Ray Charles

kraj: USA   gatunek: pop, jazz, blues, gospel, R&B, soul   dekady: 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000
Soul & Blues
Soul & Blues
1. Bbay, Won't You Please COme Home • 2. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again • 3. Ain't That Fine • 4. Roll With My Baby • 5. Blues Before Sunrise • 6. Some Day • 7. The Ego SOng • 8. You'll Never Miss The Water • 9. I've Had My Fun • 10. What Have I Done • 11. See See RIder • 12. The Snow Is Falling • 13. Hay Now • 14. The MIdnight Hour • 15. Late In The Evening • 16. Baby, Let Me HOld YOur Hand • 17. Honey, Honey
Genius Loves Company
Genius Loves Company
1. Here We Go Again - Features Norah Jones • 2. Sweet Potato Pie - Features James Taylor • 3. You Don't Know Me - Features Diana Krall • 4. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Features Elton John • 5. Fever - Features Natalie Cole • 6. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Features Bonnie Raitt • 7. It Was A Very Good Year - Features Willie Nelson • 8. Hey Girl - Features Michael McDonald • 9. Sinner's Prayer - Features B.B. King • 10. Heaven Help Us All - Features Gladys Knight • 11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Features Johnny Mathis • 12. Crazy Love - Features Van Morrison
The Very Best of Ray Charles
The Very Best of Ray Charles
1. I've Got A Woman • 2. A Fool For You • 3. Drown In My Own Tears • 4. Hallelujah I Love Her So • 5. (Night Time Is) The Right Time • 6. What'd I Say Parts I & II • 7. Sticks And Stones • 8. Georgia On My Mind • 9. One Mind Julep • 10. Hit The Road Jack • 11. Unchain My Heart • 12. I Can't Stop Loving You • 13. You Are My Sunshine • 14. Busted • 15. Let's Go Get Stoned • 16. Seven Spanish Angels
Ray Charles & Friends: Super Hits
Ray Charles & Friends: Super Hits
1. Two Old Cats Like Us • 2. This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again) • 3. We Didn't See A Thing • 4. Who Cares • 5. Rock And Roll Shoes • 6. Friendship • 7. It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind • 8. Little Hotel Room • 9. Crazy Old Soldier • 10. Seven Spanish Angels
Ray Charles Genius & Soul: 50TH Anniversary Collection
Ray Charles Genius & Soul: 50TH Anniversary Collection
DISC 1: • 1. Confession Blues - (with The Maxin Trio) • 2. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand - (with Ray Charles Trio) • 3. Kissa Me Baby • 4. It Should've Been Me • 5. Don't You Know • 6. Come Back Baby • 7. I've Got A Woman • 8. Fool For You, A • 9. This Little Girl Of Mine • 10. Blackjack • 11. Greenbacks • 12. Drown In My Own Tears • 13. Hallelujah I Love Her So • 14. Lonely Avenue • 15. Leave My Woman Alone • 16. Ain't That Love • 17. Swanee River Rock • 18. My Bonnie • 19. Rockhouse (Parts 1 and 2) • 20. Right Time, (Night Time Is) The • 21. What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2) • 22. Tell The Truth • 23. I Believe To My Soul • 24. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' • DISC 2: • 1. Let The Good Times Roll • 2. Come Rain Or Come Shine • 3. Tell The Truth • 4. Drown In My Own Tears • 5. I'm Movin' On • 6. My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do) • 7. Sticks And Stones • 8. I Wonder • 9. Georgia On My Mind • 10. Them That Got • 11. Ruby • 12. Hardhearted Hannah • 13. I've Got News For You • 14. One Mint Julep • 15. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town • 16. Hit The Road Jack • 17. Danger Zone, The • 18. Unchain My Heart • 19. But On The Other Hand Baby • 20. Baby, It's Cold Outside - (with Betty Carter) • 21. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - (with Betty Carter) • 22. At The Club • DISC 3: • 1. Hide 'Nor Hair • 2. I Can't Stop Loving You • 3. Bye Bye, Love • 4. Born To Lose • 5. You Don't Know Me • 6. You Are My Sunshine • 7. Your Cheating Heart • 8. Take These Chains From My Heart • 9. Brightest Smile In Town, The • 10. Without Love (There Is Nothing) • 11. Busted • 12. That Lucky Old Sun • 13. Ol' Man River • 14. Smack Dab In The Middle • 15. Makin' Whoopee • 16. Without A Song (Parts 1 & 2) • 17. Cincinnati Kid, The • 18. Crying Time • 19. Let's Go Get Stoned • 20. I Chose To Sing The Blues • 21. Together Again • 22. I Don't Need No Doctor • DISC 4: • 1. Eleanor Rigby • 2. Yesterday • 3. Understanding • 4. Drifting Blues • 5. Here We Go Again • 6. In The Heat Of The Night • 7. Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You? • 8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was • 9. If It Wasn't For Bad Luck - (with Jimmy Lewis) • 10. We Can Make It • 11. Don't Change On Me • 12. Feel So Bad • 13. Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma • 14. Spirit In The Dark (reprise) - (with Aretha Franklin) • 15. Booty Butt • 16. I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) • 17. Rainy Night In Georgia • 18. America The Beautiful • 19. (untitled) - (hidden track) • DISC 5: • 1. Living For The City • 2. Till There Was You - (live) • 3. Am I Blue - (live) • 4. How Long Has This Been Going On • 5. Jealous Kind, The • 6. Is There Anyone Out There? • 7. Don't You Love Me Anymore? • 8. One Of These Days • 9. Seven Spanish Angels - (with Willie Nelson) • 10. We Didn't See A Thing - (with George Jones/Chet Atkins) • 11. Two Old Cats Like Us - (with Hank Williams Jr.) • 12. Shake Your Tailfeather - (with The Blues Brothers) • 13. I'll Be Good To You - (with Quincy Jones/Chaka Khan) • 14. That's Where It's At - (with Lou Rawls) • 15. Song For You, A • 16. Still Crazy After All These Years • 17. (untitled) - (hidden track)
Strong Love Affair
Strong Love Affair
1. All She Wants To Do Is Love Me • 2. Say No More • 3. No Time To Waste Time • 4. Angelina • 5. Tell Me What You Want Me To Do • 6. Strong Love Affair • 7. Everybody's Handsome Child • 8. Out Of My Life • 9. The Fever • 10. Separate Ways • 11. I Need A Good Woman Bad • 12. If You Give Me Your Heart
Ray Charles Classics
Ray Charles Classics
1. I Got A Woman • 2. It Should've Been Me • 3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So • 4. A Fool For You • 5. This Little Girl Of Mine • 6. (Night Time Is) The Right Time • 7. Greenbacks • 8. Drown In My Own Tears • 9. Don't You Know, Baby? • 10. Come Back, Baby
The Best Of Ray Charles (The Atlantic Years)
The Best Of Ray Charles (The Atlantic Years)
1. It Should've Been Me • 2. Don't You Know, Baby? • 3. Blackjack • 4. I Got A Woman • 5. What Would I Do Without You? • 6. Greenbacks • 7. Come Back, Baby • 8. A Fool For You • 9. This Little Girl Of Mine • 10. Hallelujah, I Love Her So • 11. Lonely Avenue • 12. It's All Right • 13. Ain't That Love • 14. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (#34) • 15. That's Enough • 16. What'd I Say (Part I) (#6) • 17. (Night Time Is) The Right Time • 18. Drown In My Own Tears • 19. Tell The Truth (live) • 20. Just For A Thrill
My World
My World
1. My World • 2. A Song For You • 3. None Of Us Are Free • 4. So Help Me God • 5. Let Me Take Over • 6. One Drop Of Love • 7. If I Could • 8. Love Has A Mind Of Its Own • 9. I'll Be There • 10. Still Crazy After All These Years
Ray Charles: Blues + Jazz
Ray Charles: Blues + Jazz
1. Someday • 2. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again • 3. The Midnight Hour • 4. Worred Life Blues • 5. Low Society • 6. Losing Hand • 7. Sinner's Prayer • 8. Funny (But I Still Love You) • 9. Feelin' Sad • 10. I Wonder Who • 11. Nobody Cares • 12. Ray's Blues • 13. Mr. Charles' Blues • 14. Blackjack • 15. Come Back, Baby • 16. A Fool For You • 17. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) • 18. Drown In My Own Tears • 19. What Would I Do Without You? • 20. I Want A Little Girl • 21. Early In The Mornin' • 22. (Night Time Is) The Right Time • 23. Two Years Of Torture • 24. I Believe To My Soul • 25. The Man I Love • 26. Music, Music, Music • 27. I Surrender, Dear • 28. Hornful Soul • 29. Ain't Misbehavin' • 30. Doodlin' • 31. Sweet Sixteen Bars • 32. Undecided • 33. Rockhouse (Parts 1 & 2) • 34. X-Ray Blues (with Milt Jackson) • 35. Love On My Mind (with Milt Jackson) • 36. Fathead (with David Newman) • 37. Bill For Bennie (with David Newman) • 38. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (with David Newman) • 39. Willow, Weep For Me (with David Newman) • 40. The Spirit-Feel (aka Hot Rod) (live)
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?
1. I'll Take Care of You • 2. Your Love Keeps Me Satisfied • 3. Ellie, My Love • 4. I Can't Get Enough • 5. Let's Get Back To Where We Left Off (with Peggy Scott) • 6. Child Support, Alimony • 7. Fresh Out Of Tears • 8. Living Without You • 9. Where're The Stairs? • 10. Leave Him!
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
1. Nothing Like a Hundred Miles • 2. I Wish I'd Never Loved You at All • 3. Too Hard to Love You • 4. Now I Don't Believe That Anymore • 5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off • 6. Stranger in My Hometown • 7. Over the Top • 8. I'd Walk a Little More for You • 9. If That's What'cha Want • 10. Save the Bones for Henry Jones
From the Pages of My Mind
From the Pages of My Mind
1. The Pages Of My Mind • 2. Slip Away • 3. Anybody With The Blues • 4. Class Reunion • 5. Caught A Touch Of Your... • 6. A Little Bit Of Heaven • 7. Dixie Moon • 8. Over And Over (Again) • 9. Beaucoup Love • 10. Love Is Worth The Pain
Friendship
Friendship
1. Two Old Cats Like Us • 2. This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again) • 3. We Didn't See A Thing • 4. Who Cares • 5. Rock And Roll Shoes • 6. Friendship • 7. It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind • 8. Little Hotel Room • 9. Crazy Old Soldier • 10. Seven Spanish Angles • 11. Everybody Has The Blues • 12. Baby Grand
Wish You Were Here Tonight
Wish You Were Here Tonight
1. 3/4 Time • 2. I Wish You Were Here Tonight • 3. Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All • 4. Born to Love Me • 5. I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin' in My Bed • 6. Let Your Love Flow • 7. You Feel Good All Over • 8. String Bean • 9. You've Got the Longest Leaving Act in Town • 10. Shakin' Your Head
Brother Ray Is at It Again
Brother Ray Is at It Again
1. Compared To What • 2. Anyway You Want To • 3. Don't You Love Me Anymore? • 4. A Poor Man's Song • 5. Now That We've Found Each Other • 6. Ophelia (J.R. Robertson) • 7. I Can't Change It • 8. Questions
Ain't It So
Ain't It So
1. Some Enchanted Evening • 2. Blues in the Night • 3. Just Because • 4. What'll I Do? • 5. One of These Days • 6. Love Me or Set Me Free • 7. Drift Away • 8. (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight
True to Life
True to Life
1. I Can See Clearly Now • 2. Jealous Kind • 3. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning • 4. How Long Has This Been Going On? • 5. Be My Love • 6. Anonymous Love • 7. Heavenly Music • 8. Game Number Nine • 9. Let It Be
Volcanic Action of My Soul
Volcanic Action of My Soul
1. See You Then • 2. What Am I Living For • 3. Feel So Bad • 4. The Long and Winding Road • 5. The Three Bells • 6. All I Ever Need Is You • 7. Wichita Lineman • 8. Something • 9. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) • 10. Down in the Valley
The Best Of Ray Charles
The Best Of Ray Charles
1. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (instrumental version) • 2. Rockhouse (Parts 1 & 2) • 3. Sweet Sixteen Bars • 4. Doodlin' (Parts 1 & 2) • 5. How Long Blues • 6. Blues Waltz
Crying Time
Crying Time
1. Crying Time • 2. To Use Crying • 3. Let's Go Get Stoned • 4. Going Down Slow • 5. Peace of Mind • 6. Tears • 7. Drifting Blues • 8. We Don't See Eye To Eye • 9. You're in for a Big Surprise • 10. You're Just About to Lose Your Clown • 11. Don't You Think I Ough to Know • 12. You've Got a Problem
Sweet & Sour Tears
Sweet & Sour Tears
1. Cry • 2. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry • 3. A Tear Fell • 4. No One To Cry To • 5. You've Got Me Crying Again • 6. After My Laughter Came To Tears • 7. Teardrops From My Eyes • 8. Don't Cry Baby • 9. Cry Me A River • 10. Baby Don't You Cry • 11. Willow Weep For Me • 12. I Cried For You • 13. My Heart Cries For You • 14. I Wake Up Crying • 15. Drown In My Own Tears • 16. Teardrops In My Heart • 17. Crying Time • 18. No Use Crying • 19. Tired Of My Tears
Have a Smile With Me
Have a Smile With Me
1. Smack Dab In The Middle • 2. Fuedin' And Fighting • 3. Two Ton Tessie • 4. I Never See Maggie Alone • 5. Move iT On Over • 6. MA • 7. The Thing • 8. The Man With The Weird Beard • 9. The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane • 10. Who Cares
Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
1. Bye Bye Love • 2. You Don't Know Me (#2) • 3. Half As Much • 4. I Love You So Much It Hurts • 5. Just A Little Lovin' • 6. Born To Lose • 7. Worried Mind • 8. It Makes No Difference Now • 9. You Win Again • 10. Careless Love • 11. I Can't Stop Loving You • 12. Hey, Good Lookin' • 13. You Are My Sunshine (#7) (bonus track) • 14. Here We Go Again (bonus track) • 15. That Lucky Old Sun (bonus track)
Spotlight on Ray Charles
Spotlight on Ray Charles
1. Alone in the City • 2. Blues Before Sunrise • 3. She's on the Ball • 4. Sentimental Blues • 5. What Have I Done? • 6. How Long Blues • 7. St. Pete's Blues • 8. Flip Flooie Flip • 9. Jug of Joel • 10. Spruchin' Up
Dedicated to You
Dedicated to You
1. Hard Hearted Hannah • 2. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) • 3. Margie • 4. Ruby • 5. Rosetta • 6. Stella by Starlight • 7. Cherry • 8. Josephine • 9. Candy • 10. Marie • 11. Diane • 12. Sweet Georgia Brown
Genius After Hours
Genius After Hours
1. The Genius After Hours • 2. Aint Misbehavin • 3. Dawn Ray • 4. Joy Ride • 5. Hornful Soul • 6. The Man I Love • 7. Charlesville • 8. Music Music Music
Genius Sings the Blues
Genius Sings the Blues
1. Early in the Morning • 2. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) • 3. Midnight Hour • 4. Night Time Is the Right Time • 5. Feelin' Sad • 6. Ray's Blues • 7. I'm Movin' On • 8. I Believe to My Soul • 9. Nobody Cares • 10. Mr. Charles' Blues • 11. Some Day Baby • 12. I Wonder Who
Soul Meeting
Soul Meeting
1. Hallelujah, I Love Her So • 2. Blue Genius • 3. X-Ray Blues • 4. Soul Meeting • 5. Love on My Mind • 6. Bags of Blues
Ray Charles Sextet
Ray Charles Sextet
1. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) • 2. Weird Beard • 3. Willow Weep for Me • 4. Bill for Bennie • 5. Sweet Eyes • 6. Fathead • 7. Mean to Me • 8. Tin Tin Deo
Genius Hits the Road
Genius Hits the Road
1. Alabamy Bound • 2. Georgia on My Mind • 3. Basin Street Blues • 4. Mississippi Mud • 5. Moonlight in Vermont • 6. New York's My Home • 7. California, Here I Come • 8. Moon over Miami • 9. Deep in the Heart of Texas • 10. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny • 11. Blue Hawaii • 12. Chattanooga Choo Choo
What'd I Say
What'd I Say
1959
1. What'd I Say Parts I & II • 2. Jumpin' In The Morning • 3. You Be My Baby • 4. Tell Me How Do You Feel • 5. What Kind Of Man Are You • 6. Rockhouse (Parts 1 & 2) • 7. Roll With My Baby • 8. Tell All The World About You • 9. My Bonnie • 10. That's Enough (Single/LP Version)
The Genius Of Ray Charles
The Genius Of Ray Charles
1959
1. Let The Good Times Roll • 2. It Had To Be You • 3. Alexander's Ragtime Band • 4. Two Years Of Torture • 5. When Your Lover Has Gone • 6. 'Deed I Do (vocal version) • 7. Just For A Thrill • 8. You Won't Let Me Go • 9. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me • 10. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' • 11. Am I Blue? • 12. Come Rain Or Come Shine
Yes, Indeed!!
Yes, Indeed!!
1958
1. What Would I Do Without You? • 2. It's Alright • 3. I Want to Know • 4. Yes, Indeed! • 5. Get on the Right Track Baby • 6. Talkin' 'Bout You • 7. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) • 8. Lonely Avenue • 9. Blackjack • 10. Sun's Gonna Shine Again • 11. I Had a Dream • 12. I Want a Little Girl • 13. Heartbreaker • 14. Leave My Woman Alone
Ray Charles at Newport
Ray Charles at Newport
1958
1. Night Time Is the Right Time • 2. ln a Little Spanish Town • 3. I Got a Woman • 4. Blues Waltz • 5. Hot Rod • 6. Talkin' 'Bout You • 7. Sherry • 8. Fool for You
Soul Brothers
Soul Brothers
1958
1. How Long Blues • 2. Cosmic Ray • 3. Genius After Hours • 4. Charlesville • 5. Bags of Blues • 6. 'Deed I Do • 7. Blue Funk
Great Ray Charles
Great Ray Charles
1957
1. Dawn Ray • 2. The Man I Love • 3. Music, Music, Music • 4. Black Coffee • 5. The Ray • 6. I Surrender Dear ten • 7. Hornful Soul • 8. Ain't Misbehavin' • 9. Joy Ride • 10. Sweet Sixteen Bars • 11. Doodlin' • 12. There's No You • 13. Undecided • 14. My Melancholy Baby
Ain't That Fine
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
Blues Before Sunrise
Crazy Old Soldier  1998
Fever  2004
Friendship  1998
Georgia On My Mind  1960
Hit the Road, Jack  1961
I Can't Stop Loving You  1962
If You Were Mine
It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind  1998
I've Got a Woman  1954
I've Got News For You
Let's Go Get Stoned
Little Hotel Room  1998
Makin' Whoopee
My Baby Don't Dig Me
Rock And Roll Shoes  1998
Roll With My Baby
Sentimental Blues  1962
Seven Spainish Angels  1998
Some Day Baby  1961
Sweet Potato Pie  2004
The Midnight Hour
The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again
This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again)  1998
Two Old Cats Like Us  1998
Unchain My Heart
We Didn't See A Thing  1998
What Am I Living For
What Have I Done?
What'd I Say (Part 1)  1959
Who Cares  1998
23 września 1930
W Albany w stanie Georgia urodził się Ray Charles. Legendarny amerykański muzyk, król soulu, przez kilkadziesiąt lat kariery wylansował wiele przebojów, z których chyba największym była ballada "Georgia On My Mind", która w 1979 roku została uznana za oficjalną pieśń stanu Georgia. Artysta zmarł ''10 czerwca 2004 roku.
26 sierpnia 1946
W nowojorskiej dzielnicy Bronx urodziła się wokalistka, producentka i autorka piosenek Valerie Simpson, która wraz z mężem Nickolasem Ashfordem tworzyła duet Ashford & Simpson. Para w swojej twórczości koncentrowała się przede wszystkim na pisaniu i produkowaniu piosenek innych wykonawców, między innymi Raya Charlesa, Diany Ross, The Supremes czy The Four Tops.
12 kwietnia 1961
Ray Charles otrzymał cztery nagrody Grammy za utwór "Georgia On My Mind".
31 października 1964
Ray Charles został aresztowany na lotnisku Logana w Bostonie i oskarżony o posiadanie narkotyków.
3 grudnia 1966
Ray Charles został uznany winnym zarzutów posiadania marihuany i heroiny. Skazano go na pięć lat więzienia w zawieszeniu i dodatkowo grzywnę wysokości 10 tysięcy dolarów.
13 czerwca 1969
W Houston odbył się największy w historii festiwal muzyki soul. Wśród występujących byli Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Sam & Dave i Percy Sledge.
11 lutego 1973
Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Ray Charles i Chicago wystąpili w programie telewizji CBS - "Dule Ellington... We Love You Madly".
4 czerwca 1998
Ray Charles wystąpił w Chicago razem ze swoim starym zespołem. Koncert był częścią obchodów 50-lecia obecności artysty w showbiznesie.
9 kwietnia 2003
W nowojorskim Beacon Theatre odbył się koncert z okazji 70. urodzin Willie'ego Nelsona. Na scenie wystąpili między innymi Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Ray Charles i John Mellencamp.
10 czerwca 2004
Ray Charles, legendarny czarnoskóry amerykański muzyk, zmarł w swoim domu w Beverly Hills. Miał 73 lata. Przyczyną śmierci artysty były komplikacje po schorzeniu wątroby.
18 czerwca 2004
W Los Angeles odbył się pogrzeb Raya Charlesa, legendarnego amerykańskiego muzyka, który zmarł 10 czerwca. W ceremonii uczestniczyli między innymi Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Willie Nelson i Clint Eastwood.
7 grudnia 2007
W Albany, rodzinnym mieście Raya Charlesa, stanął odlany w brązie pomnik legendarnego piosenkarza. Podobizna artysty została odsłonięta podczas ceremonii z udziałem rodziny Charlesa oraz setek fanów. Ray Charles, który zmarł w 2004 roku w wieku 73 lat, był najbardziej znanym obywatelem Albany, a nagrana przez niego wersja piosenki "Georgia On My Mind" została w 1979 roku oficjalnym hymnem jego rodzinnego stanu Georgia.