Ray Charles - See See Rider (again)

ORIGINATION whatever
LAST LISTENED TO ther other day
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT better than i'd like
RATING

I still don't care too much for this song. In fact, when now that i come think of it, the only music of Brother Ray's that i do care for is that recorded during his Atlantic years. The before did not sound like him and the after was far too often quite cheesy. And he played for Ronald Raygun and his republicans. Hmm…

Ray Charles - See See Rider

ORIGINATION some cd of early Ray Charles stuff
LAST LISTENED TO ages ago
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT teeny tiny (although i did listen to Jimmy Smith's version last night)
RATING

Some of Ray Charles' early blues recordings don't really do it for me. His version of Ma Rainey's See See Rider is one of these tracks. It was recorded in 1950 in the period before he found his own voice, when he sang in a voice similar to Nat 'King' Cole. It's a fairly competent blues, but there is nothing special going on here. The only reason for interest in it is when it is seen as part of the whole Charles cannon, which makes it one for the fans.