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Ray Charles Orchestra
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two people sitting on stage in the dark with their feet up and one person standing behind them
Paris May
The Ray
Ray Charles
The Genius
May 17
Orchestra
Olympia
Paris
Ray Charles, his Orchestra and The Raelettes at l'Olympia in Paris, May 17, 1962 (photo: Getty).
two men sitting at a piano in front of a microphone and another man standing next to the piano
Foundation
Joe Adams and Ray Charles (coll. Ray Charles Foundation).
a group of men standing next to each other holding musical instruments
Queens College
Hammond Organ
Band Playing
Small Band
Charlotte Nc
Ray Charles' small band, playing at Queens College, Charlotte, NC. One of the first un-segregated gigs, and seemingly one of the last shows with the small band. But playing the Hammond organ! Between August and December 1961. For details, cf. https://raycharlesvideomuseum.blogspot.com/2010/08/ray-charles-is-in-town-chronology-1961.html
an old black and white photo of two people at a baseball game
Wrestling
Fictional Characters
Susaye Greene with Ray Charles, c. 1970.
a group of people that are standing in front of some musical instruments on a stage
Al Jackson
Charles David
Concert
Grey
Locarno
The Ray Charles Company in Locarno, on July 18, 1990. From L to R: Kenny Carr, Benoît Grey, Ray Charles, David Rokeach, Al Waters, Kenny Rampton, Mike Guerrier, Chuck Parrish, Kaye Nickerson, Steve Sigmund, Craig Bailey, Stella Yarborough, Jeff Helgesen, Jeff Kaye, Marc Fields, Wayne Coniglio, Rudolph Johnson, Trudy Cohran. Invisible/not on photo: Al Jackson, Scott Frillman, Ernest Vantrease, Lalomie Washburn, Angie Workman. Photo: Corriere del Ticino.
a man standing in front of a microphone next to musical instruments and other people on stage
Paris October
Sports
Ray Charles in Paris, at the Palais des Sports, October 1961. Left to right: Hank Crawford - as; Ray Charles - o, voc; Edgar Willis - b; Bruno Carr - dm; Sonny Forriest - g; Rudy Powell - as, David Newman - ts, fl; Don Wilkerson - ts; Leroy Cooper - bs. Photo: Roger-Viollet/Getty.
an old black and white photo of people playing musical instruments in front of a crowd
May 11
The Band
Amsterdam
Band
Amsterdam, May 11, 1963: "the band within the band" doing their thing at a Ray Charles concert in Amsterdam. Top left corner: Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt, Leroy Cooper; right: David Fathead Newman. Photo by Nico van der Stam.
two men are playing the piano in front of an audience
Piano
Van
Hank Crawford at Ray Charles' piano, prob. pre-intermission, at the Nieuwe Rai concert in Amsterdam on May 11, 1963 (David Fathead Newman left, Edgar Willis center). Photo (low res repro) by Nico van der Stam.
a man standing in front of a microphone next to musical instruments and other people on stage
At the Palais des Sports in Paris, October 1961. Left to right: Hank Crawford - as; Ray Charles - o, voc; Edgar Willis - b; Bruno Carr - dm; Sonny Forriest - g; Rudy Powell - as, David Newman - ts, fl; Don Wilkerson - ts; Leroy Cooper - bs. Photo: Roger-Viollet/Getty.
an advertisement for the riptide club featuring ray charles and his orchestra on friday, july
George Young
Today Tomorrow Forever
Wildwood New Jersey
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Wildwood Nj
Vintage Music Posters
Music Concert Posters
Gig Poster
Club Poster
"Art rendition" of a poster for a Ray Charles concert at the Riptide Club, Wildwood (a real venue) on July 26, 1963 (an imaginary date).
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Handbill for the Stars of Tomorrow Show and Dance at the New York Coliseum ("16 piece orchestra and the Raylettes"), with Mungo Santa Maria, Willie Bobo, Jose Mangual and his Afro Jazziacs, on October 27, 1961.
a group of men standing on top of a building
Olympic Park
The Bomb
Olympic Games
The Park
Atlanta
The Ray Charles Orchestra at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on July 26, 1996 - shortly after the bomb scare. Photo by Jill Kettles(?).
a man sitting at a piano in front of a group of men on stage with instruments
Vintage Prints
My World
Saying Goodbye
Ray Charles and his Orchestra (late 1990s).
a group of men playing musical instruments in front of a crowd
Perry Como
Set Photo
February 22
Music
Ray Charles Group at the Perry Como Show, recorded at the NBC Studios in Brooklyn NY on February 22, 1961. L-R Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt, Ray Charles, Raelettes (Mae Saunders, Margie Hendricks, Gwen Berry, Darlene McCrea), Ray Charles Singers, Leroy Cooper, David Fathead Newman, Hank Crawford, Ed Willis, studio personnel. (c) Donaldson Collection/Getty.
a man sitting at a piano in front of a group of men on stage with musical instruments
Season 4
Palace
Hollywood
The World
The 'Ray Charles Company' was featured in the 4th episode of season 4 of The Hollywood Palace, aired on 8 October 1966. They performed Alexander's Ragtime Band, Crying Time, and Tell All The World About You. This photo was taken (note Ray's shirt) when the latter was rehearsed. Photo poss. by Joe Adams.