Thank you for each original note.
Ray Charles
If I think back, I believe the first music I heard that could be classified as Blues would have been an old cassette tape of Ray Charles. He was a giant in the world of music, with a musical voice all his own and became a foundational influence in the genres of Blues, R&B, and early Rock and Roll. That old cassette had to be some sort of greatest hits compilation I’m sure, including such favorites as “Georgia On My Mind” and “What I’d Say”. The one I remember as a straight up blues was a tune named “A Fool For You”.
Ray Charles, “ A Fool For You”
Robert Cray
I was coming of age in that transition period between vinyl records and the first compact discs. Most new releases were available on record, cassette and CD all at the same time. Stores were selling records for…
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