xt on ▁car n ival ▁show ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁play ▁piano ▁and ▁sing ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁making ▁$ 1 7 5 ▁per ▁week ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁weeks ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁town . ▁She ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁Cla xt on ▁but ▁her ▁mother ▁refused ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Bass ▁"... ▁she ▁literally ▁drag ged ▁me ▁off ▁the ▁train ". ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁brief ▁st int ▁with ▁Cla xt on ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁vocal ist ▁Little ▁Mil ton ▁and ▁his ▁band le ader ▁Oliver ▁Sain ▁who ▁h ired ▁her ▁to ▁back ▁Little ▁Mil ton ▁on ▁piano ▁for ▁concert s ▁and ▁recording . ▁ ▁Bass ▁originally ▁only ▁played ▁piano ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁but ▁one ▁night ▁Mil ton ▁didn ' t ▁show ▁up ▁on ▁time ▁so ▁Sain ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁sing ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁soon ▁given ▁her ▁own ▁featured ▁vocal ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁Mil ton ▁and ▁Sain ▁eventually ▁split ▁up ▁and ▁Bass ▁went ▁with ▁Sain ; ▁he ▁also ▁rec ru ited ▁male ▁singer ▁Bobby ▁Mc Cl ure ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Oliver ▁Sain ▁Soul ▁Rev ue ▁featuring ▁Font ella ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Mc Cl ure ". ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁career ▁With ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Bob ▁Ly ons , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁station ▁K AT Z , ▁Bass ▁recorded ▁several ▁songs ▁released ▁through ▁Bob bin ▁Records ▁She ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁I ke ▁Turner ▁when ▁she ▁recorded ▁on ▁his ▁labels ▁P ran n ▁and ▁Son ja . ▁Her