Grand Master - His Inspiration, His Influence
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About This Release
He remains one of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century, and Ray Charles is considered a rock 'n' roll pioneer, the Genius of Soul and modern R&B, and also the inventor of Pop. This analysis by Joel Dufour is a focus on Ray's universe almost from birth, and it highlights the excitement that Ray created in the decades fifties and sixties. Here the spotlight on his music ("His Inspiration") covers jazz, gospel, country and blues before moving on ("His Influence") to emphasise how his music spread out to reach such artists as The Everly Brothers, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Booker T & the MGs, Harry Belafonte, and Elvis Presley. This is the Ray Charles "revolution" explained by it's greatest specialist.
Tracklist
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*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 1
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I Realize Now The King Cole Trio
3
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Ray Charles
4
Travelin' Blues Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
5
Lonely Boy Ray Charles
6
This Love of Mine Tommy Dorsey
7
This Love of Mine Ray Charles
8
How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr
9
How Long Blues Ray Charles [as "Maxim Trio"]
10
Going Down Slow St Louis Jimmy
11
"I've Had My Fun" [Going Down Slow] Ray Charles
12
Sinner's Prayer Lowell Fulson
13
Sinner's Prayer Ray Charles
14
Feelin' Sad Guitar Slim
15
Feelin' Sad Ray Charles
16
That's How I Feel Buddy Johnson
17
Don't You Know Ray Charles
18
Lord If I Go The Dixie Hummingbirds
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It Must Be Jesus Southern Tones
20
I've Got a Woman (live version) Ray Charles
21
Come Back Baby Walter Davis
22
Come Back Baby Ray Charles
23
That's the Blues Clyde Hart's All Stars
24
A Fool for You Ray Charles
25
What Kind Of Man Is This The Caravans
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This Little Light of Mine The Famous Ward Singers
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*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 2
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Blues Hangover Lloyd Glenn
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"A Bit of Soul" [Blues Hangover] Ray Charles
30
Hard Way T- Bone Walker
31
Mary Ann Ray Charles
32
I'll Drown in My Tears Sonny Thompson
33
Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
34
That's Why I Love Him So Gospel All Stars
35
Hallelujah I Love Her So (live version) Ray Charles
36
What could I do Gospel All Stars
37
What Would I Do Without You Ray Charles
38
Travelers How Jesus Died The Pilgrim
39
Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
40
I Want to Know Cecil Shaw with the Alpha-Omega Singers
41
I Want to Know Ray Charles
42
Jubilee Quartet Let That Liar Alone Golden Gate
43
I'm Gonna Wait Swan's Silvertone Singers
44
Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
45
Doodlin' Horace Silver ; the Jazz Messengers
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Doodlin' Ray Charles
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That's Enough The Original Gospel Harmonettes
48
That's Enough Ray Charles
49
I Want a Little Girl T- Bone Walker
50
I Want a Little Girl Ray Charles
51
Yes Indeed Tommy Dorsey
52
I Never Heard A Man The Original Five Blind Boys
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Yes Indeed Ray Charles
54
*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 3
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Warming Up A Riff Charlie Parker's All Stars
56
The Spirit-Feel Ray Charles
57
Now`s The Time Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
58
X-Ray Blues Ray Charles ; Milt Jackson
59
Early in the Mornin' Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
60
Early in the Mornin' Ray Charles
61
Come Rain or Come Shine Dinah Shore
62
Come Rain or Come Shine (1st version / Live) Ray Charles
63
Let the Good Times Roll Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
64
Let the Good Times Roll (live version) Ray Charles
65
Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield, with Monroe Tucker and his orchestra
66
Two Years of Torture Ray Charles
67
Alexander's Ragtime Band Louis Armstrong
68
Alexander's Ragtime Band (live version) Ray Charles
69
I'm Moving On Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys
70
I'm Movin' On Ray Charles
71
Georgia on My Mind Billie Holiday
72
Georgia on My Mind (live version) Ray Charles
73
I Wonder Cecil Gant
74
I Wonder Ray Charles
75
*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 4
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Worried Life Blues Big Maceo
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"Some Day Baby" [Worried Life Blues] Ray Charles
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Worried Life Blues Ray Charles
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Margie Johnny Mercer
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Margie (live version) Ray Charles
81
I've Got News for You Woody Herman
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I've Got News for You Ray Charles
83
One Mint Julep The Clovers
84
One Mint Julep (live version) Ray Charles
85
Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield
86
Hit the Road Jack (live version) Ray Charles
87
Careless Love Blues Bessie Smith
88
Careless Love (live version) Ray Charles
89
Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers
90
Bye Bye Love (live version) Ray Charles
91
I Can't Stop Loving You Don Gibson
92
I Can't Stop Loving You (live version) Ray Charles
93
You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell's orchestra
94
You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
95
Come Rain or Come Shine* (2nd version / Live) Ray Charles
96
I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
97
*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 5
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The Sun's Gonna Shine Again Ray Charles
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I'm So Tired Eddie Bo
100
Mess Around Ray Charles
101
Jr Mess Around Sammy Davis
102
Losing Hand Ray Charles
103
Losing Hand Harry Belafonte
104
Don't You Know Ray Charles
105
Don't You Know Stevie Wonder
106
I've Got a Woman Ray Charles
107
You Said You Had a Woman (I Got a Woman) Geneva Vallier
108
I Got a Sweetie Jo Stafford
109
I Got a Woman Elvis Presley
110
I've Got a Woman King Curtis
111
I've Got a Woman Jimmy McGriff
112
A Fool for You Ray Charles
113
By the Water Ford Eaglin
114
What Wrong Did I Do Bob Gaddy
115
One Day Bobby Peterson Quintet
116
A Fool for You Isley Brothers
117
This Little Girl of Mine Ray Charles
118
This Little Boy of Mine Gloria Lynne
119
This Little Girl of Mine Everly Brothers
120
Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
121
I'll Drown in My Own Tears Jackie DeShannon
122
*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 6
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Mary Ann Ray Charles
124
Mary Anne Lloyd Price
125
Mary Ann Paul Moer
126
Hallelujah I Love Her So Ray Charles
127
Hallelujah I Love Her So Count Basie ; his Orchestra
128
Hallelujah, I Love Her So Timi Yuro
129
Hallelujah I Love Her So Eddie Cochran
130
Hallelujah I Love Her So Ella Fitzgerald
131
Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
132
Lonely Avenue Booker T and the MG's
133
Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
134
Leave My Woman Alone Herbie Cox
135
Sweet Sixteen Bars Ray Charles
136
Sweet Sixteen Bars Earl Grant
137
It's All Right Ray Charles
138
It's All Right Pete Fountain
139
Ain't That Love Ray Charles
140
Ain't That Love Brenda Lee
141
Ain't That Love Bill Henderson with the Jimmy Smith trio
142
Happy Times Allen Toussaint
143
Rockhouse (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
144
Blackwell Rockhouse Perry Lee
145
Rockhouse Sandy Nelson
146
Swanee River Rock (Talkin' `Bout That River) Ray Charles
147
Swanee River Rock Jim Breedlove
148
Talkin' `Bout You Ray Charles
149
Talkin' `Bout You Brenda Lee
150
*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 7
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Tell All the World About You Ray Charles
152
Tell All the World About You Paula Watson
153
Tell All the World About You Peggy Lee
154
Tell Me How Do You Feel Ray Charles
155
Tell Me How Do You Feel Bobby Darin
156
What'd I Say (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
157
What'd I Say Clyde McPhatter
158
What'd I Say Jerry Lee Lewis
159
What'd I Say Sandy Nelson
160
High Gear The Drivers
161
I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
162
Steal Your Heart Away Bobby Parker
163
Them That Got Ray Charles
164
Them That's Got Richard "Groove" Holmes
165
Sticks and Stones Ray Charles
166
Sticks and Stones Wanda Jackson
167
Sticks and Stones The Mar-Keys
168
One Mint Julep Ray Charles
169
One Mint Julep Willie Mitchell
170
Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
171
Come on Back, Jack Nina Simone
172
Well, I Told You The Chantels
173
Hit the road Jack Lou Bennett
174
Georgia on my mind Lou Bennett
175
One Mint Julep Lou Bennett
176
What'd I Say Lou Bennett
177
Georgia on my mind Ray Charles
