Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

[bicentennial_baby]

Yes indeed. :thumbsup:

Great album. :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. I still need to get that one.

I do have Genius of Ray Charles, though. :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Nice! This one is great...

I'm putting it on my Ipod right now. So worth it, get it!

:hi:

:pals:

[darkstar]

3. Ray Chales was a bad ass

He came to play this big high falutin', black tie fund raiser at Missouri State when I was there in early 90s. I was working lights and the show was way delayed, even though he was in the house.

Word eventually got out that he/his people refused to proceed until they got paid up front as they'd agreed. Some big wigs literally had to go out and pull something like $12,000 total IN CASH from their ATMs.

Stick to 'em, Brother Ray!!!

[madrchsod]

4. saw him live in chicago in 65 or 66

great show..talked about how wonderful women felt for about 20 minutes...

[fortyfeetunder]

5. going straight to iTunes...

I want some of those tunes...

[harmonicon]

6. I LOVE that album

I should buy a turntable just so I can listen to it again (all of my records are at my parents' house - need to get some of them back). I love the truth and honesty of the title and conception. I can't imagine a country album coming out now called that, and I can't imagine an r&b/rock artist making a country record now, without it being slightly ironic.... ok, that's the rock players - I can't imagine the r&b artists doing it at all. Kanye West does country? I doubt it. Usher? I think he'd make a klezmer album before a country one.