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a group of women standing next to each other in front of a man on a piano
Merry Clayton
Here I Go Again
The Ray
Ray Charles
Great People
The Genius
History Facts
Washington Dc
Singers
Ray Charles and The Raelettes in concert at the Howard Theater in Washington DC on May 16th, 1980. Raelettes f.l.t.r.: Madelyn Quebec, Estella Yarbrough, Trudy Cohran, Pat Peterson, Avis Harrell. Photo by Milton Williams (Smithsonian).
an old black and white photo of two people at a baseball game
Orchestra
Wrestling
Fictional Characters
Susaye Greene with Ray Charles, c. 1970.
an old black and white photo of two people at a baseball game
Susaye Greene with Ray Charles
an old black and white photo of two people at a baseball game
Susaye Greene with Ray Charles
three women in long dresses standing next to each other with their hands on the wall
The Shirelles
Rare Soul
Singing Groups
The Ronettes
Richard Johnson
His Masters Voice
Can't Buy Me Love
The Temptations
From a Raelettes publicity shoot, c. 1970. L-R: Vernita Moss, Susaye Greene, Mable John, Estella Yarbrough.
four women in long dresses are performing on stage
Briley Hussey King
Joey Walker King Gizzard
Beautiful Carole King Musical
King Of Jazz 1930
Newport Jazz Festival
Queen Live At The Rainbow 1974 Backstage
Carnegie Hall
The Raelettes at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 7, 1968. F.l.t.r. Merry Clayton, Alex Brown, Gwen Berry and Clydie King. Photo by David Redfern.
three women in sequin dresses standing next to each other with one woman looking at the camera
Charles Robinson
American Female
Soul Music
Television Show
The Raelettes, recorded for a BBC TV show on September 20, 1968. L-R: Barbara Nell Terrault, Susaye Greene, Verlyn Flenaugh, Beverly Lesure. Photo: David Redfern/Getty.
a group of people standing next to each other in front of a black and white photo
Thomas Pynchon
Count Basie
Musician Photography
Poster Magazine
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Black And White Images
pirate treasure
Promotional photo of Ray Charles and The Raelettes (clockwise starting at top unid. singer, Mable John, Susaye Greene, poss. Denise Jackson). Possibly autumn 1973.
a man sitting at a piano in front of a group of women
Carol Burnett Show
Looks Hip Hop
Hit The Road Jack
Mark Anthony
Carol Burnett
Vintage Black Glamour
Music Pics
Ray Charles and The Raelettes (L-R: Vernita Moss, Dorothy Berry, Mable John, Susaye Greene, Estella Yarbrough), taped for one of two episodes of the Carol Burnett Show in 1972.
an old black and white photo of four women
The Sixties
August 31
Rare publicity (wire) photo of The Raelettes. L-R: Lillie Fort, Gwen Berry, Merry Clayton, Clydie King. Used by Sentinel on August 31, 1966.
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Policie officers and steward trying (in vain) to calm audience at Ray Charles concert at the Amsterdam Rai. The Raelettes (Darlene McCrea looking at the scene) sing on. Photo by Hugo van Gelderen, on May 11, 1963.
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Ray Charles concert at the Apollo in NYC, with Pat Lyles, Ruby Rae Roberson, David Fathead Newman, Gwen Berry, and Bettye Smith, possibly during their October stint in 1959 (2nd - 8th) there.
a group of women in red dresses standing on stage
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Ray Charles, playing his Wurlitzer at the Apollo in New York City, between April 22nd and April 28th, 1960. The girls from left to right (best guess:) Pat Lyles?, Margie Hendrix?, Gwen Berry, Darlene McCrea. Photo by William Claxton.
an old photo of two women laughing and holding microphones in front of each other
Tour Brochure
Audio Mastering
Uk Tour
Jazz Fest
Georgia On My Mind
Concert Series
The Raelettes (L-R Pat Lyles, Margie Hendrix, Gwen Berry, Darlene McCrea) in July 1961, from 1963 UK Tour brochure), probably at Antibes Jazz fest (from 1963 UK tour brochure).
three women singing into microphones while standing next to each other in front of a black background
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L-R: Helen Bryant (prob.; seen on back), unidentified Raelette, Bobbie Pierce and Gwen Berry at a concert in Copenhagen on July 27, 1964. Photo by Jan Persson/Getty.