Merging the sounds of âś50s R&B with the power of gospel vocals may have been conceived by some as the devils work, but as we all know, Ray forged quite the career out of it and became a pioneer and a major influence by devising a whole new form of black pop music. It is here though that we have both volumes of "Modern Sounds in Country Music" with their wonderful, unique and groundbreaking fusion of jazz, R&B and C&W.
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