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there are fewer pop and rock 'n' roll records featured in the country charts this year

where he slid from an out-of-key note to the correct note

Influenced by the likes of Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson

He travelled to the UK to perform and record in the late '50s

It features all his eight Top 10 R&B hits

Music City Story/ Various - Music City Story / Various Release:Music City Story / Various Ace Records UK there are fewer pop and2011 three CD compilation. The legendary Music City Records of Berkeley, California was one of the longest lived, most fiercely independent black owned record companies of the era. Over the course of two decades, owner Ray Dobard's release schedule reflected the evolution of black popular music, from smooth Blues in the early 1950s, through R&B, instrumentals, Rock 'n' Roll through to the end of the decade, proto Soul in the early '60s and into Funk