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• November 18, 2014

  Bacio (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Unreleased. Unfortunately, up till now only an audience taped recording has surfaced, from a 1988 concert in Saratoga Springs. You can listen to it here (first track). The orchestra that night: Chuck Parrish, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, James Romanek, Charlie Shofner – trombones; Chris Lega, Al Jackson, Mike Karn, Rudy Johnson, […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Backseat Baby (Jingle)

  Unreleased. Crash Dummies was a long running campaign, handled by the US Department of Transportation. In 1997 Ray contributed to the 30 second Back-Seat-Ba-By announcement below (campaign theme: “You could learn a lot from a dummy”; catchline: “Buckle Kids In The Backseat, Baby”). At the end Ray adds his most peculiar oneliner ever: “They stay alive […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Bad Water (The Raelettes, Ft Estella Yarbrough, Ray Charles On Keyboards)

  Single (A): Tangerine 1014, 1970, b/w That Goes To Show You. Album3: (Ray Charles Presents The) Raeletts, Yesterday… Today… Tomorrow, Tangerine 1515, 1972. The Raelettes (probable line-up): Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, ?Dorothy Berry? and Estella Yarbrough. Ray Charles also contributed backing vocals. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited members of the […]

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• November 17, 2014

  Bag’s Guitar Blues (With Milt Jackson)

  Compilation album: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic, 2005 (1952-1959). Recorded on 12 September 1957, in New York. Milt Jackson – guitar, Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums.

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• November 17, 2014

  Bags Of Blues (With Milt Jackson)

  Album: Soul Meeting, Atlantic 1360, February 1961 (1957 – 1958). Recorded on September 12, 1957 in New York. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums.

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• November 17, 2014

  Basin Street Blues

  Album: Album: Genius Hits the Road, ABC/Paramount 335, July 1960. Recorded at the Capitol Studios in New York on March 25, 1960. With John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave, Martin Banks – trumpet; David Newman – tenor saxophone, Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Milt Turner – drums; Edgar Willis – bass. According to […]

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• November 17, 2014

  BBC (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Unreleased. The tune was written and arranged by Bob Florence. Live: ’95 LC Tramps – Streamed ’96 LC Lugano ’96 LC Montauk’97 LC Philly

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• November 17, 2014

  Be My Love

  Album: True To Life, Crossover/Atlantic 19142, October 1977. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with a mix of road musicians from his Orchestra, and strings. An audiotape of a working session where Sid Feller and Ray Charles discussed and worked on the arrangement of the song has survived. ’99 LC Tulsa

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• November 17, 2014

  Beatrice (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Album (Blu Ray DVD): Ray Charles Live At Montreux 1997, Eagle Rock B001JL2V2E, December 2008. Arranged by Wayne Coniglio. 1997 personnel: Ted Murdock, Roger Ingram, David Hoffman, Ken Scharf – trumpets; Mike Guerrier, Steve Sigmund, Clay Lawrey, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Al Waters, Al Jackson, Steve Elliott, Rudy Johnson, James Farnsworth – saxophone; Kenny Carr – guitar; […]

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• November 17, 2014

  Beaucoup Love

  Album: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]

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• November 17, 2014

  Beautiful Heartache (With Michael Ball)

  Unreleased. In July and August 1993 The Michael Ball Show, a six-week music series, was broadcast by ITV. The program featured guests such as Cher, Cliff Richard, Dionne Warwick, Elaine Page, Emmylou Harris, Julio Iglesias, Shirley Bassey, James Brown, Joe Cocker, and Ray Charles – who was featured in the first show, produced and directed […]

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• November 17, 2014

  Beers To You (With Clint Eastwood)

  Single3 (sides A & B identical): Warner/Viva 49608, October 1980. Also released on the soundtrack of Any Which Way You Can, Warner Bros HS 3499, 1980. From the Clint Eastwood film Any Which Way You Can (1980); also released on soundtrack, Warner HS 3499, 1980). As used in the film.

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