1984

  • November 18, 2014

    Angel Eyes (With Willie Nelson)

    Album3 (VHS): The Willie Nelson Special With Special Guest Ray Charles, Embassy Home Entertainment, S.a.; (Laser Disc): Rhino/WEA, 9 July 2002. Recorded at the Austin Opera House on 17 May 1984.Jackie King – guitar; Don Hoss – piano; Sid Sims – electric bass; Bob Scott – drums. The show was first broadcast in November 1985.

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  • November 14, 2014

    Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

    Album: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984.Single (A), Columbia 4210, March 1984, b/w They Call It Love. 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 […]

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  • November 9, 2014

    Hey Hey (With Jackie King)

    Album3 (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 7, 2014

    I Had It All

    Album: 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

    Album: 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

    If I Were You

    Album: 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 2, 2014

    Knock On Wood (The Raelettes)

    Album: Ray Charles At Jazz Jamboree 1984, Poljazz X-PSJ 002, S.a. Ray added a slightly bawdy intro to this Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper song. It was Trudy Cohran’s song until she left The Raelettes.The one performance that made it to eve two (semi-legit) releases, from the 1984 Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw (also listen here), was not the best. ’84 […]

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  • November 1, 2014

    Lay Around And Love On You (All I Wanna Do Is —)

    Album: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Recorded in Nashville and finalized 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. […]

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  • October 29, 2014

    Love Of My Life

    Album: 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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  • October 26, 2014

    Mountain Dew (With Willie Nelson)

    Album3 (VHS): The Willie Nelson Special With Special Guest Ray Charles, Embassy Home Entertainment, S.a. (Laser Disc: Rhino/WEA, 9 July 2002). Ray, Willie & band in rehearsal and for real. Recorded at the Austin Opry House on 17 and 18 May 1984, first aired in November 1985.

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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 11, 2014

    The Time Is Right (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

    Released with the semi-bootleg 2-CD Ray Charles In Concert [at the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1984], S.l., S.a. Another (superior) audio was shared here. Performed at the 8 p.m. show on 27 October 1984 at the Warsaw Jamboree. Clifford Solomon took the sax solo. The chart was penned by Roger Neumann. With Robbie Kwock, Mark Curry, Jim Seely, Jeff Kaye […]

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