Baton Records
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Baton Records was an independent New York City
based record label
pioneered in the 1950s by record producer
Sol Rabinowitz
.
Baton's first record, and subsequent hit, was "A Thousand Stars" by the R&B group The Rivileers. The label's most enduring hit is arguably "I've Got My Mo-Jo Working" written by Preston Foster and first recorded by singer Ann Cole
in 1957. Muddy Waters
claimed to have written the song and put out a recording of it on Chess Records
the same week as Cole's record was released on Baton. Waters had heard Cole sing the song while they were on tour together and adoptend it as his own. A court later ruled that the song was indeed written by Foster, who [as of 1998] is still receiving royalties for "Mojo".
New York City
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based record label
Record label
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pioneered in the 1950s by record producer
Record producer
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Sol Rabinowitz
Sol Rabinowitz
Sol Rabinowitz was the founder and lead producer of Baton Records, an independent record label in New York City during the 1950s.-References:**Baton Records...
.
Baton's first record, and subsequent hit, was "A Thousand Stars" by the R&B group The Rivileers. The label's most enduring hit is arguably "I've Got My Mo-Jo Working" written by Preston Foster and first recorded by singer Ann Cole
Ann Cole
Ann Cole was an American R&B and former gospel singer, who was the first artist signed to the 1950s record label, Baton Records. From 1956-1962 she scored three Top 40 hit singles before she stopped recording...
in 1957. Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...
claimed to have written the song and put out a recording of it on Chess Records
Chess Records
Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
the same week as Cole's record was released on Baton. Waters had heard Cole sing the song while they were on tour together and adoptend it as his own. A court later ruled that the song was indeed written by Foster, who [as of 1998] is still receiving royalties for "Mojo".