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October 20, 2014
Save The Bones For Henry Jones (With Lou Rawls And Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. Recorded at RPM International in the first week of 1988. With uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (i.e. Mark Curry, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Mike Christianson, Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, Charlie Schofner – trombones; Al Jackson, Chris Lega, Ricky Woodard, Rudy Johnson, Leroy Cooper – […]
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October 20, 2014
Save Your Lovin’ Just For Me
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002. Recorded at Ouistiti Studios and Plus XXX Studios in Paris, RPM International in Los Angeles, and Lighthouse Recording Studio, Studio City, California. For details, click the album link, above. A 30-second sample is here.
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October 19, 2014
Say No More
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. For the session’s personnel, follow the album link, above. On 13 February 1996 France 2 News had an item with interviews of the team that wrote Say No More for Ray Charles: Jean-Pierre Grosz, Ronnie […]
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October 19, 2014
Secret Love
Read moreUnreleased. The song from the film Calamity Jane, recorded during the 72nd Annual Academy Awards Show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 26, 2000. Brief version, as a part of a bigger past’s original songs medley presented by Bert Bacharach, in which Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Isaac Hayes, Faith Hill and Garth Brooks also contributed.
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October 19, 2014
See See Rider (aka C.C. Rider)
Read moreSingle (A): Swing Time 217, b/w What Have I Done. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1950. “With The Ray Charles Trio”: Ray Charles – voc, p; Gosady McKee – g; Milton S. Garred – b.
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October 19, 2014
See You Then
Read moreAlbum: Volcanic Action Of My Soul, ABC/Tangerine 726, April 1971. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Musicians nr singers were credited. Arranged by Sid Feller. (LQ audio):
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October 19, 2014
Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. Ray on electric piano. The musicians remained uncredited (but follow the link to the album to see a listing of identified session musicians). Live: ’72 LC Paris ’73 LC Arbor
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October 19, 2014
Senor Blues (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. The album was recorded with the Ray Charles Orchestra at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Bobby Bryant, Bill King, Marshall Hunt, Blue Mitchell, trumpets; Glen Childress, Henry Coker, Joe Randazzo, (+ Edward Comegys? or Fred Murrell? or David Phelps?) – trombones; J. Lloyd […]
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October 19, 2014
Sentimental Journey
Read moreAlbum: Ray’s Moods, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 550, 1966. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in April 1966. With uncredited musicians (incl. all or most of the following musicians: Preston Love on alto, Leroy Cooper on bari, Rene Hall on guitar, Carol Kaye on bass, Earl Palmer on drums) and The Raelettes (Merry Clayton, Gwen Berry, Clydie King, […]
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October 19, 2014
Separate Ways
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. For the personnel, follow the album link, above.
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October 19, 2014
Seven Spanish Angels (With Willie Nelson)
Read moreAlbum: Friendship, Columbia 39415, February 1985. Single (A): Columbia 4715, November 1984, b/w Who Cares. Recorded at the Eleven Eleven Studios and the Soundshop Studio in Nashville, and (on Willie’s invitation) at the Pedernales Studio in Spicewood (Austin). Ray finished things off at RPM International in Los Angeles. With session musicians Hargus Pig Robbins, Robert Ogdin, Bobby […]
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October 19, 2014
Shadows Of My Mind (The Raelettes, ft. Karen Evans)
Read moreAlbum (Blu Ray DVD): Ray Charles Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Eagle Rock B001JL2V2E, December 2012 [there were several more releases]. The Raelettes in the Montreux 1997 version were (fltr): Estella Yarbrough, Katrina Harper Cooke, Kathy Mackey, Karen Evans, Tonette McKinney. Two audiotapes of working sessions where Feller and Charles worked out the arrangement of the […]