Ray Charles’ Atlantic era catalog

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Ray Charles’ Atlantic era catalog is the influential body of recordings he made for Atlantic Records in the 1950s and early 1960s, widely celebrated for pioneering soul music by blending gospel, blues, jazz, and R&B.

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instanceOf body of work
discography subset
recording catalog
characterizedBy call-and-response vocal arrangements
fusion of gospel and R&B
prominent piano and electric piano
use of female backing vocal group the Raelettes
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Ray Charles
criticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics
endTime 1959
follows Ray Charles’ Swing Time recordings
genre blues
gospel
jazz
rhythm and blues
soul music
hasInfluenceOn development of soul music
gospel-influenced popular music
rhythm and blues of the late 1950s
historicalSignificance considered foundational to modern soul music
includesAlbum Ray Charles (1957 album)
Ray Charles at Newport
Soul Brothers
Soul Meeting
The Genius of Ray Charles
The Great Ray Charles
What’d I Say (album)
linked to: What'd I Say

Yes Indeed!!
notableWork A Fool for You
Drown in My Own Tears
Greenbacks
Hallelujah I Love Her So
I Got a Woman
I’ll Drown in My Tears
Lonely Avenue
Mary Ann
Mess Around
Night Time Is the Right Time
This Little Girl of Mine
What’d I Say
linked to: What'd I Say
partOf Ray Charles discography
precedes Ray Charles’ ABC-Paramount era catalog
producer Ahmet Ertegun
Jerry Wexler
recordedIn Atlanta
Miami
New Orleans
New York City
recordLabel Atlantic Records
startTime 1952

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The Genius Sings the Blues partOf Ray Charles’ Atlantic era catalog
Ray Charles’ Atlantic era catalog precedes Ray Charles’ ABC-Paramount era catalog
linked to: Ray Charles’ Atlantic era catalog