In 1982 Ray Charles guested at a Buddy Rich TV show at the Statler Hotel in New York. Peter Turre, Ray's drummer, remembered that they participated in the finale with Woody Herman and Buddy Rich, possibly playing One O'Clock Jump.
Unfortunately, the footage with Ray has not been published, but the Drum Channel has promised that "more" (but how much more, and when?) will once be released.
In 1982 Buddy Rich filmed three shows over three days at the Statler Hotel in New York.
Ray Charles guested; on the second show he performed Georgia On My Mind, and Busted (his 'own' percussionist, Pete Turre, playing on Buddy's drums). With Buddy and Woody he also participated in Cousins.*.
Parts of the recordings were edited in Buddy Rich - Up Close, but without any of the guests. Update 1 May 2019: The Drum Channel has started a crowdfunding for the DVD-release of all 3 performances: The Buddy Rich Show. Buddy Rich - Up Close. 2-DVD, Drum Channel, 18 October 2011. The Buddy Rich Show. 2-DVD, Drum Channel, proj. 2019. *Details kindly provided by Peter Turre.
This partial audio recording includes Busted (from 1:02:56):
Promo A:
Promo B for the crowdfunding (with parts of Georgia, Busted and finale):
In 1982 Woody Herman produced 3 TV shows, in New Orleans, directed by Rick Gardner. As per April they were ready for syndication. Ray Charles guested in one of them, playing with Woody and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
The other guests were singers Natalie Cole, Jack Jones, and Lola Falana, Al Hirt on trumpet, and The Heritage Hall Jazz Band. Source.
After a brief cross talk with Woody, Ray played:
Then We'll Be Home (Sadies Tune)
I've Got News For You (with Woody Herman, singing some verses)
"If it's really something good that was not on the record, that's okay, because when I perform I can make the performance of the song better than the record was."
The Genie
Ray Charles at the Apollo (Apr. or maybe Oct. 1959), working on his Wurlitzer. Photo by Alex Harsley.
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The Ray Charles Video Museum is a research project, documenting live performances by The Genius.
This blog is above all aMediagraphy. It's also a discography (or, more correctly, a trackography), aggregating all tunes that Ray sang and/or played - including the "canon" of 700 tracks listed on the official Ray Charles website, but also identifying the songs that have never been officially released, and e.g. the recordings of other artists, where Ray backed them on piano. Thirdly, this blog has evolved into a multimedia Chronology (click the years in the panel al the top of this page) of Ray's productive live.
I also try to do some justice to the more than 1,000 great musicians and singers who contributed to Ray's career (1, 2).
The Quotes page lists the wisest, craziest and funniest things that the Genius ever said. If you want to read more about Brother Ray, go here.
The availability of the streaming video and audio content on this blog is constantly under pressure. Some rights owners still think that sharing these videos damages their sales. I'm keeping disfunctional clips as placeholders - to show that the footage exists, and to replace them when new uploads appear on the Web.
The articles in this blog are continuously updated and improved. Your help is more than welcome.
The Bishop seduces the world with his voice
Sweat strangles mute eyes
As insinuations gush out through a hydrant of sorrow
Dreams, a world never seen
Mounded on Africa's anvil, tempered down home
Documented in cries and wails
Screaming to be ignored, crooning to be heard
Throbbing from the gutter
On Saturday night
Silver offering only,
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Don't it make you feel all right?