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"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]
The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl 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 Charles.
In 1963, Charles had another daughter, Sheila Ray Charles, by Sandra Jean Betts. Sheila Raye, like her father, was a singer-songwriter; she died of breast cancer on June 15, 2017. [ 96 ] In 1977, Charles had a child with his Parisian lover, Arlette Kotchounian, whom he had met ten years earlier. [ 97 ]
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.
"Here We Go Again" (Ray Charles and Norah Jones) – 3:59 "Mary Ann" (Poncho Sanchez featuring Ray Charles) – 5:05 "Interview With Norah Jones" – 1:35; According to AllMusic, the duet version was between 3:56 and 3:59 on various albums. [17]
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.
What'd I Say is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in late 1959. His sixth album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957, What'd I Say compiled a range of Charles' material, including his first top 10 hit, the title track "What'd I Say".
Ray Charles at Newport is a 1958 live album of Ray Charles' July 5, 1958 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. [1] The detailed liner notes on the album were written by Kenneth Lee Karpe. [ 2 ] All tracks from this Newport album, along with all tracks from his 1959 Herndon Stadium performance in Atlanta , were also released on the Atlantic ...