Appearances
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November 17, 2011
Ray Charles Sings America The Beautiful At World Series (2001)
Read moreWho’s that? The weeks after 9/11 the American airwaves were filled with patriotic songs. Ray’s America The Beautiful got tremendous airplay. On 28 October 2001 he performed the song during game 2 of the World Series, at Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field) in Phoenix, where the Arizona Diamondbacks played against (and beat) the New […]
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November 5, 2011
Ray Charles’ First Time In Concert At The Olympia In Paris (1962)
Read moreIn 1961 his two triumphant concert series in France (first with his small big band inAntibes, then with his orchestra inParis) had given Ray Charles asemi-devine status in France. But when he returned to Paris on 17 May 1962 the word-of-mouth had done its work, and the “semi” was gone. The welcoming crowd of fans […]
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November 4, 2011
The Montreux 1997 Bonus: 3 Ray Charles Orchestra Pieces
Read moreThe concert in Montreux on July 19th, 1997 is one of the best documented shows of the Ray Charles group. The concert was videotaped with 7 or 8 cameras, the sound recording had studio quality, and the show’s director didn’t miss a beat, editing an entirely relevant final montage of luscious close-ups and wider shots. […]
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October 27, 2011
Ray Charles Live In Antibes (1961)
Read moreThe 1961 Festival French Ray Charles fans (video still). The 1961 edition of the Antibes Jazz Festival, in later years also known as Jazz à Juan, was the second in its history. It had Ray Charles, Count Basie, and Les McCann as headliners, but Ray was given a super star treatment, and actually fulfilled the […]
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October 19, 2011
Ray Charles’ Statement On Drugs In Let’s Go (1968)
Read moreStill, originally probably from Australian interview. The weekly Let’s Go music show was produced by CBC in Canada, and was hosted by Bill Good, Jr. The footage below shows sequences from an episode titled Let’s Go – Psychedelic. The clips form an entertaining time document (a highly moralistic and therefore utterly hilarious one, looking at it […]
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October 9, 2011
Birth Of A Big Band: Ray Charles’ October 1961 Concerts In Paris
Read moreDavid Newman Hank Crawford. Don Wilkerson. John Hunt. Phil Guilbeau. Keg Johnson. Leroy Cooper. Sonny Forriest. Bruno Carr. In 1961 Ray Charles conquered France. End of July he was the “artist in residence” (as we would now call it) at the Antibes festival, where he performed with his “small big band” (although he had established […]
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October 7, 2011
Ray Charles Presents American Music Award To Charlie Rich (1975)
Read moreSince 1974, the American Music Awards show honors artists and recordings from Pop/Rock, Soul R&B and country music. Awards are presented in each category for favorite male, female, group, single & album. The winners are determined by the record buying public. The show was produced by Dick Clark. At the 1975 editon of the AMA, […]
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October 7, 2011
Ray Charles’ Last Birthday Party Filmed (2003)
Read moreStock agency CelebrityFootage has databased a clipof Ray’s last birthday celebration, at his studio in Los Angeles (clip ID # 6322_001). It shows him with Willie Nelson and Quincy Jones. Ray Charles Enterprises used it to generate some PRaround Ray’s health situation. A member of the Jazzcorner forum adequately responded, “It figures if Ray would […]
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October 4, 2011
Mister Ray Charles Live In Nancy (1984)
Read moreAbout one and a half year ago I found a copy of a newscast from a regional French TV station promoting the Festival De Jazz De Nancy 84 (a.k.a. Nancy Jazz Pulsations) that took place that same day, October 18, 1984. It showed archive materials from some of the stars, including a – hardly relevant […]
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October 3, 2011
Ray Charles On Japanese TV Show (c 1992)
Read moreThe person who uploaded this Georgia On My Mind-clip to Youtube thinks it’s from a TV show that aired between 1992 and 1994. The broadcaster is NHK. It may indeed have been taped during Ray’s 1992 visit to Japan (described here), or during his 1994 Japan tour (see bottom of this page). ’92c TV Japan: […]
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October 2, 2011
Ray & Stevie Honoring Quincy At 24th Kennedy Center Celebration (2001)
Read moreOn December 2, 2001 Quincy Jones was one of the recipients of the 24th Kennedy Center Honors (together with Julie Andrews, Van Cliburn, Jack Nicholson and Luciano Paverotti). At the gala, the audience was treated to a duet by Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, singing Let The Good Times Roll. Charles also sang My Buddy. […]
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October 1, 2011
Ray Charles’ First Soundtrack, COSMIC RAY (1961)
Read moreBruce Conner (1933 – 2008) has been described as the father of MTV-style editing. His reply: Don’t blame me! Conner was famous for his collage and assemblage art, combining drawing, sculpture, painting, and photography, illustrating the “discarded beauty of modern America, the deforming impact of society on the individual, violence against women, and consumerism”. In […]