dear

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How Long (U)

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At Night (U)

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Silent Grief (U)

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Chapel Of St Claire (U)

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The Honeymoon

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No More Sorrows

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Stranger In Paradise (U)

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Don't Fall In Love

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Later For You Baby

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Through A Long And Sleepless Night (as Chances)

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Come Back To Me (U)

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You're Laughing Cause I'm Crying

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Lonesome Lover

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Round Goes My Heart

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Girl Of Mine

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Helpless

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