1970
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November 5, 2014
If You Were Mine
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970.Single (A): ABC 11271, August 1970, b/w Till I Can’t Take it Anymore. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With strings, rhythm section, and singers – all unnamed. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below […]
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November 4, 2014
I’m Gonna Keep On Singin’
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and session) musicians and The Raelettes at RPM International in Los Angeles between (probably) circa 1975 and circa 1985.The track sounds like genuine Genius. I doubt if it required any “sweetening” by the producers of the Rare album. From the mid […]
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November 3, 2014
Isn’t It Wonderful
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and session) musicians at RPM International in Los Angeles from the ’70s to the ’90s. According to the album’s press release, “Adding a little sweetening to some of the sparse, stripped-down tracks was a team of top-notch musicians and […]
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November 3, 2014
It Hurts To Be In Love
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. The song was co-written by Rudy Toombs (of One Mint Julep and Teardrops From My Eyes fame). Recorded with uncredited musicians at RPM International in Los Angeles. Live:’81 TV Carter’82 TV Legrand’88 LC Leeuwin’90 LC Armenonville’91 LC McCallum – Released’96 LC Atlantic City’96 LC Warsaw’98 LC Charlotte NM’99 […]
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October 29, 2014
Love’s Gonna Bite You Back
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and session?) musicians at RPM International in Los Angeles in March 1980.
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October 22, 2014
Pas-Se-O-Ne Blues (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Ray Charles – piano; J. Lloyd Miller – alto saxophone, oboe; Curtis Peagler – alto saxophone; Andy Ennis, Albert McQueen, Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bobby Bryant, Bill King, […]
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October 21, 2014
Ring Of Fire
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Single (B): ABC 11351, March 1973, b/w I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights). Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in May 1970. Arranged by Sid Feller. With strings, woodwinds and rhythm section. The musicians remained uncredited (Carol Kaye possibly on bass). The […]
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October 19, 2014
Senor Blues (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. The album was recorded with the Ray Charles Orchestra at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Bobby Bryant, Bill King, Marshall Hunt, Blue Mitchell, trumpets; Glen Childress, Henry Coker, Joe Randazzo, (+ Edward Comegys? or Fred Murrell? or David Phelps?) – trombones; J. Lloyd […]
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October 18, 2014
She’s Gone (aka The Heartaches Just Began)
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. This song emerged from the RPM vaults after Ray’s death, and was released with the Rare Genius album. Among a few conaisseurs the tune was already known before, through a demo tape that Ray made to brief Sid Feller on the arrangement. The […]
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October 18, 2014
Show Me The Sunshine
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in May 1970. Arranged by Sid Feller. With organ, strings, (a ‘black sounding’) choir (Raelettes + Ray?) and a rhythm section. The musicians remained uncredited (Carol Kaye possibly on bass). Live: ’70 LC Paris ’70 LC Geneva
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October 18, 2014
Sidewinder (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreBillboard trade ad for Ray Charles, Orchestra, Raelettes – April 3. Album: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. Single (B): Tangerine 1015, March 1971, b/w Booty Butt. This Lee Morgan composition (fully known as The Sidewinder) was recorded with the band at RPM International in Los Angeles, between January 1 to 10, 1970. More than […]
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October 15, 2014
Sweet Memories (With Clydie King)
Read moreDutch release. Album: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Single (B): ABC 11291, February 1971, b/w Don’t Change On Me. A nice duet with Sister Clydie. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians and choir remained uncredited.