Roscoe Shelton - Best Of Roscoe Shelton - Music & Performance - CD

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 label, 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.

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 label, 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.

Performer	Roscoe Shelton
Music genre	R&B / Soul
Media format	CD
Original release date	2017
Language	English
Number of tracks	28
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Strain on My Heart, My Best Friend, Worry, Love Is the Key, I'm Tryin' to Quit, Love Comes and Goes, Master Mind, Keep Your Mind on Me, Wedding Cake, The Fire Still Burns, My Eyes (I Can Cry If I Want to), I Know Your Heart Has Been Broken, Easy Going Fellow, Roll with the Punch, Who Walks in (When I Walk Out), You're Living Too Fast, Soon As Darkness Falls, A Man's Love, I'm in Way Too Deep, Tonight's My Night, Running for My Life, There's a Heartbreak Somewhere, I Can't Stand to Be Without You, I Want to Keep You (If You Want to Stay), You Ought to Take Time Out for Your Love, I'm Ready (To Love You Now), You're the Dream, I'm Still the Man
Record label	Sunset BLVD Records
Music producer	John Richbourg
Track name	Strain On My Heart, My Best Friend, Worry, Love Is The Key, I'm Tryin' To Quit, Love Comes And Goes, Master Mind, Keep Your Mind On Me, Wedding Cake, The Fire Still Burns, My Eyes, I Know Your Heart Has Been Broken, Easy Going Fellow, Roll With The Punch, Who Walks In (When I Walk Out), You're Living Too Fast, Soon As Darkness Falls, A Man's Love, I'm In Way Too Deep, Tonight's My Night, Running For My Life, There's A Heartbreak Somewhere, I Can't Stand To Be Without You, I Want To Keep You (If You Want To Stay), You Ought To Take Time Out For Your Love, I'm Ready (To Love You Now), You're The Dream, I'm Still The Man, My Eyes (I Can Cry If I Want To), Love Comes and Goes, Keep Your Mind on Me, Strain on My Heart, Mastermind, Are You Sure, Think It Over, Pleadin' For Love, I Was Wrong! Played With Love, I've Been Faithful, Say You Really Care, It's My Fault, Something's Wrong, Baby Look What You're Doin' To Me, Miss You So, Is It Too Late Babe, Let Me Believe In You, Crazy Over You, We've Been Wrong, Baby It's True Love, A Fool Wrapped Up In Love, Blue And Miserably Unhappy, I'm So Ashamed, But I Didn't Know, I'm Tellin' You Baby, That's All, Lonely Heartaches, Why Didn't You Tell Me (For So Long), Why Do You Worry Me, There Is Nothing I Can Do, Save Me, Want Your Lovin' Sometime
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N