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~ Ray Charles tribute video
Views: 9861 |  |  |  |  | This is a tribute video of Ray Charles. I used various photos to make the video. Ray Charles mixed blues, jazz, goespel, R & B, and , later, country, to revolutionize the music industry back in the 50's and 60's. His arrangements, songwriting, producin ...More g, and impromptu stage performances made him a legend for fans of all ages for years. In 1981, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also in 1986, he recieve the Kennedy Center Honors. In 1987, he was awared a Lifetime Acheievement Grammy. The song is "Seven Spanish Angels," a duet Ray performed with Willie Nelson. Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment. |
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~ Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
Views: 19548 |  |  |  |  | Ray Charles was one of the true pioneers of soul music. Born in Georgia in 1930 he was one of the first performers to mix gospel, R & B and jazz to create a new form of black pop music that would come to be known as soul. His voice and delivery were strik ...More ingly different and instantly recognisable. He had his first hits in the early 50's and was still hitting the charts into the 21st century. His death in June 2004 from liver disease was front page news around the world.
This concert was filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 19, 1997 and features Ray Charles and his orchestra, led by sax player Al Jackson, and of course The Raelettes.
The full performance is available on the Eagle Vision DVD "Live at Montreux 1997", out now.
To order this DVD from Amazon if you are in the UK, please click here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001EX5CNM/?tag=wwweaglerockc-21
To order this DVD from amazon if you are in the US, please click here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JL2V2E/?tag=eaglrockente-20 |
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~ "georgia on my mind"
Views: 14039 |  |  |  |  | park avenue trio- john farrar, jay dover and eric foreman
http://www.myspace.com/phunkierthanu2
ray charles
1960
georgia on my mind
This was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell in 1930. Carmichael was an actor, performer, and popular so ...More ngwriter - some of his other compositions include "Stardust" and "Winter Moon." Gorrell was a banker living in New York City, and he wrote the lyrics.
It's possible that this was written about a woman, not the state. Carmichael and Gorrell didn't live in Georgia, but Carmichael did have a sister named Georgia.
This was a #10 hit for a Jazz saxophone player named Frankie Trumbauer in 1931. Many artists have recorded it over the years, including Louis Armstrong, James Brown (a Georgia native), Django Reinhardt, and Willie Nelson. Charles' version is by far the most famous.
Charles decided to record this after his driver suggested it, since Ray kept singing it while riding in the car.
Charles was born in Georgia. His family moved to Florida when he was still a baby.
The orchestra was arranged by Ralph Burns, Woody Herman's pianist.
This was recorded quickly in New York City -- it took only four takes to complete (compared to Charles' usual 10-12 takes).
This won Grammy awards for Best Male Vocal Recording and Best Pop Song Performance. The album also won for Best Male Vocal Performance Album, and another song on the album, "Let the Good Times Roll," won for Best R&B Performance, giving Charles a total of 4 Grammys in 1960.
Michael Bolton hit #36 in the US with his version in 1990.
This was the first of three #1 records for Ray Charles ("Hit the Road, Jack" and "I Can't Stop Loving You" are his others). (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL)
In 1979, this became the official state song of Georgia.
Willie Nelson sang this at Charles' funeral in 2004.
Charles won 8 awards at the 2005 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Album of the Year (for Genius Loves Company). He was honored throughout the show; Alicia Keys and Jamie Foxx performed this as part of the tribute. Foxx had recently portrayed Charles in the movie Ray. |
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~ Ray Charles - Early in the Morning
Views: 1427 |  |  |  |  | I've been looking high and low for this relatively unknown tune, performed by Ray Charles in his early years. Since no one had put it up yet, I thought I'd share it with you people.
In my opinion it's one of his best, and it showcases a style which h ...More e interpreted so well, the Blues.
It's also been done by Johnny Winter in an amazing cover version, which I'll try to find and put up later on.
Enjoy! |
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~ R&B Guitar Lesson Georgia on my mind
Views: 4291 |  |  |  |  | Here is a common blues/jazz progression over a song called Georgia on my mind made famous by Ray Charles. The progression is mostly 1,dom.3,6,min5,1,4,1,6,2,5,1. I will soon be doing a lesson explaining how these numbers make sense. Enjoy |
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~ Boz Scaggs - Lowdown (album version)
Views: 19022 |  |  |  |  | "Lowdown"
Boz Scaggs
From the album "Silk Degrees"
Single: Columbia 10367
(released August 1976)
* #3 on Billboard Charts
* William "Boz" Scaggs achieved solo stardom in 1976 with the elegant, sophisticated, urban, blue-eyed soul of his ...More sixth album, "Silk Degrees."
* A 5,000,000 seller, "Silk Degrees" first charted on March 20, 1976, and spawned three Top 40 hits: "Lowdown" (#3), "Lido Shuffle" (#11), and "It's Over (#38). When the songs achieved Top 40 status, Boz was further propelled into the limelight - a place that made him uncomfortable.
* "Silk Degrees" was the #2 album in America for five weeks and remained on the Billboard Hot 200 album charts for 115 weeks.
* "Lowdown" won Boz a Grammy for Best R&B Song of 1976.
* Rolling Stone called Boz's music "a new kind of hybrid--Southern blues sensibilities mixed with city soul."
*Boz's Southern roots are clear in his music. His father, a traveling salesman, was from Memphis. Though he was born in Canton, Ohio, the family moved to Oklahoma, then to Plano, a Texas farm town just north of Dallas. Boz' musical influences came from the music he heard as a teen on the radio in Texas - Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles and a combination of Country, Blues, Pop, Jazz and Rock & Roll. His music has been described as all those genres "whipped all together into a stylish soul soufflé."
* The producers of the movie "Saturday Night Fever" asked to use "Lowdown" in their movie, but Scaggs' manager turned them down - and it was instead used in the movie "Looking For Mr. Goodbar." (The soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" became one of the best-selling movie soundtracks of all time.)
* David Paich co-wrote "Lowdown" with Scaggs. Paich would later join Toto and write many of their hits.
* Scaggs came from the Texas dance band scene, where he and guitarist and high school friend Steve Miller formed a variety of local groups. In 1965, he moved to Europe, where he recorded a now-rare solo folk album. Then, he returned to the states, where he once again joined up with Miller, who was by then in San Francisco. He remained with the "Steve Miller Band" for its first two albums and then once again set out for a solo career.
* With the help of Rolling Stone magazine's Editor in Chief Jann Wenner, Scaggs obtained a contract with Atlantic Records. He recorded an album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for the Atlantic label. (Boz uses the correct spelling of "Mussel Shoals" on his website, www.bozscaggs.com)
* He moved back to California, formed the "Boz Scaggs Band," and began touring regularly with the backing of his new label, Columbia. His record sales started off slowly, but began to surge in 1974 with the release of his "Slow Dancer" album. Boz became known for his trademark sharp, suave wardrobe, donning album covers dressed in tuxedos and elegant jackets. His debonair manner of dress seemed to reflect the refinement of his smooth, sexy musical style.
* His next album was "Silk Degrees." When it hit the shelves in 1976, everything burst wide open. The album earned platinum status.
* In 1983, Scaggs announced his retirement from the music industry, choosing the more subdued life of operating a restaurant (Slim's) in San Francisco. Persuaded by his record label to resume his music career, he re-emerged in 1988 to record his album "Other Roads" and a single - "Heart of Mine" (#35 in 1988) before opting for a return to low-profile life.
* He took the name "Boz" because a schoolmate who mistakenly thought his first name was Bosley kept calling him "Boz," and it stuck.
* Following in the footsteps of other celebs whose names have graced vino labels, Boz's fans can look for his new wine very soon. However, unlike some celebs who simply lend their name to the marketing of wines produced by vineyards owned by others, wine with the "Scaggs" label is produced with grapes grown in Boz's California vineyard. Boz & wife Dominique have been experimenting with batches in the past few years, but he said the previous results haven't been up to his standards, and have thusly been "poured down the sink." He is currently tangling the red tape involved with becoming a vintner. Hopefully, fans can look for the "Scaggs" label in the next year or so (2008/2009?).
www.bozscaggs.com |
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~ Ahmet Ertegun Eulogy To My Brother Nesuhi
Views: 2679 |  |  |  |  | From Jon Hammond N.Y., NY: I was honored to be invited to be with friends, family and Atlantic Records WEA and so many Musicians on this day in 1989 in Lincoln Center. I arrived with Bernard Purdie long-time Atlantic recording artist and we sat together a ...More mongst the Musicians, in concert were Modern Jazz Quartet, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins, Manhattan Transfer, Ron Carter, Sylvia Simms and at end after Ahmet's eulogy George Wein played a piano blues with Claude Nobbs on harmonica. #@!&tail reception followed, it was somber but warm and joyful at the same time. Now Ahmet has passed RIP, he was always nice to me so I pass this on in their memory.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond
http://www.HammondCast.com
*Ahmet Ertegun was "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry" who "co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with partner Herb Abramson. Atlantic was at the forefront of great independent labels that sprang up in the late Forties, challenging the primacy of the major labels of the time (RCA, Columbia and Decca) by discovering, developing and nurturing new talent. Under the guiding hand of Ertegun - the son of a career diplomat and a lifelong jazz and blues aficionado - Atlantic became the nation's premier rhythm & blues label in a few short years. The label's artist roster in the Fifties reads like an honor roll of R&B talent: Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Clovers, and many more. During this period, Ertegun produced or coproduced the vast majority of records released on Atlantic. He even wrote songs for Atlantic artists in the early days using the pseudonym "Nugetre" (Ertegun spelled backwards). Though he was less directly involved as a producer, Ertegun continued at the helm of Atlantic in the Sixties and Seventies as the company conquered the realms of soul and rock, from Aretha Franklin to Led Zeppelin, with phenomenal success. Ertegun serves as chairman of Atlantic Records to this day. At the tenth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in 1995, it was announced that the museum's main exhibition hall would be named after Ertegun." (quote from Museum)
Nesuhi Ertegun "spent most of his lifetime working at Atlantic Records and associated labels. He joined Atlantic in 1956, nine years after its founding by his brother Ahmet and Herb Abramson. Nesuhi initially developed Atlantic's album department and built up the label's extensive catalog of jazz long-players. The list of jazz artists he produced at Atlantic over the years reads like a who's who: John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, the Modern Jazz Quartet and more. Nesuhi also became involved with the label's rhythm & blues and rock and roll roster as well, producing several hit records for Ray Charles, the Drifters, Bobby Darin and Roberta Flack. The son of a Turkish diplomat, Nesuhi acquired his taste for black music while growing up in Washington D.C., where he and Ahmet would frequent the Howard Theater and scour the community for records by their favorite musicians. In 1944, he moved to Los Angeles to run the Jazzman Record Shop. While there he created his own label, Crescent Records (later Jazzman), on which he recorded the likes of Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton. Nesuhi also served as editor of Record Changer magazine and taught the first accredited course in jazz offered in the U.S., at UCLA. In addition to founding the jazz division at Atlantic, Nesuhi later went on to spearhead the label's international operations, expanding the business and opening up new markets overseas. After the merger of the Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic labels in 1971, he headed WEA International. He later oversaw the special projects division of Warner Communications and launched East/West, a Atlantic-distributed label, in 1988." (quote from Museum) |
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~ Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack - Blues Licks Piano Lesson
Views: 5322 |  |  |  |  | http://fastpianolessons.com
This lesson cover an introduction to the blues scale with a few fingerings. It also shows you the correct technique for rolling trills!
and 3 HOT LICKS! To add to your bag of tricks. Trills, Octave Licks and Crushed Blues ...More notes.
The chords for Hit The Road Jack are
Dm, C, Bb, A over and over! |
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~ Edgar Winter - Johnny "Cool Daddy" Winter (2 of 7)
Views: 2232 |  |  |  |  | An exclusive series of Living Legends Music interviews with Edgar Winter. Part 2 of 7. Recorded on July 2nd, 2008 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL.
Edgar Winter's official website:
http://www.edgarwinter.com/
Living Legends Music online: http:// ...More www.livinglegendsmusic.com |
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~ Oven Fresh - Cissy Strut / Zebra / I Don't Need No Doctor
Views: 1791 |  |  |  |  | Oven Fresh playing...
Wonderful Slippery Thing by Gunthrie Govan
Cissy Strut by The Meters
Zebra by The John Butler Trio
I Don't Need No Doctor by John Scofield
at Follies 2008. (high school talent show)
Josh Gabel - Vocals
Ryan Deleon - Guitar
...More Steele Carter - Guitar
Will Kwon - Bass
Daniel Choi - Drums |
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