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November 15, 2014
Come Back Baby (aka Come Back)
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 1050, December 1954, b/w I’ve Got A Woman.Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Recorded in Atlanta on 18 November 1954 with Joe Bridgewater, Charles Whitley – tp; Don Wilkerson – ts; David Newman – bs; Glenn Brooks – d; Wesley Jackson – g; Jimmy Bell – b. Ray’s songwriter’s credits (repeated on […]
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November 15, 2014
Come Get It, I Got It (The Raelettes, Ft Mable Jones, Ray Charles On Keyboards)
Read moreSingle3 (A): Tangerine 1024, 197?, b/w Try A Little Kindness.Album3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (and maybe some session musicians).
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November 15, 2014
Come Live With Me
Read moreAlbum: Come Live With Me, Crossover 9000, January 1974.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 973, October 1973, b/w Everybody Sing. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Sid Feller took care of the arrangement. (An audiotape of a working session where Feller and Charles discussed and worked on the arrangement of the song has survived). With The Ray Charles […]
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November 15, 2014
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Read moreAlbum: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single (B) [edited version]: Atlantic 2084, November 1960 b/w Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me.Single (A) [edited version]: Atlantic 2470, December 1967 b/w Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – tb; Ted Sommer – ds; Allen Hanlon […]
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November 15, 2014
Compared To What
Read moreAlbum: Brother Ray Is At It Again, Crossover/Atlantic SH 8546, March 1980.Single (A): Crossover/Atlantic 3762, August 1980, b/w Now That We’ve Found Each Other. Arranged by Mike Post.
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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
Confession Blues
Read moreSingle (B): Down Beat 171, February 1949, b/w I Love You, I Love You.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Seattle (possibly at the KOL radio studios), February 1949. The Maxin Trio: Ray Charles – voc, p; Gosady McKee – g; Milton S. Garred – b. From Linden Records: Seattle’s “lost” post-war music company: “By […]
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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 […]
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November 15, 2014
Cosmic Ray (aka Cosmic Blues) (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded on September 12, 1957 in New York City. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]
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November 15, 2014
Crab Man
Read moreAlbum: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. Recorded between 20 and 23 April 1976 at the RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. For more details, click on the album’s link, above.
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November 15, 2014
Crazy Love (With Van Morrison)
Read moreAlbum: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Performed at The 34th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards (produced by Phil Ramone, recorded by PBS on 12 June 2003, first aired on July 9th) at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, Ray performed Crazy Love with Van Morrison. The (enhanced) audio was one of the best tracks on […]
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November 15, 2014
Crazy Old Soldier (With Johnny Cash)
Read moreAlbum: Friendship, Columbia 39415, February 1985.Single (B): Columbia 4860, April 1985, b/w It Ain’t Gonna Worry My Mind.Album3: Johnny Cash, The Greatest Duets, Legacy, 2012. The album was recorded at the Eleven Eleven Studios and the Soundshop Studio in Nashville, and the Pedernales Studio in Spicewood, with c&w veteran Billy Sherrill. Ray finished things off at RPM International in […]