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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86711)
• United States
5 Apr 25
Well, well. We have two songs today that are gigantic hits. So, unless you’re my buddy Daddy Evil, I don’t want to hear this “never heard it” stuff. (Love Daddy Evil, I can pick on him…don’t...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86711)
• United States
6 Apr 24
When I started this monthlong musical celebration of my birthday I said I’ve started going back to the 50s because the sound was definitely changing come 1954. There will be lots of proof of that as we go along. For instance,...
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marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
20 Jan 22
Sometimes, when singers are geniouses, they change songs in such ways that they become new and wonderful songs.
I was just listening to Ray Charles version of "Yesterday" (I didn´t know that he had sung it) and decided to share...
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marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
20 Jan 22
I woke up late again today.
Last night, I catched up the movie about the life of Ray Charles and I could not stop watching it although I had seen it before. The movie had many of his songs and I loved it.
I still don´t have any...
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Nov 21
I watched the movie about Ray Charles tonight. I didn’t know he had such a hard life but he didn’t let blindness slow him down. He was born to a poor family in Georgia and made his way to the top with hard work and...
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marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Nov 19
I started mylotting by reading a post written by @FourWalls about songs that had the word "road" in the title.
I did not have to think much to remember THE "road" song for me: "Hit the Road, Jack" sung by Ray Charles.
I sent the...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86711)
• United States
12 Jul 19
We’re moving into the top three here on this latest collection of hits that you may have enjoyed for days, years, or eons but never knew that the hit version you love is a cover. This one is on the fence: many people probably...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
10 Jun 19
National Iced Tea Day
1692 - The Salem Witch Trials were held in Massachusetts.
1922 - Judy Garland was born. She was an American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian. She is best known for her role in The Wizard of Oz...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 19
1962 was another great year for music. The Four Seasons band a favorite of mine was on the charts with “Sherry”, there was Bobby Darin, Bobby Vee, and Del Shannon. The Drifters had “Up On the Roof” and the awesome “A Town Without...
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sweet as honey
@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
21 Aug 18
Years ago I wrote an assay in college about Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. I grew up listening to their music and have always admired both of these performing artist. Their talented abilities not only amazing, but they are also an...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Feb 18
In 1960 the best song was “Georgia on My Mind” and the singer was the ever-popular Ray Charles. The song was written by Tin Pan Alley composer Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell in 1930 but once Charles recorded it he made the...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Aug 17
The song “I Can’t Stop Loving You” became a number one hit in 1962 for R & B legend Ray Charles. During his fantastic career he gained the nickname “the Genius”. It was a great loss to the musical world when Charles died in 2004....
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 17
This refers to a song by Ray Charles “What’d I Say”. Charles came up with this song on the road and people were already wild about it before it was even recorded. Finally he got into the Atlantic Record studios in New York City...
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clrumfelt
@clrumfelt (5597)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
23 Mar 09
Here is a great cure for your mid-afternoon slump. Watch this video featuring three great entertainers, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino. If this doesn't wake you up you REALLY need a...
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katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Do you like watching movies that are based on a true story? Or a movie that is based on a person's life? I just finished watching Walk The Line, based on the life of Johnny Cash. It gave me an appreciation for a singer that I...
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