Friendship [Remastered] - Ray Charles

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...After his unexpected death, Ray charles left 60 years of his time on his record label, making timeless music, with mixture of jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, and rock ’n‘ roll. There was something very memorable about his unforgettable performances, he truely inspired alot of modern artists with his music. This new released album is duet album...every song is a duet with the worlds hottest soul/jazz singers: Nelson, Norah Jones, Natalie Cole, Bonnie Raitt and many more. it has to be said that he does shine the most with his duets, for example of a very heart moving duet is "Here We Go Again" feat the new shining talent Nora Jones, a soul beat ballad, a beautifull romantic recreation. The duet with James Taylor "Sweet Potato" which shifts into neo-soul sounds, with gitar riffs and the very unmissable saxaphone. "You... Read review

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Advantages: Ray Charles Greatest Hits !
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..."As long as I can remember, music has always been something extraordinary in my life." Ray Charles On September 23, 1930 a star was born. This star is to blame because I'm writing a review about his music today…Ray Charles Robinson. I think everybody knows who Ray Charles is, or at least saw the recent movie about his life, Ray… Ray Charles Ray was born in Albany, Georgia and grew up in Greenville, Florida…maybe his childhood could be a normal happy one if it was not to happen for his brother to die and him to be there to see it. After this unhappy incident, at the age of 6 he started to lose his sight from glaucoma… At the age of 7 Ray was send to St. Augustine School for the Deaf and Blind where, besides learning how to read and write in Braille he took piano, clarinet, and saxophone lessons… After he left... Read review

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Advantages: Ray's voice, use of different song structures
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...-The Man- RayCharles 'Ray' Lamontagne was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1974. His mother was constantly travelling, and his father a musician. His parents separated whilst his father was on tour, and Lamontagne went with his mother and his siblings up north. Due to stories told about his father, Ray was not a musician as a child. He was moved about constantly to wherever his mother could find work, so did not really have a chance to become friends with other children. After he graduated from high school, Ray moved away from his family to Lewiston, where he found himself a job working in a shoe factory. It was whilst doing this job that the song 'Treetop Flyer' by Stephen stills woke him at 4am ready for an early shift. After buying the Stills Alone album, he decided to quit his job and become a singer songwriter. Ray... Read review

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