Double Crossing Blues

"Double Crossing Blues' is a 1950 collaborative song by Johnny Otis Quintette, The Robins, and Little Esther. The single went to number one on the R&B chart.^[1] The single was the debut single for Esther Phillips, who at the time of "Double Crossing Blues" release was fourteen years old, becoming the youngest female singer to have a number-one single on the R&B chart.^[2]

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 445. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 459. 

Preceded by "I Almost Lost My Mind" by Ivory Joe Hunter

Billboard Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records number-one single March 4, 1950

Succeeded by "Mistrusting Blues" by Little Esther with Mel Walker and the Johnny Otis Orchestra