Question

The turning point that led to the end of major record labels employing white performers to cover black rock-and-roll artists' songs occurred with which event?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer options to this question are as follows:

-The Marvellettes scored a No. 1 hit with `` Please Mr. Postman '' in 1961.

-Little Richard had a hit, '' Tutti-Frutti, '' in 1956.

-Lauryn Hill covered Frankie Valli's old tune '' Can't Take My Eyes Off of You '' in 1998.

-Ray Charles had a No. 1 hit covering a country song in 1962.

-None of the above.

The correct answer is Ray Charles had a No. 1 hit covering a country song in 1962.

Explanation:

On July 12, 1962 Ray Charles' 'I Can't Stop Loving You' was at the top of the British charts. Charles had recorded his magnificent version of the Don Gibson theme in February of that year at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. The song was also part of their hugely successful LP 'Modern Sounds In Country / Western Music', # 1 on Billboard for 14 weeks.

It is curious that the greatest success of Ray Charles, founder and genius of soul music, was a version of Don Gibson's wonderful country song, "I Can´t Stop Loving You". Ray had dozens of successes during his long career, but none of the scale of that one that spent five weeks at number one. It was the start of the Ray Charles crossover.

There are no products available: Just a year ago, the LP that originally contained that marvelous hit, "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1" of 1962, and its second part of country music via Concord Records were reissued. The two have returned to stores in digital and CD formats, as well as a 180-gram vinyl luxury edition containing both albums.