1986
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November 20, 2014
A Little Bit Of Heaven
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Single (B): Columbia 6370, October 1986, b/w Dixie Moon. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon […]
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November 19, 2014
All I Want For Christmas
Read moreAlbum: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra, The Raelettes and session musicians in the fall of 1984 (maybe into early 1985). With Mark Curry, Jim Seeley, Robbie Kwock, Jeff Kaye, Johnny Coles – trumpets; Mayo Tiana, John Boice, Dan Weinstein, […]
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November 18, 2014
Anybody With The Blues
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]
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November 18, 2014
Baby Grand (With Billy Joel)
Read moreAlbum3 (CD, CS, 8T, LP): The Bridge, Columbia OC 40402, 29 July 1986. Single3 (A): Columbia 6994, March 1987. The song was produced for Joel’s album The Bridge, his 10th studio album. The recording of the duet with Ray took place at the Evergreen Studios in Burbank, in 1986. Joel considers Ray Charles one of his idols. […]
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November 17, 2014
Beaucoup Love
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]
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November 15, 2014
Caught A Touch Of Your Love
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]
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November 15, 2014
Christmas In My Heart
Read moreAlbum: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with bass, drums, strings and singers (all uncredited) in the fall of 1984 (maybe into early 1985). Arranged by Ray Charles and Bill McElhiney.
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November 15, 2014
Christmas Time (2)
Read moreAlbum: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra, The Raelettes and session musicians in the fall of 1984 (maybe into early 1985). Mark Curry, Jim Seeley, Robbie Kwock, Jeff Kaye, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Coles – trumpets; Mayo Tiana, John Boice, Dan […]
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November 15, 2014
Class Reunion
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]
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November 14, 2014
Dixie Moon
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986.Single (A): Columbia 6370, October 1986, b/w A Bit Of Heaven. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon […]
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November 12, 2014
Everybody Has The Blues (With Tony Bennett)
Read moreAlbum3 (LP, CD, MC): The Art Of Excellence, Columbia FC 40344, 1986. The Art Of Excellence was Bennett’s first album after re-signing with Columbia Records, “sold in compact disc, cassette, and album simultaneously, an unusual marketing strategy”. The tune was also added, as a bonus song, to the 2005 re-issue of Ray’s Friendship album. But for some reason someone chose […]
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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 […]