Evelyn Knight & The Ray Charles Singers

Best remembered for her 1949 smash "Powder Your Face with Sunshine," pop songbird Evelyn Knight was born and raised in Washington, D.C., beginning her music career on local radio. Upon signing to Decca in 1945, she scored her first Top Ten hit with her debut single, "Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)." Her follow-up, "Chickery Chick," proved another chart blockbuster, but from there Knight's career went into free fall, with singles like "My Fickle Eye" and "Passé" barely registering at radio and retail. In late 1948 Knight entered the studio with backing vocalis...