It was run by famed record producer Ralph Bass and was mainly devoted to Rhythm & Blues releases.
The company also released hillbilly and rockabilly recordings from 1951 onward, e.g., "Rockin' and Rollin" by Ramblin' Tommy Scott on Federal 10003.
Federal issued such classics as The Dominoes' "Sixty Minute Man", and "Have Mercy Baby"[2] as well as Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' "Work with Me, Annie"[3] which was opposed immediately by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) but went on to be an enormous hit.
The group's first Federal single, "Please, Please, Please," was a regional hit and eventually sold a million copies.
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