1965
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October 28, 2014
Makin’ Whoopee
Read moreAlbum: Live In Concert, ABC/Paramount 500, 1964.Single (A – vocal; B – piano): ABC 10609, November 1964. Ray Charles – piano; Don Peake – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Wilbert Hogan – drums. Live:’64 LC Copenhagen’64 LC England’70 TV Humperdinck’91 LC Montreux
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October 27, 2014
Maybe It’s Nothing At All
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Onzy Matthews. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any […]
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October 24, 2014
Next Door To The Blues
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. With the Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raelettes. Arranged by Onzy Matthews.
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October 22, 2014
Please Forgive And Forget
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965 (Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums). Arranged by Sid Feller. On the album it was stated that the song was originally produced for the film Ballad In Blue, whereas it’s […]
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October 15, 2014
Swing A Little Taste (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Live In Concert, ABC/Paramount 500, January 1965. Ray and the band never recorded this great instrumental in the studio studio. The tune was written by Julian Priester (who, oddly, seems to have missed the two recordings during his stay at the band, in 1964 – the one in the UK taped several months […]
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October 10, 2014
Together Again
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Single (A): ABC 10785, March 1966, b/w You’re Just About To Lose Your Clown. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965. The musicians were not credited (Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums). The Jack Halloran Singers took care […]
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October 9, 2014
Watch It Baby
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Ray recorded this typical Percy Mayfield song at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Listen here.