Album 1968 Bluesthing

• November 6, 2014

  I Won’t Leave

  Album: A Portrait Of Ray, ABC/Tangerine 625, March 1968. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, studio musicians, and The Raelettes (all uncredited, but here possibly with Bobby Womack on guitar). Live:’68 CL Bluesthing – Released (bootleg CD)’68 LC Bakersfield

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  October 24, 2014

  Ode To Billie Joe (Ft Clydie King)

  Album: It’s A Blues Thing, Monad B000003J7X, 1995 (1968).    F.l.t.r. Merry Clayton, Alex Brown, Gwen Berry, Clydie King at Newport Jazz Fest on July 7, 1968. From Michigan Daily  (Jul. 13): “Charles is an unequaled musical institution. He closed  his performance with High-Heeled Sneakers [= Hi Heel  Sneakers], bringing the house down 8 times. One highlight […]

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