1957
JUST TO HOLD MY HAND * CLYDE McPHATTER * ATLANTIC 1133 * USA
It seems unlikely now that Clyde McPhatters important contribution to the development of R&B and Soul music will ever be recognized by a wider public, possibly because unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your point of view, there has never been a song of his used to endorse something by adding art to a popular advertisement.
See also: Let The Boogie Woogie Roll and A Lovers Question