1980

• October 20, 2014

  Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town [2 versions]

  Original – Album: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. Film – Album3 (soundtrack CD): Miracle on 34th Street, Fox Records 7822-11022-2, 15 November 1994. The original version was recorded for the Spirit album at RPM International in Los Angeles, with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra in the fall of 1984 (or maybe in early 1985). Arranged […]

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• October 20, 2014

  Save The Bones For Henry Jones (With Lou Rawls And Milt Jackson)

  Album: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. Recorded at RPM International in the first week of 1988. 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 – […]

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  October 19, 2014

  Seven Spanish Angels (With Willie Nelson)

  Album: Friendship, Columbia 39415, February 1985. Single (A): Columbia 4715, November 1984, b/w Who Cares. Recorded at the Eleven Eleven Studios and the Soundshop Studio in Nashville, and (on Willie’s invitation) at the Pedernales Studio in Spicewood (Austin). Ray finished things off at RPM International in Los Angeles. With session musicians Hargus Pig Robbins, Robert Ogdin, Bobby […]

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  October 19, 2014

  Shake A Tail Feather (With The Blues Brothers Band)

  Clipping from Billboard, September 13, 1980.  Soundtrack album3: The Blues Brothers, Atlantic SD 16017, June 20, 1980. Single (A): Atlantic K 11615, b/w Cab Calloway’s Minnie The Moocher, 1980. Here‘s much more about the origin of the song and the film scene. Recorded at Murray Allen’s Universal Recording in Chicago. With ‘Joliet’ Jake Blues, Elwood Blues, Ray, ‘Duck’ […]

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• October 19, 2014

  Shakin’ Your Head

  Album: 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.

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• October 19, 2014

  Shameless (The Raelettes, ft. Estella Yarbrough)

  Album (2-CD): Ray Charles In Concert [in Warsaw], S.l., 2006. The first surviving recording was from a concert in Viareggio, in July 1984. The two later tapings were much better. 1986 Toyohashi: Live: ’84 LC Viareggio ’84 LC Warsaw – Released (and streaming audio here) ’86 LC Toyohashi

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• October 17, 2014

  Slip Away

  Album: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Single (B): Columbia 6172, June 1986, b/w The Pages Of My Mind. Recorded in Nashville; final mix in Los Angeles, at RPM International. For the line-up of other musicians follow the album link, above.

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• October 15, 2014

  Stranger In My Own Home Town

  Album: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. 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 – keyboards; Kenny Carr – […]

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• October 15, 2014

  String Bean

  Album: 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.

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• October 13, 2014

  That Spirit Of Christmas

  Album: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. The album was recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra, and The Raelettes in the fall of 1984 (maybe into early 1985). Mark Curry, Jim Seeley, Robbie Kwock, Jeff Kaye, Johnny Coles – trumpets; Mayo Tiana, John Boice, Dan Weinstein, […]

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• October 13, 2014

  That’s Where It’s At (With Lou Rawls)

  Album3: Lou Rawls, At Last (Blue Note B2-91937, 1989). David Fathead Newman on tenor sax. Rawls: “I did a number on Ray’s last album, called Save The Bones For Henry Jones*, so he was happy to do this for me.” *For the album Just Between Us (1988). Ray initially wanted to do that song with B.B. King.

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• October 12, 2014

  The Pages Of My Mind

  Album: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Single (A): Columbia 6172, June 1986, b/w Slip Away. Recorded in Nashville (follow link above for line-up), and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. Rio 1986 (near-complete, starts at 25’10): Live: ‘ 86 LC Rio ‘ 88 LC Saratoga

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