Ray Charles Live at Montreaux 1997 (1997)

Genres - Music  |   Sub-Genres - Concerts, Vocal Music  |   Run Time - 58 min.  |   Countries - Switzerland  |  
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

A towering figure in American music, Ray Charles has been blending blues, gospel, country, jazz, and pop sounds into a distinctive and soulful mixture all his own for more than five decades, and this video captures Charles, his band, and the Raelettes on-stage during a stellar performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Ray Charles: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival features Charles and his band performing 16 songs, including "Georgia on My Mind," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "A Song for You," "Smack Dab in the Middle," and "What'd I Say."

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jazz, music-festival, pianist, R&B-music, singer, soul-music