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Nando wrote: But not many people out here have touched 'Swanee River Rock' or 'You Are My Sunshine.'

Played Swanee River Rock tonight as part of my Ray Charles tribute. Didn't get to "Sunshine" but it was a contender.

Yakov, there's a couple of songs on _The Great Ray Charles ['49-'50] that you can play. I played "A Sentimental Blues" and "Kiss Me Baby" tonight.

I'm sure most of you have already seen 'Ray', but if you haven't - go see it this weekend! Worth the 2 3/4 hour.

I was very moved by the movie and I wonder how much Ray Charles worked on the movie himself before he passed. A lot of the musical influences that are on his "Artist's Choice" CD are featured in the film (Nat King Cole, Charles Brown, Art Tatum).

I also enjoyed the first part of the film featuring Seattle's Jackson St. jazz district.

i'm going w/ my sister on Tuesday!

djstarr wrote:.... A lot of the musical influences that are on his "Artist's Choice" CD are featured in the film (Nat King Cole, Charles Brown, Art Tatum).

Brenda, I haven't been to the movie, but I've heard nothing but raving reviews. Any reference to Louis Jordan in the movie? I seem to recall Ray even signed Louis to Ray's label because he admired Louis Jordan so much.

The movie is unbelievable, musically and narratively.

Any music fan has to see it.

Best movie I've seen in years. I honestly can't give it enough praise.

Jerry_Jelinek wrote:Brenda, I haven't been to the movie, but I've heard nothing but raving reviews. Any reference to Louis Jordan in the movie? I seem to recall Ray even signed Louis to Ray's label because he admired Louis Jordan so much.

I don't remember any mention of Louis Jordan; they mentioned Ruth Brown (Ray was supposed to open for her but then she was too pregnant and couldn't tour); they also mentioned Roy Milton and the Solid Senders.

another little tidbit - they show Ray at his first gig in Seattle - "The Rocking Chair" -- I talked with Buddy Catlett last night about it and he said that his Mom used to live right behind this place --- it was off of Jackson (between Yesler and Washington for those familiar enough with Seattle).

Here's an interesting article on "Ray"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/a ... uad24.html

thanks Travis! Oh, and Buddy says Quincy would never be caught dead wearing a hat like that ;-0

what a FREAKIN good movie.
get yourself out right now and see that sucka!
the music scenes are tremendous.
what an incredible personality.

Yakov wrote:what a FREAKIN good movie.
get yourself out right now and see that sucka!
the music scenes are tremendous.
what an incredible personality.

I loved the movie. I was wondering, he never had any more hits after his 1965 Heroin bust. Allmusic.com makes it sound as if he lost his fan base because of the bust, but it also could be that the heroin contributed to his creativity and artistry. Heroin was so prevelant in Jazz in those days. What do you think? I tend to think that the drugs contributed to his musical genuis in other words it made him think in different ways.

Dizzy Gillespie never touched drugs in his whole life.

Drugs can unleash creativity, but it is by no means guaranteed. Personally I think that musical creativity is born out of intense experience, whatever that experience is: anger, love, violence, drugs, war, heartache, loss, sex, friendship ...

Neither did O.P.

The Ray Charles song I use the most is "low Society" it aroung 120 BPM piano blues song. Besides that the only other Ray Charles song I use reguarly is rock house.