1970

• November 3, 2014

  It’s Almost Here (The Raelettes, Ray Charles On Keyboard)

  Single3 (B): Tangerine 986, 1968, b/w. I Want To Thank You.Album3: The Raelettes, Souled Out, Tangerine 1511, 1971. Ray Charles on piano. The Raelettes (possible line-up): Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Gwen Berry and Alex Brown (but in the Summer of ’68 the girls’ line-up went through several changes; cf. the Raelettes Page). Recorded at RPM International, Los […]

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• November 2, 2014

  Just Because

  Album: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 3634, November 1979, b/w Love Me Or Set Me Free. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra and session musicians. Live:’80 LC Northsea’82 LC Capital’82 LC Antibes’82 LC Beacon’82 LC Washington’82 LC Japan

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• November 2, 2014

  Keep It To Yourself (The Raelettes, ft Mable John, Ray Charles On Keyboards)

  Single (B): Tangerine 1006, February 1970, b/w. I Want To (Do Everything For You).Album3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. Written by Billy Preston. Ray Charles on piano, ft. Mable John. The Raelettes: Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, ?Dorothy Berry? and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with […]

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• November 2, 2014

  Kids Are Pretty People (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Album: 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 Tiano (lead), Jules Rowell, Glenn Childress, Dana Hughes (bass) – trombones; J. Lloyd Miller (alto, lead), James Clay (alto), David Newman […]

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• November 1, 2014

  Leave My Man Alone (The Raelettes, Ft Vernita Moss, Ray Charles On Keyboards)

  Single (B): Tangerine 1017, June 1971, b/w Here I Go Again.Album3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. Leave My Woman Alone, from a female perspective, featuring the “evilest” contra-alto of Vernita Moss. The Raelettes’ probable line-up: Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry and ?Estella Yarbrough?. Recorded at RPM […]

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• October 31, 2014

  Let It Be

  Album: True To Life, Crossover/Atlantic 19142, October 1977. The True To Life-album was recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with a mix of road musicians from his Orchestra, some studio musicians, and The Raelettes. The two known live performances were also brilliant, maybe even more so.* To me it’s a miracle why Brother Ray didn’t sing […]

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• October 31, 2014

  Lift Every Voice And Sing

  Album: A Message From the People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. Ray may have played the organ on this one. The musicians remained uncredited (but follow the link to the album for the identified session players). The Raelettes contributing to the Cavett shows were Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, […]

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• October 30, 2014

  Living For The City

  Album: Renaissance, Crossover 9005, June 1975.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 981, July 1975, b/w Then We’ll Be Home (Sadies Tune). The album was recorded in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Ray later explained, “I do it a lot differently than Stevie; I cut out a lot of the musical flourishes and I put […]

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• October 30, 2014

  Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma

  Album: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972.Single (A): ABC 11329, June 1972, b/w America The Beautiful. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. The musicians remained uncredited (but Donnie Eubank played congas on this one, and Carol Kaye was on bass; follow the link to the album to see a list of […]

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  October 30, 2014

  Louise

  Album: Come Live With Me, Crossover 9000, January 1974.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 974, March 1974, b/w Somebody. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Arranged by Sid Feller. This one was with The Raelettes (did they also do the whistling?) and the band. The live version was marvelously churched up. Live:’73 LC Arbor’73 TV Follies’74 TV TS

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• October 29, 2014

  Love Me Or Set Me Free

  Album: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979.Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3634, November 1979, b/w Just Because. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra, The Raelettes (probably) and session musicians. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below […]

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• October 29, 2014

  Love Me Tonight (Turn Out The Lights And —)

  Album: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra and session musicians. Update 14.02.2021: 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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