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October 23, 2014
Old MacDonald Had a Farm [Piano Theme]
Read moreUnreleased. Adweek (Feb, 21, 2000) wrote: “Georgia native and music legend Ray Charles sat down behind a studio microphone last week, starring in a series of television and radio commercials for the Georgia Lottery. Created by Atlanta’s Austin Kelley Advertising, the new campaign’s objective is to increase awareness of the lottery’s $3.3 billion contribution to […]
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October 23, 2014
Old Time Religion (Give Me That —)
Read moreUnreleased. Ray gave the song a brief rendition in the TV show Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, taped on 23 January and aired on 27 February 1982.
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October 22, 2014
One More Time (There Is Always —)
Read moreUnreleased. The song was written by Doc Pomus and Kenny Hirsch. Ray Charles was the first to play it on the Easter Seal Telethon on 9 March 1986 (cf. this). Someone out there must have taped it. Who knows more? Johnny Adams’ splendid version of (There Is Always) One More Time:
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October 22, 2014
One O’Clock Jump (With Woody Herman And Buddy Rich)?
Read moreUncertain if played and recorded. In 1982 Ray Charles guested at a Buddy Rich TV show at the Statler Hotel in New York. Peter Turre, Ray’s drummer, remembered that they participated in the finale with Woody Herman and Buddy Rich, possibly playing One O’Clock Jump. Unfortunately, the footage with Ray has not been published, but […]
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October 22, 2014
Pacific Palisades
Read moreUnreleased. Ray Charles performed the title song for the French film Pacific Palisades, directed by Bernard Schmitt, with Sophie Marceau and Adam Coleman Howard. The film was released on March 28, 1990. The film flopped, and didn’t even bring it to a video release. A soundtrack was never released. The song was written by Michael Jones, and composed by Jean-Jacques […]
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October 22, 2014
Popo (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreUnreleased. Instrumental (written by Shorty Rogers)*, played twice during the concerts in Antibes in July 1961. With a nice tenor/alto battle between David Newman and Hank Crawford. Also: Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt – trumpets; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis – bass; Bruno Carr – drums. For Shorty’s original, hear this. * Many thanks to Jeff […]
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October 22, 2014
Ray And Marian’s Blues (With Marian McPartland)
Read moreUnreleased On January 9, 1990 Marian McPartland invited Ray Charles for her NPR radio show Piano Jazz, taped at the Manhattan Beach Studios in New York (first broadcast on April 6, 1991). They improvised a blues; you can listen to it here (i.e. the last musical sequence of the program).
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October 21, 2014
Ray’s Blues (With Michel Legrand A.O. Keyboardists)
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded on 30 March 1982 in Paris at the taping of the TV show Pianistes from the series Le Grand Studio, hosted by Jean Bardin and Michel Legrand. The tune was obviously written – and titled – for the occasion. The keyboard battle was fought out between Ray Charles (p), Maurice Vander (p), Michel Legrand (p), Georges […]
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October 21, 2014
Reaching For The Dream (Jingle)
Read moreCopy of the PSA, as sent to TV stations. Unreleased (but at the time distributed thru a limited DJ-only 45RPM single). Jingle (audio only) of a PSA-infomercial for the UNCF, filmed in 1977. The audio recording took place in New York City, probably at the A&R studios. Cf. this article.
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October 21, 2014
Release Me (With Engelbert Humperdinck)
Read moreUnreleased. When Ray guested in The Engelbert Humperdinck Show, recorded on 9 February 1970 in London, he an the host did a duet on the song. He returned the favor 13 years later, when he invited Humperdinck to sing the same duet at A Man And His Soul, A 40th Anniversary Celebration, taped at the Cocoanut Grove […]
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October 21, 2014
Road Rats (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. This tune, penned by Roger Neumann, was only captured once, during the concert on 16 July 1978 in Antibes/Juan-les-Pins. Solos by Bob Harris – p, Johnny Coles – tp, Don Wilkerson ts, Peter Turre – d, Steve Beskrone – b. Full line-up of the band: Johnny Coles, Mark Hatch (or James Smith?), David Hines, […]
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October 21, 2014
Rock Steady (With The Raelettes, Ft. Estella Yarbrough)
Read moreUnreleased. This Aretha Franklin song from 1971 was immediately adopted by Raelette Estella Yarbrough. She kept on performing it until the end. Leverkusen 1993: Live: ’72 LC Copenhagen ’72 LC San Carlos ’75 LC Madrid ’75 LC LatinCasino ’81 LC Prague ’81 LC Rome ’93 LC Leverkusen ’94 LC Moscow 02 LC Pasadena