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November 9, 2014
Hey Hey (With Jackie King)
Read moreAlbum3 (VHS): The Willie Nelson Special With Special Guest Ray Charles, first aired in November 1985, Embassy Home Entertainment, S.a. (Laser Disc: Rhino/WEA, 9 July 2002). Wonderful blues instrumental with Ray on electric piano, and Jackie King on guitar, recorded at the Austin Opry House on 18 May 1984.
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November 9, 2014
Hey Mister
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972.Single (A): ABC 11337, November 1972, b/w There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men As One. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. Ray probably played organ on this track. The musicians remained uncredited (but follow the link to the album to see a listing of identified […]
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November 9, 2014
Hey Now
Read moreSingle (B): Swing Time 297, 1952, b/w Baby Won’t You Please Come Home.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1951. Ray Charles “With Orchestra”: Ray Charles – voc, p; arr; Billy Brooks, Fleming Askew – tp; Marshall Royal, Earl Brown – as; Stanley Turrentine, Maurice Simon – ts; Charles […]
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November 9, 2014
Hey, Good Lookin’
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962. The elpee 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 9, 2014
Hide Nor Hair
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10314, March 1962, b/w At the Club.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Written by Percy Mayfield. Read this about the historic Dr. Foster. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd Shrine […]
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November 9, 2014
Hit The Road Jack (With The Raelettes)
Read moreSingle (A): ABC 10244, August 1961, b/w The Danger Zone.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Steve Hoffman wrote that “Ray Charles recorded both Hit The Road Jack and Unchain My Heart on one 30-minute reel of tape in real ‘reel’ time. In other words, both songs finished, recorded and mixed within 1/2 hour!” When Hoffman was remastering the song […]
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November 8, 2014
Hold On, I’m Coming (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum (DVD): Soul Of The Holy Land – The Lost Concert, Xenon VXEN4312, 2004 (1972). About a year after Sam & Dave scored their mega hit with this Isaac Hayes/David Porter song, the Raelettes made it part of their repertoire (that Berlin version from 1967 is the best that has survived). Tel Aviv 1972 (Vernita Moss, […]
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November 8, 2014
Honey, Honey
Read moreSingle (A): Swing Time 218, 1950, b/w She’s On The Ball.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, 1950. “Ray Charles & Trio”: Ray Charles, voc, p; Gosady Mckee, g; Milton S. Garred, b.
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November 8, 2014
Hopelessly
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10840, August 1966, b/w I Chose to Sing the Blues.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded with strings, a choir and a rhythm section (including Rene Hall on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums) at RPM in Los Angeles in February 1965.
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November 8, 2014
Hornful Soul (With Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: The Genius After Hours, Atlantic 1369, June 1961 (1956, 1957). Recorded on 20 November 1956 in New York. Ray Charles – p; Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Live:’61 LC Antibes – 2x – Released
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November 8, 2014
Hot Rod (aka The Spirit-Feel) (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958.Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959). The tune, written by Milt Jackson, is only known from the two earliest released live concerts in Newport (1958) and Atlanta (1959). 1958 line-up:Ray Charles – voice, piano, alto saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – trumpets; David Fathead Newman – […]
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November 8, 2014
How Can You Get In (When You Get Out) (With Dizzy Gillespie A.O.)
Read moreAlbum (CD): Ray Charles Meets Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz File JF1005, S.a. Recorded during their masterclass concert at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival. With Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Hank Crawford (as) and David Newman (fl, ts), Mickey Roker (ds), Kenny Burrel (g), George Duvivier (b).I’m not sure where the title comes from (it may have been thought up […]