~ Crying Time
Views: 20216 |  |  |  |  | "Crying Time" was written and recorded by Buck Owens. It's been covered by many artists including Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, and Dean Martin to name a few. I've decided to break the norm and present this multi-track version that I recorded several years ago ...More mainly because I think a lot of the magic of this song is from the duo vocals in the chorus. It's self-produced and someday I plan to add a "weeping" pedal steel in the verses. I played along with the playback to create this clip. Enjoy. - FK
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~ Ray Charles - Crying Time
Views: 24839 |  |  |  |  | Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 -- June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American pianist and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a rendition of "A ...More merica the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem — a classic, just as the man who sung it."
Frank Sinatra called him "the only true genius in the business." And in 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Charles #10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Ray Charles began to go blind when he was five. He became totally blind by the age of seven.[7] Charles never knew exactly why he lost his sight,[1] though there are sources which suggest his blindness was due to glaucoma, and some other sources suggest that Ray began to lose his sight from an infection caused by soapy water to his eyes which was left untreated. He attended school at the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine, Florida.[7] He also learned how to write music and play various musical instruments.[7] While he was there, his mother died followed by his father two years later.
Before he left school, Charles began working as a musician in many bands that played in various styles, including jazz and, in Tampa "with a hillbilly band called The Florida Playboys." This is where Charles began his reputation of always wearing sunglasses.[8]
Charles moved to Seattle in 1947.[7] He soon started recording, first for the label Swingtime Records, achieving his first hit with "Confession Blues", recorded in 1949. The song hit #2 on the R&B charts. He followed his first recording with his only other hit with Swingtime, "Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand" in 1951. It hit #5 on the R&B charts. He then signed with Ahmet Ertegün at Atlantic Records a year later.[7] When he entered show business, his name was shortened to Ray Charles to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.[6]
[edit] Success years
Almost immediately after signing with Atlantic, Charles scored his first hit singles with the label with "It Should Have Been Me" and the Ertegun-composed "Mess Around", both making the charts in 1953. But it was Charles' "I Got A Woman" (composed with band mate Renald Richard [9]) that brought the musician to national prominence. The song reached the top of Billboard's R&B singles chart in 1955 and from there until 1959, Charles would have a series of R&B chart-toppers including "This Little Girl of Mine", "Lonely Avenue", "Mary Ann", "Drown in My Own Tears" and "The Night Time (Is the Right Time)", which were compiled on his Atlantic releases Hallelujah, I Love Her So, Yes Indeed!, and The Genius Sings the Blues. During this time of transition, he recruited a young girl group from Philadelphia named the Cookies as his background singing group, recording with them in New York and changing their name to the Raelettes in the process. In 1959, Charles crossed over to top 40 radio with the release of his impromptu blues number, "What'd I Say", which was initially conceived while Charles was in concert. The song would reach number 1 on the R&B list and would become Charles' first top ten single on the pop charts, peaking at number 6. Charles would also record The Genius of Ray Charles, before leaving Atlantic for a more lucrative deal with ABC in 1959. Hit songs such as "Georgia On My Mind", "Hit the Road Jack" and "Unchain My Heart" helped him transition to pop success and his landmark 1962 album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music and its sequel Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 2, helped to bring country into the mainstream of music.
In 1965, Charles was arrested for possession of heroin, a drug to which he had been addicted for nearly 20 years.[6] It was his third arrest for the offence, but he avoided jail time after kicking the habit in a clinic in Los Angeles.[1] He spent a year on parole in 1966, when his single "Crying Time" reached #6 on the charts.
During the late 1960s and into the 1970s, Charles' releases were hit-or-miss,[7] with some big hits and critically acclaimed work. His version of "Georgia On My Mind" was proclaimed the state song of Georgia on April 24, 1979, with Charles performing it on the floor of the state legislature. He also had success with his unique version of "America the Beautiful." |
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~ Crying Time - Buck Owens
Views: 261 |  |  |  |  | Italian 1970's Pearlized "White" Gem Deluxe (Quad reed) Chemnitzer Concertina Special Solo. Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me; I can see that far away look in your eyes; I can tell by the way you hold me darlin' Oooh; That it, won't be lon ...More g before it's cryin' time; Now, they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder; And that tears are only rain to make love grow; Well my love for you could never grow no stronger; If I lived to be a hundred years old; Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me; I can see that far away look in your eyes; I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'...Yeah now; That it won't be long before it's cryin' time. That it won't be long before it's cryin' time. Certainly, we are all part "cowboy". And, we need country music!! Song written by Buck Owens and played by "Johnny Boy". |
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~ Seven Spanish Angels
Views: 3195 |  |  |  |  | Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bwBYBCBPWI&fmt=18
Buck Norris sings "Seven Spanish Angels" by Willie Nelson and Ray Charles.
Throughout the '50s, Charles ran off a series of R&B hits that, although they weren't called "soul" at the time, did a l ...More ot to pave the way for soul by presenting a form of R&B that was sophisticated without sacrificing any emotional grit. "This Little Girl of Mine," "Drown in My Own Tears," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Lonely Avenue," and "The Right Time" were all big hits. But Charles didn't really capture the pop audience until "What'd I Say," which caught the fervor of the church with its pleading vocals, as well as the spirit of rock & roll with its classic electric piano line. It was his first Top Ten pop hit, and one of his final Atlantic singles, as he left the label at the end of the '50s for ABC.
One of the chief attractions of the ABC deal for Charles was a much greater degree of artistic control of his recordings. He put it to good use on early-'60s hits like "Unchain My Heart" and "Hit the Road Jack," which solidified his pop stardom with only a modi#@!& of polish attached to the R&B he had perfected at Atlantic. In 1962, he surprised the pop world by turning his attention to country & western music, topping the charts with the "I Can't Stop Loving You" single, and making a hugely popular album (in an era in which R&B/soul LPs rarely scored high on the charts) with Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Perhaps it shouldn't have been so surprising; Charles had always been eclectic, recording quite a bit of straight jazz at Atlantic, with noted jazz musicians like David "Fathead" Newman and Milt Jackson.
Charles remained extremely popular through the mid-'60s, scoring big hits like "Busted," "You Are My Sunshine," "Take These Chains From My Heart," and "Crying Time," although his momentum was slowed by a 1965 bust for heroin. This led to a year-long absence from performing, but he picked up where he left off with "Let's Go Get Stoned" in 1966. Yet by this time Charles was focusing increasingly less on rock and soul, in favor of pop tunes, often with string arrangements, that seemed aimed more at the easy listening audience than anyone else. Charles' influence on the rock mainstream was as apparent as ever; Joe #@!&er and Steve Winwood in particular owe a great deal of their style to him, and echoes of his phrasing can be heard more subtly in the work of greats like Van Morrison. |
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~ TheUkeMan Song 46 "Crying Time"
Views: 144 |  |  |  |  | This is my speeded up version of the Ray Charles song "Crying Time". Hope you enjoy it.
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~ Ray Charles memories - Genius loves Company
Views: 4870 |  |  |  |  | Ray Charles nació el 23 de septiembre de 1930 en Albany, Georgia. Pianista y cantante, Ray Charles perdió la vista durante su infancia por un glaucoma que su familia no pudo tratar por razones económicas. Ray Charles fue un autodidacta del piano, pero tam ...More bién recibió clases de música en braille en la "St Augustine School", un centro para invidentes. Paralelamente, tuvo que ganarse la vida como músico, cuando fallecieron sus padres. A finales de la década de los cuarenta, Ray Charles consigue colocar un disco en las listas de su país, y en 1951 obtiene su primer Top Ten, gracias a "Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand".
Tras una gira por Florida, Ray Charles forma su propia banda. Gracias al cantante de Rhythm and Blues, Wynonie Harris, entra en contacto con ese estilo. Tras firmar un contrato con la discográfica Atlantic Records, en 1955 consigue el número 2 en las listas de Rythm and Blues con el tema "I Got a Woman".
Su forma tan peculiar de tocar el piano y sus cualidades vocales, junto a una correcta mezcla de músicas de New Orleáns con gospel y blues, conforman el estilo propio de Ray Charles, con el que encamdiló al mundo entero.
En la década de los cincuenta, Ray Charles obtiene importantes éxitos, entre los que destacan "This Little Girl of Mine", "Drown in My Own Tears", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Lonely Avenue", y "The Right Time".
Pero su mayor éxito llegó con "What'd I Say", con el que consiguió el número uno de las listas. El tema es una mezcal de rock con piano electrónico y algún coro estilo gospel. A partir de ese momento, Ray Charles es aclamado por las masas.
Tras cambiar de discográfica, Ray Charles adopta un estilo más pop, aunque sin perder la calidad que le caracteriza. Es capaz de sosprender a medio mundo con un disco en el que utiliza sonidos country. Algunos de sus temas más conocidos de esta época son "Unchain My Heart", "Hit the Road Jack" y "I Can't Stop Loving You".
Con temas como "Busted", "You Are My Sunshine", "Take These Chains from My Heart" y "Crying Time", la popularidad de Ray Charles creció como la espuma. Aunque esa buena estrella se vio truncada a finales de los sesenta, cuando se vio acusado por posesión de drogas, una acusación que le alejó de los escenarios. En 1966 resurge con un nuevo disco, "Let's Go Get Stoned" A partir de este disco, Ray Charles se vuelva más acorde a la moda imperante, con sonidos más pop, influenciados por artistas como Joe #@!&er, Van Morrison o Steve Winwood.
Ray Charles falleció el 10 de junio del 2003. Un año más tarde aparece la película "Ray", la biografía del artista dirigida por Taylor Hackford y que presenta una sorprendente actuación de Jamie Foxx (el taxista de Colateral) como el pianista y compositor ciego. Un film candidato a los a Oscar, por el que Foxx se llevó el Globo de Oro 2005. |
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~ Glen Campbell "Good Times Again DVD"
Views: 6359 |  |  |  |  | In the late '60s, Glen Campbell had the world on a string—or better yet, strings. As a hotshot session guitarist, he worked with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Merle Haggard, and did a stint with the Beach Boys, replacing Brian Wilson on tour dates ...More . "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman" made Glen a star. America witnessed the full range of his talent in early 1969 when The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour joined the CBS prime-time lineup. Glen Campbell Good Times Again collects the show's greatest moments, with the genial host reminiscing about his famous guest artists. You'll take a surreal truck ride with Glen and Roger "King of the Road" Miller, catch Ray Charles at "Crying Time," and wonder why Tom Smothers is astride the fattest "hoss" this side of Botswana. Good times, indeed. |
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