
1998: The very first portable MP3 player goes on sale after strenuous efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to stop it. It’s called the Diamond Rio PMP300 and retails for $200. It has the capacity for a whopping 12 songs.

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1955: Ray Charles scores his first hit, landing on Billboard’s R&B charts with his song “I Got a Woman.”
The song is a revamped gospel tune, originally titled “It Might Be Jesus.”

1998: The very first portable MP3 player goes on sale after strenuous efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to stop it. It’s called the Diamond Rio PMP300 and retails for $200. It has the capacity for a whopping 12 songs.
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