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Nashville is famous for the tremendous contribution to the history of country music, 'Music City' also housed a flourishing Rhythm and Blues community in the post-war period. John Richbourg, a leading DJ at Nashville's 50,000-watt R & B station WLAC, was an influential, driving force in this scene, especially since he joined Sound Stage 7 Records as a producer in the mid 60s. Richbourg created groundbreaking hits for the best soul singers of the tag, among others for Roscoe Shelton from Lynchburg, Tennessee. Shelton began with The Fairfield Four and The Skylarks as a gospel singer, before a long-lasting change in 1958 at the behest of Ernie Young, owner of Excello Records. Roscoe made seven singles for Excello by 1961, but he took the most important step when he signed with Sims Records, where he cracked the national R & B charts with Strain On My Heart in 1965. After switching to Sound Stage 7 the following year, Shelton landed another hit with Easy Going Fellow and made more recordings for SS7 until 1968, then retired from the show business. This comprehensive compilation with 28 tracks from Roscoe's years at SS7 offers the deepest collection of this soul pioneer in it's most productive time. Album Tracks 1. Strain on My Heart 2. My Best Friend 3. Worry 4. Love Is the Key 5. I'm Tryin' to Quit 6. Love Comes and Goes 7. Master Mind 8. Keep Your Mind on Me 9. Wedding Cake 10. The Fire Still Burns 11. My Eyes (I Can Cry If I Want to) 12. I Know Your Heart Has Been Broken 13. Easy Going Fellow 14. Roll with the Punch 15. Who Walks in (When I Walk Out) 16. You're Living Too Fast 17. Soon As Darkness Falls 18. A Man's Love 19. I'm in Way Too Deep 20. Tonight's My Night 21. Running for My Life 22. There's a Heartbreak Somewhere 23. I Can't Stand to Be Without You 24. I Want to Keep You (If You Want to Stay) 25. You Ough
