Rupe relented and from 1955 to 1959 Carr recorded two dozen rock and roll and R&B sides for Specialty, which, like her gospel songs, she mostly wrote herself.
After some persuasion, Rupe allowed Carr to record twenty-four rock and roll and R&B tunes for Specialty between 1955 and 1959. These recordings, similar to her gospel music, were primarily written by Carr herself.