Fortune (MI) 78rpm / 45rpm Volume 6

 

Fortune (MI) 78rpm / 45rpm Volume 6

Subsidiary : Rialto (MI), Blue ⭑ Star (MI), Hi-Q (MI), Rendezvous (MI), Strate-8 (MI)

Location :

 (Oct 1946) 11839 Twelth St. Detroit, MI

(Jan 1949) 12005 Twelth Street Detroit, MI

(March 1951) 11629 Linwood Detroit, MI

(August 1957) 3942 Third Ave. Detroit, MI

Owners : Dorothy (Devora) Brown & Jack Brown

700 series

Fortune (MI) 78 - 711 : Chuck Oakes & His Chuck Wagon Boys - Waltz Of Virginia (1951)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 711 : Chuck Oakes & His Chuck Wagon Boys - Hey! It's Chuck's Boogie (1951)

800 Series

Track List

Fortune (MI) 78 - 800 : National Harmonizers - Death Comes Knocking (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 800 : National Harmonizers - Is Your All On The Altar? (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 801 : John Brim & His Combo Vocal By Grace Brim - Strange Man (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 801 : John Brim & His Combo Vocal By Grace Brim - Mean Man Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 802 : Henry Smith - Dog Me Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 802 : Henry Smith - Rocking Chair Boogie (1950) 

Fortune (MI) 78 - 803 : Beulah Wallace - The Heaven Bound Train missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 803 : Rose Blair - Fatigue missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 804 : Gene Allen Trio - Trying To Get Rid Of The Blues need label missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 804 : Gene Allen Trio - My Darling Bernice need label  missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 805 : Big Maceo Merriweather - Worried Life Blues No. 2 (1951)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 805 : Big Maceo Merriweather - Strange To Me Blues (1951)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 806 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Rhythm Band - Longing For You (1951) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 806 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Rhythm Band - Sweet Bread Baby (1951)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 807 : Gene Seals Combo - She Don’t Want Your Rocking (1952)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 807 : Gene Seals Combo - Hurry Back To Me (1952)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 808 : Honey Brown - Rocking & Jumping (1952)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 808 : Choker Campbell - Frankie & Johnny (1952)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 809 : Boo Boo Turner Group - I Goofed (1953) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 809 : Boo Boo Turner Group - Cooling With Boo Boo (1953) need label missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 810 : Harry (Honeyboy) Willis - I’ll Understand (1953) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 810 : Harry (Honeyboy) Willis - Poker Playing Baby (1953)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 811 : Four Kings - My Head Goes Acting Up (1954)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 811 : Four Kings - You Don’t Mean Me Right (1954)

Rendezvous (MI) 45 - 812 : Five Dukes Of Rhythm - Soft Sweet & Really Fine (1954)

Rendezvous (MI) 45 - 812 : Five Dukes Of Rhythm - Everybody’s Singing The Blues (1954)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 813 : Paul Lewis - Wedding Bells, Oh Wedding Bells (1954)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 813 : Paul Lewis - Little Senorita (1954)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 814 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 814 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 815 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 815 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 816 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 816 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 817 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 817 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 818 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 818 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 819 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 819 : Unconfirmed

Fortune 45rpm pressings  have been found of all 800 series numbers after this point.

Fortune (MI) 45 - 820 : Joe Weaver - I'm On My Merry Way (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 820 : Joe Weaver - Loose Caboose (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 821 : Five Dollars - Doctor Baby (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 821 : Five Dollars - Harmony Of Love (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 822 : Swans - Mister Cool Breeze (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 822 : Swans - I'll Forever Love You (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 823 : Bu Bu Turner Group - Rose Of Tangier (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 823 : Bu Bu Turner Group - Hornet’s Nest (1955) missing

Fortune (MI) 45 - 824 : Andre William - Going Down To Tia Juana (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 824 : Andre William - Pulling Time (1955)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 825 : Joe Weaver - Baby, I Love You So (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 825 : Joe Weaver - It Must Be Love (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 826 : Five Dollars - So Strange (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 826 : Five Dollars - You Know I Can't Refuse (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 827 : Andre Williams - Mozelle (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 827 : Andre Williams - Just Want A Little Lovin' (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 828 : Andre Williams - Bobby Jean (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 828 : Andre Williams - It's All Over (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 829 : Chet Oliver - Going Back To Chicago (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 829 : Chet Oliver - Cool As A Cucumber (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 830 : Five Dollars - Hard Working Mama (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 830 : Five Dollars - I Will Wait (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 831 : Andre (Mr. Rhythm) Williams - Bacon Fat (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 831 : Andre (Mr. Rhythm) Williams - Just Because Of A Kiss (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 832 : Joe Weaver - Looka Here, Pretty Baby (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 832 : Joe Weaver - Baby Child (1956)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 833 : Five Jets - I'm Wanderin' (1957) Pressing plant error

Fortune (MI) 45 - 833 : Five Dollars - You Fool (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 833 : Five Dollars - How To Do The Bacon Fat (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 833 : Five Dollars - You Fool (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 834 : Andre Williams - You Are My Sunshine (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 834 : Andre Williams - Mean Jean (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 835 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 45 - 835 : Unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 45 - 836 : Little Eddie & The Don Juans - This Is A Miracle (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 836 : Little Eddie & The Don Juans - Calypso Beat (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 837 : Andre Williams - Jail Bait (1) (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 837 : Andre Williams - My Tears (1957)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 838 : Bo-Bo Jenkins - Baby, Don't You Want To Go (1957)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 838 : Bo-Bo Jenkins - 10 Below Zero (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 838 : Bo-Bo Jenkins - Baby, Don't You Want To Go (Alt) (1966)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 838 : Bo-Bo Jenkins - 10 Below Zero (Alt) (1966)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - The Greasy Chicken (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - Come On, Baby (1957)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - The Greasy Chicken (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - Pass The Biscuits Please (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - Don’t Touch (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839 : Andre Williams - Pass The Biscuits Please (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839X : Andre Williams - Don’t Touch (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 839X : Andre Williams - Pass The Biscuits Please (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 840 : Royal Jokers - Sweet Little Angel (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 840 : Royal Jokers - I Don't Like You That Much (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 841 : Diablos - Harriet (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 841 : Diablos - Come Home, Little Girl (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 842 : Andre Williams - My Last Dance With You (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 842 : Andre Williams - Hey! Country Girl (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 843 : Little Ernest Tucker - Too Small To Dance (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 843 : Little Ernest Tucker - Gonna Get Me A Satellite (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 844 : Earl Chatman - Take Two Steps Back (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 844 : Earl Chatman - Loving You Baby (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 845 : Little Eddie & The Dollars - My Mama Said (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 845 : Little Eddie & The Dollars - Yellow Moon (1958)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 846 : John Lee Hooker - (Miss Sadie Mae) Curl My Baby's Hair (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 846 : John Lee Hooker - 609 Boogie (2) (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 847 : Andre Williams & Gino Parks  - Put A Chain On It (1) (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 847 : Andre Williams & Gino Parks -I’m All For You (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 848 : Eddie Kirkland & His Houserockers - I Need You Baby (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 848 : Eddie Kirkland & His Houserockers - I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong

Fortune (MI) 45 - 849 : Walter Hamilton Combo - Sherry Blues (1959)

Fortune (MI) 45 - 849 : Walter Hamilton Combo - Peaches & Cream (1959)

Note : Fortune started pressing 45rpm as well as 78rpm copies in 1951. With the York Bros. on 120 being the first known issue on both 45 & 78.  Some issues between 800 & issue 820 are known on 45rpm (numbers 810 811 813) but  Fortune did not fully commit to 45rpm and some earlier issues are still 78rpm only.  The last known 78rpm issue was March 1959 issue 525.

Fortune (MI) 78 - 811 only copies found on Rendezvous (MI) 45 - 812

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