1. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 1
2. I Realize Now The King Cole Trio
3. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Ray Charles
4. Travelin' Blues Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
5. Lonely Boy Ray Charles
6. This Love of Mine Tommy Dorsey
7. This Love of Mine Ray Charles
8. How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr
9. How Long Blues Ray Charles [as "Maxim Trio"]
10. Going Down Slow St Louis Jimmy
11. "I've Had My Fun" [Going Down Slow] Ray Charles
12. Sinner's Prayer Lowell Fulson
13. Sinner's Prayer Ray Charles
14. Feelin' Sad Guitar Slim
15. Feelin' Sad Ray Charles
16. That's How I Feel Buddy Johnson
17. Don't You Know Ray Charles
18. Lord If I Go The Dixie Hummingbirds
19. It Must Be Jesus Southern Tones
20. I've Got a Woman (live version) Ray Charles
21. Come Back Baby Walter Davis
22. Come Back Baby Ray Charles
23. That's the Blues Clyde Hart's All Stars
24. A Fool for You Ray Charles
25. What Kind Of Man Is This The Caravans
26. This Little Light of Mine The Famous Ward Singers
27. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 2
28. Blues Hangover Lloyd Glenn
29. "A Bit of Soul" [Blues Hangover] Ray Charles
30. Hard Way T- Bone Walker
31. Mary Ann Ray Charles
32. I'll Drown in My Tears Sonny Thompson
33. Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
34. That's Why I Love Him So Gospel All Stars
35. Hallelujah I Love Her So (live version) Ray Charles
36. What could I do Gospel All Stars
37. What Would I Do Without You Ray Charles
38. Travelers How Jesus Died The Pilgrim
39. Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
40. I Want to Know Cecil Shaw with the Alpha-Omega Singers
41. I Want to Know Ray Charles
42. Jubilee Quartet Let That Liar Alone Golden Gate
43. I'm Gonna Wait Swan's Silvertone Singers
44. Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
45. Doodlin' Horace Silver ; the Jazz Messengers
46. Doodlin' Ray Charles
47. That's Enough The Original Gospel Harmonettes
48. That's Enough Ray Charles
49. I Want a Little Girl T- Bone Walker
50. I Want a Little Girl Ray Charles
51. Yes Indeed Tommy Dorsey
52. I Never Heard A Man The Original Five Blind Boys
53. Yes Indeed Ray Charles
54. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 3
55. Warming Up A Riff Charlie Parker's All Stars
56. The Spirit-Feel Ray Charles
57. Now`s The Time Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
58. X-Ray Blues Ray Charles ; Milt Jackson
59. Early in the Mornin' Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
60. Early in the Mornin' Ray Charles
61. Come Rain or Come Shine Dinah Shore
62. Come Rain or Come Shine (1st version / Live) Ray Charles
63. Let the Good Times Roll Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
64. Let the Good Times Roll (live version) Ray Charles
65. Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield, with Monroe Tucker and his orchestra
66. Two Years of Torture Ray Charles
67. Alexander's Ragtime Band Louis Armstrong
68. Alexander's Ragtime Band (live version) Ray Charles
69. I'm Moving On Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys
70. I'm Movin' On Ray Charles
71. Georgia on My Mind Billie Holiday
72. Georgia on My Mind (live version) Ray Charles
73. I Wonder Cecil Gant
74. I Wonder Ray Charles
75. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 4
76. Worried Life Blues Big Maceo
77. "Some Day Baby" [Worried Life Blues] Ray Charles
78. Worried Life Blues Ray Charles
79. Margie Johnny Mercer
80. Margie (live version) Ray Charles
81. I've Got News for You Woody Herman
82. I've Got News for You Ray Charles
83. One Mint Julep The Clovers
84. One Mint Julep (live version) Ray Charles
85. Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield
86. Hit the Road Jack (live version) Ray Charles
87. Careless Love Blues Bessie Smith
88. Careless Love (live version) Ray Charles
89. Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers
90. Bye Bye Love (live version) Ray Charles
91. I Can't Stop Loving You Don Gibson
92. I Can't Stop Loving You (live version) Ray Charles
93. You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell's orchestra
94. You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
95. Come Rain or Come Shine* (2nd version / Live) Ray Charles
96. I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
97. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 5
98. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again Ray Charles
99. I'm So Tired Eddie Bo
100. Mess Around Ray Charles
101. Jr Mess Around Sammy Davis
102. Losing Hand Ray Charles
103. Losing Hand Harry Belafonte
104. Don't You Know Ray Charles
105. Don't You Know Stevie Wonder
106. I've Got a Woman Ray Charles
107. You Said You Had a Woman (I Got a Woman) Geneva Vallier
108. I Got a Sweetie Jo Stafford
109. I Got a Woman Elvis Presley
110. I've Got a Woman King Curtis
111. I've Got a Woman Jimmy McGriff
112. A Fool for You Ray Charles
113. By the Water Ford Eaglin
114. What Wrong Did I Do Bob Gaddy
115. One Day Bobby Peterson Quintet
116. A Fool for You Isley Brothers
117. This Little Girl of Mine Ray Charles
118. This Little Boy of Mine Gloria Lynne
119. This Little Girl of Mine Everly Brothers
120. Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
121. I'll Drown in My Own Tears Jackie DeShannon
122. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 6
123. Mary Ann Ray Charles
124. Mary Anne Lloyd Price
125. Mary Ann Paul Moer
126. Hallelujah I Love Her So Ray Charles
127. Hallelujah I Love Her So Count Basie ; his Orchestra
128. Hallelujah, I Love Her So Timi Yuro
129. Hallelujah I Love Her So Eddie Cochran
130. Hallelujah I Love Her So Ella Fitzgerald
131. Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
132. Lonely Avenue Booker T and the MG's
133. Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
134. Leave My Woman Alone Herbie Cox
135. Sweet Sixteen Bars Ray Charles
136. Sweet Sixteen Bars Earl Grant
137. It's All Right Ray Charles
138. It's All Right Pete Fountain
139. Ain't That Love Ray Charles
140. Ain't That Love Brenda Lee
141. Ain't That Love Bill Henderson with the Jimmy Smith trio
142. Happy Times Allen Toussaint
143. Rockhouse (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
144. Blackwell Rockhouse Perry Lee
145. Rockhouse Sandy Nelson
146. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' `Bout That River) Ray Charles
147. Swanee River Rock Jim Breedlove
148. Talkin' `Bout You Ray Charles
149. Talkin' `Bout You Brenda Lee
150. *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 7
151. Tell All the World About You Ray Charles
152. Tell All the World About You Paula Watson
153. Tell All the World About You Peggy Lee
154. Tell Me How Do You Feel Ray Charles
155. Tell Me How Do You Feel Bobby Darin
156. What'd I Say (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
157. What'd I Say Clyde McPhatter
158. What'd I Say Jerry Lee Lewis
159. What'd I Say Sandy Nelson
160. High Gear The Drivers
161. I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
162. Steal Your Heart Away Bobby Parker
163. Them That Got Ray Charles
164. Them That's Got Richard "Groove" Holmes
165. Sticks and Stones Ray Charles
166. Sticks and Stones Wanda Jackson
167. Sticks and Stones The Mar-Keys
168. One Mint Julep Ray Charles
169. One Mint Julep Willie Mitchell
170. Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
171. Come on Back, Jack Nina Simone
172. Well, I Told You The Chantels
173. Hit the road Jack Lou Bennett
174. Georgia on my mind Lou Bennett
175. One Mint Julep Lou Bennett
176. What'd I Say Lou Bennett
177. Georgia on my mind Ray Charles
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He remains one of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century, and Ray Charles is considered a rock 'n' roll pioneer, the Genius of Soul and modern R&B, and also the inventor of Pop. This analysis by Joel Dufour is a focus on Ray's universe almost from birth, and it highlights the excitement that Ray created in the decades fifties and sixties. Here the spotlight on his music ("His Inspiration") covers jazz, gospel, country and blues before moving on ("His Influence") to emphasise how his music spread out to reach such artists as The Everly Brothers, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Booker T & the MGs, Harry Belafonte, and Elvis Presley. This is the Ray Charles "revolution" explained by it's greatest specialist.