1986
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November 2, 2014
Jambalaya (With Fats Domino & Jerry Lee Lewis)
Read moreAlbum3: Fats & Friends (German LP: Exclusive Records, 1987; VHS: Atlantic/WEA, 28 May 1991; DVD: Time Life Records, 6 March 2007; German DVD: High Planet Entertainment, 8 September 2004, titled Rockin’ Pianos). Medley-ish jam with Lewis Boogie, from the TV show Fats & Friends, recorded on 5 June 1986 at the Storyville Jazz Hall, in New Orleans. With Fats […]
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October 31, 2014
Lewis Boogie (With Fats Domino & Jerry Lee Lewis)
Read moreAlbum3: Fats & Friends (German LP: Exclusive Records, 1987; VHS: Atlantic/WEA, 28 May 1991; DVD: Time Life Records, 6 March 2007; German DVD: High Planet Entertainment, 8 September 2004, titled Rockin’ Pianos). In a medley-ish jam with Jambalaya, from the TV show Fats & Friends, recorded on 5 June 1986 at the Storyville Jazz Hall, in New Orleans. With Fats […]
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October 30, 2014
Little Drummer Boy
Read moreAlbum: The Spirit Of Christmas, Columbia 39415, January 1986. The tracks of this album were recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles – almost all of them with members of the Ray Charles Orchestra – in the fall of 1984. The one exception was this tune, which was recorded “off season” (i.e. in a hiatus between […]
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October 30, 2014
Love Is Worth The Pain
Read moreAlbum: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. The session musicians working on the album were: Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale […]
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October 22, 2014
Over And Over (Again)
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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October 20, 2014
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Read moreAlbum: 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 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, […]
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October 20, 2014
Sail On Sailor (With The Beach Boys)
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): The Beach Boys 25 Years Together, 22 November 2005. Ray performed Sail On Sailor on special request of Brian Wilson, and gave it a brilliant rendition. Filmed at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, and directed by Marty Pasetta, on 12 December 1986. The concert was aired on 13 March 1987, on ABC-TV.
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October 20, 2014
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town [2 versions]
Read moreOriginal – 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 17, 2014
Slip Away
Read moreAlbum: 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 13, 2014
That Spirit Of Christmas
Read moreAlbum: 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 12, 2014
The Pages Of My Mind
Read moreAlbum: 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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October 10, 2014
This Time Of The Year
Read moreAlbum: 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, The Raelettes and session musicians in the fall of 1984 (maybe into early 1985). Album’s personnel: Mark Curry, Jim Seeley, Robbie Kwock, Jeff Kaye, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Coles – trumpets; […]