1960

• November 15, 2014

  Cocktails For Two (With Betty Carter)

  Album: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. The album was recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on June 13 and 14, 1961. With Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – […]

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• November 15, 2014

  Come And Get It

  Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Jimmy Lewis must have confused Brother Ray. Not only the horns but even Ray himself sounded ‘Memphis’ all of a sudden. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Update […]

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• November 14, 2014

  Cry

  Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964.Single (A): ABC 10615, January 1965, b/w Teardrops From My Eyes. Recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York. Arranged by Sid Feller, around May 8, 1964. Murray The K, 1965 (partial – starts at 17’33):Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, […]

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• November 14, 2014

  Cry Me A River

  Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Calvin Jackson.

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• November 14, 2014

  Crying Time (With The Raelettes, Ft Lillie Fort)

  Single (A): ABC/Paramount 10739, October 1965, b/w When My Dream Boat Comes Home.Album: Crying Time, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 544, January 1966. Recorded on June 23, 1965 at RPM Studios in Hollywood. Ray Charles (vocals, piano); John Audino, Conte Candoli (trumpet); Milton Bernhart, Frank D. Strong (trombone); Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Bill Carson (alto saxophone); Jewel Grant (baritone saxophone); […]

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• November 14, 2014

  Dawn Ray

  Album: The Genius After Hours, Atlantic 1369, June 1961 (1956, 1957). Recorded on September 12, 1957, in New York. Ray on piano, just with Joe Harris on drums and Oscar Pettiford on bass. Live:In 1962 the tune was longlisted in a concert souvenir brochure, but no live recordings have ever surfaced.

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• November 14, 2014

  Deep In The Heart Of Texas

  Album: Album: Genius Hits the Road, ABC/Paramount 335, July 1960. Recorded at the Capitol Studios in New York City on 29 March 1960. With John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave, Martin Banks – trumpet; David Newman – tenor saxophone, Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Milt Turner – drums; Edgar Willis – bass.According to […]

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• November 14, 2014

  Diane

  Album: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. With uncredited: strings and (Jack Halloran’s?) singers, and a rhythm section (Edgar Willis – bass; Irving Cottler – drums?). Marty Paich – arranger, conductor. Live:Concert souvenir brochures from 1961 to 1964 longlisted the song as […]

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• November 14, 2014

  Don’t Cry Baby

  Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood and arranged by Calvin Jackson. For notes about the line-up, follow the link above. Listen here.

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• November 14, 2014

  Don’t Let Her Know

  Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians for the C&W/R&B album were not credited. The Jack Halloran Singers and The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Sid Feller. In the live version Ray brought the BPM rate back to a death […]

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• November 13, 2014

  Don’t Set Me Free (With Margie Hendricks)

  Single (A): ABC 10405, February 1963, b/w The Brightest Smile In Town.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Arranged by Gerald Wilson; produced by Sid Feller. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd […]

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• November 13, 2014

  Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles

  Album: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2, ABC/Paramount 435, October 1962. Recorded on 5 September 1962 in New York. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Musicians not credited. Backing vocals by The Raelettes? Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if […]

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