Date: July 1958 – May 1959 (recording)
Release: Rhino #81732
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Where I come from, deep in the heart of Dixie, we know him as Brother Ray. And for the past half a century, Brother Ray has been the chief pastor at the most raucous rock ‘n’ soul revivals this side of the pearly gates. If you don’t get goose bumps when you hear that raspy voice slowly maneuver its way through “Georgia on my Mind” (even if you’re not from Georgia), well, then there’s obviously something wrong with you. Seriously wrong.
Ray Charles’s career has seen him play for and with the entire spectrum of humanity. He’s hobnobbed with royalty, poverty, and even Muppets. But back when he was playing what the establishment had branded, “race music,” his label, Atlantic Records (the preeminent producers of R&B and soul) put out one of only three live Ray Charles albums. Aptly titled, Ray Charles Live, this classic presents two important performances captured ten months apart in July of 1958 and May of 1959.
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