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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 ".
"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued , on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued.
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]
The six-CD release was followed by a condensed version of the material, True Genius: Sides of Ray, which was released as a double-disc vinyl album on November 19, 2021. On May 6, 2022, the unearthed recordings of Charles's 1972 Stockholm concert were issued as a standalone release titled Live in Stockholm 1972 .
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]
In Person is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28, 1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium.All tracks from this album together with those from Ray Charles at Newport were also released on the 1987 Atlantic compilation CD, Ray Charles Live.
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.
The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. [5] The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles's stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B.