' early career was tied directly to record producer , who discovered and signed him to his local Texas label, , in 1953, releasing ' first single in 1954. When was absorbed into , continued to produce ' releases for that label, and when became a staff producer for in 1962, followed him to that label. This first volume of a two-volume greatest-hits set covers this / period, and includes the hit singles "White Lightning," "She Thinks I Still Care," "Tender Years," and "The Race Is On," among others. ~ Steve Leggett