Liner Notes
Tucked away in a loft, in the small community of Sand City, California, lies Real to Reel Recording Studio. Here, owner/producer Gary Souza devoted a year of his time to the recording of this 20-song CD dedicated to the music of Ray Charles.
Souza, a founding member and bass player for the legendary Broadway Blues Band for 16 years, has been recording local artists and writing songs for the past 7 years. A chance meeting at the Monterey Blues Festival in 2004 with vocalist Katie Birdsall gave Souza the inspiration that put this tribute album in motion.
This gutsy venture brought together the talents of 48 musicians, the majority from the Monterey Pennsula area, including 9 lead vocalists, 8 horn players, 4 drummers, 5 keyboard players, and 10 background vocalists. Souza even composed an original gospel song especially for the project.
The artists that appear on this album came together with one purpose in mind: to show their appreciation and respect for Ray, and to lay down a few soulful riffs in memory of this masterful artist.
This is a labor of love with a whole lotta help from a whole lotta friends, all ... For the Love of Ray
-Stephen L. Vagnini
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Web Sites of some of the artists on this CD:
Alligator
http://www.promotionwest.com/content/view/4/2
Chris Cain
http://www.chriscain.cc/
Tom Daly
http://www.mystiqueband.com/tom.htm
Roger Eddy
http://www.jazzwest.com/articles/roger_eddy.html
Ken Emerson
http://www.kenemerson.com
Milton Fletcher Jr.
http://www.fabrudies.com/milton.php
Terry Hanck
http://www.terryhanck.net
Dennis Murphy
http://dennismurphy.smoothjazz.com
Fred Rautmann
http://www.baldheadfred.com
Gil Rubio
http://www.redbeans.com
Charmaigne Scott
http://www.charmaignescott.com
Brian Stock
http://www.alongcamebetty.com
John Tallon
http://www.promotionwest.com
John "Broadway" Tucker and the Broadway Blues Band
http://www.bluemovierecords.com
Dino Vera & David "Dasher" Kempton
http://www.thesoundsmith.com/private/dandd.htm
Track List:
1. Song for Ray
2. I've Got a Woman
3. Georgia on My Mind
4. Yes, Indeed
5. Never Say Naw
6. I Don't Need No Doctor
7. Outskirts of Town
8. Night Time is the Right Time
9. You Don't Know Me
10. Busted
11. Unchain My Heart
12. Danger Zone
13. Leave My Woman Alone
14. That Lucky Old Sun
15. Tell the Truth
16. Let's Go Get Stoned
17. Hit the Road Jack
18. Losing Hand
19. Blackjack
20. What'd I Say (live)
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