Swingbeat [CA.]
LOCATION: LA, CA.
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TIMESPAN: 1950....
MISC NOTES: Label began as Downbeat Records in the 1940s, then switched names after legal cation by downbeat magazine.
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SIZE: 10"
SPEED: 78 rpm
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Misc Notes: Band was originally named the McSon Trio - for two members names Gosady McKee (guitar) and Ray Charles Robinson (piano/vocals). Their bassist was Milton Garred. First recordings cut in Seattle for Downbeat Records (later renamed Swingbeat Records). In mid-1950 Robinson broke away and began recording as Ray Charles. A-side song was written with lyrics about characters the band met playing gigs at Seattle's Old Rocking Chair nightclub.
LOCATION: LA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Ray Charles Robinson (piano/vocals); Garcia McKee (guitar); Milton Garred (bass)
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A-SIDE COMPOSER: G.D. McKee
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