Comments on: Friday Five: Ray Charles http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-five-ray-charles A Roots Music Publication Sat, 18 May 2013 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Paul W Dennis http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6294 Paul W Dennis Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:27:10 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6294 The thread didn't specify Country, although I could have picked "Born To Lose" and "Busted" without lowering the quality of my list Truthfully, through about 1970, Ray didn't record anyhting I didn't like - after that it was more hit and miss The thread didn’t specify Country, although I could have picked “Born To Lose” and “Busted” without lowering the quality of my list

Truthfully, through about 1970, Ray didn’t record anyhting I didn’t like – after that it was more hit and miss

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6291 Barry Mazor Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:50:29 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6291 Hey, if we're choosing from outside Ray's country material, the thumbs up are endless. If anybody here's never heard or had the whole "Ray Charles: The Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986" box set, it's essential. Brother Ray's turns on country affected ideas about production and sounds in country music ever after. And when a Hank song comes up (Take These Chains, as Paul called, and the first thing that comes to mind is not Hank's but somebody else's version, your in high country waters.. Hey, if we’re choosing from outside Ray’s country material, the thumbs up are endless. If anybody here’s never heard or had the whole “Ray Charles: The Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986″ box set, it’s essential. Brother Ray’s turns on country affected ideas about production and sounds in country music ever after. And when a Hank song comes up (Take These Chains, as Paul called, and the first thing that comes to mind is not Hank’s but somebody else’s version, your in high country waters..

]]> By: Paul W Dennis http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6288 Paul W Dennis Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:18:52 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6288 1 Georgia On My Mind 2 Take These Chains (From My Heart) 3 I Can't Stop Loving You 4 Mess Around 5 Hallelejah I Love Her So 1 Georgia On My Mind
2 Take These Chains (From My Heart)
3 I Can’t Stop Loving You
4 Mess Around
5 Hallelejah I Love Her So

]]> By: Rick http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6279 Rick Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:05:03 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6279 I'd probably have to go with Ray's version of "Georgia On My Mind" as my favorite. Talk about making a song your own! Crikey! Don Gibson wrote some great songs in his heyday but his voice was limited and the production of his albums tended to be sparse and sound somewhat hollow (especially in the 50's). It took Ray to fully realize the power of "I Can't Stop Loving You" in all its glory. They sure don't make song stylists like that any longer... I’d probably have to go with Ray’s version of “Georgia On My Mind” as my favorite. Talk about making a song your own! Crikey!

Don Gibson wrote some great songs in his heyday but his voice was limited and the production of his albums tended to be sparse and sound somewhat hollow (especially in the 50′s). It took Ray to fully realize the power of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” in all its glory. They sure don’t make song stylists like that any longer…

]]> By: Dave W. http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6278 Dave W. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6278 Great videos of Ray! Enjoyed them very much. Love the site. Great videos of Ray! Enjoyed them very much. Love the site.

]]> By: J.R. Journey http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6270 J.R. Journey Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:53:01 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6270 Of all the singers I've heard tackle "I Can't Stop Loving You", Ray Charles' recording remains my favorite. Great stuff. Of all the singers I’ve heard tackle “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, Ray Charles’ recording remains my favorite. Great stuff.

]]> By: Barry Mazor http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6269 Barry Mazor Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:38:56 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6269 "You Don't Know Me" Ray style always gets to me., “You Don’t Know Me” Ray style always gets to me.,

]]> By: BLL http://www.engine145.com/friday-five-ray-charles/#comment-6268 BLL Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=17167#comment-6268 'Born to Lose' gets me every time. ‘Born to Lose’ gets me every time.

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