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Groupe Doo
Wop US de New York composé de Clyde
McPhatter, Billy Ward, James Van Loan, William Joseph Lamont et Billy Brown.
puis de Jackie Wilson, James Van Loan, Milton Marle, Cliff Givens et Billy Ward.
Enfant, Billy Ward reçoit une formation classique de soprano et monte sur scène
dès l'âge de six ans. Il étudie différents instruments et commence à composer à
quatorze ans. Il forme les Dominoes à New York en 1950. Le premier chanteur du
groupe est le ténor Clyde
McPhatter. Le groupe est engagé chez Federal, filiale de King Records, et
passe à la télévision en décembre dans l'émission Arthur Godfrey's talents
scouts, où il interprète le standard du blues Goodnight Irene. Leur premier
disque, Do Something For Me, atteint la sixième place du classement rhythm &
blues en janvier. Ils enchaînent avec Sixty-Minute Man, plus gros hit R&B de
l'année 1951. Véritable rock 'n' roll, la chanson parvient même à se classer
dans les charts pop (no 17), fait unique pour un groupe noir à cette époque. Les
termes rock et roll figurent dans les paroles (« I rock 'em, roll 'em all night
long »). Le morceau sera repris par
Hardrock Gunter,
Jerry Lee Lewis et par Rufus et Carla Thomas. En mars 1952, les Dominoes
sont le seul groupe Vocals à participer au Moondog Coronation Ball d'Alan Freed.
Cette année-là, le personnel du groupe est considérablement renouvelé. Clyde
McPhatter, parti rejoindre les
Drifters, est remplacé par Jackie Wilson. Ils se rebaptisent alors Billy
Ward & The Dominoes et enregistrent un nouveau succès : Have Mercy Baby. En
1954, ils signent chez Jubilee puis chez Decca en 1956, où ils intègrent une
seconde fois le classement pop avec St. Therese Of The Rose. Jackie Wilson s'en
va à son tour faire une brillante carrière solo et le groupe part chez Liberty
et obtient un dernier tube en 1958 avec Jenny Lee (no 5). Mais il ne retrouvera
jamais plus le succès des débuts.
The
Dominoes (also sometimes known as Billy Ward & the Dominoes) had one of the
finest musical pedigrees of any R&B Vocals group of the 1940s, at least based on
its founder's training and experience. A lot of R&B acts came out of a gospel
background, and
Bo Diddley even studied violin as a boy, but rare is the R&B Vocals group
whose founder was trained at Juilliard. Billy Ward (born September 19, 1921, Los
Angeles) had a minister father and a musician mother, and was a musical prodigy
as a child, schooled in classical music theory and composition as well as
performance. Before he was in his teens, Ward was good enough on the organ to
play at his father's services and he won a composition award at age 14 from
Walter Damrosch, the celebrated New York music educator, composer, and
administrator. Following his military service during World War II, Ward studied
at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Juilliard School of Music in New
York, where he later became a voice coach; he also began working on Broadway
during the late '40s. It was from the ranks of his ex-students that he recruited
the original members of the Dominoes:
Clyde McPhatter as lead singer, Charlie White (tenor), Joe Lamont (baritone),
and Bill Brown (bass). The Dominoes won a series of talent contests, including a
competition on the television show Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, which got
them a lot of engagements and an audition with Ralph Bass, the head of the newly
established Federal Records label, part of Syd Nathan's King Records, during the
final months of 1950.
The Dominoes, with
McPhatter's high tenor lead, had a startlingly fresh sound and enjoyed a
number six R&B hit in early 1951 with one song from their first session, "Do
Something for Me." It was in May of that year that the group broke through to
the top of the R&B charts with "Sixty Minute Man," which also established them
as one of the leading crossover acts between gospel and blues. Riding the wave
of demand for their performances off of that hit -- one of the first great
double-entendre records of the '50s, and a very early example of what would be
considered a "rock & roll" record -- the group spent the next seven months on
the road, building up a lot of public good will and a reputation as one of the
top R&B acts of the era.
What made the Dominoes special, besides the excellent arrangements and
McPhatter's unique voice, was their appeal beyond the usual racial lines of
demarcation. They were huge in the black community, but they were also one of a
relative handful of R&B acts that developed a small but fiercely loyal following
among younger white listeners as well during the early '50s, which didn't matter
a lot at the time -- and, as things worked out, was only incidental to their
fate -- but helped to plant a seed that blossomed into the full-blown rock &
roll boom four years later. The Dominoes' star seemed poised only to rise, but
there was already trouble within the lineup as early as 1951, when Charlie White
quit and was succeeded by James Van Loan, followed by Bill Brown, who was
replaced by David McNeil, formerly of the group the Larks. White (who later
joined
the Clovers) and Brown passed through a short-lived Vocals group called the
Checkers, while the reconstituted Dominoes continued scoring hits with "I Am
With You" and "That's What You're Doing to Me," before scaling the top of the
R&B charts again with "Have Mercy Baby," which was number one for two and a half
months in 1952.
Amid these successes, and the constant touring and occasional recording, there
was rising dissension within the ranks of the group over the way that Ward had
it organized, musically and financially. Nobody disputed that Ward had the
musical training to run the group on that level, and his ruling it with an iron
hand where arrangements and repertory were concerned was understandable. The
problem was that the ticket-buying and record-buying public was enamored of the
singing itself, especially that of lead tenor
Clyde McPhatter, and the singers were
seeing very little of the money the group was earning.
McPhatter himself was being paid barely enough to live on, which was bad
enough, but to add insult to injury, he often found himself billed as Clyde Ward
in order to fool fans into thinking that he was Billy Ward's brother. In the
spring of 1953, it all hit the fan at once, as
McPhatter exited the lineup in April. Under the encouragement of Atlantic
Records chief Ahmet Ertegun, he quickly organized a new group of his own called
the Drifters.
McPhatter's exit from the Dominoes hit the group's core audience within the
black community like news of an earthquake, so beloved was the lead singer among
their fans. The group and the singer enjoyed the adulation appropriate to a
pop/R&B outfit, but they also evoked deep passions that were more akin to those
elicited by a gospel outfit, and his departure from the Dominoes should have
derailed the group. Ward must have sensed that there was trouble coming, however,
because during the prior year he had approached a young boxer-turned-singer
named Jackie Wilson, who had a voice that, if anything, was better than
McPhatter's. A high tenor similar to
McPhatter, he moved right into the fold with the latter's departure and the
Dominoes picked right up with their performances and their contract at King/Federal.
Wilson's singles with the group included "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Rags
to Riches," which kept their demand reasonably high for the next year. The
Dominoes seemed to be on track once more, despite more lineup shifts, including
the departure of David McNeil for military service. The new Dominoes lineup was
Jackie Wilson (lead), James Van Loan (second tenor), Milton Marle (baritone),
and Cliff Givens (bass), with Billy Ward still in charge. In 1954, Ward decided
to forego renewing the group's contract at King Records -- it seemed as though
they hardly ever saw anything from their work in the studio, despite having sold
so many records that, at one point, Nathan had put his pressing plant on
overtime just to meet the demand for the group's records. Ward made his move in
1954, taking the group to Jubilee Records that August, where they lasted through
two singles. Finally, in early 1955, the Dominoes moved to Decca Records, where
they enjoyed that long-sought national hit with "St. Teresa of the Roses." The
group was unable to replicate that success over the next year, however, and in
late 1956, Wilson quit to begin a solo career that would make him a star.
Ward tried to keep the franchise going with the addition of ex-Lark
Eugene Mumford as lead singer, and got the group a new contract with California-based
Liberty Records. The new incarnation of the Dominoes suddenly found themselves
with a major hit in the form of "Star Dust," which rode the pop charts for 24
weeks and got as high as number 13 nationally. This proved to be their last
serious assault on the charts, however, and the group went hitless despite
singles issued on the ABC label into the late '50s. Despite their lack of chart
success, the Dominoes continued to perform into the 1960s and LPs -- mostly
exploiting Clyde McPhatter's and
Jackie Wilson's name and work -- did appear periodically. Today the group is
principally remembered in the context of their respective careers, though "Sixty
Minute Man" does occupy an exalted place in its own right as a breakthrough R&B
record.
Talents : Clyde McPhatter : Lead - Billy Ward : Lead - James Van Loan : Tenor/Baritone - William Joseph Lamont : Bariton - Billy Brown : Bass - then : Jackie Wilson : lead - Billy Ward : Lead - James Van Loan : Second Tenor - Milton Marle : baritone - Cliff Givens : Bass
Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues
Chicken blues
(1950)
(Dominoes)
Sixty minute man
(1951)
HAVE MERCY
BABY (1952)
PEDAL PUSHIN'
PAPA
(1952)
JENNIE LEE
(1958)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 12/1950 | 78 t. Federal 12001 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Chicken blues
/
Do something for me |
| 12/1950 | SP Federal 45-12001 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Chicken blues
/
Do something for me |
| 1951 | 78 t. Federal 12010 (US) | . | DOMINOES - No ! says my heart / Harbor lights |
| 1951 | SP Federal 45-12010 (US) | . | DOMINOES - No ! says my heart / Harbor lights |
| 1951 | 78 t. Federal 12016 (US) | . | DOMINOES - The deacon moves in / Other lips, other arms |
| 1951 | SP Federal 45-12016 (US) | . | DOMINOES - The deacon moves in / Other lips, other arms |
| 03/1951 | 78 t. Federal 12022 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
/ I can't
escape from you |
| 03/1951 | SP Federal 45-12022 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
/ I can't
escape from you |
| 1951 | 78 t. Federal 12035 (US) | . | DOMINOES - Heart to heart / Looking for a man |
| 1951 | SP Federal 45-12035 (US) | . | DOMINOES - Heart to heart / Looking for a man |
| 07/1951 | 78 t. Federal 12036 (US) | . | Lookin' For A Man (To Satisfy My Soul) (Little Esther with Earle Warren Orchestra) / Heart To Heart (Little Esther & The Dominoes with Earle Warren Orchestra) |
| 07/1951 | SP Federal 45-12036 (US) | . | Lookin' For A Man (To Satisfy My Soul) (Little Esther with Earle Warren Orchestra) / Heart To Heart (Little Esther & The Dominoes with Earle Warren Orchestra) |
| 11/1951 | 78 t. Federal 12039 (US) | . | DOMINOES - Weeping willow blues / I am with you |
| 11/1951 | SP Federal 45-12039 (US) | . | DOMINOES - Weeping willow blues / I am with you |
| 1952 | 78 t. Federal 12059 (US) | . | DOMINOES - That's what you're doing to me / When the swallows come back to Capistrano |
| 1952 | SP Federal 45-12059 (US) | . | DOMINOES - That's what you're doing to me / When the swallows come back to Capistrano |
| 04/1952 | 78 t. Federal 12068 (US) | . |
DOMINOES - Deep
sea blues / Have mercy baby
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| 04/1952 | SP Federal 45-12068 (US) | . |
DOMINOES - Deep
sea blues / Have mercy baby
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| 05/1952 | 78 t. Federal 12072 (US) | . | DOMINOES - That's what you're doing to me / Love, love, love |
| 05/1952 | SP Federal 45-12072 (US) | . | DOMINOES - That's what you're doing to me / Love, love, love |
| 1952 | 78 t. Federal 12105 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - No Room / I'd Be Satisfied |
| 1952 | SP Federal 45-12105 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - No Room / I'd Be Satisfied |
| 10/1952 | 78 t. Federal 12106 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - I'm Lonely / Yours Forever |
| 10/1952 | SP Federal 45-12106 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - I'm Lonely / Yours Forever |
| 12/1952 | 78 t. Federal 12114 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes - The
Bells / Pedal Pushin' Papa
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| 12/1952 | SP Federal 45-12114 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes - The
Bells / Pedal Pushin' Papa
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| 05/1953 | 78 t. Federal 12129 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Don't leave me this way / These foolish things remind me of you |
| 05/1953 | SP Federal 45-12129 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Don't leave me this way / These foolish things remind me of you |
| 06/1953 | 78 t. Federal 12139 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - You Can't keep a good man down / Where now little heart |
| 06/1953 | SP Federal 45-12139 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - You Can't keep a good man down / Where now little heart |
| 10/1953 | 78 t. King 1280 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Rag's to riches / Don't thank me |
| 10/1953 | SP King 45-1280 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Rag's to riches / Don't thank me |
| 11/1953 | 78 t. King 1281 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Bringing in a brand new year / Christmas in heaven |
| 11/1953 | SP King 45-1281 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Bringing in a brand new year / Christmas in heaven |
| 12/1953 | 78 t. Federal 12162 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - My Baby's 3 D / Until the real thing comes along |
| 12/1953 | SP Federal 45-12162 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - My Baby's 3 D / Until the real thing comes along |
| 03/1954 | 78 t. Federal 12178 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Tootsie Roll / I'm gonna move to the outsirts of town |
| 03/1954 | SP Federal 45-12178 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Tootsie Roll / I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town |
| 04/1954 | 78 t. King 1342 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Tenderly / A little lie |
| 04/1954 | SP King 45-1342 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Tenderly / A little lie |
| 05/1954 | 78 t. Federal 12184 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Handwriting on the wall / One moment with you |
| 05/1954 | SP Federal 45-12184 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Handwriting on the wall / One moment with you |
| 06/1954 | 78 t. King 1364 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Lonesome road / Three coins in the fountain |
| 06/1954 | SP King 45-1364 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Lonesome road / Three coins in the fountain |
| 07/1954 | 78 t. King 1368 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Little things mean a lot / I really don't want to know |
| 07/1954 | SP King 45-1368 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Little things mean a lot / I really don't want to know |
| 08/1954 | 78 t. Federal 12193 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Above Jacob's Ladder / Little Black Train |
| 08/1954 | SP Federal 45-12193 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Above Jacob's Ladder / Little Black Train |
| 10/1954 | 78 t. JUBILEE 5163 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Gimmy, gimmy, gimmy / Come to me, baby |
| 10/1954 | SP JUBILEE 45-5163 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Gimmy, gimmy, gimmy / Come to me, baby |
| 1954 | EP Federal FEP 212 (US) |
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Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
Sixty
minute man
/ Do Something For Me /
Have mercy baby
/ Don't Leave Me This Way |
| 1954 | EP Federal FEP 262 (US) |
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Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
VOL. 2 - The Bells /
Pedal Pushin' Papa
/ I'd Be Satisfied / That's
What You're Doing To Me |
| 1954 | EP Federal FEP 269 (US) |
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Billy Ward & His Dominoes - All Time Hit Standards - Vol. 3 - These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You / Rags To Riches / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Harbor Lights |
| 01/1955 | 78 t. Federal 12209 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Can't do sixty no more / If I never get to heaven |
| 01/1955 | SP Federal 45-12209 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Can't do sixty no more / If I never get to heaven |
| 04/1955 | 78 t. Federal 12218 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Cave man / Love me now or let me go |
| 04/1955 | SP Federal 45-12218 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Cave man / Love me now or let me go |
| 07/1955 | 78 t. JUBILEE 5213 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Sweethearts on parade / Take me back to heaven |
| 07/1955 | SP JUBILEE 45-5213 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Sweethearts on parade / Take me back to heaven |
| 07/1955 | 78 t. King 1492 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Learning the blues / May I never love again |
| 07/1955 | SP King 45-1492 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Learning the blues / May I never love again |
| 09/1955 | 78 t. King 1502 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Give me you / Over the rainbow |
| 09/1955 | SP King 45-1502 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Give me you / Over the rainbow |
| 01/1956 | EP VOGUE EPV 1113 (UK) |
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Rhythm And Blues Series -
Have mercy baby
(DOMINOES) /
Sixty
minute man
(DOMINOES) / Roll, Roll Pretty
Baby (Swallows) / It Ain't
The Meat (Swallows) |
| 04/1956 | 78 t. Federal 12263 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Bobby sox baby / How long, how long blues |
| 04/1956 | SP Federal 45-12263 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Bobby sox baby / How long, how long blues |
| 06/1956 | 78 t. DECCA 29933 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - St. Therese of the roses / Home is where you hang youe heart |
| 06/1956 | SP DECCA 9-29933 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - St. Therese of the roses / Home is where you hang youe heart |
| 08/1956 | SP DECCA 9-30043 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - Will you remember / Come on snake, let's Crawl |
| 1956 | SP DECCA 9-30119 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - Rock plymouth rock / Til kingdom come |
| 12/1956 | SP DECCA 9-30149 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - Half a love / Evermore |
| 07/1957 | 78 t. Federal 12301 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - One moment with you / St. Louis blues |
| 07/1957 | SP Federal 45-12301 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - One moment with you / St. Louis blues |
| 1957 | 78 t. Federal 12308 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
Love, love, love /
Have mercy baby
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| 1957 | SP Federal 45-12308 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
Love, love, love /
Have mercy baby
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| 08/1957 | SP DECCA 9-30420 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - I Don't stand a ghost of a chance with you / To each his own |
| 11/1957 | SP DECCA 9-30514 (US) | . | Billy Ward & The Dominoes - When the saints go marting in / September spng |
| 05/1957 | SP LIBERTY F-55071 (US) |
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Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Stardust / Lucinda |
| 08/1957 | SP LIBERTY F-55099 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Deep purple / Do it again |
| 11/1957 | SP LIBERTY F-55111 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - My proudest possession / Someone greater than I |
| 02/1958 | SP LIBERTY F-55126 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Sweeter as the years go by / Solitude |
| 04/1958 | SP LIBERTY F-55136 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
Jennie
Lee
/ Music, maestro, please |
| 1958 | EP LONDON RE-U 1114 (UK) |
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Billy Ward & THE Dominoes - Stardust / Lucinda / Deep Purple / Do It Again |
| 03/1959 | SP LIBERTY F-55181 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Please Don't say no / Behave, hula girl |
| 01/1960 | SP King 45-5322 (US) | . |
Billy
Ward & His
Dominoes -
Have mercy baby
/
Sixty
minute man
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| 07/1960 | SP ABC - PARAMOUNT 45-10128 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - You're mine / The world is waiting for the sunrise |
| 1960 | SP ABC - PARAMOUNT 45-10156 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - The Gypsy / You |
| 1961 | SP King 45-5463 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Lay it on the line / That's how you know you're growing old |
| 1962 | SP Federal 45-12129 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - These foolish things / Don't leave me this way |
| 09/1962 | SP LIBERTY F-54505 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Stardust / Deep purple |
| 12/1962 | SP Ro Zan 10001 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - My fair weather friend / Man in the stained glass window |
| 1965 | SP King 45-6002 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - I'm walking behind you / This love of mine |
| 1965 | SP King 45-6016 (US) | . | Billy Ward & His Dominoes - O holy night / What are you doing new year's Eve? |
| 1975 | SP King KG-503 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
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Have mercy baby
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| 1979 | SP GUSTO GT4-2030 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
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Have mercy baby
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| 1979 | SP King K-2030 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
/
Have mercy baby
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| 1989 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3639 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Chicken blues
/ Do Something For Me |
| 1989 | SP COLLECTABLES COL 3641 (US) | . | DOMINOES - Weeping Willow Blues / I Am With You |
| 19?? | SP GUSTO KG-503 (US) | . |
DOMINOES -
Sixty
minute man
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Have mercy baby
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Albums
| 1956 | LP 12" Federal 548 (US) |
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Billy Ward And His Dominoes Featuring Clyde McPhatter - Tenderly / Over The Rainbow / Learnin' The Blues / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Harbor Lights / These Foolish Things / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Rags To Riches / May I Never Love Again / Lonesome Road / Until The Real Thing Comes Along | ||||
| 1956 | LP 12" King 952 (US) |
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24 Songs - Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Pedal Pushing Papa / One Minute With You / I Can't Escape From You / Sixty Minute Man / Love. Love, Love / I'd Be Satisfied / Chicken Blues / Give Me You / The Bells / I'm Lonely / I Am With You / Yours Forever / Deep Sea Blues / Have Mercy Baby / No! Says My Heart / Little Black Train / I Can't Do Sixty No More / Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / That's What You're Doing For Me / I Ain't Gonna Cry For You / Don't Leave Me This Way / Weeping Willow Blues / Do Something For Me | ||||
| 1957 | LP 12" DECCA DL 8621 (US) |
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Billy Ward And The Dominoes - To Each His Own / St. Therese Of The Roses / September Song / St. Louis Blues / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling / 'Til Kingdom Come / Evermore / I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You / Am I Blue / Will You Remember / Oh, Lady Be Good! / When The Saints Go Marching In | ||||
| 1957 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP 3056 (US) |
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Sea Of Glass - Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Joshua / Standing In The Need Of Prayer / Deep River / Bye And Bye / Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Someone Greater Than I / Above Jacob's Ladder / Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / The House Of The Lord / The Lullaby Divine / Were You There? / I Am The Resurrection | ||||
| 1958 | LP 12" King 559 (US) |
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Clyde McPhatter With Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / Do Something For Me / That's What You're Doing To Me / Deep Sea Blues / Pedal Pushin' Papa / Don't Leave Me This Way / Have Mercy Baby / I Am With You / Chicken Blues / Weeping Willow Blues / Love, Love, Love / The Bells | ||||
| 1958 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP 3083 (US) |
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Yours Forever - Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Stardust / Music, Maestro, Please! / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Don't Say I Love You / These Foolish Things / I'll Never Ask For More Than This / Deep Purple / Do It Again / If You Please / Eatin' n' Sleepin' / Lucinda / Yours Forever | ||||
| 195? | LP 12" Federal FED-578 (US) |
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The Best Of Billy Ward & The Dominoes Featuring Jackie Wilson - Volume 2 - I'D Be Satisfied / No Room / Where Now, Little Heart / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Tootsie Roll / Give Me You / Yours Forever / I'm Lonely / Until The Real Thing Comes Down / My Baby's 3-D / Above Jacob's Ladder / Little Black Train / Over The Rainbow | ||||
| 1961 | LP 12" King 548 (US) |
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Billy Ward And His Dominoes Featuring Clyde McPhatter - Tenderly / Over The Rainbow / Learnin' The Blues / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Harbor Lights / These Foolish Things / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Rags To Riches / May I Never Love Again / Lonesome Road / Until The Real Thing Comes Along | ||||
| 1977 | LP 12" King K 5005X (US) |
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| 1977 | LP 12" Rare Bid BID 8005 (GER) |
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All Their Hits (1951-1965) - Volume One - THE DOMINOES - Sixty Minute Man / I Am With You / That's What You're Doing To Me / Have Mercy Baby / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / Pedal Pushin' Pappa / These Foolish Things / Can't Do Sixty No More / Rags To Riches / Ringing In A Brand New Year / Over The Rainbow / O Holy Night / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve | ||||
| 1977 | LP 12" King K 5007X (US) |
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14 Hits - Volume THREE - Jackie Wilson With Billy Ward And The Dominoes - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / I'm Going To Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Above Jacob's Ladder / Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / One Moment With You / Bobby Sox Baby / St. Louis Blues / Tenderly / Little Lie / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Give Me You / Christmas In Heaven | ||||
| 1977 | LP 12" Bellaphon BID 8007 (GER) |
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14 Hits - Volume THREE - Jackie Wilson With Billy Ward And The Dominoes - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / I'm Going To Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Above Jacob's Ladder / Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / One Moment With You / Bobby Sox Baby / St. Louis Blues / Tenderly / Little Lie / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Give Me You / Christmas In Heaven | ||||
| 1985 | LP 12" Charly R&B CRB 1095 (UK) |
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Have Mercy Baby - DOMINOES - Chicken Blues / Do Something For Me / Weeping Willow Blues / Sixty Minute Man / That's What You're Doing To Me / I Am With You / Don't Leave Me This Way / Have Mercy Baby / Pedal Pushin' Papa / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / I Ain't Gonna Cry For You / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / My Baby's 3-D / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / If I Never Get To Heaven | ||||
| 1987 | CD King KCD 559 (US) |
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Clyde McPhatter WITH Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / Do Something For Me / That's What You're Doing To Me / Deep Sea Blues / Pedal Pushin' Papa / Don't Leave Me This Way / Have Mercy Baby / I Am With You / Chicken Blues / Weeping Willow Blues / Love, Love, Love / The Bells | ||||
| 1990 | LP 12" King KING-5005X (US) |
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All Their Hits (1951-1965) - Volume One - THE DOMINOES - Sixty Minute Man / I Am With You / That's What You're Doing To Me / Have Mercy Baby / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / Pedal Pushin' Pappa / These Foolish Things / Can't Do Sixty No More / Rags To Riches / Ringing In A Brand New Year / Over The Rainbow / O Holy Night / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve | ||||
| 1990 | CD Charly R&B CD CHARLY 242 (UK) |
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Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward & The Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / Chicken Blues / Don't Leave Me This Way / Do Something For Me / That's What You're Doing To Me / Weeping Willow Blues / How Long How Long Blues / I Am With You / Have Mercy Baby / If I Never Get To Heaven / Pedal Pushin' Papa / I'd Be Satisfied / 'Deed I Do / The Bells / My Baby's 3-D / Tenderly / I Ain't Gonna Cry For You / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / I Really Don't Want To Know / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town | ||||
| 11/1993 | CD Rhino R2 71509 (US) |
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Sixty Minute Men - The Best Of Billy Ward & His Dominoes - Do Something For Me / Chicken Blues / "No" Says My Heart / Weeping Willow Blues / Harbor Lights / Sixty Minute Man / The Deacon Moves In / Heart To Heart / I Am With You / That's What You're Doing To Me / These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Have Mercy Baby / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / Pedal Pushin' Papa / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Rags To Riches / Can't Do Sixty No More / Star Dust | ||||
| 01/1996 | CD King 1400 (US) |
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Greatest Hits - Billy Ward & THE Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / Have Mercy Baby / Pedal Pushin' Papa / These Foolish Things / Rags To Riches / The Bells / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Can't Do Sixty No More |
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| 01/1996 | CD King KCD 5005 (US) |
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14 Hits - VOLUME ONE - Billy Ward AND THE Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / I Am With You / That's What You're Doing To Me / Have Mercy Baby / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / Pedal Pushin' Papa / These Foolish Things / Can't Do Sixty No More / Rags To Riches / Over The Rainbow / O Holy Night / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? / O Holy Night | ||||
| 06/1996 | CD King KCD 5006 (US) |
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18 Hits - VOLUME TWO - THE DOMINOES FEATURING Clyde McPhatter - No Says My Heart / Do Something For Me / Harbor Lights / That's What You're Doing To Me / I Can't Escape From You / Don't Leave Me This Way / Deep Sea Blues / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Yours Forever / Chicken Blues / Weeping Willow Blues / Heart To Heart / The Deacon Moves In / Love, Love, Love / Pedal Pushin' Papa / No Room / I Ain't Gonna Cry For You / I'm Lonely Tonight | ||||
| 1997 | CD Famous Groove FG 97 2001 (F) |
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Their Greatest Hits - Billy Ward And His Dominoes featuring Clyde McPhatter AND JACKIE WILSON - Sixty Minute Man / Have Mercy Baby / The Bells / Chicken Blues / I Am With You / These Foolish Things / The Deacon Moves In / I Can't Escape From You / Do Something For Me / That's What You're Doing To Me / Harbour Lights / Don't Leave Me This Way / Heart To Heart / Deep Sea Blues / I'd Be Satisfied / Weeping Willow Blues / Love, Love, Love / No Says My Heart / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / Pedal Pushin' Papa / Rags To Riches / St. Therese Of The Roses / Stardust / Deep Purple / Jennie Lee / Sixty Minute Man (outtake) | ||||
| 01/2002 | CD COLLECTABLES 2827 (US) |
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The Very Best of Billy Ward and the Dominoes - Chicken Blues / No! Says My Heart / Do Domethng For Me / Weeping Willow Blues / Sixty Minute Man / Harbor Lights / That's What You're Doing To Me / I Am With You / These Foolish Things / Have Mercy Baby / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / I'd Be Satisfied / The Bells / Pedal Pushin' Papa / Yours Forever / You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Rags To Riches / Christmas In Heaven / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / Three Coins In The Fountain / I Really Don't Want To Know / Can't Do Sixty No More / Give Me You / May I Never Love Again / Over the Rainbow | ||||
| 2003 | CD Rev-Ola CR REV 32 (UK) |
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Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward And THE Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man / That's What You're Doing To Me / Harbor Lights / Chicken Blues / The Deacon Moves In / The Bells / Heart To Heart / Do Something For Me / Weeping Willow Blues / No! Says My Heart / I Am With You / Have Mercy Baby / I'd Be Satisfied / Pedal Pushin' Papa / These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano | ||||
| 07/2004 | CD Varèse Sarabande 302 066 553 2 (US) |
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The Essential Masters - Jackie Wilson with Billy Ward & His Dominoes - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Above Jacob's Ladder / Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / Bobby Sox Baby / St. Louis Blues / One Moment With You / Rags To Riches / Christmas In Heaven / Tenderly / A Little Lie / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Learnin' The Blues / Give Me You / That's How You Know You're Growing Old / Bonus Tracks : The Rainy Day Blues (Sonny Wilson with The Billy Mitchell Band) / Danny Boy Blues (Sonny Wilson with The Billy Mitchell Band) | ||||
| 09/2005 | CD King KG0128 (US) |
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14 Greatest Hits - Volume Three - THE DOMINOES FEATURING JACKIE WILSON - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Above Jacob's Ladder / Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / One Moment With You / Bobby Sox Baby / St. Louis Blues / Tenderly / Little Lie / Three Coins In The Fountain / Little Things Mean A Lot / Give Me You / Christmas In Heaven | ||||
| 01/2005 | CD Classics CLASSICS 5120 (US) |
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The CHRONOLOGICAL Billy Ward & the Dominoes - 1950-1953 - Chicken Blues - No Says My Heart / Do Something For Me / Weeping Willow Blues / Sixty Minute Man / Harbour Lights / I Can't Escape From You / That's What You're Doing To Me / I Am With You / Love, Love, Love / Don't Leave Me This Way / These Foolish Things / Deep Sea Blues / Have Mercy Baby / When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano / No Room / I'd Be Satisfied / Pedal Pushin' Papa / The Bells / I Ain't Gonna Cry For You / I'm Lonely / Yours Forever / You Can't Keep a Good Man Down / Where Now, Little Heart |
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| 2005 | CD Rev-Ola CR REV 92 (UK) |
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The Genius Of Clyde McPhatter Featuring The Drifters And Billy Ward And His Dominoes - Do Something For Me (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / I Am With You (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / That's What You're Doing To Me (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / Have Mercy Baby (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / I'd Be Satisfied (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / The Bells (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You (Billy WARD & His DOMINOES) / Money Honey (DRIFTERS) / The Way I Feel (DRIFTERS) / Such A Night (DRIFTERS) / Lucille (DRIFTERS) / Honey Love (DRIFTERS) / Warm Your Heart (DRIFTERS) / Bip Bam (DRIFTERS) / Someday You'll Want Me To Want You (DRIFTERS) / The Bells Of St Mary's (DRIFTERS) / White Christmas (DRIFTERS) / What'Cha Gonna Do (DRIFTERS) / Gone (DRIFTERS) / Hot Ziggety (DRIFTERS) / Everyone's Laughing (DRIFTERS) / Try Try Baby (DRIFTERS) / There You Go (DRIFTERS) / Don't Dog Me (DRIFTERS) / Let The Boogie Woogie Roll (DRIFTERS) / If I Didn't Love You Like I Do (DRIFTERS) / Three-Thirty-Three (DRIFTERS) | ||||
| 2009 | CD JASMINE JASCD 509 (UK) |
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Here Comes Jackie Wilson 1953 - 1958 (Featuring Billy Ward And The Dominoes) - Billy Ward & The Dominoes (Jackie Wilson - Lead) : You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Rags To Riches / Christmas In Heaven / Until The Real Thing Comes Along / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Three Coins In The Fountain / St Therese Of The Roses / St Louis Blues / Jackie Wilson : Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet) / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / To Be Loved / Come Back To Me / As Long As I Live / I'm Wandering / We Have Love / Singing A Song / Lonely Teardrops / In The Blue Of The Evening / That's Why (I Love You So) / Love Is All / Danny Boy / Right Now / You Better Know It / Etcetra / Hush A Bye | ||||
| 02/2014 | 3 CD Acrobat ACTRCD 9035 (UK) |
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| 08/2014 | 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 770 (UK) |
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Stardust - The
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| 05/2015 | 2 CD Real Gone RGM-0359 (US) |
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