Description
Ray - Genius DVD 2004 A night for Ray Charles / Ray Charles Tisztelet koncert / Featuring Elton John, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Al Green / Directed by Bruce Gowers / Universal Music
UPC 5050582320442
MADE IN EU
REGION 2 PAL DVD
Audio: English 5.1
Subtitle:
Runtime: 61 minutes
English Summary:
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today that have been influenced by Ray's music, perform in this concert extravaganza.
This special contains the extended tribute, tracing Ray's rise to stardom through a climate of adversity, and celebrates his major contribution to several generations of music.
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius."[3][4] Charles started losing his vision at the age of 6 due to glaucoma.[2]
Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic.[2][5][6] He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds albums.[7][8][9] While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.[5]
Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, became his first album to top the Billboard 200.[10] Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, 2 on the Hot Country singles charts.
Tracklist / Song list:
| 1 | –Elton John | Night Time Is The Right Time | 3:43 |
| 2 | –Jamie Foxx | Intro By Jamie Foxx | 3:56 |
| 3 | –Usher | Georgia On My Mind | 7:22 |
| 4 | –Stevie Wonder | I've Got A Woman | 4:46 |
| 5 | –Norah Jones | Drown In My Own Tears | 4:36 |
| 6 | –Jamie Cullum | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | 3:18 |
| 7 | –Reba McEntire | I Can't Stop Loving You | 4:19 |
| 8 | –Sabine BB König And Billy Preston | Sinner's Prayer | 4:44 |
| 9 | –Elton John | Born To Lose | 4:33 |
| 10 | –Al Green | What'd I Say | 4:53 |
| 11 | –Kenny Chesney | You Don't Know Me | 3:51 |
| 12 | –Billy Preston | Unchain My Heart | 3:40 |
| 13 | –Mary J. Blige | Come Rain Or Come Shine | 5:08 |
| 14 | –Ray Charles | America The Beautiful | 1:29 |
| 17 | –Ray Charles | A Look Inside Ray | 2:54 |
| 18 | –Ray Charles | The Making Of Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company | 6:31 |
- Presenter – Alfre Woodard, Bruce Willis, Ellen De Generes*, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Morgan Freeman, Quincy Jones, Regina King
