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October 24, 2014
No One
Read moreSingle (A): No One, ABC 10453, May 1963, b/w Without Love (There Is Nothing). Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. With the Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raelettes. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Live: ’63 LC Gênio
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October 24, 2014
No One To Cry To
Read moreSingle (A): ABC 10571, June 1964, b/w A Tear Fell. Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded around 8 May 1964 at the Bell Sound Studios in New York and arranged by Sid Feller. With strings and the Gene Lowell Singers. Arranged by the Sid Feller.
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October 24, 2014
No Time To Waste Time
Read moreAlbum: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records 9362-46107-2, January 1996. Recorded in Paris (instruments) and at RPM International in Los Angeles (voice). Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. Follow the album link for more details.
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October 24, 2014
No Use Crying
Read moreAlbum: Crying Time, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 544, January 1966. One of Ray’s darkest masterpieces. Recorded during the second fall session of 1965 at RPM International in Los Angeles. With Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums, probably Billy Preston on organ, and The Raelettes. Don Peake remembers playing the guitar intro on his 1931 Gibson L5 acoustic […]
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October 24, 2014
Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald’s Can (Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. In 1979 Ray Charles sang the jingle Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald’s Can for a TV commercial, which showed “[…] that McDonalds is the best fast-food restaurant for quality, service and value”. I haven’t found any commercial footage with Ray yet, but YouTube has a bunch of variations with other singers. (In January 1976 Ray Charles also completed […]
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October 24, 2014
Nobody Cares
Read moreCompilation 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 – d; Lloyd Lambert – b.
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October 24, 2014
None Of Us Are Free
Read moreAlbum: My World, Warner Bros 26735 (CD), WE 833 (vinyl), March 1993. Eric Clapton picked the guitar solo. Recorded at Rat Cherokee, House of Soul, Capitol, Summa, Studio Ultimo, Clinton Recording Studio B, and Peter Rafelson Studio. For details, follow the link to the album description, above.
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October 24, 2014
Notes
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. The mini tracks Notes, Rhythm, and Tempo (and Dynamics, to which Ray didn’t contribute) each represent a basic element of […]
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October 24, 2014
Nothing Like A Hundred Miles (With B.B. King)
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. B.B. only played guitar, Ray did all the singing. Recorded at RPM International with uncredited musicians.
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October 24, 2014
Nothing Wrong (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. Recorded by the Ray Charles band in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles: Johnny Coles, Jack Evans, Phil Guilbeau, Bob Coassin – trumpets; Ken Tussing, Glenn Childress, Steve Davis, Wally Huff – trombones; Eddie Pratt, Clifford […]
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October 24, 2014
Now I Don’t Believe That Anymore
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. The album was recorded at RPM International with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra’s rhythm section (i.e. Kenny Carr – guitar; Anders Swanson – bass; Paul Kreibich – drums), and some strings.
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October 24, 2014
Now That We’ve Found Each other
Read moreAlbum: Brother Ray Is At It Again, Crossover/Atlantic SH 8546, March 1980. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3762, August 1980, b/w Compared To What. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Arranged by Larry Muhoberac.