Appearances
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November 9, 2014
High On The Hogg (The Ray Charles Orchestra Ft Leroy “Hog” Cooper)
Read moreUnreleased. The tune, a show piece for bari – was written by Billy Baker, although – as one of the band alumni remembers it – “Mr. Charles might have done some dictation” on it. If it wasn’t written with Leroy “Hog” Cooper in mind, the big man certainly claimed it. The band in Madrid: Jeff Conrad, Bob Coassin, […]
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November 8, 2014
Horns In Minor (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. The earliest known – live – recording is from the 1990 Christmas Special in Tokyo. With Chuck Parrish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton – trumpets; Steve Sigmund, Mike Guerrier, Marc Fields, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Craig Bailey, Al Jackson, Rudy Johnson, Al Waters, Jeff Alkire – saxophones; David Rokeach – drums; Kenny Carr – guitar; […]
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November 7, 2014
I Got A Song (With Bert & Ernie)
Read moreUnreleased. Ray hadn’t performed in a trio for a while, but in episode 1235 of Sesame Street (first aired on 2 February 1979) he, Ernie and Bert sang and played I Got A Song – Ray on piano, Ernie on drums and Bert on guitar.
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November 7, 2014
I Got The Sores (aka Oy Vey Blues) (With Jackie Mason)
Read moreUnreleased. A not very funny skit recorded at The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, in January 1969.
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November 7, 2014
I Got You Under My Skin
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded as part of the TV coverage of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards Show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 26, 2000. A brief, beautiful rendition, as a part of a bigger medley with film songs (to which Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Isaac Hayes, Faith Hill and Garth Brooks also contributed).
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November 7, 2014
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (California Raisins Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. In 1988 a clay animation figure of Ray Charles was featured in a California Raisins commercial. Will Vinton Studios produced a series of popular claymation commercials for the CALRAB (California Raisin Advisory Board), a.o. with Ray Charles, The Tempations and Michael Jackson. Foote, Cone & Belding/San Francisco handled the account. CALRAB director Robert Phinney said, […]
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November 7, 2014
I Only Have Eyes For You (With The Raelettes, Ft Verlyn Flenaugh)
Read moreUnreleased. This song was only (audience-)taped once at the “Ray Charles Show 1968” in Fresno, on October 25. “She’s gonna talk about what she appreciates in a man,” This is how Ray introduced Sister Verlyn, who then performed a highly forgettable rock ‘n roll song (not the famous A. Dubin/J. Burke tune with the same title).
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November 6, 2014
I Walk The Line
Read moreUnreleased. Just before his legendary rendition of Ring Of Fire, at the Johnny Cash Show on September 23, 1970, Ray treated Johnny on 35 seconds of his take on I Walk The Line.
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November 6, 2014
I Wish You Were Here Tonight
Read moreAlbum: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983.Single (B): Columbia 4297, November 1983, b/w We Didn’t See A Thing. Arranged by James Polk and Ray Charles, recorded with Nashville session musicians. Columbia really believed in Ray Charles’ ‘second country career’. For the album Wish You Were Here Tonight (peaking at #29 on the Country Album Chart) they […]
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November 5, 2014
If You Love Me Like You Say (By Clydie King, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Clydie King – The Imperial & Minit Years, Stateside EMI 5099950958122, 2007. Ray Charles (on piano) and his band are on Clydie King’s one-off Tangerine recording of this song, which wasn’t released until 2007, as part of Clydie King – The Imperial & Minit Years, from a previously unreleased Tangerine master taped in 1968 (session info here). Live: ’67 LC […]
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November 5, 2014
I’ll Be Good To You (With Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones)
Read moreSingle3 (A, part 1; B, part 2): Qwest 22697, October 1989.Single3 (12″ Maxi CD): Quest 0-21408, 1989.Music clip: see this.Album3 (LP, CD): Quincy Jones, Back On The Block, Quest 26020, 1989. Lead vocals – Chaka Khan, Ray Charles; guitar – George Johnson; bass – Louis Johnson; keyboards – David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Ian Prince; drums – Harvey […]
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November 4, 2014
Imagine
Read moreIn 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 […]