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The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a US #1 single, " Georgia on My Mind ".
In 1960, Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, recorded a version of the song that went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100. [4] [12] Charles' hit rendition would become the most widely-known version of the tune from this time on. [13] [4] [14] [15] It would also be the song most associated with his musical career.
From the Pages of My Mind is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1986. [1] [2] It was Charles's final album dedicated to country music. [3] From the Pages of My Mind peaked at No. 16 on the Top Country Albums chart. [4] "Class Reunion" was released as a single. [5]
1963: The Ray Charles Story, Volume Three (Atlantic) 1964: The Ray Charles Story, Volume Four (Atlantic) 1967: A Man And His Soul (ABC) 1970: The Best of Ray Charles (Atlantic) (BPI: Silver) [11] 1971: A 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles (ABC) 1973: Ray Charles Live (Atlantic) 1978: The Tender Side of Ray Charles (Suffolk ...
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]
“For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.” — Narrator, "Frosty the Snowman" “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.”
The Spirit of Christmas were a twenty-five year running series of compilation albums of both traditional and modern Christmas carols performed by Australian artists and musicians which was released every Christmas between 1993 until its discontinuation in 2018 with proceeds going to The Salvation Army in Australia as part of their "Red Shield Appeal" which supports at-risk children and youth ...
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars [4] and in the 2004 edition of The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, this release was rated 2.5 out of 5 stars. [5] A review for retailers in Billboard recommended this work, calling it "one of his strongest packages of new material". [6]