Ray Charles Band @ MIT (1961)

As far as I know, this is the second-ever picture of Ray Charles' big band.
"After an informal dinner, it was the popular jazz artist, Ray Charles, and his orchestra. An enthusiastic audience
attended the concert held in the Armory, which was followed by our own private performance - the annual pledge skit
and a 'jungle theme' party."

On November 4, 1961, the Ray Charles ("augmented") Big Band performed at the Armory in Boston on the occasion of MIT's yearly Junior Prom weekend. The 'Genius' signs on the music stands were new. The line-up must have been highly similar to the one in Paris, in late October '61, so that could well be John Hunt taking a trumpet solo in the shadows.

From MIT''s collegial newspaper, The Tech (Nov. 8, 1961).

A Song For You (1994)

Ray Charles performed the song as a tribute to his pal Quincy Jones at the 1994 edition of the Essence Awards on April 22, 1994 at the Paramount Theater in New York. Read this for more.

(Starts at 3:24):

Ray Charles' Iris By Francis Giacobetti (c 1990?)

Portrait of Ray Charles by Francis Giacobetti (c 1990?), in the Hymn series: 180 black and white portraits, combined with full color close ups of each person's iris.

Cf. Francis Giacobetti's website for more.

Rare Picture Of Ray Charles Fans At 1958 Dance Hall Gig In Rochester (NY)

Kids with (self-made?) Ray Charles hats at dance hall gig in 1958; photo by Paul Hoeffler. Almost certainly taken at Eddie's Roller Palace in Chestnut Street, Rochester (NY). More pictures: here.

Ray Charles Interviewed In Rock, Roll And Remember (1984)

Copy of the show on elpee,
offered for sale on Ebay. It could be
from a rerun of the show.

In 1984 Columbia Records put serious effort in promoting Ray's country & western album Do I Ever Cross Your Mind. Obviously, canvassing radio shows was part of the package.

Ray also appeared in the long-running syndicated radio show Rock, Roll and Remember (show #124) produced, presented and syndicated by Dick Clark for his United Stations network.

Ray Charles Live In Saratoga Springs (1988)

On 20 and 21 August 1988 the Ray Charles aggregation headlined the JVC Jazz Festival at the Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs (NY). Someone in the audience taped the show on the 21st. Here you can listen to it. The setlist* was:

1. Bacio (Ray Charles Orchestra) (Jeff Kaye - tp; Armin Marmolejo - tb)
2. The Team (Ray Charles Orchestra) (Jeff Kaye - tp, Rudy Johnson - ts)
3. Bill (Ray Charles Orchestra) (Mike Karn - ts)
4. Smokin' at Hungry Joe's (Ray Charles Orchestra)
5. Sister Sadie (Ray Charles Orchestra) (Al Jackson - bs)
6. Intro Ray Charles
7. Then We'll Be Home (Sadies Tune)
8. Busted
9. Georgia On My Mind
10. Mississippi Mud
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12. Feel So Bad
13. Come Live With Me
14. Intro Raelettes
15. Hold On, I'm Coming
16. Anyway You Want To Don't Change On Me
17. I Can't Stop Loving You 
18. Smack Dab In The Middle 
19. The Pages Of My Mind
20. Lay Around And Love On You (All I Wanna Do Is --)
21. What'd I Say
22. Outro 

Bacio (#1) was penned by Dan Marcus; Bill (#3) was composed by Onzy Matthews; both are the only known recordings of these tunes.

Personnel:*
Musicians: Chuck Parrish, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye - trumpets; Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, James Romanek, Charlie Shofner - trombones; Chris Lega, Al Jackson, Mike Karn, Rudy Johnson, Scott Frillman - saxophones; Jeff Ballard - drums; Kenny Carr - guitar; Darren Solomon - bass; Ernest Vantrease - keyboards. The Raelettes: unidentified.
* This concert shouldn't be confused (as happened to me) with the 1988 concert at the Paul Masson winery in Saratoga (CA), described here. Special thanks to Darren Solomon, Scott Frillman, Steve Sigmund, Jim Rotondi, Dan Marcus, and Jeff Helgesen for helping me to get the details right.

(Give Me That) Old Time Religion And Do Lord, Remember Me (1982)

Every show in the NBC series Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters ended with a gospel song. The time that Ray Charles participated (taped on January 23d, 1982; aired on February 27th), he took care of a 50-second version of (Give Me That) Old Time Religion. The sequence is followed by a fragment of Do Lord, Remember Me*, together with the Sisters and Sylvia (Hutton, a.k.a. Kirby).

(Give Me That) Old Time Religion and (partially) Do Lord, Remember Me (at 50:46):

*Written by Julia Ward Howe; title identified by Harry Irvin; cf. comment to this article.

Let The Good Times Roll [Live] (1997)

On 9 February 1997 Ray performed Let The Good Times Roll at the ESPY Awards show, broadcast live from Radio City Hall in New York. Also read this.

Ray Charles Interviewed By KTLA (2002)

In 2002 KTLA's Morning News sent actress-reporter-bimbo Mindy Burbano to RPM to interview Brother Ray - who was surprisingly patient with her.
Here's a 20-minute edit, offering nothing new, except for a few words on the Ray Charles Doll, and on Bally's Ray Charles slot machines, plus Ray's - not necessarily entirely true - claim that America The Beautiful only sold something like 30,000 records when it was first released, but over 2,000,000 copies thirty years later [i.e. after 9/11, BS], and a few Genius piano chords at the end.

Ray Charles 3x At La Salle Pleyel In Paris (1972)

On 16 and 17 October 1972 the Ray Charles Band once again played a series of - probably four - concerts at the Pleyel theatre in Paris. Three of the shows were recorded by Europe-1. It's not clear whether and when any of them was aired by the station. The setlists were:

Concert A (16 October, 07.30 pm):

1. Swing A Little Taste (With Ray Charles Orchestra) (quick walk-on version)
2. Hallelujah I Love Her So
3. Yesterday
4. You Made Me Love You
5. Georgia On My Mind
6. Feel So Bad (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar, John Henderson on organ) 
7. The Sun Died
8. Falling In Love All Over Again (ft. Dorothy Berry) 
9. I Can't Stop Loving You
10. Look What They Have Done To My Song, Ma
11. Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong
12. Shake (The Raelettes)
13. What'd I Say (intro So Soon broken off) + Finale

Concert B (16 October, 10.30 pm):

1. Introduction Ray Charles
2. Swing A Little Taste (With Ray Charles Orchestra) (quick walk-on version)
3. Let The Good Times Roll
4. Georgia On My Mind
5. The Bright Lights And You Girl
6. The Sun Died
7. Feel So Bad (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar, John Henderson on organ)
8. Going Down Slow (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar)
9. Look What They Have Done To My Song, Ma
10. I Can't Stop Loving You
11. Shake (The Raelettes)
12. So Soon (with John Henderson)
13. What'd I Say (with John Henderson)
14. Outro/Finale

Concert C (17 October, 10.30 p.m); incomplete:

1. Introduction Ray Charles
2. Swing A Little Taste (With Ray Charles Orchestra) (quick walk-on version)
3. Let The Good Times Roll
4. Georgia On My Mind
5. You Made Me Love You
6. The Sun Died
7. Feel So Bad (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar, John Henderson on organ)
8. Going Down Slow (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar)
9. Somebody (ft. Ralph Byrd on guitar, John Henderson on organ)
10. I Can't Stop Loving You
11. Look What They Have Done To My Song, Ma
12. Indian Love Call (ft. Susaye Greene)
13. Shake (The Raelettes)
14. [missing: What'd I Say]

Cover souvenir brochure.

This was an inspired series of performances, with a few sumptuous portions of blues. As always during the 1972 tours, John Henderson* had a special role - musically on his organ of course, but also as a (willing) victim of Ray's teasing.
Falling In Love (#A.8) received a much better (5:40) treatment than the La Pleyel-version of 1971. Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong (#A.11) is the earliest known recorded live version of this tune, and a good one (originally released with the 1972 album Message From The People). As usual with The Genius, all versions of Feel So Bad are splendid, but the #B.7-version, with a Jimmy Smith-like organ solo by Henderson is really brilliant. Ray gave Somebody (#C.9), originally penned by the man himself, an extra bluesy rendition; until today I only knew the tune from the 1973 Come Live With Me album. So Soon (#B.12) got a super-slow, hilarious, 8:30 version with special (siren) sound effects; Ray urging Henderson (introduced as "Deacon John") several times to "Take It!". The #B.13 version of What'd I Say was a (highly unusual!) duet with Henderson.

Personnel:
Musicians: Mike Conlon (ct), Tommy Cortez, Joe Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine, Tony Farrell - trumpets; Glenn Childress, Al Hall Jr., Fred Murrell, Steve Turre - trombones; James Clay, Don Garcia - alto saxophones; Andy Ennis - tenor saxophone, flute; Fred Smith - tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone, band leader; John Perrett - drums; Ralph Byrd - guitar; Edgar Willis - bass; John Henderson - organ. The Raelettes: Dorothy Berry, Susaye Greene, Mable John, Vernita Moss, Estella Yarbrough.

*The man seems to have disappeared after working with Brother Ray, but I have heard rumors that he has been living  (maybe even still is working) in Texas. Who knows more about John Henderson?