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Without a Song" is a popular song composed by Vincent Youmans with lyrics later added by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, published in 1929. It was included in the musical play , Great Day . The play only ran for 36 performances but contained two songs which became famous, "Without a Song" and "Great Day".
On September 22, 2004, Ray Charles was honored with a Google Doodle on what would have been his 74th birthday. [76] It was one of the first Doodles for one's birthday. In 2010, a $20 million, 76,000 sq ft (7,100 m 2) facility named the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building, opened at Morehouse. [77]
Have a Smile With Me is a 1964 album by Ray Charles.In a reversal of the previous concept album Sweet & Sour Tears, this album is filled with humorous songs.. In 1997, it was packaged together with 1963's Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul (and both sides of the 1965 single "Without a Song") on a two-for-one CD reissue on Rhino with historical liner notes.
Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul is a 1963 album by Ray Charles. It was arranged by Benny Carter, Sid Feller, Marty Paich, and Johnny Parker, with the Paich tracks also featuring accompaniment by the Jack Halloran Singers. In 1990, the album was released on compact disc by DCC with four bonus tracks.
The Dick Cavett Show – Ray Charles Collection (Shout! Factory Theatre) 1972 and 1973 TV appearances; Soul of the Holy Land (Xenon) 1973 Israel tour; Ray Charles Live – In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony (Eagle Rock) 1981 performance; Ray Charles – 50 Years in Music (Image Entertainment) 1991 Pasadena, CA performance
The song was covered by Ray Charles in 1962, featured on Charles' album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, and released as a single. Charles' version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, for five weeks. This version went to number one on the U.S. R&B and adult contemporary charts. [13] [14] Billboard ranked it as the No ...
It was the second of three Atlantic LPs that compiled Charles' hit singles for the label. (See discography) Ray Charles, Yes Indeed!! is also the title of the book and DVD tribute published in memory of Charles by his manager Joe Adams, The Ray Charles Marketing Group and Genesis Publications in 2009.
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 ...