Album 1969 Thing

  • November 18, 2014

    Baby Please

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Paris, 1969 (4th tune): Live: ’69 LC Paris

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  • November 15, 2014

    Come And Get It

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Jimmy Lewis must have confused Brother Ray. Not only the horns but even Ray himself sounded ‘Memphis’ all of a sudden. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Update […]

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  • November 12, 2014

    Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes and The Ray Charles Orchestra (all remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Paris 1969 (track #3) – the Raelettes never moved this fast: Live:’69 LC Paris’70 TV Cash’70 LC Paris’71 LC Paris

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  • November 7, 2014

    I Told You So

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra, and some strings (all musicians remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the […]

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  • November 6, 2014

    If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck (With Jimmy Lewis)

    Single (A): ABC 11170, November 1968, b/w When I Stop Dreaming.Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded on October 26, 1968 at RPM Studios in Los Angeles. Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Jimmy Lewis (vocals); Phil Guilbeau, Wallace Davenport (trumpet); David Phelps, Henry Coker (trombone); Maurice Spears (bass trombone); Andy Ennis, Buddy Terry (tenor […]

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  • November 4, 2014

    I’m Ready

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, and members of The Ray Charles Orchestra. Update 13.02.2021: 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 13, 2014

    That Thing Called Love

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Single (B): ABC 11259, January 1970, b/w Laughin’ And Clownin’. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes and The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Johnny Cash Show: Live: ’70 TV Cash ’70 TV Tom ’99 LC […]

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  • October 12, 2014

    The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited, but the little organ solo on this track may have been played by Doug “Doctor Music” Riley, who later remembered contributing as an arranger, and as the “second keyboardist”). […]

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  • October 9, 2014

    We Can Make it

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Single (A): ABC 11239, August 1969, b/w I Can’t Stop Loving You, Baby. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Doug “Doctor Music” Riley contributed as arranger and “second keyboardist” (for the single version; the album version didn’t […]

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  • October 7, 2014

    You Ought To Change Your Ways

    Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited, but Doug “Doctor Music” Riley contributed as arranger and “second keyboardist”. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.

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