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Ray Charles Discography
This is a discography of American musician Ray Charles. Overview Ray Charles first appeared on a ''Billboard'' chart in 1949, when — as part of the Maxin Trio with G.D. McKee and Milton Garred — he charted his first single with "Confession Blues." It reached No. 2 on the R&B chart, then called the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records. In 1952, Charles signed with Atlantic Records and went on to top ''Billboard''s pop, country, R&B, jazz, and dance charts. In the early 1960s, after leaving Atlantic Records to sign with ABC–Paramount, he negotiated for ownership of his own master recordings. He also established his own labels. Tangerine came first, which later evolved into CrossOver Records. As a songwriter, Charles penned nearly 200 songs. He also operated his own publishing companies, Tangerine Music and Racer Music. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Charles had 80 hits between 1958 (the year the chart began) and 1990, when " I'll Be Good to You" became his last Hot 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma. Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two ''Modern Sounds'' albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. Charles's 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles In Person
''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 Records, Atlantic compilation CD, ''Live (Ray Charles album), Ray Charles Live''. The album was recorded by the concert sponsor, radio station WAOK. The station's lead disk jockey, Zenas "Daddy" Sears, recorded the album from the audience using a single microphone. The album is noted for its technical excellence in balancing band, singer, and audience, and also for its documentation of the jazzy rhythm and blues, R&B Ray Charles sound prior to his great crossover success. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Track listing #"Night Time Is the Right Time, The Right Time" (Lew Herman, Nappy Brown, Ozzie Cadena) #"What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) #"Yes, Indeed" (Sy Oliver) #"The Spirit Feel" (Milt J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Genius Of Ray Charles
''The Genius of Ray Charles'' is a 1959 Ray Charles album, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since the debut ''Ray Charles'' in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop with big band arrangements. It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads. ''The Genius of Ray Charles'' sold fewer than 500,000 copies and charted at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200. " Let the Good Times Roll" and " Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" were released as singles in 1959. Composition The album showcased Charles' breakout from rhythm and blues and onto a broader musical stage. Atlantic Records gave him full support in production and arrangements. As originally presented, the A side of the album featured the Ray Charles band with David "Fathead" Newman supplemented by players from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands, and arrangements by Quincy Jones. The B side of the original album consists of six ballads with arrangem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What'd I Say (album)
''What'd I Say'' is an album by 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". The album became his first gold record., and is included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981). Though routinely classified as a standard album, at the time of its 1959 release, it was more of a compilation of previously uncollected Charles material. It included recent singles ("That's Enough", "Tell Me How Do You Feel", "What'd I Say", all from 1959; and "My Bonnie", "Rockhouse", "What Kind Of Man Are You", "You Be My Baby", "Tell All The World About You" all issued in 1958), and tracks that had initially been issued as singles as far back as 1952 ("Roll With My Baby") and 1953 ("Jumpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles At Newport
''Ray Charles at Newport'' is a 1958 live album of Ray Charles' July 5, 1958 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. The detailed liner notes on the album were written by Kenneth Lee Karpe. All tracks from this Newport album, along with all tracks from his 1959 Herndon Stadium performance in Atlanta, were also released on the Atlantic compilation LP '' Ray Charles Live''. A later CD reissue of that compilation album included a previously unissued song from the 1958 Newport concert, "Swanee River Rock". Track listing All tracks composed by Ray Charles, except where indicated Personnel * Ray Charles – keyboards, piano, lead vocals * Marcus Belgrave – trumpet * Lee Harper – trumpet * David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone * Bennie Crawford – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone * Edgar Willis – bass * Richie Goldberg – drums * Marjorie Hendricks – vocals on "The Right Time" * The Raelettes – backing vocals ;Technical * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes Indeed! (Ray Charles Album)
''Yes Indeed!!'' is the fourth album by Ray Charles, released in 1958 by Atlantic. 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. Track listing All songs written by Ray Charles except as indicated. Side One #"What Would I Do Without You?" – 2:32 #"It's All Right" – 2:14 #"I Want to Know" – 2:07 # "Yes Indeed!!" (Sy Oliver) – 2:12 #"Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner) – 2:19 #"Talkin' 'bout You" – 2:48 #" Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'bout That River)" – 2:15 Side Two #"Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 2:33 #"Blackjack" – 2:17 #"The Sun's Gonna Shine Again" (Sam Sweet) – 2:35 #"I Had a Dream" – 2:51 #"I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) – 2:50 #"Heartbreaker" ( A. Nugetre) – 2:49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milt Jackson
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop players. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the twelve-bar blues at slow tempos. On occasion, Jackson also sang and played piano. Biography Jackson was born on January 1, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan, United States, the son of Manley Jackson and Lillie Beaty Jackson. Like many of his contemporaries, he was surrounded by music from an early age, particularly that of religious meetings: "Everyone wants to know where I got that funky style. Well, it came from church. The music I heard was open, relaxed, imprompt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Brothers
''Soul Brothers'' is the third album recorded by Ray Charles and the eleventh album by Milt Jackson and released by Atlantic Records in 1958. The album was later re-issued in a two-CD compilation together with the other Charles–Jackson album '' Soul Meeting'' and included additional tracks from the same recording sessions not present on the original LP releases. Track listing ''All songs composed by Ray Charles except where noted.'' Original LP release Side A # "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34 # "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15 Side B # "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21 # "Blue Funk" – 8:09 # "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 6:23 ono LP releaseref>''Soul Brothers'' / ''Soul Meeting'' compilation re-issue cover notes. # "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:50 tereo LP release CD re-issue/compilation Disc one # "How Long, How Long Blues" Leroy Carr – 9:16 # "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23 # "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24 # "Charlesville" – 4:55 # "Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Ray Charles
''The Great Ray Charles'' is the second studio album by American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records. An instrumental jazz album, it features cover art designed by Marvin Israel. Later CD re-issues of ''The Great Ray Charles'' often include six out of the eight songs from the 1961 album ''The Genius After Hours'', as bonus tracks. Release ''The Great Ray Charles'' was released by Atlantic Records in August 1957. Due to frequent airplay of two tracks off the album, " Doodlin" and "Sweet Sixteen Bars", Atlantic released those two tracks as an EP later that same year. Track listing Original LP release Note: Some sources list " Ain't Misbehavin" in place of "Black Coffee". 1987 CD reissue Personnel * Ray Charles – celesta, piano * Oscar Pettiford, Roosevelt Sheffield – bass * Joe Harris, William Peeples – drums * David "Fathead" Newman – alto and tenor saxophone * Emmot Dennis – baritone saxophone * Joe Bridgewater – trumpet, soloist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles (album)
''Ray Charles'' is the first studio album by American pianist, vocalist, and band leader Ray Charles. Originally released in June 1957 on Atlantic Records, it was re-released under the title ''Hallelujah I Love Her So'' in 1962. Although routinely identified as a debut album, ''Ray Charles'' could more accurately be identified as a greatest hits compilation, as all tracks had been previously issued and no fewer than 11 of its 14 tracks had been top 10 hits on the R&B chart between 1953 and 1957. In order, they were: "Mess Around" (#3, 1953), "Don't You Know" (#10, 1954), " I Got a Woman" (#1, 1955), "Come Back" (#4, 1955), "This Little Girl of Mine" (#9, 1955), "A Fool for You" (#1, 1955), "Greenbacks" (#5, 1955), "Drown in My Own Tears" (#1, 1956), "Mary Ann" (#1, 1956), "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (#5, 1956) and "Ain't That Love" (#9, early 1957). The three remaining tracks ("Funny (But I Still Love You)", "Sinner's Prayer" and "Losing Hand") were non-charting B-sides origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Queen of Funk", Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with " I Feel for You" in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with '' I Feel for You''. She has collaborated with Steve Winwood, Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, among others. In December 2016, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time. She was ranked at No. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
