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The innovation of Ray Charles is presented on this compilation LP. The Blues finds Charles delivering wailing and emotional numbers ("Hard Times", " Night Time Is the Right Time ") to uptempo arrangements of country blues (" I'm Movin' On ", "Early in the Mornin'").
"Ray Charles" is a single released from American rap group Chiddy Bang. It was released in Canada on November 14, 2011 as a digital download as the second single from their debut studio album Breakfast. The song is a homage to the musician of the same name. Outside of the United States, "Ray Charles" was a hit in the British Isles, peaking ...
Genius & Friends is a 2005 studio album by rhythm and blues singer Ray Charles, consisting of previously unreleased duets between Ray and artists recorded between 1997 and 2005. [1] The contributing artists were personally chosen by Ray Charles.
Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918 – April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers, who accompanied Perry Como on his records and television shows for 35 years [1] [2] and were also known for a series of 30 choral record albums produced in the 1950s ...
The album showcased Charles' breakout from rhythm and blues and onto a broader musical stage. Atlantic Records gave him full support in production and arrangements. As originally presented, the A side of the album featured the Ray Charles band with David "Fathead" Newman supplemented by players from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands, and arrangements by Quincy Jones.
Wish You Were Here Tonight is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1983. [1] [2] Charles shot videos for the title track and "3/4 Time"; both were nominated for American Video Awards. [3] "Born to Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Country Vocal Performance, Male". [4]
Just Between Us is an album by the American singer Ray Charles, released by Columbia Records in 1988. [2] The songs included on it represents all the styles that Charles performed until the early 1990s, which combined R&B, soul, country, blues and pop.
"Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the fourth Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, an alternation that adds fun for the dancers. [1]