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| J.B. Lenoir: Mississippi born in 1929, but moved to Chicago in 1949 where he was to become one of the great innovators of the blues but without quite achieving the fame or recognition of some of his peers. Sadly, only three singles were issued in the UK near the end of his life. | ||
| Sue WI339 | 1965 | I Sing Um The Way I Feel/ I Feel So Good |
| Bootleg 503 | 1965 | Man Watch Your Woman/ Mama Talk To Your Daughter |
| Blue Horizon 451004 | 1966 | Mojo Boogie/ I Don't Care What Nobody Say |
| J.J. Barnes: James Jay Barnes was born in Detroit and became involved with soul music after singing gospel. His 1960s singles are particularly sought after by UK Northern soul fans. | ||
| Polydor 56722 | 1967 | Day Tripper/ Deeper In Love |
| Stax STAX130 | 1969 | Baby Please Come Back Home/ Easy Living |
| J.J. Jackson: Soul Singer who took 'But It's Alright' to #22 in the US Chart. | ||
| Polydor 56718 | 1967 | But It's Alright/ Do The Boogaloo |
| Strike JH329 | 1967 | Come See Me/ Try Me |
| Warner Bros. WB2082 | 1967 | Sho Nuff (Got A Good Thing Going)/ Here We Go Again |
| Warner Bros. WB2090 | 1968 | Down, But Not Out/ Why Does It Take So Long |
| Warner Bros. WB6029 | 1968 | Courage Ain't Strength/ You Do It 'Cause You Wanna |
| Warner Bros. WB7276 | 1969 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg/ But It's Alright |
| J. Vincent Edward: | ||
| CBS 4388 | 1969 | Run To The Sun/ I Never Thought I'd Fall In Love |
| Jack Dailey: | ||
| Columbia DB4487 | 1960 | Little Charmer/ Please Understand |
| Fontana 269031 | 1962 | No Beer, No Wine, No Nothin'/ Hello, Jeanie, Hello |
| Jack Good's Fat Noise: Jack Good pioneered Rock And Roll television in the UK. His impresario skills did much to promote the careers of many of Britain's first stars. This record was identical in style to the 'Lord Rockingham XI' stuff that he had presented earlier, however it is doubtful how many of the musicians previously used in the 'XI' were employed here because Good had by then split with Harry Robinson. | ||
| Decca F11984 | 1960 | The Fat Noise/ The Fat Washerwoman |
| Jack Parnell Orchestra: UK 'big band' who like the Heath band dabbled with 'rock and roll', but never quite made the 'hit parade'. | ||
| Parlophone R4500 | 1958 | Topsy/ Cha Cha Cha |
| HMV POP630 | 1959 | Kansas City/ The Golden Stalker |
| Philips PB1005 | 1960 | 77 Sunset Strip/ Teen Ride |
| Decca F11958 | 1964 | The Kiss/ Theme from 'The Hidden Truth' |
| Jack Ross: A popular US artist who went almost unnoticed in the UK. Most of his output was orchestral, but 'Cinderella' was a comedy vocal on which he employed a similar 'double talk' to that made famous in the UK by Britain's own Stanley Unwin. | ||
| London HLD9534 | 1962 | Cinderella/ Margarita |
| London HLD9485 | 1962 | Happy Jose/ Sweet Georgia Brown |
| Jackie de Shannon: born in Hazel, Kentucky during 1944, Jackie DeShannon was a well air-played singer in the UK and it will surprise many that she never reached the chart. Unfortunately for Jackie her excellent songs were always covered by popular UK artists like Helen Shapiro, Dave Clark Five and Marianne Faithfull or even by fellow Americans. Despite this she is still well recognised in the UK as one of the great contributors to the best of the music from the 1960s and beyond. | ||
| Liberty LIB55497 | 1962 | You Won't Forget Me/ I Don't Think So Much |
| Liberty LIB55563 | 1963 | Needles And Pins/ Did He Call Today Mama |
| Liberty LIB55645 | 1964 | When You Walk In The Room/ Till You Say You'll Be Mine |
| Liberty LIB10165 | 1964 | Say You Do/ Let The Sunshine In |
| Liberty LIB10175 | 1964 | Don't Turn Your Back On Me/ Be Good Baby |
| Liberty LIB10192 | 1965 | She Don't Understand Him Like I Do/ The Prince |
| Liberty LIB10202 | 1965 | What The World Needs Now Is Love/ It's Love |
| Liberty LIB12019 | 1965 | A Lifetime Of Loneliness/ I Remember The Boy |
| Liberty LIB66171 | 1966 | Come And Get Me/ Splendour In The Grass |
| Liberty LIB66202 | 1966 | I Can Make It With You/ To Be Myself |
| Liberty LIB66224 | 1966 | Come On Down/ Find Me Love |
| Liberty LBF15133 | 1968 | The Weight/ Effervescent Blue |
| Liberty LBF15238 | 1969 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart/ Always Together |
| Liberty LBF15281 | 1969 | Love Will Find A Way/ I Let Go Completely |
| Jackie Gleason: This versatile US entertainer and composer is probably best known for his role as a master of ceremonies. He was born Herbert John Gleason in Brooklyn, New York during 1916. | ||
| Capitol CL14363 | 1955 | Autumn Leaves/ Oo What You Do To Me |
| Capitol CL14549 | 1956 | You're My Greatest Love/ Capri In May |
| Brunswick 04775 | 1960 | What Is Boy/ What Is A Girl |
| Jackie Lynton: UK vocalist with an eclectic mix of material from 'Teddy Bear's Picnic' to 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' but none good enough to chart, apparently. | ||
| Piccadilly 7N35012 | 1961 | Over The Rainbow/ High In The Sky |
| Piccadilly 7N35055 | 1962 | Don't Take Away Your Love/ Wishful Thinking |
| Piccadilly 7N35064 | 1962 | All Of Me/ I'd Steal |
| Piccadilly 7N35107 | 1963 | I Believe/ The Girl In The Wood |
| Piccadilly 7N35140 | 1963 | Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair/ Teddy Bear's Picnic |
| Piccadilly 7N35156 | 1963 | I'm Talkin' About You/ Lawdy Miss Clawdy |
| Piccadilly 7N35177 | 1964 | Little Child/ Never A Mention |
| Piccadilly 7N35190 | 1964 | Laura/ Ebb Tide |
| Decca F12052 | 1965 | Three Blind Mice/ Corrina Corrine |
| Columbia DB8097 | 1967 | He'll Have To Go/ Only You |
| Columbia DB8180 | 1967 | Decisions/ Sporting Life |
| Columbia DB8224 | 1967 | Answer Me/ I Never Loved A Girl Like You |
| Jackie Rae: Canadian musician who found a niche as a UK 'TV celebrity' during the 1960s, often found on panel games. He hosted the popular 'The Golden Shot' for a while. | ||
| Fontana H155 | 1958 | More Than Ever/ Hello Ma Baby |
| Fontana H170 | 1958 | Day By Day/ Take A Deep Breath |
| Fontana H242 | 1960 | Summer Place/ The Moon Got In My Eyes |
| Fontana H275 | 1960 | Dreamy/ Close |
| Coral Q72495 | 1967 | Believe In Love/ Lonely One |
| Jackie Ross: A lady who came from St. Louis and whose first musical outings were with gospel, but later made her name in Chicago.singing R&B and soul. | ||
| Chess CRS8003 | 1964 | Jerk And Twine/ New Lover |
| Pye 7N25259 | 1964 | Selfish One/ Everything But Love |
| Jacqueline Boyer: French winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960. | ||
| Columbia DB4452 | 1960 | Tom Pillibi |
| Jacques Loussier: Almost successful, this delightful piece of Bach became familiar to almost everybody, because of its long term use in a TV cigar commercial. | ||
| Decca F22383 | 1966 | Air On A 'G' String/ Prelude No 16 |
| Jaguars: Just a couple of rare and locally released singles from this obscure band who featured future Traffic musician and songwriter, Dave Mason. | ||
| Impression IMP101 | 1963 | Opus To Spring/ The Beat |
| Contest RGJ152 | 1965 | We'll Live On Happily/ Now You Wonder Why |
| James Last Orchestra: Quintissential MOR German musician loved by the British. Born in Bremen during 1929, Last had a wide repertoire of musical genres and always kept up to date. He eventually charted on both sides of the Atlantic with 'The Seduction' from the movie 'American Gigolo'. | ||
| Polydor 56537 | 1968 | Theme From 'Elvira Madigan'/ Mornings At Seven |
| James Ray: His original of Rudy Clark's 'If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody' was ignored in Britain in favour of the 'Freddie And The Dreamers' version. That is how collector's items are made. | ||
| Pye 7N25126 | 1962 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/ It's Been A Drag |
| Pye 7N25147 | 1962 | Itty Bitty Pieces/ You Remember The Face |
| Jan And Kelly: UK harmonising female duet who tried comedy, unsuccessfully. | ||
| Philips | 1962 | Ooh 'e Didn't/ Prepare To Meet Your Fate Mate |
| Philips BF1253 | 1962 | I Could Have Died/ Make Me A Doormat |
| Philips BF1265 | 1963 | Ooh I Can't/ Write Me A Letter |
| Philips BF1323 | 1964 | And Then He Kicked Me/ My Country |
| Philips BF1377 | 1964 | There Was A Girl/ There Was A Boy/ And Then There Was Nothing |
| Jan Burnette: UK Vocalist | ||
| Oriole CB1716 | 1962 | Miracle Of Life/ I Could Have Loved You So Well |
| Oriole CB1742 | 1962 | All At Once/ Does My Heartache Show |
| Oriole CB1807 | 1963 | Unimportant Things/ The Boy I Used To Know |
| Jan Douglas: | ||
| Vogue V9226 | 1964 | Walking In The Rain/ More And More |
| Janet Richmond: | ||
| Top Rank JAR288 | 1960 | You Got What It Takes/ Not One Minute More |
| Top Rank JAR378 | 1960 | June Bride/ My One And Only Love |
| Top Rank JAR536 | 1961 | Senora/ I Need You |
| Janice Peters: UK lady with a great talent for rock'n'roll; her first single was a very competently made cover of the American original and is now very sought after by British R&R fans. | ||
| Columbia DB4222 | 1958 | This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'/ Kiss Cha Cha |
| Columbia DB4276 | 1959 | A Girl Likes/ You're The One |
| Janie Grant: US one hit wonder with the ballad 'Triangle'. However the novelty, 'Greasy Kid Stuff' is the more interesting piece of early 1960s ephemera. | ||
| Pye 7N25093 | 1961 | Triangle/ She's Going Steady With You |
| Pye 7N25148 | 1962 | That Greasy Kid Stuff/ Trying To Forget You |
| Jarmels: US Gospel turned R&B Quintet from Virginia. | ||
| Top Rank JAR560 | 1961 | She Loves To Dance/ Little Lonely One |
| Top Rank JAR580 | 1961 | A Little Bit Of Soap/ The Way You Look Tonight |
| Jay And The Americans: New York six piece group who had a string of hits on their home ground but had little appeal in the UK. | ||
| HMV POP1009 | 1962 | She Cried/ Dawning |
| United Artists UP1002 | 1963 | This is it/ It's My Turn To Cry |
| United Artists UP1018 | 1963 | What's The Use/ Strangers Tomorrow |
| United Artists UP1039 | 1964 | Come Dance With Me/ Look Into My Eyes Maria |
| United Artists UP1069 | 1964 | Come A Little Bit Closer/ Goodbye Boys Goodbye |
| United Artists UP1075 | 1965 | Let's Lock The Door / I'll Remember You |
| United Artists UP1088 | 1965 | Think Of The Good Times/ If You Were Mine Girl |
| United Artists UP1094 | 1965 | Cara Mia/ When It's All Over |
| United Artists UP1108 | 1965 | Some Enchanted Evening/ Girl |
| United Artists UP1119 | 1966 | Sunday And Me/ Through This Doorway |
| United Artists UP1129 | 1966 | Why Can't You Bring Me Home/ Baby Stop Your Crying |
| United Artists UP1132 | 1966 | Crying/ I Don't Need A Friend |
| United Artists UP1142 | 1966 | Livin' Above Your Head/ She's The Girl |
| United Artists UP1162 | 1966 | (He's) Raining In My Sunshine/ Reasons For Living |
| United Artists UP1178 | 1967 | You Ain't As Hip As All That Baby/ Nature Boy |
| United Artists UP1191 | 1967 | (We'll Meet In The) Yellow Forest/ Got Hung Up Along The Way. |
| United Artists UP2211 | 1968 | French Provincial/ Shanghai Noodle Factory |
| United Artists UP2268 | 1969 | This Magic Moment/ Since I Don't Have You |
| United Artists UP35008 | 1969 | When You Dance/ So Much In Love |
| United Artists UP35026 | 1969 | Hushabye/ No I Don't Know Her |
| United Artists UP35074 | 1969 | Walkin' In The Rain/ For The Love Of A Lady |
| Jay Epae: Hawaiian | ||
| Mercury AMT1132 | 1961 | Hawaiian Melody/ Putti Putti |
| Jaye P. Morgan: US Singer and actress who frequently found engagements on American TV game shows, but was never found in the UK pop chart. | ||
| HMV 7M327 | 1955 | The Longest Walk/ Swanee |
| HMV 7M348 | 1956 | If You Don't Want My Love/ Pepper Hot Baby |
| HMV 7M365 | 1956 | Not One Goodbye/ My Bewildered Heart |
| Brunswick 05519 | 1956 | Have You Ever Been Lonely/ Baby Don't Do It |
| RCA RCA1014 | 1957 | You, You Romeo/ Graduation Ring |
| MGM MGM1005 | 1959 | Are You Lonesome Tonight/ Miss You |
| MGM MGM1021 | 1959 | It Took One Kiss/ My Reputation |
| MGM MGM1039 | 1959 | Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins/ Somebody Else Is Taking My Place |
| MGM MGM1093 | 1960 | I Walk The Line/ Wondering Where You Are |
| MGM MGM1182 | 1962 | Heartache Named Johnny/ He Thinks I Still Ache |
| MGM MGM1190 | 1962 | Brotherhood Of Man/ Nobody's Sweetheart |
| Jayhawks: West Coast group whose version of 'Stranded In The Jungle' was actually the original. However, the Cadet's version was the superior and was the one that sold. | ||
| Parlophone R4428 | 1956 | Stranded In The Jungle/ My Only Darling |
| Jayne Mansfield: A (not so dumb) 'dumb blonde' movie actress. She died tragically, while still young, in a car accident. Her singing skills have not made this rare single sought after, but its collectability may owe something to the fact that Jimi Hendrix was playing guitar on it. | ||
| London HL10147 | 1967 | As The Clouds Drift By/ Suey |
| Jaynetts : Another huge hit in the USA that was ignored by the British. This, the Jaynetts' solitary UK release was arranged by Artie Butler and unusually engineered to give the backing a rather ethereal appeal. | ||
| Stateside SS227 | 1963 | Sally Go Round The Roses/ (Instrumental Version) |
| Jean Carter And The Centrepieces: US | ||
| Stateside SS2214 | 1968 | No Good Jim/ And Now |
| Jean-Claude Pascal: Luxembourg winner of Eurovision in 1961. | ||
| HMV POP861 | 1961 | Nous Les Amoureux |
| Jeannie & The Big Guys: Chester based group with lead singer Rita Hughes. They were formerly called 'Four Hits And A Miss', presumably in deference to TV's 'Juke Box Jury'. However, they had no chart success under either name despite developing a solid 'Girl Group' sound. Jeannie (Rita), later went solo and even changed her name to Cindy Cole, but still didn't succeed. | ||
| Piccadilly 7N35147 | 1963 | Don't Lie To Me/ Boys |
| Piccadilly 7N35164 | 1963 | I Want You/ Sticks And Stones |
| Parlophone R5343 | 1965 | I Love Him/ With Any Other Girl |
| Jeannie Seely: Popular US country singer. | ||
| London HLU10052 | 1966 | Don't Touch Me/ You Tied Tin Cans To My Heart |
| Monument MON1023 | 1963 | How Is He/ Little Unfair |
| Jeff Rowena Group: UK instrumentalists | ||
| Pye 7N15328 | 1961 | Peanut Vendor/ Bullfight |
| Pye 7N15365 | 1961 | Ambush/ John Peel |
| Pye 7N15423 | 1962 | La Cucuracha/ Ten Ton Caroline |
| Oriole CB1787 | 1963 | Dance Baby Dance/ Diddle De Dum |
| Oriole CB1797 | 1963 | Dance Baby Dance/ Love Me Once Again |
| Oriole CB1810 | 1963 | Diddle De Dum/ Lovely Water Melon |
| CBS 202460 | 1967 | Eleanor/ Short Skirts |
| Jefferson Airplane: Creative San Francisco group formed by Martin Balin, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick. They didn't hit in the UK until they later became 'Jefferson Starship' | ||
| RCA RCA1594 | 1967 | Somebody To Love/ She Has Funny Cars |
| RCA RCA1631 | 1967 | White Rabbit/ Plastic Fantastic Lover |
| RCA RCA1647 | 1967 | Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil/ Two Heads |
| RCA RCA1711 | 1968 | Greasy Heart/ Share A Little Joke (With The World) |
| RCA RCA1736 | 1968 | If You Feel Like China Breaking/ Triad |
| Jelly Beans: US Girl Group; Elyse & Maxine Herbert, Alma Brewer, Diane Taylor with token male, Charles Thomas. | ||
| Pye 7N25252 | 1964 | I Wanna Love Him So Bad/ So Long |
| Red Bird RB1011 | 1964 | Baby Be Mine/ Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget |
| Jenny Moss: This disc features the singing of a young actress. In fact she played the part of Lucille Hewitt back in the days when Coronation Street was top of the ratings. Sadly, in common with most of producer Joe Meek's attempts to produce a 'girl' record, it didn't sell too well. | ||
| Columbia DB7061 | 1963 | Hobbies/ Big Boys |
| Jericho Brown: US artist who unsuccessfully tried to update the Norman Wisdom hit of a few years earlier. | ||
| Warner Bros. WB14 | 1960 | Look For A Star/ Don'tcha Know (That I Love You) |
| Warner Bros. WB141 | 1964 | Wisdom Of A Fool/ I'm Watching You |
| Jerry Butler: Born during 1939, this Mississippi vocalist was a member of the Chicago based 'Impressions' with the great Curtis Mayfield. Despite the large number of singles issued, Jerry never enjoyed UK chart success- however many of his singles are now very sought after. | ||
| London HL8697 | 1958 | For Your Precious Love/ Sweet Was The Wine |
| Top Rank JAR389 | 1960 | I Found A Love/ A Lonely Soldier |
| Top Rank JAR531 | 1960 | He Will Break Your Heart/ Thanks To You |
| Top Rank JAR562 | 1961 | Find Another Girl/ When Trouble Calls |
| Columbia DB4743 | 1961 | Moon River/ Aware Of Love |
| Stateside SS121 | 1962 | Make It Easy On Yourself/ It's Too Late |
| Stateside SS158 | 1963 | You Can Run But You Can't Hide/ I'm The One |
| Stateside SS170 | 1963 | You Go Right Through Me/ The Wishing Star |
| Stateside SS195 | 1963 | Whatever You Want/ You Won't Be Sorry |
| Stateside SS252 | 1964 | Need To Belong/ Give Me Your Love |
| Stateside SS300 | 1964 | Giving Up On Love/ I've Been Trying |
| Fontana TF553 | 1965 | Good Times/ I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face |
| Fontana TF588 | 1965 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry/ Nobody Needs You Love |
| Mercury MF932 | 1965 | Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is)/ Loneliness |
| Sue WI4003 | 1966 | I Stand Accused/ I Don't Want To Hear Anymore |
| Sue WI4009 | 1966 | Just For You/ Believe In Me |
| Mercury MF964 | 1967 | I Dig You Baby/ Some Kinda Magic |
| Mercury MF1005 | 1967 | Mr. Dream Merchant/'Cause I Love You So |
| Mercury MF1035 | 1968 | Never Give You Up/ Beside You |
| Mercury MF1058 | 1968 | Hey Mr Western Union Man/ Just Can't Forget About You |
| Mercury MF1078 | 1969 | Are You Happy/ Strange I Still Love You |
| Mercury MF1094 | 1969 | Only The Strong Survive/ Just Because I Really Love You |
| Mercury MF1122 | 1969 | Moody Woman/ Go Away And Find Yourself |
| Mercury MF1132 | 1969 | A Brand New Me/ What's The Use Of Breaking Up |
| Jerry O: US | ||
| London HLZ10162 | 1967 | Karate-Boo-Boo/ The Pearl |
| Jess And James: Really Antonio and Fernando Lameirinhas, a Belgian duo of Portuguese descent. They played in the company of Screaming Lord Sutch before developing their own brand of soul music. | ||
| MGM MGM1389 | 1968 | Move/ What Was I Born For |
| MGM MGM1420 | 1968 | Something For Nothing/ I Let The Day Go By |
| MGM MGM1454 | 1968 | Thank You Show Biz/ Motherless Child |
| Jesse Belvin: Jesse, born in Los Angeles during 1933, wrote the great Penguins' classic 'Earth Angel'. He participated in several hits during the 1950s, but his career was cut short due to a tragic car accident in 1959. | ||
| RCA RCA1119 | 1959 | Guess Who/ Funny |
| Jesse Lee Turner: Texan rock and roller. | ||
| London HLL8785 | 1959 | The Little Space Girl/ Shake Baby Shake |
| London HLP9108 | 1960 | I'm The Little Space Girl's Father/ Valley Of Lost Soldiers |
| Top Rank JAR303 | 1960 | That's My Girl/ Teenage Misery |
| Top Rank JAR516 | 1960 | Do I Worry (Yes I Do)/ All Right, Be That Way |
| Vogue V9201 | 1962 | The Voice Changing Song/ All You Gotta Do Is Ask |
| Jim Backus: Jim Backus, the voice of the short sighted Mister Magoo, had at least these two unsuccessful UK releases to his credit. 'Delicious' made US #40. | ||
| Brunswick 05549 | 1956 |
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| London HLJ8674 | 1958 | Delicious (The Laughing Song)/ I Need A Vacation |
| Jimmie Skinner: Known as the 'Kentucky Colonel', Jimmie Skinner had been picking and singing country music for 25 years when these discs were released. However, despite his song writing talents and musical skills they did not have enough appeal to reach the UK chart. | ||
| Mercury AMT1030 | 1959 | Walkin' My Blues Away/ Dark Hollow |
| Mercury AMT1062 | 1959 | John Wesley Hardin/ Misery Loves Company |
| Mercury AMT1088 | 1960 | Riverboat Gambler/ Married To A Friend |
| Mercury AMT1117 | 1960 | Reasons To Live/ I'm A Lot More Lonesome Now |
| Jimmy And The Dimensions: | ||
| Young Blood YB1008 | 1969 | Sugar Man/ Slow Down |
| Jimmy Breedlove: | ||
| London HLE8490 | 1957 | Over Somebody Else's Shoulder/ That's My Baby |
| Pye 7N25121 | 1962 | You're Following Me/ Fabulous |
| Jimmy Charles: New Jersey vocalist who was born during 1942. This little ballad got to #5 in the States but never raised any interest at all in the UK. | ||
| London HLU9206 | 1960 | A Million To One/ Hop Scotch Hop |
| Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra: born in Pennsylvania during 1904 he was nearly two years senior to his brother Tommy. Benefitting from their musical father they both became talented Jazz musicians. As they found it difficult to work together they split and each formed his own successful orchestra. They remained apart until 1953 when they united as the 'Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra'. Sadly, both died shortly afterwards. | ||
| HMV POP324 | 1957 | So Rare/ Sophisticated Swing |
| HMV POP383 | 1957 | Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie/ June Night |
| Jimmy Durante: Jimmy 'Schnozzle' Durante was one of America's greatest all round entertainers who could do almost everything including songwriting. Sadly, he did not sell many singles so his 45s are very hard to find. | ||
| Brunswick 05395 | 1955 | Pupalina (My Little Doll)/ Little People |
| Brunswick 05445 | 1955 | It's Bigger Than Both Of Us (with Patty Andrews)/ When The Circus Leaves Town |
| Brunswick 05495 | 1955 | Swingin' With Rhythm And Blues (with Peter Lawford)/ I Love You I Do (with Eddie Jackson) |
| Brunswick 05829 | 1960 | Shine On Harvest Moon/ The Best Things In Life Are Free |
| Warner Bros. WB112 | 1963 | September Song/ Young At Heart |
| Warner Bros. WB149 | 1964 | Old Man Time/ I Came Here To Swim |
| Jimmy Jaques: | ||
| Fontana H131 | 1958 | In My Life/ Never Let You Go |
| Fontana H161 | 1958 | Barb'ry Ann/ For A Lifetime |
| Parlophone R4710 | 1960 | Do Me A Favour/ Not To Worry |
| Jimmy Page: This is another artist that Fontana gave up on too quickly. Mind you, Led Zeppelin didn't sell many UK singles either! | ||
| Fontana TF533 | 1965 | She Just Satisfies/ Keep Moving |
| Jimmy Reed: Born in 1925, he was one of many Mississippi guitarist bluesman that resettled in Chicago. His work was popular among the 1960s blues revivalists in the UK and did much to inspire British performers. | ||
| Top Rank JAR333 | 1960 | Baby What You Want Me To Do/ Caress Me Baby |
| Top Rank JAR394 | 1960 | Found Love/ Where Can You Be |
| Top Rank JAR533 | 1960 | Hush-Hush/ Going By The River |
| Stateside SS205 | 1963 | Shame Shame Shame/ Let's Get Together |
| Stateside SS330 | 1964 | Shame Shame Shame/ Let's Get Together |
| Sue WI4004 | 1966 | Odds And Ends/ Going By The River (Inst) |
| Jimmy Savile: UK Disc Jockey who made some records. (How about that, then?) | ||
| Decca F11493 | 1962 | Ahab The Arab/ Very Unlikely |
| Decca F11576 | 1963 | The Bosa Nova/ Don't Do Anything I Like |
| Jimmy Witherspoon: blues singer born in Arkansas during 1923, Witherspoon effectively had two record making careers. Firstly in the 1950s as an R&B artist and then again in the 1960s somewhat closer to jazz. Sadly, neither of these periods delivered him UK chart success. Consequently, many of his discs are collector's items. | ||
| Parlophone MSP6125 | 1954 | It/ Highway To Happiness |
| Parlophone MSP6142 | 1954 | Oh Boy/ I Done Told You |
| Vogue V2060 | 1956 | Big Fine Girl/ No Rollin' Blues |
| Vogue V2420 | 1962 | All That's Good/ When The Lights Go Out |
| Stateside SS304 | 1964 | Evenin'/ Money Is Getting Cheaper |
| Stateside SS325 | 1964 | I Will Never Marry/ I'm Coming Down Blues |
| Stateside SS362 | 1964 | You're Next/ Happy Blues |
| Stateside SS429 | 1965 | Come Walk With Me/ Oh How I Love You |
| Stateside SS461 | 1965 | Love Me Right/ Make My Heart Smile Again |
| Stateside SS503 | 1966 | If There Wasn't Any You/ I Never Thought I'd See The Day |
| Verve VS538 | 1966 | It's All Over But The Crying/ If I Could Have You Back Again |
| Verve VS553 | 1967 | Past Forty Blues/ My Baby's Quit Me |
| Jimmy Work: Country singer from Tennessee with a strong hillbilly flavour. | ||
| London HLD8270 | 1956 | When She Said "You All"/ There's Only One You |
| London HLD8308 | 1956 | You've Gotta Heart Like A Merry Go Round/ Blind Heart |
| Jive Five: As with most Doo-Wop this New York group led by Eugene Pitt failed in the UK which makes their first release now ultra-collectable. | ||
| Parlophone R4822 | 1961 | My True Story/ When I Was Single |
| Stateside SS133 | 1962 | What Time Is It/ Begging You Please |
| United Artists UP1106 | 1965 | I'm A Happy Man/ Kiss Kiss Kiss |
| Jiving Juniors: West Indian Ska | ||
| Blue Beat BB4 | 1960 | Lollipop Girl/ Dearest Darling |
| Blue Beat BB5 | 1960 | My Heart's Desire/ I Love You |
| Blue Beat BB24 | 1960 | I Wanna Love |
| Blue Beat BB36 | 1961 | Over The River/ Hip Rub |
| Starlite ST45028 | 1960 | Lovers Line/ Tu-Woo-Up-Tu-Woo |
| Starlite ST45049 | 1961 | Stop And Mash/ My Sweet Angel |
| Island WI003 | 1962 | Sugar Dandy/ Valerie |
| Island WI027 | 1962 | Andrea/ Don't Leave Me |
| Island WI129 | 1963 | Sugar Dandy/ Valerie |
| Jo Shelton: UK singer somewhat less successful than her sister Anne. | ||
| Top Rank JAR124 | 1959 | Tread Softly/ More More More Romancing |
| Top Rank JAR245 | 1959 | If There Are Stars In My Eyes/ I Need Your Arms Around Me |
| Joan Sims: Comedy actress who had much greater success in 'Carry On' films than on record. | ||
| Parlophone R5021 | 1963 | Hurry Up Gran/ Oh Not Again Ken |
| Joanie Sommers: US; her voice was apparently first heard commercially on Pepsi Cola commercials. | ||
| Warner Bros. WB23 | 1960 | Be My Love/ Why Don't You Do Right |
| Warner Bros, WB31 | 1961 | Ruby Duby Du/ Bob White |
| Warner Bros, WB44 | 1961 | One Boy/ I'll Never Be Free |
| Warner Bros, WB71 | 1962 | Johnny Get Angry/ Summer Place |
| Warner Bros, WB85 | 1963 | Goodbye Joey/ Bobby's Hobbies |
| Warner Bros, WB105 | 1963 | Little Girl Bad/ Wishing Well |
| Warner Bros, WB150 | 1965 | If You Love Him/ I Think I'm Gonna Cry |
| Joe Bennett And The Sparkletones: US classic rockabilly. | ||
| HMV POP399 | 1957 | Black Slacks/ Boppin' Rock Boogie |
| HMV POP445 | 1958 | Rocket/ Penny Loafers And Bobby Socks |
| Joe Gordon Folk Four: Scottish folk group who nearly made it with 'Football Crazy' which explains the less successful follow-up. | ||
| HMV POP591 | 1959 | Barnyards O'Delgaty/ Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl |
| HMV POP600 | 1959 | Gotta Travel On/ Ho Ro My Nubrown Maiden |
| HMV POP634 | 1959 | Dream Lover/ Dance To You Daddy |
| HMV POP654 | 1954 | Work O' The Weavers/ The Day We Went To Rothesay O' |
| HMV POP678 | 1959 | The Bonnie Lass O'Fyvie/ Twa Heids Are Better Than Yin |
| HMV POP737 | 1960 | Football Crazy/ By The Bright Shiny Light |
| HMV POP836 | 1961 | Scooter Crazy/ Nessie The Loch Ness Monster |
| HMV POP962 | 1962 | Bonnie Scotland/ The Ball Of Killiemuir |
| HMV POP1139 | 1963 | Taste Of The Blues/ My Heart Cries For You |
| HMV POP1177 | 1963 | Tartan Ball/ Granny Fraser's Flittin' |
| Joe Harnell Orchestra: Their bandleader was born in the Bronx, New York during 1924, but moved to California. | ||
| London HLR9637 | 1962 | Harlem Nocturne/ Fly Me To The Moon |
| London HLR9716 | 1963 | Diane/ Clopin-Clopant |
| Joe Jones: US R&B man who seems to have done very little other than this great classic. | ||
| Columbia DB4533 | 1960 | You Talk Too Much/ I Love You Still |
| Joe Melson: He was born in Bonham Texas during 1935. | ||
| Polydor NH66959 | 1961 | Oh Yeah!/ What's The Use I Still Love You |
| Polydor NH66961 | 1961 | Hey Mister Cupid/ No One Really Cares |
| Hickory 451229 | 1958 | Stay Away From Her/ His Girl |
| Joe White And Chuck Baba Brooks Band: West Indian Ska | ||
| Doctor Bird | 1966 | First Session/ Every Night |
| Joey Cooper: US artist whose early career included a stint as one of the Los Angeles studio group called the 'Shindogs' for the TV music show 'Shindig'. | ||
| Pye 7N25136 | 1962 | This Heart Of Mine/ I'm A Fool |
| John Bromley: Singer/songwriter who was a member of 'Three People' | ||
| Polydor 56224 | 1968 | What A Woman Does/ My My |
| Polydor 56287 | 1968 | And The Feeling Goes/ Sweet Little Princess |
| Polydor 56305 | 1969 | Melody Fayre/ Sugar Love |
| Polydor 56340 | 1969 | Hold Me Woman/ Weather Man |
| Atlantic 584289 | 1969 | Kick A Tin Can/ Wonderful Avenue USA |
| John Cortez: | ||
| President PT184 | 1968 | Fallen Star/ Your World And My World |
| President PT146 | 1968 | If I Should Ever Lose Your Love/ Riccione |
| President PT254 | 1969 | If I Ever Lose My Way/ How Could I Go To Your Wedding |
| John Mayall's Bluesbreakers: born in Macclesfield, Cheshire during 1933, John Mayall has stood as a cornerstone of British blues for four decades. Since forming the legendary Bluesbreakers he has uncomprisingly stayed close to the roots of the music he loves, possibly at the expense of commercial success. So, although he appears here as uncharted, he is by no means an unknown obscurity. Apart from his own musical output, he could be remembered alone for the many musicians that have passed through his unit and gone on to greater fame. These include Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, and Eric Clapton to name but a handful. | ||
| Decca F11900 | 1964 | Crawling Up The Hill/ Mr. James |
| Decca F12120 | 1965 | Crocodile Walk/ Blues City Shakedown |
| Decca F12490 | 1966 | Parchman Farm/ Key To Love |
| Decca F12506 | 1966 | Looking Back/ So Many Roads |
| Decca F12545 | 1967 | Sitting In The Rain/ Out Of Reach |
| Decca F12588 | 1967 | Curly/ Rubber Duck |
| Decca F12621 | 1967 | Double Trouble/ It Hurts Me Too |
| Decca F12684 | 1967 | Suspicions Pt.1 and Pt.2 |
| Decca F12732 | 1968 | Picture On The Wall/ Jenny |
| Decca F12792 | 1968 | No Reply/ She's Too Young |
| Decca F12846 | 1968 | The Bear/ 2401 |
| Immediate IM012 | 1965 | I'm Your Witchdoctor/ Telephone Blues |
| Immediate IM051 | 1967 | I'm Your Witchdoctor/ Telephone Blues |
| Purdah 453502 | 1966 | Lonely Years/ Bernard Jenkins |
| Johnnie Pate Orchestra: US Jazz musician. | ||
| Parlophone R4404 | 1958 | Swinging Shepherd Blues/ The Elder |
| Parlophone R4437 | 1958 | Muskeeta/ Pretty One |
| Johnnie Taylor: Born in Arkansas during 1938, Taylor started out as a Gospel singer but had more success later with secular music, particularly with his blues oriented soul sound that he cultivated after joining Stax in 1965. | ||
| Stax 601003 | 1967 | Ain't That Lovin' You/ Outside Love |
| Stax 2025 | 1968 | Friday Night/ I Ain't Particular |
| Stax 106 | 1968 | Who's Makin' Love/ I'm Trying |
| Stax 114 | 1969 | Take Care Of Your Homework/ Hold On This Time |
| Stax 122 | 1969 | (I Wanna) Testify/ I Had To Fight With Love |
| Stax 129 | 1969 | I Could Never Be President/ It's Amazing |
| Johnny Ace: John Marshall Alexander Jr. who met a bizarre end on Christmas Eve, 1954. At the City Auditorium in Houston, while the audience waited for him to come on stage, he shot himself in a game of Russian roulette. | ||
| Vogue V9180 | 1961 | Pledging My Love/ Anymore |
| Johnny Adams: New Orleans singer who is a contemporary of Dr. John and found brief fortune as a Soul singer during the late 1960s. His 'Reconsider Me' probably deserved UK chart success and is now highly regarded. | ||
| Top Rank JAR192 | 1959 | Come On/ Nowhere To Go |
| Polydor 56775 | 1969 | Reconsider Me/ If I Could See You One More Time |
| Johnny And Charley: US | ||
| Pye 7N25326 | 1965 | La Yenka/ Baila La Yenka |
| Johnny And The Attractions: West Indian Ska | ||
| Doctor Bird DB1117 | 1968 | Coming On The Scene/ Anything You Want |
| Doctor Bird DB1118 | 1968 | Young Wings Can Fly |
| Johnny Arthey Orchestra: UK light orchestra who worked on various stage musicals and Eurovision as well as considerable recording. | ||
| RCA RCA1731 | 1968 | Catch The Wind/ Fat Angel |
| Johnny Ashcroft: Australian country singer from New South Wales. | ||
| Felstead AF118 | 1959 | A Pub With No Beer/ Bouquet For The Bride |
| HMV POP759 | 1960 | Little Boy Lost/ My Love Is A River |
| Columbia DB8047 | 1966 | Big Country/ They're A Weird Mob |
| Johnny Bond: US Country singer born in Oklahoma during 1915, who sang with 'cowboys' Gene Autry and Tex Ritter. His first UK release had the 'trade name' "Lincoln" replaced with "Jalopy", presumably for the benefit of the BBC. | ||
| London HLU9189 | 1960 | Hot Rod Jalopy/ Five-Minute Love Affair |
| London HLB9957 | 1965 | Eleven More Months And Ten More Days/ Ten Little Bottles |
| Johnny B. Great: John Goodison, a session singer from Coventry who had more success as an arranger/producer. He later became a key member of the 1970s group 'Brotherhood Of Man. | ||
| Decca F11740 | 1963 | School Is In/ She's A Much Better Lover Than You |
| Decca F11804 | 1964 | Acapulco 1922/ You'll Never Leave Him |
| Johnny Cameron: | ||
| Top Rank JAR396 | 1960 | I Double Dare You/ Fantasy |
| Johnny Carson: | ||
| Fontana H243 | 1960 | Fraulein/ I Wish It Were You |
| Fontana H259 | 1960 | Train Of Love/ First Proposal |
| Fontana H277 | 1960 | You Talk Too Much/ Now And Always |
| Ember EMBS150 | 1962 | Teenage Bachelor/ Are You Anyone's Girl |
| Ember EMBS161 | 1963 | The Tears Came Rolling Down/ One Track Mind |
| Johnny Crawford: US actor who became a 'Teenbeat' artist. He had four hits at home, but never clicked in the UK. | ||
| Pye 7N25145 | 1962 | Cindy's Birthday/ Patti Ann |
| London HL9605 | 1962 | Your Nose Is Gonna Grow/ Something Special |
| London HL9638 | 1962 | Rumours/ No One Really Loves A Clown |
| London HL9669 | 1963 | Proud/ Lonesome Town |
| London HL9836 | 1964 | Judy Loves Me/ Living In The Past |
| Johnny De Little: UK singer. | ||
| Columbia DB4578 | 1961 | Not Guilty/ They |
| Columbia DB4907 | 1962 | Lover/ You Made Me Love You |
| Columbia DB7023 | 1963 | Days Of Wine And Roses/ Ride On |
| Columbia DB7044 | 1963 | Unchained Melody/ The Wind And The Rain |
| CBS 201790 | 1965 | The Knack/ What To Do With Laurie |
| Johnny Dumar: | ||
| Polydor BM56216 | 1967 | Nobody In This World/ Cry For Me Baby |
| CBS 3545 | 1968 | Illusion/ You Went Away |
| CBS 3379 | 1068 | You Hurt Me So/ You Just Gave Me Heaven |
| Johnny Ferguson: Another US 'Teenbeat' idol who got covered in the UK. This time by Liverpudlian Michael Cox who had the benefit of Joe Meek's production. | ||
| MGM MGM1059 | 1960 | Angela Jones/ Blue Serge And White Lace |
| MGM MGM1119 | 1961 | No One Can Love You/ The Valley Of Love |
| Johnny Gentle: UK vocalist from Liverpool. He was one of manager Larry Parnes' 'stable' of artists. Parnes was renowned for his rock'n'rollers with 'butch' sounding names like 'Fury', 'Steele' and 'Wilde' so Johnny Gentle was a softer balladeer as his name suggests. | ||
| Philips PB908 | 1959 | Catch The Wind/ Fat Angel |
| Philips PB945 | 1959 | Milk From The Coconut/ I Like The Way |
| Philips PB988 | 1960 | This Friendly World/ Darlin' Won't You Wait |
| Philips PB1069 | 1960 | After My Laughter Came Tears/ Sonja |
| Johnny Howard Group: | ||
| Decca F11298 | 1960 | Up The Wall/ Orbit |
| Decca F11423 | 1962 | Mind Reader/ Spanish Gipsy Dance |
| Decca F11925 | 1964 | Rinky Dink/ Java |
| Decca F12065 | 1965 | El Pussy Cat/ A Tune Called Harry |
| Deram DM159 | 1967 | Bonnie And Clyde/ Flapper Patrol |
| Johnny Jenene: | ||
| Pye 7N15210 | 1959 | No Matter Where/ Shame Shame, Johnny Shame |
| Johnny McEvoy: Irish singer/ songwriter. | ||
| Pye 7N17303 | 1967 | The Boston Burglar/ I Still Miss Someone |
| Pye 7N17365 | 1967 | Funny Man/ Was It You |
| Pye 7N17472 | 1968 | Nora/ Tarry Flynn |
| Pye 7N17607 | 1968 | Hedgehog Song/ Time And Tide Again |
| Johnny O'Keefe: Johnny who normally worked in a group called the 'Deejays' was Australia's first home grown rock and roller to hit the big time. He reached the Oz #1 spot in January 1960 with 'She's My Baby'. | ||
| Coral Q72330 | 1958 | Shake Baby Shake/ Real Wild Child |
| Johnny O'Neill: From the TV Series, but I don't remember Mr O'Neill | ||
| RCA RCA1114 | 1959 | Wagon Train/ Somebody, Just Like You |
| Johnny Restivo: Excellent West Coast Rock And Roll from body builder Restivo. No response in the UK but we didn't know his shape! | ||
| RCA RCA1143 | 1959 | The Shape I'm In/ Ya Ya |
| RCA RCA1159 | 1959 | I Like Girls/ Dear Someone |
| Johnny Rivers: New Yorker born during 1942 was highly successful in the USA, usually with his revival of older R&B hits, but he never charted in the UK. Not a solitary sausage. | ||
| Pye 7N25118 | 1962 | Blue Skies/ That Someone Should Be Me |
| Liberty LIB66032 | 1964 | Memphis/ It Wouldn't Happen With Me |
| Liberty LIB66056 | 1964 | Maybelline/ Walk Myself On Home |
| Liberty LIB66075 | 1964 | Mountain Of Love/ Moody Love |
| Liberty LIB66087 | 1964 | Midnight Special/ Cupid |
| Liberty LIB66112 | 1965 | Seventh Son/ Un-Square Dance |
| Liberty LIB12021 | 1965 | He Don't Love You Like I Love You/ Where Have All The Flowers Gone |
| Liberty LIB66144 | 1966 | Under Your Spell Again / Long Time Man |
| Liberty LIB12023 | 1966 | Secret Agent Man/ Tom Dooley |
| Liberty LIB66175 | 1966 | I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water/ Roogalator |
| Liberty LIB66205 | 1966 | The Poor Side Of Town/ Baby She's Mine |
| Liberty LIB66227 | 1967 | Baby I Need Your Lovin'/ Getting Ready For Tomorrow |
| Liberty LIB66244 | 1967 | Tracks Of My Tears/ Rosecrans Blvd |
| Liberty LBF15239 | 1969 | John Lee Hooker Pt.1/ Pt2 |
| Johnny Sandon: Lead singer of the Remo Four in whose company he cut his first two singles. His real name was Bill Beck which he re-adopted for a short time in a new career working as a comedian during the 1970s. | ||
| Pye 7N15542 | 1963 | Lies/ On The Horizon |
| Pye 7N15559 | 1963 | Yes/ Magic Potion |
| Pye 7N15602 | 1964 | Sixteen Tons/ The Blizzard |
| Pye 7N15565 | 1964 | Donna Means Heartbreak/ Some Kinda Wonderful |
| Pye 7N15717 | 1964 | The Blizzard/ (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time |
| Johnny's Boys: UK Instrumentalists | ||
| Decca F11156 | 1959 | Sleep Walk/ Ciao Ciao Bambino |
| Johnstons: UK folk duo, Paul Brady and Adrienne Johnstone | ||
| Pye 7N17144 | 1966 | Going Home/ Travelling People |
| Pye 7N17205 | 1966 | The Alamo/ Life Of A River |
| Pye 7N17315 | 1967 | The Curragh Of Kildare/ Leaving London |
| Pye 7N17430 | 1967 | I Never Will Marry/ Banks Of Claudy |
| Big T BIG113 | 1968 | Both Sides Now/ Urge For Going |
| Big T BIG116 | 1968 | Give A Damn/ Walking Out On A Foggy Morning |
| Big T BIG121 | 1969 | My House/ The Wherefore And The Why |
| Transatlantic TRASP17 | 1967 | They'll Never Get Their Man/ Dublin Jack Of All Trades |
| Jordanaires: The harmonising quartet that backed Elvis Presley had these singles issued in the UK but never charted. The group worked with Presley on his earliest work right through until 1970, after which they continued in their own right. | ||
| Capitol CL14687 | 1957 | Sugaree/ Baby Won't You Please Come Home |
| Capitol CL14773 | 1957 | Summer Vacation/ Each Day |
| Capitol CL14921 | 1958 | Little Miss Ruby/ All I Need Is You |
| Capitol CL15281 | 1963 | Don't Be Cruel/ Don't Worry |
| Jorge Veiga: Frenchman who got plenty of UK airtime, but didn't chart despite Miss Bardot's popularity; maybe it did better in France, I don't know. | ||
| HMV POP918 | 1961 | Brigitte Bardot/ Tenha Pena Da Min |
| Joyce Grenfell: Avery talented lady who was born in London on February 10th 1910. She was loved for her wonderful gentle comic monologues and humorous songs, some of which were issued on records- though her LPs and EPs are a more common medium on which to to find her material. The flow of humour didn't stop until her death during 1979. | ||
| HMV POP1407 | 1965 | Nursery School Flowers/ I'm Going To See You Today |
| HMV POP1617 | 1967 | Nursery School/ I Wouldn't Go Back To The World I Knew |
| Judd Proctor: This was the guitarist from Ray Ellington's band taking time off with some well crafted instrumental work of his own. Ray Ellington's quartet were the resident group on radio's Goon show for several years and Ray occasionally got involved with the goonery- marvellous stuff. Judd's singles are well worth seeking out even though they didn't reach the chart. | ||
| Parlophone R4769 | 1961 | Rio Grande/ The Plainsman |
| Parlophone R4809 | 1961 | Palamino/ Nola |
| Parlophone R4841 | 1961 | Speakeasy/ Clearway |
| Parlophone R4885 | 1962 | The Turk/ Mad |
| Parlophone R4920 | 1962 | Backfire/ It's Bluesy |
| Parlophone R5126 | 1964 | Better Late/ Boots |
| Julien Covey: UK singer from Nottingham whose group, the 'Machine' included a variety of well known artists from time to time including Brian Auger, Peter Bardens and Dave Mason. | ||
| Island WIP6009 | 1967 | A Little Bit Hurt/ Sweet Bacon |
| Junior Wells: Born during 1934 in Memphis, Wells was an accomplished harmonica player. He is best known for his partnerships; first with Earl Hooker and then for a much longer association with Buddy Guy. | ||
| Mercury AMT1056 | 1959 | Girl You Lit My Fire/ It's A Man Down There |
| Mercury MF1056 | 1968 | Girl You Lit My Fire/ It's A Man Down There |
