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Top 6 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1949


These artists released their first recording in 1949. They have been eligible since the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1986. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.

1. Ray Charles
2. Ruth Brown
3. Dave Brubeck
4. Les Paul
5. The Weavers
6. Kitty Wells

Essential Debut Albums from 1949

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Les Paul And His TrioHawaiian Paradise

Essential Debut Songs from 1949

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Big Jay McNeelyThe Deacon's Hop
Flatt & ScruggsFoggy Mountain Breakdown
Jimmy Preston & His PrestoniansRock the Joint
The WeaversIf I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)

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⇦ 1948 1950 ⇨

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