The Best Music of 1949

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1949. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1949, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison with the Origina	Kiss Me, Kate	☆
Andr&eacc;s Segovia	Guitar Solos	☆
Bing Crosby	Songs from Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	☆
Burl Ives	The Return of the Wayfaring Stranger	☆
Charlie Parker	Bird at the Roost: The Savoy Years, Vol. 1	☆
Count Basie	Dance Parade	☆
Erroll Garner	Playing Piano Solos	☆
Josh White	Strange Fruit	☆
Lennie Tristano	Crosscurrents	☆
Les Paul And His Trio	Hawaiian Paradise	☆
Mel Henke Group	Shock Treatment	☆
Nat King Cole	The King Cole Trio, Vol. 4	☆
Paul Robeson	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	☆
Stan Kenton	Encores	☆
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	Xavier Cugat Dance Parade	☆

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Amos Milburn	In The Middle of The Night	☆
Big Jay McNeely	The Deacon's Hop	☆
Burl Ives	(Ghost) Riders In The Sky	☆
Flatt & Scruggs	Foggy Mountain Breakdown	☆
Frankie Laine	Mule Train	☆
Gene Autry	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	☆
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra & Jules Munshine	New York, New York	☆
Hank Williams	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	☆
Hank Williams	Lovesick Blues	☆
Hank Williams	My Bucket's Got a Hole in It	☆
Hank Williams	Lost Highway	☆
Ivory Joe Hunter	I Almost Lost My Mind	☆
Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians	Rock the Joint	☆
John Lee Hooker	Crawling King Snake	☆
Lena Horne	Stormy Weather	☆
Lightnin' Hopkins	Automobile Blues	☆
Louis Jordan	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie	☆
Louis Jordan	Saturday Night Fish Fry	☆
Mahalia Jackson	I Have A Friend	☆
Mel Tormé	Careless Hands	☆
Roy Brown	Butcher Pete, Pts. 1 and 2	☆
Roy Brown	Boogie at Midnight	☆
T-Bone Walker	First Love Blues	☆
T-Bone Walker	West Side Baby	☆
The Ink Spots	You're Breaking My Heart	☆
The Orioles	Tell Me So	☆
The Weavers	If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)	☆
Wild Bill Moore	Rock and Roll	☆
Wynonie Harris	All She Wants To Do Is Rock	☆

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