Drawing comparisons to the likes of John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, Doctor Ross aka "The Harmonica Boss" made his reputation as a bluesman in Memphis, Tennessee before moving to Detroit, Michigan in the mid-1950s.

Earlier in the decade, Ross recorded his first sides, including signatures "Chicago Breakdown" and "The Boogie Disease," with the legendary Sam Phillips at the esteemed Sun Records.

The 14-track compilation, Memphis Breakdown, gathers the best of those early Memphis sessions all in one place.