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September 28, 2017
February 22, 1968 – RPM Studio, Los Angeles
Read moreSession No: Liberty 1426.Period: The ABC / Tangerine Years (1959 – 1972).Location: RPM Studio, Los Angeles.Artist: Clydie King.Album (compilation): Clydie King - The Imperial & Minit Years.Label: Liberty Records; Stateside 5099950958122. Personnel: Clydie King (vocals); Jimmy Holiday (2nd lead vocals); Bobby Bryant, Mike Akopoff, Melvin Moore, Roy Burrows (trumpet); Bobby Knight, Tommy Shepard, Streamline Ewing, Dick “Slyde” Hyde (trombone); Georgie Auld, Charles […]
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January 21, 2017
Newport 1993 Now Complete
Read moreOn August 14, 1993, Ray performed at the Fort Adams State Park in a program of the Newport Jazz Festival. Until today I had only seen 4 of the tunes, but now Concert Vault has brought the complete concert online. See this for more context.
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January 15, 2017
Ray Charles’ 1979 Austin City Limits Concert Released (Audio Only)
Read moreComplete digital audio bootlegs of Ray Charles’ Austin City Limits TV concert, originally taped on October 23, 1979, have been circulating on the web since the late 1990s. For free, in a very decent quality. It’s still easily and freely available through torrent websites.Nevertheless, Hi Hat, an obscure British-Cypriot record label, found a reason to […]
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January 14, 2017
Ray Charles’ Zurich 1961 Concert Released
Read moreA while ago my inquiries at the Swiss Radio archives resulted in the discovery of a set of 2 edited tapes with parts of a Jazzkonzert by the Ray Charles Big Band at the Kongresshaus in Zürich, on October 18, 1961.This concert is now part of an abundant “Swiss Radio Days Jazz” CD-series with post-WWII […]
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June 20, 2015
Ray Charles Guesting At Gala-Abend In Berlin
Read moreOn August 28, 1971, Ray Charles performed What’d I Say, as the finale of the “Internationalen Starparade des Gala-Abends der Schallplatte”. He probably played with his own big band and The Raelettes. The show was televized live by Sender Freies Berlin/WDR-2, and shortly after a commemorative elpee was released in a limited edition by Sender Freies Berlin (TST 77 […]
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December 10, 2014
An Album That Was Never Released: Ray Charles Sings For You (1964/65)
Read moreIn the last quarter of 1964 ABC-Paramount made full preparations to release a compilation album titled Ray Charles Sings For You – the liner notes were compiled, the artwork was ordered, the release numbers for the mono and stereo versions (ABC-Paramount #500 A&B) were claimed, and the following tracks – until that date all only released […]
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November 25, 2014
Who You Gonna Love
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10081, January 1960, b/w My Baby (I Love Her Yes I Do).Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. From the first recording session for ABC Paramount, in late 1959. With the band and The Raelettes. (Poor audio):
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November 25, 2014
Sunday, Monday Or Always (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott: Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501, 1963. Taped at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson.
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November 24, 2014
Kentucky Waltz
Read moreAlbum: Pure Genius, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. Captured during the rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertegun in 1953, in New York City. Ray Charles loved to reminisce about his earliest endeavors in country music. Shortly after his 17th birthday, in 1947, he landed a gig with The Florida Playboys. In Michael Lydon’s biography, Ray Charles – […]
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November 21, 2014
All For You
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Invites You To Listen, ABC/Tangerine 595, June 1967. Recorded at RPM International in 1966/1967. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, a strings section, and singers (all uncredited).Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 24.01.2021: the footage of this performance appears no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, […]
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November 21, 2014
Child Support, Alimony
Read moreAlbum: Would You Believe? Warner Bros 26343, October 1990. Also released as a 3″ CD single (b/w I’ll Take Care Of You) by Warner Japan (WPDP-6248). Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Musicians remained uncredited; Rich Cason produced the synthesizer parts. Update 24.01.2021: the footage of this performance appears no longer available, please let me know in […]
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November 21, 2014
I Surrender Dear (With The Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: The Great Ray Charles, Atlantic 1259, August 1957. Recorded on 20 November 1956 at the Capitol Recording Studios in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Arranged by Quincy Jones. Bob Arnold and Johnny Cue were the engineers. Ray […]