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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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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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November 21, 2014
Your Love Is So Doggone Good
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970.Single (B): ABC 11308, July 1971, b/w Feel So Bad. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in May 1970. A remarkable, strings dominated arrangement by Sid Feller. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The choir, and the rhythm section remained uncredited (Carol Kaye possibly on bass). Ray added […]
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November 20, 2014
3/4 Of The Time (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. Recorded on a new 16-track console in late 1974 and early 1975 at the RPM International Studio in Los Angeles. With Johnny Coles, Jack Evans, Phil Guilbeau, Bob Coassin – trumpets; Ken Tussing, Glenn Childress, Steve Davis, Wally Huff – trombones; Eddie Pratt, Clifford Solomon […]
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November 20, 2014
A Little Bitty Tear
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. A tune from the Ray Charles Vaults at the RPM International studio in Los Angeles. The basic tracks were laid down by Ray himself, sometime in the ’70s or ’80s. You can almost touch how little energy he put into his voice. I […]
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November 20, 2014
A Pair Of Threes (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Jazz Number II, Tangerine 1512, January 1973. Recorded at RPM International, in December 1971. Arranged by Alf Clausen. Ray Charles – piano; Frank Szabo (lead), Tomas Cortez, Jack Walrath, Marcus Belgrave – trumpets; Mayo Tiana (lead), Jules Rowell, Glenn Childress, Dana Hughes (bass) – trombones; J. Lloyd Miller (alto, lead), James Clay (alto), David Newman (tenor), […]
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November 20, 2014
A Peace That We Never Before Could Enjoy
Read moreAlbum: Love And Peace, Crossover/Atlantic 19199, September 1978. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3473, March 1978, b/w Game Number Nine. Written by Mable John and (her son) Joel Webster. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. (Track #7):
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November 20, 2014
A Perfect Love
Read moreAlbum: Through The Eyes Of Love, ABC/Tangerine 765, August 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With strings and singers. The musicians remained uncredited. Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 24.01.2021: the footage of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd
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November 20, 2014
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
Read moreAlbum: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. Recorded between 20 and 23 April 1976 at the RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. For the session personnel, click on the album’s link, above. (Track #3):
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November 20, 2014
Abraham, Martin And John
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. The musicians remained uncredited (but Carol Kaye was on bass; follow the link to the album to see a list of other identified session musicians). Update 24.01.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on […]
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November 20, 2014
After Loving You (The Raelettes, Ft. Susaye Greene, Ray Charles On Keyboards)
Read moreAlbum3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (and maybe some session musicians). After Loving You by The Raelettes on Grooveshark
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November 20, 2014
Ain’t But The One (With Aretha Franklin)
Read moreAlbum3 (VHS): Duke Ellington – We Love You Madly, VRV 1124, S.l.s.a. (France). Album3: Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul, Atlantic/Rhino B00122MKI0, 16 October 2007. The churchy duet from the We Love You Madly tribute to Duke Ellington (1973) was also released on Aretha’s Unreleased Recordings album, in an edited, remastered version. The album version is […]