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GENIUS & SOUL collects tracks from Ray Charles' time at Down Beat, Atlantic, ABC/Paramount, Columbia and Warner Brothers. Full title: Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection. Personnel includes: Ray Charles (vocals, acoustic & electric piano, organ); Betty Carter, Jimmy Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Hank Williams, Jr., Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls, Renald Richard, Margie Hendrix (vocals); Chet Atkins, Steve Khan (guitar); Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); David "Fathead" Newman (alto & baritone saxophone, background vocals); Cecil Payne, Bennie "Hank" Crawford (baritone saxophone); Johnny Coles, Clark Terry (trumpet); Steve Turre (trombone); Richard Tee (piano, organ); Billy Preston (organ); Ray Brown (bass); David "Panama" Francis, Connie Kay (drums); Jerry Wexler (tambourine); Siedah Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Phil Perry, James Ingram, The Cookies, The Raeletts (background vocals); Quincy Jones. The Maxin Trio: Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Garcia "Gosady" McGee (guitar); Milton Garred (bass). Ray Charles Trio: Ray Charles (vocals, celeste, piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass). The Blues Brothers: John "Joliet Jake Blues" Belushi, Dan "Elwood Blues" Aykroyd (vocals); Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Matt "Guitar" Murphy (guitar); Lou Marini (alto saxophone); Tom Malone (tenor saxophone); Alan Rubin (trumpet); Murphy Dunne (organ); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Willie Hall (drums). Producers include: Lloyd Glenn, Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson, Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun. Compilation producers: James Austin, David Ritz, Billy Vera. Recorded between 1949 and 1993. Includes liner notes by David Ritz, Billy Vera, and Bill Dahl. GENIUS & SOUL: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes and for Best Historical Album. |