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"Take These Chains from My Heart" is a song by Hank Williams. It was written by Fred Rose and Hy Heath and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23, 1952, in Nashville . The song has been widely praised; Williams' biographer Colin Escott deems it "perhaps the best song [Rose] ever presented to Hank...It was one of the ...
True Genius is a box set of material by American musician Ray Charles, first released on September 10, 2021, by Tangerine Records, as a six-CD collection. [1] The set contains 90 remastered tracks by Charles, as well as eight previously unreleased songs, which were recorded live in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. [1]
1966: Crying Time – Ray Charles; 1967: Ray's Moods – Ray Charles; 1967: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen – Ray Charles; 1968: A Portrait of Ray – Ray Charles; 1969: Vibrations – Rita Graham (a Raelette at the time) 1970: Souled Out – The Raeletts with Ike & Tina Turner [5] 1971: Volcanic Action of My Soul – Ray Charles
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.
It is the second volume of country and western recordings by Charles following his landmark debut on ABC Records. Following the surprising success of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music , an album of country music covers, which sold over a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to do a follow-up.
Ray Charles Robinson [a] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius".
The Genius After Hours is an album by American musician Ray Charles, released in 1961.The songs featured on the album were taken from the same three studio sessions that created his 1957 album The Great Ray Charles, which featured the use of both a trio and a septet; the latter was arranged by Quincy Jones.
Sid Feller (left) and Ray Charles in 1962. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was the 18th overall LP Charles had recorded. [12] According to him, the title of the album was conceived by producer Sid Feller and ABC-Paramount's executives and management people. [13]