Charles moved to Seattle in 1948, where he founded "The McSon Trio" with guitarist G. D. "Gossie" McKee and bassist Milton S. Garret.
In late 1948, Jack Lauderdale of Down Beat Records heard Charles play at the Seattle jazz club, "The Rocking Chair".
In February 1949, the two songs were released as Down Beat record number 171 with "Confession Blues" as the B-side.
"Confession Blues", as well as much of Charles' early work, was grounded in the style of jazz musicians like Nat King Cole and Charles Brown.
11 on "the Billboard Best Selling Retail Race Records chart" (renamed "the Retail Rhythm & Blues Records chart" a short time later).