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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".
Ray Charles was 28 years old in 1958, with ten years of experience recording primarily rhythm and blues music for the Downbeat and Swingtime record labels, in a style similar to that of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown. Charles signed with Atlantic Records in 1952 where producers Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler encouraged him to broaden his ...
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]
In a retrospective article for the magazine, Robert Christgau wrote that, despite "caveats" such as material repeated on more "economic" releases, The Birth of Soul is "the rockingest Charles long-form you can buy" and remarked on the legacy of its recordings: Although Charles' fabled blues-gospel synthesis is on display from 'I Got a Woman' to ...
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.
Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004, on Concord Records. [1] Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004. [2]
Ray Charles Live is a double LP compilation album by Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in 1973.It consists of live concert recordings previously released on Ray Charles at Newport and Ray Charles in Person (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta in 1959, respectively).
I Remember Brother Ray is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, paying tribute to his bandleader and mentor Ray Charles, which was recorded in 2004 by recording engineer Tobi Nova at Murphy's Place, a jazz club in Toledo, Ohio, and released on the HighNote label the following year.