Album 1965 CandW

  • November 19, 2014

    All Night Long

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in February 1965. With a rhythm section (including Rene Hall on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums), strings and The Jack Halloran Singers. Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 24.01.2021: the footage of this performance is no […]

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  • November 17, 2014

    Blue Moon Of Kentucky

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. This was one of the four Ray Charles tunes that were labeled with the  ‘swingova’ rhythm’-tag. The term had been invented by arranger Sid Feller, to emphasize their hybrid swing/bossa nova style. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not […]

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  • November 14, 2014

    Don’t Let Her Know

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians for the C&W/R&B album were not credited. The Jack Halloran Singers and The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Sid Feller. In the live version Ray brought the BPM rate back to a death […]

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  • November 7, 2014

    I Don’t Care

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. The Jack Halloran Singers and The Raelettes took care of backing vocals. Arranged by Sid Feller. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]

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  • November 7, 2014

    I Like To Hear It Sometime

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Onzy Matthews.

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  • November 3, 2014

    I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. One of the four Ray Charles tunes that were labeled with the ‘swingova’-tag. The term was invented by arranger Sid Feller, to emphasize their hybrid swing/bossa nova style. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. The Jack Halloran […]

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  • October 31, 2014

    Light Out Of Darkness

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Ray wrote this wonderful song in ’64 for the film Ballad In Blue. Arranged by Sid Feller.The – longer – album version was delivered with strings and choir, and was recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965 (Rene Hall on guitar, […]

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  • October 27, 2014

    Maybe It’s Nothing At All

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Onzy Matthews. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any […]

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  • October 24, 2014

    Next Door To The Blues

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International, Los Angeles. With the Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raelettes. Arranged by Onzy Matthews.

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  • October 22, 2014

    Please Forgive And Forget

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965 (Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums). Arranged by Sid Feller. On the album it was stated that the song was originally produced for the film Ballad In Blue, whereas it’s […]

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  • October 10, 2014

    Together Again

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Single (A): ABC 10785, March 1966, b/w You’re Just About To Lose Your Clown. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965. The musicians were not credited (Rene Hall on guitar, Earl Palmer on drums). The Jack Halloran Singers took care […]

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  • October 9, 2014

    Watch It Baby

    Album: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Ray recorded this typical Percy Mayfield song at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians were not credited. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Listen here. 

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