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October 15, 2014
Sweet Potato Pie (With James Taylor)
Read moreAlbum: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia.
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October 15, 2014
Sweet Sixteen Bars
Read moreAtlantic 597. Album: The Great Ray Charles, Atlantic 1259, August 1957. EP: Atlantic 597, November 1957, b/w Doodlin’. See this. Single (B): Atlantic 2068, July 1960, b/w Tell The Truth. A moving piano blues, composed by Ray Charles. One could call it an instrumental version of A Fool For You. Recorded on 20 November 1956 at the […]
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October 15, 2014
A Sweet Young Thing Like You
Read moreAlbum: A Portrait Of Ray, ABC/Tangerine 625, March 1968. Single (A): ABC 11133, August 1968, b/w Listen, They’re Playing My Song. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, studio musicians, a string section and The Raelettes (all uncredited). Live: ’68 LC Paris ’68 LC Fresno
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October 15, 2014
Swing A Little Taste (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Live In Concert, ABC/Paramount 500, January 1965. Ray and the band never recorded this great instrumental in the studio studio. The tune was written by Julian Priester (who, oddly, seems to have missed the two recordings during his stay at the band, in 1964 – the one in the UK taped several months […]
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October 14, 2014
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Read moreGerman release. Album: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Single (B): ABC 11344, January 1973, b/w Every Saturday Night. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. Ray Charles filling in second and third voices and adding some superb howls (but who is that saying “me too!” at 1:59?). The musicians remained uncredited […]
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October 14, 2014
Take Off That Dress
Read moreAlbum: Love And Peace, Crossover/Atlantic 19199, September 1978. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. As usual in these years, Ray worked with The Raelettes, members of his Orchestra and session musicians; Scott von Ravensberg on drums. Track #2:
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October 14, 2014
Take These Chains From My Heart
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2, ABC/Paramount 435, October 1962. Single (A): ABC 10435, March 1963, b/w No Letter Today. Recorded on 7 September 1962 in Hollywood. Arranged by Marty Paich. Musicians nor singers credited. O Gênio 1963: ‘63 LC Gênio – 2x – Released (DVD) ’70 TV Cash ’78 TV Country ’80 LC […]
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October 14, 2014
Takes Two To Tango
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on June 13-14, 1961. Ray Charles – piano, voc.; Betty Carter – voc; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Mel Lewis, […]
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October 14, 2014
Talkin’ ‘Bout You
Read moreJuly ’64 (Newport ’58). January ’58(studio). Single (A): Atlantic 1172, January 1958, b/w What Kind Of Man Are You. Single (A): Atlantic 2239, July 1964, b/w In A Little Spanish Town. Album: Yes Indeed, Atlantic 8025, October 1958. The studio version was recorded on 28 May 1957 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper – […]
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October 14, 2014
Talkin’ With Brother Ray
Read moreUnreleased. Clipping from Jet. Talkin’ With Brother Ray was a tune specially written for and performed by Ray Charles at the Evening At Pops, taped in the spring (probably May) of 1980, first aired by PBS on 27 July 1980 (repeated on 30 July 1980 and on 16 August 1981). Ray brought his rhythm section. Drummer Peter Turre recollects: […]
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October 14, 2014
Teardrops From My Eyes
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Single (B): ABC 10615, January 1965, b/w Cry. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood and arranged by Calvin Jackson. The track lost about 30 seconds to fit the 45 RPM (radio) format. Follow the link above to read about the line-up. Ray rediscovered […]
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October 14, 2014
Teardrops In My Heart
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2, ABC/Paramount 435, October 1962. The schmalziest song on this album, recorded on 7 September 1962 in Hollywood. Arranged by Marty Paich. Musicians nor singers credited. Arranged and conducted by Marty Paich.