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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.
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 is the debut studio album by American pianist, vocalist, and band leader Ray Charles. [3] Originally released in June 1957 on Atlantic Records , it was re-released under the title Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962.
The Genius of Ray Charles "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" / 95: 17 "Just for a Thrill" b/w "Heartbreaker" (from Yes Indeed!) — 16 "Tell the Truth" b/w "Sweet Sixteen Bars" (from The Ray Charles Story (Volume One)) — 13 Do the Twist with Ray Charles "Come Rain or Come Shine" b/w "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me" 83 — The Genius of Ray ...
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 ]
Sweet & Sour Tears is a 1964 album by Ray Charles. It is a concept album featuring songs with titles or lyrics referring to crying . In 1997, Rhino Records reissued the album on compact disc with seven bonus tracks from his early career (1956–1971) that added to the "crying" theme.
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".