Baton Records was an independent New York City based record label launched in 1954 by record producer Sol Rabinowitz, mainly to record and release rhythm and blues music.Baton's first record, and subsequent hit, was "A Thousand Stars" by the R&B group The Rivileers. The label's most enduring hit is arguably "I've Got My Mo-Jo Working" written by Preston Foster and first recorded by singer Ann Cole in 1957.