The Birth of Soul - Volume 3 - Ray Charles
I've got nothing more to add about the death of Ray Charles (since Blogcritic Grand Poobah Eric Olsen summed it up so beautifully here).
What? You don't own any Ray Charles records? Run right out (surf over, whatever) and get yourself a copy of The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 1952-1959. The smile will wrap almost all the way around your head.
Rest in peace, Ray.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. He is an editor and writer for Jazz.com. He also writes reviews for Blogcritics.org and produces the weekly feature The Friday Morning Listen. …
The Birth Of Soul : The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 1952-1959
Though this is not the most recent Ray Charles box set collection, it may be the best. That's because it focuses on Ray's great growth in the 1950s, particularly his days with Atlantic Records. ...
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
Thanks Mark, very kind to me, and beautiful sentiments re Brother Ray as well!
2 - Mark Saleski
truth be told eric, i was just a little jealous of the first graf of your article (wish i had written it).
3 - Eric Olsen
Thanks Mark, the first is usually the most difficult and always the most important paragraph of anything. It took about an hour-and-a-half to come up with that, and only about two-and-a-half for the rest of the story.