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November 21, 2014
You Don’t Exist No More (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Organ)
Read moreSingle (A): Tangerine TRC 935, 1964 , b/w Memory Pain.Album3: Percy Mayfield – His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides, Rhino RHM 27828, 2003. One of Percy’s darkest songs ever, recorded in Los Angeles on February 21, 1963. With Percy Mayfield – vocals; Marcus Belgrave – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; Ray Charles – piano; Howard Roberts – […]
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November 19, 2014
All I Want To Do (Virtually With Angie Stone)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. Ray Charles laid down most of the songs at his own studio, RPM International in Los Angeles, in 1997 and 1998. Post mortem, this duet was dubbed in by Angie Stone. For more production details, follow the album link, above. Update 24.01.2021: the video of this performance is […]
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November 19, 2014
Amazing Grace (With The London Symphony Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum3: Music Of Hope, Tim Janis Ensemble TJE-CD-1901, 13 February 2001. Music Of Hope was an album to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. An all-star lineup (with a.o. the New York Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra, Paul McCartney, Kurt Masur, Andre Previn, Ray Charles, and Emanuel Ax) contributed to it. Tim Janis orchestrated the tune. Ray […]
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November 18, 2014
America The Beautiful
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972.Single (B): ABC 11329, June 1972, b/w Look What They’ve Done To My Song, Ma.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 985, February 1976 (the year of the Bicentennial): re-release with a newly taped voice track, re-using the old (ABC 11329) instruments mix. In 1987, to further promote the already rapidly increasing […]
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November 18, 2014
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (aka Oh Baby)
Read moreSingle (B): Swing Time 250. B/w Lonely Boy. Recorded in Los Angeles, November 24, 1950. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. “Ray Charles Trio”: Ray Charles – voc, p, cel; Oscar Moore – g; Johnny Miller – b. Many years later, Ray played the song for Clint Eastwood: see this. In 2003, for the […]
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November 17, 2014
Big Bad Love (With Diana Ross)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. The tune has also been part of several Diana Ross compilations. Big Bad Love is a duet with Diana Ross, recorded in ’91 [or was it ’94?]. It was used for the soundtrack of The Favor, a 1994 film directed by Donald Petrie.
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November 17, 2014
Blame It On The Sun (Virtually With George Michael)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. Ray Charles laid down most of the songs used for this album at his own studio, RPM International in Los Angeles, in 1997 and 1998. Post mortem, duet parts of these tunes were dubbed in by virtual duet partners. For more production details, follow the album link, above.
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November 16, 2014
Busted
Read moreAlbum: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, ABC/Paramount 465, August 1963.Single (A): ABC 10481, August 1963, b/w Making Believe. The album was recorded on 10 and 13 July 1963 in New York. With Oliver Beener, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrows, Floyd Jones, Curtis Miller – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, James Lee Harbert, Keg Johnson, Julian […]
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November 16, 2014
Bye Bye Love (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962. The album was recorded on 5 and 7 February 1962 at the Capitol Studios in New York City, and on 15 February at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. For the little that is known about the personnel, follow the […]
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November 16, 2014
Can You Love Me Like That (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002. Recorded at Ouistiti Studios and Plus XXX Studios in Paris, RPM International in Los Angeles, and Lighthouse Recording Studio, Studio City, California. For the personnel, follow the album link, above. Can You Love Me Like That by Ray Charles on Grooveshark
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November 15, 2014
Compared To What (Virtually With Leela James)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. Ray Charles laid down most of the songs at his own studio, RPM International in Los Angeles, in 1997 and 1998. Post mortem, duet parts of these tunes were dubbed in by virtual duet partners. For more production details, follow the album link, above.
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November 15, 2014
Cookin’ In Style (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle (B): Tangerine 934, 1963, b/w The Hunt Is On.Compilation album3: Percy Mayfield, His Tangerine And Atlantic Sides, Rhino Handmade RHM2 7828, 2003. Recorded in Los Angeles on February 21, 1963. Percy Mayfield – vocals; Marcus Belgrave – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; Ray Charles – piano; Howard Roberts – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Al McKibbon […]