Another expanded edition of Brother Ray’s 1960 album of themed travel songs. Like most journeys, highs and lows abound.In an age where musicians labor for weeks over a single phrase -- eventually a tiny part of a multi-track recording -- it's astounding to consider that the original 12 tracks on this album were recorded in two long sessions over two days. And when the artist in question has to .
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What can I say that isn't written elsewhere on MOG. I share details of myself all of the time. My life growing up on a farm to my hometown now. It's all here. If you want to know me just dig up old posts. There is not much I haven't been willing to share, save this story.This is the best recollection (I added some back history to set the time and place) of a tale told to my wife and me by uncle...
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Here is my entry for Funky Friday.Not particularly funky, but it will get you off of your seat.Enjoy.
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As J.J. Hunsecker says in "Sweet Smell of Success," "I love this dirty town."From "The Genius Hits The Road," Ray Charles' first album for ABC-Paramount after leaving Atlantic, and his travelogue concept album in the vein of Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me," comes this ode to NYC.
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"Yahoo!":YASEATTLE - Starbucks Corp.'s push into entertainment moved further from the coffeehouse shelves Monday as the company launched a record label based on its existing Hear Music brand.The world's largest specialty coffee retailer said it would partner with Concord Music Group, which controls several other labels and helped Starbucks sell the Grammy-winning "Genius Loves Company," an albu...
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We were at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dinner, the year Billy Joel was inducted (I know, you're asking: Why?, but whatever…), and the thing about Joel getting in was that he asked Ray Charles to be his inductor. Ray Charles accepted (again: Why?), and he came out to do his presentation, and in the midst of it, I turned to my colleague and said/asked: "He's the greatest living American musici.
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Video number 14 in our Veteran's Day Video Marathon is America The Beautiful by the one and only Ray Charles. Happy Veterans Day everyone!Follow Us:
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I bought this entire album on iTunes and noticed that, on the duet with Norah Jones "Here We Go Again" there is a loud buzzing electronic noise between 3:00 - 3:05. Very jarring.I thought "Great. iTunes sold me a defective track, or my computer couldn't handle it".Then I received the actual CD as a gift. I re-loaded that track to correct the problem, but the exact same noise is there.Has anyone...
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MUSIC NEWS - One of the most requested song collections among digital music buyers, Ray Charles’ post-1960 catalog will finally go digital ! Starting April 7th, iTunes will have a two-week exclusive on the catalog of 28 albums; they'll then be available at all digital music shoppes. Ray Charles’ post 1960 music catalog was one of the most treasured and highly requested catalogs tha
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In 1962, Ray Charles turned the musical world on its ear with his soulful take on popular country and western music of the day with his Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music. The album became his first number one on the Pop Albums chart, staying there for 14 weeks, and included four charting singles (Born to Lose, Careless Love, I Can't Stop Loving You and You Don't Know Me). Later that ...
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Buy an English language CD in Japan and you're likely to find the accompanying booklet includes the songs' lyrics reprinted in the native tongue - but just how accurate might they be? Far be it from me to diss the fine efforts of interpreters operating anywhere in the world, but it's common for localised idioms, metaphors and euphemisms to flummox even the most accomplished scholars of linguist...
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Concord Records has been actively rereleasing many of the great Ray Charles 60's albums. As promised back in the fall, they are now readying a 21-track compilation of his greatest hits. Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection will hit the streets on April 7 and contains tracks from both the Atlantic and ABC/Paramount labels, from I've Got a Woman to 1972's America the Beau...
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...back in the band days, whenever the bus arrived at a gig in "BFE" (the sticks) that we just *KNEW* was going to suck (you get a feel for these things after a couple of years) or those "salamander-shrinkin' moments" when we had to play in front of a hostile crowd, I'd roll up to the mic and blurt out, in a thick, Elvis-y accent: "We're the good ole boys!" to get a laugh out of everybody sweat...
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I'm all about soul on saturday mornings. so i must bring you ray charles doing a sweet version of let it be
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Released on October 3, 2006, _Ray Sings, Basie Swings_, combines archival, never-heard-before Ray Charles' vocals with brand new recordings from the Count Basie Orchestra. I haven't bought the album, but it's on my list & I have heard most of it on Sirius. Absolutely fantastic. It's remarkable what these sound engineers can do. Amazon.com sample of "Let The Good Times Roll" As Grammy nomina...
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