Wild Bill Moore was a journeyman tenor sax jazzer from Detroit who, together with Paul Williams, developed the honking saxophone solo style that would define Rhythm and Blues and early rock and roll. Bill Moore's earliest recordings as a bandleader are covered by The Complete Recordings - Volume 1 1945-1948.
Here is the discography surrounding Wild Bill Moore's debut recordings:
Wild Bill (1947 single as Bill Moore)
Unfinished Bopera (1947 single)
Home Coming Blues (1948 single with His Orchestra)
"The Huckle-Buck" by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
Varetta Dillard and Billy Ward might have been in the lineup for the "first ever" rock and roll concert, but they weren't the headliner. That honor belonged to Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers. Rumor has it that Paul and his band managed to perform only one song at the Moondog Coronation Ball before being shut down by the authorities. (It's been reported that Williams (in his own words, too) managed to perform a set, and the next act took the stage before an overpacked arena and "boisterous" crowd led to the concert's shut down thirty minutes in.)
Paul Williams saw only one album, Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers, released during his tenure at Savoy (in 1954... maybe).
Note: I've also included the limited singles discography of Danny Cobb, an occasional vocalist for The Hucklebuckers. Paul Williams and team were also the backing band on some of Cobb's singles.
Here is Paul Williams's discography:
Hastings Street Bounce (1947 single with his Sextette)
Thirty-Five Thirty (1948 single with his Sextette)
Waxey Maxie (1948 single with his Sextette)
Bouncing With Benson (1948 single with His Sextette)
The Twister (1948 single with His Sextette)
Paradise Valley Walk (1948 single with his "35-50" Sextette)
Cranberries (1949 single)
The Huckle-Buck (1949 single with His Hucklebuckers)
House Rocker (1949 single with His Hucklebuckers)
Pop-Corn (1949 single with His Hucklebuckers)
The Complete Recordings - Volume 1 1947-1949 (compilation album)
Please Don't Leave Me Baby (1950 single by Danny Cobb)
Danny Boy (1950 single by Danny Cobb)
Jeep's Blues (1950 single with his Hucklebuckers)
Camp Meeting Bounce (1950 single with His Hucklebuckers)
Rye Boogie (1950 single with His Hucklebuckers)
Turtle-Rock (1950 single with His Hucklebuckers)
Rockin' Chair Blues (1951 single with his Hucklebuckers)
Blowin' the Boogie (1952 single with His Hucklebuckers)
I Need Your Love (1952 single by Danny Cobb)
Don't Mess With My Woman (1952 single by Danny Cobb)
Farewell Baby (1952 single by Danny Cobb)
The Complete Recordings - Volume 2 1949-1952 (compilation album)
Miami Drag (1953 single with His Orchestra)
Young Man Blues (1953 single with His Orchestra)
Shuck-Foot (1953 single with his Orchestra)
Spread Joy (1954 single with His Orchestra)
The Thin Man (1954 single with his Orchestra)
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
Ring-A-Ling (1955 single with His Orchestra)
Hello (1955 single with His Band)
It's Over (1955 single)
My Isabella (1955 single by Danny Cobb)
Suggie, Duggie, Boogie Baby (1956 single with his Orchestra)
The Complete Recordings - Volume 3 1952-1956 (compilation album)
Titanic (1957 single with his Orchestra)
Pass the Buck (1957 single)
Hey, Mr. Warden (1957 single by Danny Cobb)
What Could I Do (1957 single by Danny Cobb)
South Shore Drive (1958 single)
Walkin' the Track (1961 single)
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (1962 single with His Orchestra)
The Hucklebuck (compilation album with His Orchestra)
Spider Sent Me (compilation album with His Hucklebuckers)
Some Day (compilation song by Danny Cobb)
I Pray for Your Love (compilation song by Danny Cobb)
Ay Lah Bah (compilation song by Danny Cobb)
"My Love Is True" by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
"(That's the Way) My Mind Is Working" by Varetta Dillard
In 1952, Alan Freed invited Billy Ward and His Dominoes to be on the ticket for his Moondog Coronation Ball, the first ever "Rock and Roll" concert. They weren't the headliners and neither was the young Varetta Dillard who snuck onto the bill just above "Many Others!"
Varetta Dillard never released a proper LP, so the highlighted album for this stop will be the compilation album with the best cover: Mercy Mr. Percy Vol. 1 released by Savoy Jazz. There is no Vol. 2.
Note: In this case, the listed year (1961) is a chronological marker and not the year the album was released.
Here is Varetta Dillard's discography:
Easy, Easy Baby (1952 single)
Here in My Heart (1952 single)
I Cried and Cried (1952 single)
Please Tell Me Why (1952 single)
Them There Eyes (1952 single)
Getting Ready for My Daddy (1953 single)
I Ain't Gonna Tell (1953 single)
I Love You (1953 single)
Mercy, Mr. Percy (1953 single)
Send Me Some Money (1954 single)
The Answer to My Prayer (1955 single)
I'll Never Forget You (1955 single)
Johnny Has Gone (1955 single)
Got You on My Mind (1956 single)
I'm Gonna Tell My Daddy (1956 single)
If You Want to Be My Baby (1956 single)
Mama Don't Want (What Poppa Don't Want) (1956 single)
One More Time (1956 single)
Pray for Me Mother (1957 single)
That's Why I Cry (1957 single)
Time Was (1957 single)
Just Multiply (1958 single)
Star of Fortune (1958 single)
Scorched (1959 single)
Teaser (1960 single)
A Little Bitty Tear (1961 single)
You Better Come Home (1961 single)
Mercy Mr. Percy Vol. 1
Got You on My Mind (Complete Recordings 1956-1961/Vol. 1) (compilation album)
The Lovin' Bird (Complete Recordings 1956-1961/Vol. 2) (compilation album)
Mercy, Mr. Percy (compilation album)
Breaking Hearts (1962 single as Varetta & The Thomases)
