Merging the sounds of '50s 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 Vol. 1 of Modern Sounds in Country Music with itsåÊwonderful, unique and groundbreaking fusion of Jazz, R&B and Country & Western. Volume 1åÊtopped the US LP charts for 14 weeks, selling an estimated two million copies, and span off two multi-million-selling singles: "I Can't Stop Loving You"/"Born to Lose" and "You Don't Own Me"/"Careless Love".