{"product_id":"ray-charles-grand-master-his-inspiration-his-influence-cd","title":"Ray Charles – Grand Master - His Inspiration, His Influence (CD)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 177 tracks spread across this exhaustive survey, the sheer breadth of Charles's reach becomes undeniable. He was one of the first artists to dissolve the walls between Black and white American music, recording country, gospel, blues, and jazz not as separate genres but as a single continuum rooted in feeling. That synthesis, crystallized in the late 1950s and early 1960s, rewired popular music in ways still echoing through every tradition represented here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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\u0026amp;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 \u0026amp; the MGs, Harry Belafonte, and Elvis Presley. This is the Ray Charles \"revolution\" explained by it's greatest specialist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Realize Now  The King Cole Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelin' Blues  Johnny Moore's Three Blazers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Boy  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Love of Mine  Tommy Dorsey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Love of Mine  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Long, How Long Blues  Leroy Carr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Long Blues  Ray Charles [as \"Maxim Trio\"]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing Down Slow  St Louis Jimmy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I've Had My Fun\" [Going Down Slow]  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinner's Prayer  Lowell Fulson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinner's Prayer  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeelin' Sad  Guitar Slim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeelin' Sad  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's How I Feel  Buddy Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Know  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLord If I Go  The Dixie Hummingbirds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Must Be Jesus  Southern Tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got a Woman (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Back Baby  Walter Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Back Baby  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's the Blues  Clyde Hart's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fool for You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Kind Of Man Is This  The Caravans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Little Light of Mine  The Famous Ward Singers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues Hangover  Lloyd Glenn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"A Bit of Soul\" [Blues Hangover]  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard Way  T- Bone Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Ann  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Drown in My Tears  Sonny Thompson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrown in My Own Tears  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's Why I Love Him So  Gospel All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah I Love Her So (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat could I do  Gospel All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Would I Do Without You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelers How Jesus Died  The Pilgrim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Avenue  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want to Know  Cecil Shaw with the Alpha-Omega Singers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want to Know  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJubilee Quartet Let That Liar Alone  Golden Gate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Gonna Wait  Swan's Silvertone Singers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave My Woman Alone  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoodlin'  Horace Silver ; the Jazz Messengers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoodlin'  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's Enough  The Original Gospel Harmonettes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's Enough  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want a Little Girl  T- Bone Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want a Little Girl  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYes Indeed  Tommy Dorsey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Never Heard A Man  The Original Five Blind Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYes Indeed  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarming Up A Riff  Charlie Parker's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spirit-Feel  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow`s The Time  Charley Parker's Ree Boppers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eX-Ray Blues  Ray Charles ; Milt Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly in the Mornin'  Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly in the Mornin'  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Rain or Come Shine  Dinah Shore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Rain or Come Shine (1st version \/ Live)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the Good Times Roll  Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the Good Times Roll (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Years of Torture  Percy Mayfield, with Monroe Tucker and his orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Years of Torture  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander's Ragtime Band  Louis Armstrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander's Ragtime Band (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Moving On  Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Movin' On  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgia on My Mind  Billie Holiday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgia on My Mind (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wonder  Cecil Gant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wonder  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorried Life Blues  Big Maceo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Some Day Baby\" [Worried Life Blues]  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorried Life Blues  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargie  Johnny Mercer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargie (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got News for You  Woody Herman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got News for You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Mint Julep  The Clovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Mint Julep (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHit the Road Jack  Percy Mayfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHit the Road Jack (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareless Love Blues  Bessie Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareless Love (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBye Bye Love  The Everly Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBye Bye Love (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can't Stop Loving You  Don Gibson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can't Stop Loving You (live version)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Are My Sunshine  Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell's orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Are My Sunshine  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Rain or Come Shine* (2nd version \/ Live)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Believe to My Soul  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun's Gonna Shine Again  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm So Tired  Eddie Bo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMess Around  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJr Mess Around  Sammy Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLosing Hand  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLosing Hand  Harry Belafonte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Know  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Know  Stevie Wonder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got a Woman  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Said You Had a Woman (I Got a Woman)  Geneva Vallier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got a Sweetie  Jo Stafford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got a Woman  Elvis Presley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got a Woman  King Curtis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Got a Woman  Jimmy McGriff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fool for You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy the Water  Ford Eaglin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Wrong Did I Do  Bob Gaddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Day  Bobby Peterson Quintet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fool for You  Isley Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Little Girl of Mine  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Little Boy of Mine  Gloria Lynne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Little Girl of Mine  Everly Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrown in My Own Tears  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Drown in My Own Tears  Jackie DeShannon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Ann  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Anne  Lloyd Price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Ann  Paul Moer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah I Love Her So  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah I Love Her So  Count Basie ; his Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah, I Love Her So  Timi Yuro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah I Love Her So  Eddie Cochran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah I Love Her So  Ella Fitzgerald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Avenue  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Avenue  Booker T and the MG's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave My Woman Alone  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave My Woman Alone  Herbie Cox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Sixteen Bars  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Sixteen Bars  Earl Grant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's All Right  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's All Right  Pete Fountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't That Love  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't That Love  Brenda Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't That Love  Bill Henderson with the Jimmy Smith trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappy Times  Allen Toussaint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockhouse (Parts 1 ; 2)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlackwell Rockhouse  Perry Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockhouse  Sandy Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwanee River Rock (Talkin' `Bout That River)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwanee River Rock  Jim Breedlove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalkin' `Bout You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalkin' `Bout You  Brenda Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e*** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell All the World About You  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell All the World About You  Paula Watson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell All the World About You  Peggy Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me How Do You Feel  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me How Do You Feel  Bobby Darin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat'd I Say (Parts 1 ; 2)  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat'd I Say  Clyde McPhatter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat'd I Say  Jerry Lee Lewis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat'd I Say  Sandy Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Gear  The Drivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Believe to My Soul  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteal Your Heart Away  Bobby Parker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThem That Got  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThem That's Got  Richard \"Groove\" Holmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSticks and Stones  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSticks and Stones  Wanda Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSticks and Stones  The Mar-Keys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Mint Julep  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Mint Julep  Willie Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHit the Road Jack  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome on Back, Jack  Nina Simone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell, I Told You  The Chantels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHit the road Jack  Lou Bennett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgia on my mind  Lou Bennett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Mint Julep  Lou Bennett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat'd I Say  Lou Bennett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgia on my mind  Ray Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3561302587325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fremeaux Heritage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.18.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48600407277723,"sku":"32549","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/Ray-Charles-Grand-Master-His-Inspiration-His-Influence-CD.jpg?v=1779193318","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/ray-charles-grand-master-his-inspiration-his-influence-cd","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}