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• November 8, 2014

  I Cried For You

  Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. One of the brassiest, happiest tunes from this tearful album, recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood, and arranged by Calvin Jackson. 30-second sample here. 

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• November 8, 2014

  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

  Album: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675, February 1969.Single (B): ABC 11193, February 1969, b/w I’ll Be Your Servant. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians (incl. strings). Produced by Sid Feller. Live:’69 LC Paris

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• November 7, 2014

  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Album3: Jimmy Scott, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine TRC 1501, 1963. Recorded at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson.

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Care

  Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. The Jack Halloran Singers and The Raelettes took care of backing vocals. Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Need No Doctor

  Single (B): ABC 10865, October 1966, b/w Please Say You’re Fooling.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Radio DJs received a promo single with a rare, much longer (5’09”), version. But making this hypnotizing tune a B-side probably wasn’t the smartest release decision ever made. Don’t miss the marvelous performance in Stockholm (below). Recorded at […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Want No One But You

  Compilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and sesson) musicians at RPM International in Los Angeles from the ’70s to the ’90s. According to the album’s press release, “Adding a little sweetening to some of the sparse, stripped-down tracks was a team of top-notch musicians and […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Don’t Want No Stranger Sleepin’ In My Bed

  Album: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983. Recorded between 1981 and 1983 with uncredited session musicians in Nashville, finished at RPM International in Los Angeles. The demo that Ray used to brief Sid Feller on the arrangement has survived. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)

  Album: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675, February 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians (incl. strings). Produced by Sid Feller. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd

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• November 7, 2014

  I Found A River (By Dorothy Berry, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Single3 (B): Tangerine TRC 1020, [1971], b/w Falling In Love All Over Again. Dorothy was part of the Raelettes from 1971 to 1980. In 1971 Tangerine released her one and only solo-single at this label: Falling In Love All Over Again b/w I Found A River. Ray produced the single and played piano on this B-track. For her other […]

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• November 7, 2014

  I Got A Break Baby (aka Mr. Charles’ Blues)

  Compilation album: The Genius Sings The Blues,  Atlantic 8052, September 1961 (1952 – 1959). Taped in New Orleans on 4 December 1953 with Wallace Davenport, Frank Mitchell – tp; O’Neil Gerald – as; Joe Tillman – ts; Warren Bell- bs; Oscar Moore – ds; Lloyd Lambert – b.

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• November 7, 2014

  I Got A Song (With Bert & Ernie)

  Unreleased. 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 Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (With Cleo Laine)

  Album: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. Cleo and Ray recorded together from 20 to 23 April 1976 at the RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. For the personnel, click on the album’s link, above. Live:’77 TV Heart

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