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Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles is a live tribute album by country singer Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. It was recorded during concerts at the Rose Theater in New York City, on February 9 and 10, 2009. The album received mixed reviews, in which the instrumentation of Marsalis' orchestra was praised by ...
Within two days "Seven Spanish Angels" had been successfully pitched to Willie Nelson. Before Nelson was able to record it, producer Billy Sherrill happened to hear the demo and wanted the song for Ray Charles. Sherrill proposed that Nelson and Charles duet on the song after learning of Nelson's having reserved it. [2]
In 1960, Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, recorded a version of the song that went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100. [4] [12] Charles' hit rendition would become the most widely-known version of the tune from this time on. [13] [4] [14] [15] It would also be the song most associated with his musical career.
7:00 p.m. Allison Russell is singing “Seven Spanish Angels” — the gospel-soul gem Willie cut with Ray Charles in the early ’80s — with Norah Jones on piano and harmony vocals. Jones ...
Willie Nelson, right, performs with Ray Benson at Benson's 66th Birthday Party at GSD&M during the 2017 South by Southwest Music Festival. ... Nelson went on to play the show 18 times, more than ...
In 1985, Nelson had another success with Half Nelson, a compilation album of duets with a range of artists such as Ray Charles and Neil Young. [76] In 1980, Nelson performed on the south lawn of the White House .
2003 – Willie Nelson, Leon Russell and Ray Charles performed the song at New York's Beacon Theatre on April 9, 2003, as part of Willie Nelson's 70th birthday tribute (released on CD and DVD as Live and Kickin' credited to "Willie Nelson & Friends"). Leon Russell sang the first verse, Willie Nelson sang the second verse, and Charles sang the ...
Angel Eyes is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released in 1984. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ray Charles dueted on the title track. [ 3 ] The album peaked at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 .