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• November 12, 2014

  Evenin’ (With Tony Bennett)

  Album3: Tony Bennett, Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, Columbia CK 85833, 6 November 2001. Written by Harry White / Mitchell Parrish. Recorded in May 2001 with The Ralph Sharon Quartet: Ralph Sharon – piano; Mike Melvoin – Hammond B3 organ; Clayton Cameron – drums; Gray Sargent – guitar; Paul Langosch – bass. The vocals were arranged […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Every Day I Have the Blues (With Chris Thomas) (Ray Charles On Piano)

  Album: More Music From Ray, Atlantic/WEA, 29 October 2004. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, probably in 2003. Chris Thomas singing in Lowell Fulson style, Ray backing him on piano, for a scene in the biopic Ray. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Every Saturday Night

  Album: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972.Single (A): ABC 11344, January 1973, b/w Take Me Home, Country Roads.Compilation album (live): Stevie Wonder / Aretha Franklin / Donny Hathaway / Staple Singers / Ray Charles, Recorded Live At Newport In New York, Buddah BDS 5616, 1973 (vinyl and cassette). A Message From The People was recorded at […]

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  November 12, 2014

  Everybody Has The Blues (With Tony Bennett)

  Album3 (LP, CD, MC): The Art Of Excellence, Columbia FC 40344, 1986. The Art Of Excellence was Bennett’s first album after re-signing with Columbia Records, “sold in compact disc, cassette, and album simultaneously, an unusual marketing strategy”. The tune was also added, as a bonus song, to the 2005 re-issue of Ray’s Friendship album. But for some reason someone chose […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Everybody Sing

  Everybody SingAlbum: Come Live With Me, Crossover 9000, January 1974.Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 973, October 1973, b/w Come Live With Me. Beautiful song by Ray’s friend Sadye Shepard, recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Sid Feller took care of the arrangement. Ray sang his own second voice and the (but not all?) male backing vocals. With The […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Everybody’s Blues (Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Unreleased. This Quincy Jones-penned tune was performed at the Christmas Special TV show in Takanawa, on or around 24 Decmber 1990. The solos were delivered by Jeff Kaye and Ted Murdock on trumpets, Ernest Vantrease on keyboards, Kenny Carr on guitar, and Benoît Grey on bass. Chuck Parrish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton – trumpets; Steve […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Everybody’s Handsome Child

  Album: 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. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Everything’s All Right

  Unreleased. Timefiller (to get Ernest “The Deacon” Vantrease front stage). It could easily have evolved into a fully fledged song. (Starts at 1’09’40):Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd Live:’75 LC Madrid’75 LC […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (With Betty Carter)

  Album: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. The album was recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on June 13 and 14, 1961. With Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Fading Love (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Single (B): Tangerine TRC 950, 1965, b/w Stand By.Album: Percy Mayfield, My Jug And I, Tangerine TRCS 1505, 1966. Recorded in Los Angeles in circa 1964. The other musicians were not credited. Fading Love by Percy Mayfield on Grooveshark

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• November 12, 2014

  Falling In Love All Over Again (The Raelettes, Ft Dorothy Berry)

  Unreleased (i.e. not with Ray Charles). Berry performed the song at least 2 times during the series of six concert in Paris, from 1 to 3 October, 1971. The tune was penned by Jimmy Holiday and Jackie DeShannon, and originally released by Tangerine Records (#1020) in 1971 – Ray wasn’t actively involved in the production. […]

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• November 12, 2014

  Fast Moving Woman

  Unreleased. Ray recorded this Jimmy Lewis song in 1968, but it was not released. The Tangerine master went lost.

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