After trying several labels without notable success, including Trumpet Records, Milton set up the St. Louis based Bobbin Records label, which ultimately scored a distribution deal with Leonard Chess' Chess Records.
Despois de probar varias discográficas sen moito éxito, incluíndo á Trumpet Records, Milton instalouse en St. Louis pola discográfica Bobbin Records, que acabara de facer un acordo de distribución coa Chess Records de Leonard Chess.