2013

  • November 4, 2014

    Imagine

    In 1998 the French bank Crédit Agricole continued their long running “Imagine” advertising campaign with a small series of commercials for which Ray Charles’ friend Jean-Pierre Grosz produced the soundtrack, with Ray’s special version of John Lennon’s Imagine. You can still watch some samples online: here and here. The complete song was first released in France as a CD […]

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  • October 11, 2014

    They Can’t Take That Away From Me

    Album (VHS): Ray Charles – Live 1991 [at the McCallum theater], Atlantic/WEA, 11 June 1991. Compilation album: Ray Charles Forever, Concord, 24 September 2013. This was one of Ray’s favorite tunes for ‘symphony gigs’. He evidently somehow ‘forgot’ to put this song out on vinyl or CD. Live: ’86 LC London ’87 LC Bourges 87 TV Dave ’88 […]

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