Downbeat [CA.]

LOCATION: LA, CA.
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TIMESPAN: 1940s-1950?
MISC NOTES: Label named was soon changed to Swing Records after legal action by downbeat magazine.

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DOWN BEAT 171 400w

MISC NOTES: This can be considered the very first R&B recording ever released commercially from a Northwest studio. The singer/pianist, Ray Charles Robinson, moved to LA in mid-1950 and launched a mega-successful career under the stage name of Ray Charles - but this was his debut recording.

LOCATION: Seattle, WA.
RECORDING PERSONNEL: R. C. Robinson (vocals/piano); G.D. McKee (guitar), Milton Garred (bass).
RECORDING STUDIO: Unverified, but possibly at Western Studios / KOL radio in the Northern Life Tower.
RECORDING ENGINEER: Possibly Jimmy Linden.

FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 10"
SPEED: 78 rpm
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: R. C. Robinson
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B-SIDE COMPOSER: R. C. Robinson
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