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  • Imperial Records, Part 11 - 1957-58. This week, we conclude our Imperial series with part eleven, focusing on Imperial's R&B releases from the end of 1957 and the beginning of 1958. There's a new hit-maker in town as Imperial signs the young heartthrob, Ricky Nelson as well as other Rockabilly, Rock and Pop acts. Chudd begins to move the label away from Rhythm & Blues and that great New Orleans sound that brought the hits over the past decade. Fats is still able to chart and does so with gusto as "What Will I Tell My Heart," "Wait & See," "When I See You," "Sick & Tired" and "The Big Beat" all make the charts. Ernie Freeman scores one of Imperial's best-sellers with his cover of the Bill Justis tune, "Raunchy" and Bobby Mitchell records the first version of "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday." 1958 is a great place for us to stop as we've covered Imperial's R&B heyday over the past eleven weeks on your source for the "soul that came before Rock n' Roll.
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    Miles at 100: Keyon Harrold Live from Carnegie Hall. Miles Davis turns 100 this year. To mark the occasion, trumpeter Keyon Harrold brought his band to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall for a night of music, memory, and celebration. We bring you that concert, plus Keyon's conversation with Christian McBride about Miles, his music, and what this moment meant to him.