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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 ___________________ 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) Other Genres:
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