1980
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November 10, 2014
Good Vibrations (With The Beach Boys, The Everly Brothers, A.O.)
Read moreRay never liked finales, but he seemed to have a good time in this one. Filmed at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii on 12 December 1986, aired on 13 March 1987, on ABC-TV. (Starts at 1’04’16): Update 10.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below […]
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November 9, 2014
Hey Hey (With Jackie King)
Read moreAlbum3 (VHS): The Willie Nelson Special With Special Guest Ray Charles, first aired in November 1985, Embassy Home Entertainment, S.a. (Laser Disc: Rhino/WEA, 9 July 2002). Wonderful blues instrumental with Ray on electric piano, and Jackie King on guitar, recorded at the Austin Opry House on 18 May 1984.
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November 8, 2014
I Can’t Change It
Read moreAlbum: Brother Ray Is At It Again, Crossover/Atlantic SH 8546, March 1980. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Arranged by Ray Charles. This is how the Genius churchified this Frankie Miller song (who wrote it when he was 12):
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November 7, 2014
I Don’t Want No Stranger Sleepin’ In My Bed
Read moreAlbum: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983. Recorded between 1981 and 1983 with uncredited session musicians in Nashville, finished at RPM International in Los Angeles. The demo that Ray used to brief Sid Feller on the arrangement has survived. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please […]
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November 7, 2014
I Had It All
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Recorded in Nashville and at RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, Buddy Spicher – Fiddle; Matt Morris – Bass; James Gadson – drums. Arranged […]
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November 6, 2014
I Was On Georgia Time
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Recorded in Nashville and RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, Buddy Spicher – Fiddle; Matt Morris – Bass; James Gadson – drums. Arranged by […]
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November 6, 2014
I Wish You Were Here Tonight
Read moreAlbum: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983.Single (B): Columbia 4297, November 1983, b/w We Didn’t See A Thing. Arranged by James Polk and Ray Charles, recorded with Nashville session musicians. Columbia really believed in Ray Charles’ ‘second country career’. For the album Wish You Were Here Tonight (peaking at #29 on the Country Album Chart) they […]
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November 6, 2014
I’d Walk A Little More For You
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. Recorded at RPM International with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (i.e. Mark Curry, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Mike Christianson, Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, Charlie Schofner – trombones; Al Jackson, Chris Lega, Ricky Woodard, Rudy Johnson, Leroy Cooper – saxophones; Ernest Vantrease – […]
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November 6, 2014
If I Were You
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Recorded in Nashville studios and RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, Buddy Spicher – Fiddle; Matt Morris – Bass; James Gadson – drums. Arranged […]
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November 6, 2014
If That’s What’Cha Want
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. Recorded at RPM International with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (i.e. Mark Curry, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Mike Christianson, Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, Charlie Schofner – trombones; Al Jackson, Chris Lega, Ricky Woodard, Rudy Johnson, Leroy Cooper – saxophones; Ernest Vantrease […]
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November 5, 2014
I’ll Be Good To You (With Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones)
Read moreSingle3 (A, part 1; B, part 2): Qwest 22697, October 1989.Single3 (12″ Maxi CD): Quest 0-21408, 1989.Music clip: see this.Album3 (LP, CD): Quincy Jones, Back On The Block, Quest 26020, 1989. Lead vocals – Chaka Khan, Ray Charles; guitar – George Johnson; bass – Louis Johnson; keyboards – David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince; drums – Harvey […]
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November 3, 2014
It Ain’t Gonna Worry My Mind (With Mickey Gilley)
Read moreAlbum: Friendship, Columbia 39415, February 1985.Single (A): Columbia 4860, Aoril 1985, b/w Crazy Old Soldier. Recorded at the Eleven Eleven Studios and the Soundshop Studio in Nashville, and the Pedernales Studio in Spicewood, with c&w veteran Billy Sherrill. Ray finished things off at RPM International in Los Angeles. The album was recorded with session musicians Hargus Pig […]