Okay here's a full list of how all those September nominations that
featured in the old yearly Battles series performed in said Battles

BILL

THE BG BREAK - RICHARD BERRY - 1954

PRELIM
> 6 Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers - I'm A Young Man - Imperial 5309
>11 Richard Berry - The Big Break - Flair 1055

R1
>13 Dinah Washington - Dream - Mercury 70439
>10 Richard Berry - The Big Break - Flair 1055

PIDDILY PATTER PATTER - NAPPY BROWN - 1955

R1
>17 The Colts - Adorable - Mambo 112 55
>8 Nappy Brown - Piddily Patter Patter - Savoy 1162

LITTLE DEMON - SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS - 1956

R1
>The Moonglows - I Knew From The Start - Chess 1646 v
>Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Little Demon - Okeh 7072

>Jay's best song ever IMO goes down here to the Moonglows 13-7
>WINNER - MOONGLOWS

BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON - LITTLE RICHARD - 1959

PRELIM
> 9 Little Richard - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Specialty 660
>13 Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys - Pizza Pie - Capitol 4128

DANCIN' HOLIDAY - THE OLYMPICS - 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQ-bnnn5rM

R1
>33 The Chiffons - One Fine Day - Laurie 3179
>1 The Olympics - Dancin' Holiday - Tri Disc 107

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BRUCE

HEY LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL - THE PARAGONS - 1957

R1
>9 The Paragons - Hey Little School Girl - Winley 215
>14 The Platters - My Dream - Mercury 71093

IF YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' - NAPPY BROWN - 1958

PRELIM
> 4 Jimmy Pritchett - That's The Way I Feel - Crystal 503
>15 Nappy Brown - If You Need Some Lovin' - Savoy 1530

R1
>27 Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love - Vee Jay 280
> 2 Nappy Brown - If You Need Some Lovin' - Savoy 1530

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CARL

I COVER THE WATERFRONT - THE ORIOLES - 1953

PRELIM
>13 Sticks McGhee - Jungle Juice - King 4672
> 6 The Orioles - I Cover The Waterfront - Jubilee 5120

LONG LEANIE MAMA - LIGHTNIN' SLIM - 1958

PRELIM
>15 Buddy Holly - Listen To Me - Coral 61947
> 9 Lightnin' Slim - Long Leanie Mama - Excello 2142

FUNNY (BUT I SSTILL LOVE YOU - RAY CHARLES - 1953

PRELIM
>11 Joe Hill Louis - We All Gotta Go Sometime - Sun 178
> 6 Ray Charles - Funny (But I Still Love You) - Atlantic 999

DON'T LEAVE ME - THE MAGNIFICENTS - 1960

PRELIM
>11 Jack Scott - With Your Love - Carlton 483
>10 The Magnificents - Don't Leave Me - Vee Jay 281

ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND - BIG BOY SPIRES - 1953

PRELIM
> 2 Johnnie Ray & Doris Day - Candy Lips - Columbia 40001
>15 Big Boy Spires - About To Lose My Mind - Chance 1137

R1
>14 Joe Turner - Baby I Still Want You - Atlantic 982
> 4 Big Boy Spires - About To Lose My Mind - Chance 1137

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DIANE

MY GAL'S GONE - THE FIVE BLUE NOTES - 1953

PRELIM
>13 The Five Blue Notes - My Gal Is Gone - Sabre 103
> 2 The Parrots - Don't Leave Me - Parrot 772

R1
> 8 The Five Blue Notes - My Gal Is Gone - Sabre 103
> 9 The Cardinals - Lovie Darling - Atlantic 995

ASHAMED OF MYSELF - THE MIDNIGHTERS - 1955

PRELIM
>9 The Clovers - Love Bug - Atlantic 1060
>12 The Midnighters - Ashamed Of Myself - Federal 12210

R1
>9 The Midnighters - Ashamed Of Myself - Federal 12210
>14 Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Those Lonely,Lonely Nights - RPM 436

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ROGER

YOU DON'T LOVE ME - WiILLIE COBBS - 1969*

*This record was inadvertently included in the 1961 Singles Battle
owing to me not knowing about the 1960 issues of it at that time

PRELIM
>11 Buddy Holly - Look At Me - UK Coral 72445
>15 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me - Home Of The Blues 230

R1
>16 Barry Mann - Who Put The Bomp - ABC-Paramount 10237
>12 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me - Home Of The Blues 230

MISTER MOONLIGHT - DR FEELGOOD & THE INTERNS - 1962

PRELIM
>10 Dr Feelgood & The Interns - Mister Moonlight - Okeh 7144
>10 Big Al Downing - The Story Of My Life - Kansoma 01
>
>In this draw neither contestant inspired me much so my vote was pretty much a coin toss. Feelgood won that meaning that Downing wins this
>WINNER : DOWNING

SECOND LINE - HUEY & CURLEY - 1963

R1
>11 Huey & Curley - Second Line - Ace 671
>15 Sam Cooke - Send Me Some Lovin' - RCA 8129

ROGER FORD
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