*First Time Hearing* Ray Charles & The Raelettes- What’d I Say|REACTION!!
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The legendary man...They called him " One Take Ray "...He could record a song in one take without messing up.
Ray gave us so much loved music! ❤
In the movie, he made this song up off the fly. Just started jamming and it came up
Nothing but the best, later for the rest, Ray Charles was the best musician and most exciting and soulful performer in America. Everything he touches turns gold. Check his version of "Georgia" and "America", "Ruby", great reaction.
One of my mom’s favorites. She loved her some Ray Charles, and I heard his music at a very young age . He’s legendary. And the biopic with Jaime Foxx is amazing if you haven’t seen it.
Ray Charles was an American treasure. He was one of the solists on the "USA for Africa", he did a duet with Wille Nelson, "Seven Spanish Angles". He had a ton of hits, you can go wrong if you check out more of his music!
What a legend❤❤❤
That tempo is quick
i see ya, old spirit over there.
Nice braids
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An on the mark groovin' 'n movin' reaction 🎯! What'd I Say was released as the second single from Ray Charles 1959 album: What'd I Say. It was written by Ray Charles. It was produced by Jerry Wexler. The song reached #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the Pop chart. This performance is from December 3, 1967 on The Ed Sullivan Show and features Billy Preston on piano. The Raelettes for this performance are: Alexandra Brown, Merry Clayton, Gwen "Squatty Roo" Berry and Clydie King. The song was added to the National Recording Registry in 2002 and appeared in the 2003 and 2021 versions of Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list: at number 10 in 2003 and at number 80 in 2021. In the 1995 film: Tommy Boy, Tommy and his father, Big Tom, perform a duet of the song at Big Tom's wedding.
When Ray Charles recorded this, it was a very long song until engineer Tom Dowd edited it down to 6 1/2 minutes. Ray Charles said he got the idea for this song from "The sweet sounds of love making". The call-and-response style was inspired by church music Ray Charles grew up with. When the preacher said something, the congregation shouted it back. "What'd I Say" stands as the epitome of call-and-response in secular music.
Ray Charles improvised the song onstage at a club in Brownsville, Pennsylvania in December 1958 after he played every song he knew and still had 12 minutes to fill. He simply asked his band to follow his lead... which they did. He told his backing singers (The Raeletts) to simply repeat whatever he said. The singer remembered: "I had sung everything I could think of. So I said to the guys: 'Look, I'm going to start this thing off, I don't know where I'm going, so y'all just follow me.' And I said to the girls, 'Whatever I say, just repeat after me'".
The story goes that at the end, the club-goers gathered at Ray Charles' feet, begging for the tune's title so they could buy the record. Predictably, the song was recorded with all due haste.
In the early '60s, many music acts incorporated the song into their live shows. In 1964, Elvis Presley performed it in the movie: Viva Las Vegas (where is sings it to Ann Margret), that version was released as a single. Here are the charting covers in the US for "What'd I Say":
1961: #30 Jerry Lee Lewis
1962: #24 Bobby Darin
1963: #113 Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith
1964: #21 Elvis Presley
1972: #61 Rare Earth
Other artists to cover the song include 📻: The Beatles ft Tony Sheridan, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Sylvie Vartan, The Ravers, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Dee Jays, Sandro, Chet Atkins, Herbie Mann, Dionne Warwick Bunny Sigler, The Shadows, Floyd Cramer, Gene Vincent, Adam Faith, John Leyton, The Delltones, Brenda Lee, Sandy Nelson, The Ventures, Little Tony, The Rivieras, King Curtis, Ray Stevens, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Les Chats Sauvages, Bobby Rydell, The Anita Kerr Singers and more.
Song Credits 📝:
Ray Charles - piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, lead vocals
David Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Bennie Crawford - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Edgar Willis - double bass
Milt Turner - drums
The Raelettes - backing vocals
Lyrics 🗒:
Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long
cll right now, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
cll right now now now, hey hey, hey hey
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gonna send you back to crkansas
Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right
cw, play it boy
When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, all right, all right, aw play it, boy
When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long
Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right
Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say yeah
cnd I wanna know
Baby I wanna know right now
cnd-a I wanna know
cnd I wanna know right now yeah
cnd-a I wanna know
Said I wanna know yeah
Hey, don't quit now! (c'mon honey)
Naw, I got, I uh-uh-uh, I'm changing (stop! stop! we'll do it again)
Wait a minute, wait a minute, oh hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Oh one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time right now (just one more time)
Say it one more time now (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Say it one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
ch! Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good now yeah (make me feel so good)
Woah! Baby (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh
cwh it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right right now (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right yeah (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Woah! Shake that thing now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing now now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing right now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Woah! I feel all right now yeah (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right now (make me feel all right)
Woooah! (make me feel all right)
Tell you I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Baby I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Ray Charles Info 📰:
Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. He passed away on June 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills, California. He was a singer, songwriter, producer and pianist. He won 17 Grammy Awards from his 37 nominations. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in music history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He had a lifelong friendship and occasional partnership with Quincy Jones. Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles "the only true genius in show business", although Ray Charles downplayed this notion. Billy Joel said, "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley".
Ray Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard music charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, two on the Hot Country singles charts. His discography is highly complex and extensive. AllMusic has listed approximately 60 original albums and more than 200 compilation albums, while music essayist Robert Christgau noted the existence of more. At least 20 record labels have released near-identical compilations of Ray Charles' pre-Atlantic Records tracks, while many of the masters that Ray Charles began to own after 1960 were not digitally reissued, leading the Atlantic Records sister label Rhino Entertainment to focus on rereleasing his mid-to-late 1950s music. Robert Christgau has called Ray Charles' discography a "monumental mess" and that "any map of his oeuvre must be personal and provisional".
Ray Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence as a youth, but his music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown. Ray Charles was blinded during childhood at the age of 6, possibly due to glaucoma. Ray Charles started playing the piano at the age of three. "I was born with music inside me", he said. "And from the moment I learned there were piano keys to be mashed, I started mashing 'em, trying to make sounds out of feelings".
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Ray Charles stated in his 1978 autobiography: "Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story", that he became hooked on women after losing his virginity at 12 years old to a woman about 20. "Cigarettes and smack [heroin] are the two truly addictive habits I've known. You might add women", he said. "My obsession centers on women-did then [when young] and does now. I can't leave them alone", he added.
Ray Charles attended school at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine from 1937 to 1945. He further developed his musical talent at school and was taught to play the classical piano music of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. His teacher, Mrs. Lawrence, taught him how to use braille music, a difficult process that requires learning the left hand movements by reading braille with the right hand and learning the right hand movements by reading braille with the left hand, then combining the two parts. His mother, Aretha Robinson, passed away in the spring of 1945, when he was 14. Her death came as a shock to him; he later said the deaths of his brother George (1935 drowning) and mother were "the two great tragedies" of his life. He decided not to return to school after his mother's funeral.
After leaving school, Ray Charles moved to Jacksonville to live with Charles Wayne Powell, who had been friends with his late mother. He played the piano for bands at the Ritz Theatre in LaVilla for over a year, earning $4 a night. In 1947, he moved to Tampa, where he held two jobs, including one as a pianist for Charles Brantley's Honey Dippers.He decided to leave Florida for a large city, and, considering Chicago and New York City too big, followed his friend Gossie McKee to Seattle, Washington, in March 1948, knowing that the biggest radio hits came from northern cities. There he met and befriended, under the tutelage of Robert Blackwell, a 15-year-old Quincy Jones.
With Ray Charles on piano, Gossie McKee on guitar, and Milton Garred on bass, The McSon Trio started playing the 1-5 AM shift at The Rocking Chair. In April 1949, he and his band recorded the song: "Confession Blues", which became his first national hit, soaring to #2 on the R&B chart. The group later became known as The Ray Charles Trio from 1949-53. In addition to being a musician, Ray Charles was also a record producer, producing Guitar Slim's 1954 # 1 R&B hit: "The Things That I Used To Do".
Ray Charles pioneered the Soul music genre during the 1950s by combining Blues, Jazz, Rhythm And Blues, and Gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records after the record label acquired his contract in 1952. He contributed to the integration of Country music, Rhythm And Blues, and Pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music albums, released in 1962. While he was with ABC Records, Ray Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.
Ray Charles' 1960 hit song: "Georgia on My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, became his first album to top the Billboard 200 album chart.
For his musical contributions, Charles received the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the Polar Music Prize. He was one of the inaugural inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. He has won 17 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone ranked Charles No. 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and No. 2 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Ray Charles Passing 🙏🏾:
Ray Charles held a family luncheon for his 12 children in 2002, ten of whom attended. He told them he was mortally ill and $500,000 had been placed in trusts for each of the children to be paid out over the next five years. In 2003, Ray Charles had successful hip replacement surgery and was planning to go back on tour, until he began having other ailments.
He passed away at his home in Beverly Hills, California, of complications resulting from liver failure, in 2004, at the age of 73. His funeral took place on June 18, 2004, at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, with numerous musical figures in attendance. BB King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis each played a tribute at the funeral. He was laid to rest at in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
TV & Film Credits (*Film-Documentary) 🎬:
*Swingin' Along (1961)
*Ballad In Blue (1965)
*The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)
Saturday Night Live (1977)
Sesame Street (1977 3 Episodes)
*Blues Brothers (1980)
Who's The Boss (1987)
Moonlighting (1987)
Super Dave (1987-1990 4 Episodes)
St Elsewhere (1987)
*Limit Up (1989)
*Love Affair (1994)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)
Wings (1994)
*Spy Hard (1996)
The Nanny (1997-1998 4 Episodes)
*New Yorkers 2 (1998)
*The Extreme Adventures Of Super Dave (2000)
*****CONTNUE BELOW*****
Miscellaneous Notes 🗃:
Ray Charles full name was: Ray Charles Robinson, his friends called him "RC". He dropped the "Robinson" so he wouldn't be confused with the famous boxer Ray Robinson.
In 1948, Ray Charles’ first band: The McSon Trio, was the first musical act in Seattle’s history to have a sponsored television show as they did on KRSC-TV in Seattle, Washington.
In 1949, Ray Charles recorded his first single: “Confession Blues”, with The McSon Trio, and in 1950 Ray recorded the song: “Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand”. He toured with guitarist Lowell Fulson before going solo.
In 1960, Ray Charles was the first recording artist to purchase an airplane large enough to tour the world with his entire orchestra.
Ray Charles Enterprises Inc. became incorporated in April 1960 while still located on West 57th Street, New York, NY. Tangerine Music Corporation and Racer Music Corporation were incorporated in January 1962.
In 1961, Ray Charles appeared in the movie: Swingin’ Along, as himself.
Ray Charles remains the first and only black man to earn a GRAMMY Award and a #1 Billboard Pop Chart Hit with a Country And Western song as he did with “l Can’t Stop Loving You” (1962). “l Can’t Stop Loving You” was also his first Grammy Award win for "Best Rhythm & Blues Recording" in 1962.
In 1963, Ray Charles starred in his first feature film: Ballad In Blue.
In 1964, Ray Charles was the first major recording artist to own his own state-of-the-art recording studio: RPM International Inc., and it opened in 1965 in Los Angeles, California.
In 1966, Ray Charles performed in the documentary: The Big T.N.T. Show.
In 1968, Ray Charles had long been Honorary Life Chairman of the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Playboy Magazine Hall of Fame. He has topped that magazine’s reader’s poll in several categories many times.
In 1972, Ray Charles received the National Academy of Recording Art & Science Hall of Fame for his rendition of the song: “America The Beautiful”.
In 1975, Ray Charles was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement and presented with the Golden Plate Award and the Academy of Achievement Gold medal.
In 1977, Ray Charles appeared as the host of NBC’s television show: Saturday Night Live.
In 1979, Ray Charles was one of the first musicians born in the state to be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. His version of "Georgia On My Mind" was also made the official state song of the state of Georgia.
In 1981, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1984, he participated in the USA For Africa charity project: We Are The World, which raised money for famine relief in Africa.
In 1986, he was one of the first inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony. He also received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986.
In 1987, he was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1988, Ray Charles’ voice-over as Raisin Ray the “first celebrity raisin” in the California Raisin Advisory Board’s trendy series of TV commercials. Ray Charles was seen in Claymation.
In 1988, Ray Charles received the highest award that can be given by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, its Lifetime achievement Award, Ray Charles accepted the special GRAMMY at a ceremony that was televised on CBS-TV.
In 1990, he was given an honorary doctorate of fine arts by the University of South Florida.
In 1991, he was inducted to the Rhythm & Blues Foundation and was presented with the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement during the 1991 UCLA Spring Sing.
In 1991, "50 Years Of Music Making: A Tribute To Ray Charles", featuring Michael Bolton, Willie Nelson, and Stevie Wonder among others, with MC Hammer as Master of Ceremonies, was taped for the Fox Television Network special.
In 1993, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
In 1997, Ray Charles was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame.
In 1998 he was awarded the Polar Music Prize, together with Ravi Shankar, in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2001, Morehouse College honored Ray Charles with the Candle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arts and Entertainment, and later that same year granted him an honorary doctor of humane letters. Ray Charles donated $2 million to Morehouse College "to fund, educate and inspire the next generation of musical pioneers".
In 2003, Ray Charles was awarded an honorary degree by Dillard University, and upon his death he endowed a professorship of African-American culinary history at the school, the first such chair in the nation.
In 2004, the film: Ray, a biopic portraying his life and career between the mid-1930s and 1979, was released in October, starring Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles. Jamie Foxx won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor for the role.
In 2004, the television special: "What'd I Say?: A Tribute To Ray Charles", was produced.
In 2004, he was inducted to the National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame.
The Grammy Awards of 2005 were dedicated to Ray Charles.
On September 22, 2004, Ray Charles was honored with a Google Doodle on what would have been his 74th birthday. It was one of the first Doodles for one's birthday.
In 2010, a $20 million, 76,000 sq ft (7,100 m2) facility named the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building, opened at Morehouse College.
The United States Postal Service issued a forever stamp honoring Ray Charles, as part of its Musical Icons series, on September 23, 2013.
In 2015, Ray Charles was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.
In 2016, US President Barack Obama said: "Ray Charles's version of "America The Beautiful" will always be in my view the most patriotic piece of music ever performed".
In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
In 2022, Ray Charles was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the third African-American to be inducted after Charley Pride (2000) and Deford Bailey (2005). He was also the 13th person to be inducted into both the Country and Rock Halls of Fame.
Civil Rights 🗽:
On March 15, 1961, shortly after the release of the hit song: "Georgia On My Mind" (1960), the Albany, Georgia-born musician was scheduled to perform at a dance at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, but cancelled the show after learning from students of Paine College that the larger auditorium dance floor would be restricted to whites, while blacks would be obliged to sit in the Music Hall balcony.
Ray Charles left town immediately after letting the public know why he would not be performing, but the promoter went on to sue Ray Charles for breach of contract, and Ray Charles was fined $757 in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on June 14, 1962. The following year, Ray Charles did perform at a desegregated Bell Auditorium concert together with his backup singers, The Raelettes, on October 23, 1963, as depicted in the 2004 film: Ray. On December 7, 2007, Ray Charles Plaza was opened in Albany, Georgia, with a revolving, lighted bronze sculpture of Ray Charles seated at a piano.
The Ray Charles Foundation 🏦:
Founded in 1986, The Ray Charles Foundation maintains the mission statement of financially supporting institutions and organizations in the research of hearing disorders. Originally known as The Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, it was renamed in 2006 and has provided financial donations to numerous institutions involved in hearing loss research and education. The purpose of the foundation has been "to administer funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes; to encourage, promote and educate, through grants to institutions and organizations, as to the causes and cures for diseases and disabilities of the hearing impaired and to assist organizations and institutions in their social educational and academic advancement of programs for the youth, and carry on other charitable and educational activities associated with these goals as allowed by law".
Recipients of donations include Benedict College, Morehouse College, and other universities. The foundation houses its executive offices at the historic RPM International Building, originally the home of Ray Charles Enterprises and now also home to the Ray Charles Memorial Library on the first floor, which was founded on September 23, 2010 (what would have been his 80th birthday). The library was founded to "provide an avenue for young children to experience music and art in a way that will inspire their creativity and imagination", and is not open to the public without reservation, as the main goal is to educate mass groups of underprivileged youth and provide art and history to those without access to such documents.
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The Raelettes Group (Classic Line Up Members) 👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤:
Doretta James (1957)
Margie Hendrix (1955-1964)
Darlene McCrea (1956-1964)
Priscilla "Pat" Lyles (1955-1965)
Gwen "Squatty Roo" Berry (1960-1968)
The Raelettes aka The Raelets aka The Raeletts were a feamle singing group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They were reformed from the group The Cookies. Between 1966 and 1973, The Raelettes recorded on Tangerine Records as a separate act produced and accompanied by Ray Charles. The group always consisted of 4 or 5 singers. The ever-changing group lineup included at times: Minnie Riperton, Marilyn McCoo (5th Dimension), Merry Clayton, Clydie King (The Blackberries), Edna Wright (Honey Cone), and Susaye Greene (The Supremes).
Ray Charles also produced and played piano on solo singles for various Raelettes group members over the years. He formed Tangerine Records in 1962, and The Raeletts released three top 40 R&B hits between 1967 and 1971: "One Hurt Deserves Another" (1967), "I'm Gettin' 'Long All Right" (1968) and "Bad Water" (1971). The group's album compilation: Souled Out, was released in 1970, featuring songs R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner had recorded for Tangerine Records.
In the 1970s, Mable John (the very first female signer signed by Berry Gordy) sang lead vocals and The Raelttes toured independent of Ray Charles. After she left The Raelettes returned to the background for good, with various lineups backing Ray Charles until his passing in 2004.
Raelettes Albums 📀:
Souled Out w/ Ike & Tina Turner (1970)
Ray Charles Presents The Raeletts, Yesterday... Today... Tomorrow (1972)
The Raelettes, Hits And Rarities (1993)
Ray Charles Albums 📀:
Ray Charles (1957)
The Great Ray Charles (1957)
Yes Indeed! (1958)
Soul Brothers w/ Milt Jackson (1958)
Ray Charles At Newport (1959)
What’d I Say (1959)
The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959)
Ray Charles (1959)
The Fabulous Ray Charles (1959)
Ray Charles In Person (1960)
The Genius Hits The Road (1960)
The Genius Sings The Blues (1961)
Soul Meeting w/ Milt Jackson (1961)
The Genius After Hours (1961)
Dedicated To You (1961)
Ray Charles And Betty Carter (1961)
Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
Ray Charles Greatest Hits (1962)
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962)
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two (1962)
Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul (1963)
Sweet & Sour Tears (1964)
Have A Smile With Me (1964)
Live In Concert (1965)
Together Again (1965)
Crying Time (1966)
Ray’s Moods (1966)
Invites You To Listen (1967)
A Portrait of Ray (1968)
I’m All Yours Baby! (1968)
Doing His Thing (1969)
Love Country Style (1970)
My Kind Of Jazz (1970)
Volcanic Action of My Soul (1971)
A Message From The People (1972)
Through The Eyes Of Love (1972)
Jazz Number II (1972)
Come Live With Me (1974)
Renaissance (1975)
My Kind Of Jazz, Part 3 (1975)
Live In Japan (1975)
Porgy And Bess (1976)
True To Life (1977)
Love & Peace (1978)
Ain’t It So (1979)
Brother Ray Is At It Again (1980)
Wish You Were Here Tonight (1983)
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)
Friendship (1984)
The Spirit Of Christmas (1985)
From The Pages Of My Mind (1986)
Just Between Us (1988)
Would You Believe (1990)
My World (1993)
Strong Love Affair (1996)
Berlin ’62 (1996)
Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again (2002)
Genius Loves Company (2004)
Ray Charles Celebrates A Gospel Christmas With The Voices Of Jubilation (2004)
Live At The Olympia, 2000 (2004)
Genius & Friends (2005) *Released Posthumously
Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006) *Released Posthumously
Some more good songs by Ray Charles 🎶: Hit The Road Jack, I Can't Stop Loving You, Georgia On My Mind, Mess Around, What Kind Of Man Are You, Jumpin' In The Mornin', Tell Me How Do You Feel, Rockhouse, You Be My Baby, Hot Rod, That's Enough, Charlesville, Night Time Is The Right Time, Roll With My Baby, Tell All The World About You, Sherry, Losing Hand, The Christmas Song, A Fool For You, You Are My Sunshine, Funny (But I Still Love You), How Long How Long Blues, Lonely Avenue, Sinner's Prayer, What Would I Do Without You?, Blue Funk, Deed I Do, Leave My Woman Alone, Talkin' 'Bout You, I Had A Dream, The Sun's Gonna Shine Again, Heartbreaker, It's All Right, Love On My Mind, X Ray Blues, Yes Indeed!!, Get On The Right Track Baby, Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River), Black Coffee, Take These Chains From My Heart, Don't Set Me Free, No Letter Today, Busted, Sweet Sixteen Bars, Undecided, Bag's Guitar Blues, I Wonder Who, Oh Happy Day, Carrying That Load, The Genius After Hours, Crying Time, Soul Brothers, Old Man Time, Hallelujah I Love Her, Cosmic Ray, Bag Of Blues, The Ray, Doodlin', Don't You Know, Mary Ann, This Little Girl Of Mine, Greenbacks, My Melancholy Baby, Ain't That Love, Drown In My Own Tears, Kissa Me Baby, The Danger Zone, Confession Blues, Carry Me Back To Old Virginny, Just Because, Yesterday, Game Number Nine, Understanding, I Believe To My Soul, Ruby, Hardhearted Hannah, My Baby! (I Love Her Yes I Do), Sicks And Stones, I've Got News For You, Let's Go, No One, You Don't Know Me, I Wake Up Crying, Smack Dab In The Middle, Something's Wrong, Let's Go Get Stoned, Makin' Whoopee, Without Love (There Is Nothing), Baby Don't You Cry, That Lucky Old Sun, Unchain My Heart, Sweet Memories, Blackjack, If You Were Mine, Living For The City, Don't Change On Me, Booty Butt, America The Beautiful, Sunshine, We Didn't See A Thing, Feelin' Sad, Born To Love Me, Baby Grand, Cry, Seven Spanish Angels, I'll Be Good To You, This Time Of The Year, Come Live With Me, Here We Go Again, Look What They've Done To My Song Ma, Sitting On Top Of The World (Now She's Gone), I'm Movin' On, The Midnight Hour, My Heart Cries For You, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town, My Baby Don't Dig Me, Them That Got, Worried Life Blues, In A Little Spanish Town, Two Old Cats Like Us, That's A Lie, If It Wasn't For Bad Luck, Christmas Time, Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand, In The Heat Of The Night, At The Club, Together Again, Hide Nor Hair, The Train, Love's Gonna Bite You Back, What Child Is This, But On The Other Hand Baby, A Tear Fell, I Don't Want No One But You, Why Me Lord?, Never Had Enough Of Nothing Yet, Old Folks At Home, A Song For You, Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I), When My Dreamboat Comes Home, I Don't Need No Doctor, All I Want For Christmas, One Mint Julep and I've Had My Fun (Going Down Slow).
Fun Fact 🕵🏾♂: Ray Charles had a small role in the 1980 movie: The Blues Brothers. He played the blind owner of a used music instrument store and sang the song: "Shake A Tail Feather".
Man what a great comment/learned so much about Ray no doubt 1 of the best
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1 of 1. Legend.
Nobody but Ray could have done this one. Can you feel it? The late great Mr. Billy Preston on company piano. Rip to both of them.
The recording was far better. "Hit The Road Jack" by Ray Charles. The Rayletts had more lines. It was a great tune. Kids used to go around saying "Hit the road Jack"
your into it now...what i say..
Some reactions to consider 🤔: Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing Live (Hot Chocolate YT channel), Yvonne Elliman- If I Can´t Have You Live (Mystic Plug Records II YT channel) or Dr Hook- Sexy Eyes Live (TopPop YT channel).