Bonnie Raitt & Billy Preston "Do I ever Cross Your Mind"

[dcasey2574]

Billy was arguably the sweetest, kindest man in the entire music industry. . . . clearly a big loss for all of us when he passed away.

[kezie666666]

awesome

[kamikazeVX]

the guitar and the organ weeps

[806robbie]

Bonnie and Ray do this song together on his "Duets" album. Many good Ray duets on it. ( Ray Charles and Van Morrison do a cool duet)

[awwyeahme2]

i luv this it make me cry ..... billy preston on the organ my goodness

[awwyeahme2]

i luv this it make me cry .....

[TheBec63]

Always like Ray and Bonnie...this is as close to a duet I've heard, and Wow~!

[lovefortheloveoflove]

*****

[WWP4U]

Do I ever cross your mind??? Did I ever? :'o(

[gavinsdad1]

watched Bonnie last year from the front row --- she speaks the blues --- wow

[memfisman]

The saddest guitar I have ever heard!!!! Love this one!

[theoriginalbadbob]

Bonnie never sounded better, on both her voice and her guitar, than on this video.

[poncaguy61]

just think.....a good ole boy from my home town of erick, ok wrote this song......my cousin michael smotherman

[superyou918]

@poncaguy61 Very nice! He's written one for the ages.

[123KRkr098]

saw Billy Preston at my old high school QEH in Hfx, NS - in the late 70's. He was amazing - the fifth beatle.

[WEIR4EVER]

My only qualm is it's too short! It could go on for a while far as i'm concerned !

[AuntyWen]

Good Job on this pick. 

[vivianwbrooks]

not as good as the Ray Charles Mary Ann Swet version, which I have from Limewire. Why cant I get it on You Tube?

[bmitchell530]

LOVE Billy Preston! 

[swifturtle12]

I watched Billy record "You are so..." with Joe C. - the ultimate Ray devotee - and he was just coming back then, or trying to (they both were).  also saw Billy playing with Clapton, twice, and was truly artistry.

[swifturtle12]

What a beautiful combo. RC was a God in my family and Bonnie looks like us. So good to see her and Billy both sober and beautiful.

[charrmmee]

1 of my favorite bonnie songs

[DandJRuffin]

Makes me cry!

[Tsull123]

Worst part about Billy Preston's funeral? No organ music.

[gillan5]

People need Schmaltz. Here they get it by the load.

[mccurryburg]

don't like this, then show me what you do like

[gillan5]

Oh God, I listen from Miles Davis to Deep Purple, Steely Dan to Jonny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Tim Buckley etc.

I did not criticize Mrs. Raitt. I just stated a fact: Schmaltz will always be Schmaltz. It is like Barry Manilow with a Fender Stratocaster.

If people like that it is perfectly o.k. for me.

[waakman]

Then why say anything

[waakman]

@gillan5 Then why say anythng?

[gillan5]

@waakman Why do we comment on pollitics, on music, on art, on football, on our life?

What a stupid question!

[waakman]

@gillan5 Didn't realize you were such an intellectual. Learn to spell.

[MissStacey30]

Bonnie u betta sanggg girl I love it thanks for the post!!!!!!

[Smithy2410]

Thanks for a great post, they are/were all GREAT!!!!!

[TheRatPack168]

I truly miss Billy Preston.

[willthethrill129]

@TheRatPack168  I miss him too man. We need more excellent keys players...

[torgo714]

I love this song. Brings back some sad but wonderful memories. Bonnie and Billy what two great artist, very under rated. R.I.P Billy and thank you for all the great music

[fvfrau]

thanks for posting ... it`s great!

[DarkHalo08]

Bonnie is amazing (I'm still shocked to find out that she's from California). Billy is a genius on the organ and Ray is incomparable!!!! Great song, thanks for posting this.

[pomawg]

Her Father is/was the great John Raitt too.

[CDdaddy]

you're all wrong...It's Edith Piaf, Liberace, and Harpo Marx...

[alphuez]

I'm almost certain the redhead on the guitar is Ray Charles, Billy Preston is doing the dubbed in lead vocal, and that's Bonnie Raitt on keyboards. :-)

In all seriousness -- great, soulful performance of this Ray Chardles classic -- and the Raitt/Preston combination is terrific.  Thanks a ton for posting!!

[Ayrleig]

ohohoh, Bonnie....

[taineasy]

Sure looks like Preston on the keyboards to me.

[2rockinchicks]

love it... beautifully done..

[mongoardath]

god, i love real musicians. and you just heard 3 of the best on this video. R.I.P. Ray and Billy

[Lizslovelys]

you crossed my mind-amazing song...thank you.

[jeeper787]

you all are some funny retards out there! You don't know billy from Charles. What a shame.

[sparklehorse123456]

Ray Charles and Bonnie Raitt

[AlphaCatholic]

You'd have to be blind not to realise it is Ray Charles not Billy Preston.

BTW, nice slide guitar and singing, baby

[willpfeffer]

u fcking ediot its billy preston

[peterECoyote]

Hey pal, that's Ray Charles singing with Bonnie; it's not Billy Preston

[superyou918]

Ugh...you are hopeless.

[lesatseaside]

Billy Preston, what a talented musician.

RIP Billy.

[fig8slomo]

i think billy is tickling the ebony & ivory

[germanfunkfan]

best version of this song i´ve ever heard...

[kwwatts]

bonnie is the soul of soul....she makes you feel it and lets you know she has lived it..she is the best in my heart and soul.

[CAROLYNAB17]

The man that wrote this song is a genius.....

[sydneyfarm]

fantastisc,,,,,,,,,,awesome...­.terrific

[sydneyfarm]

fantastick...........awesome..­..loved it

[VOICES3]

Bonnie Raitt rules! how soulful she is

[ekirent]

love it

[06seaplane]

Thanks for putting this up. Don't pay attention to all the idiots out there making really stupid comments....this is just good stuff. Incredible performance by two great artists sadly never to happen again. And a nice tribute to Ray. Thanks.

[angelenogirl]

god, i didn't know who's singing this duet with ray and was sure it was sheryl crow. bonnie and sheryl have such similar voices, amazing. great song, i love it.

[SP567]

Wow. What can I say.

[jfatmomma]

Isn't that Billy Ray Cyrus singing in the beginning?

[superyou918]

Haha, very funny. If you weren't my friend, I 'd have to flag this as spam. But it's ok, you already got 4 thumb downs, and I know that makes you feel terrible on the inside.

[Clarachk]

This is a wonderful vis. Thanyou for posting it. I absolutley adore this duet. It brings something to the sould that I can't explain. The sound.... and Billy digging on the board is (as he always was) mind blowing. T hanks for this little tribute!

[sydneysgram]

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL

[jody808]

remember Billy Preston was a Ray protege

[superyou918]

That's true. He was handpicked by Ray early on to be his organist. Billy was just the man. Everyone who heard him play felt something unique and special about him.

On a related note, vocally speaking, Ray Charles said that his only true protege was Joe Cocker.

[jody808]

hmm..i'd love to hear that story

[superyou918]

It's not really a story. It's something that's written in one of the essays inside the Joe Cocker box set. It's about the style and feel of the singing that's being talked about. In all these years, no one has really been able emulate (not imitate) the way Ray Charles sings. Ray's vocals are very loose, raspy, and soulful. He kind of takes any song (country, rock, pop) and can turn it into this bluesy, raw song. Who else has genuinely been able to do that?

[jody808]

true, that's why he was a musical genius

[superyou918]

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Good lord...but since you were somewhat polite, I'll respond. Dude, I KNOW it's Ray Charles on the voice-over, I'm not a moron. But it's not him performing. OK?

I swear you guys are going to kill me with these comments.

[dursoman]

Listen to the voice...Billy Preston? No! Billy is playing the organ, yes. However, the voice is RAY CHARLES!!!

[superyou918]

oh...my...god.

If I get one more idiotic comment like this, I think I'm going to go into a coma.

Look, you brilliant ninnies. It was a live performance at the Grammy award show. Ray Charles was dead......forget it, it's hopeless.

OK, I realize this is futile on my part. From now on, whoever comments on this video saying it's actually Ray Charles singing, I'm simply going to reply with:

"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10"

because that's apparently what I should count to when I get frustrated.

[lukensal]

yummy solo!

[DAWSONCAT]

who cares what you call it

what a killer performance

thanks for posting

b

[superyou918]

And that is the point, thank you

[indianmajor]

Oh ppl mixed up what was shown on giant screen and what took place in actual performance. Thanks for this video. Though this is a great performance from Bonnie and Billy I expected a full fledged solo on hammond by Billy. I was looking for one for years. I have only found the "How great thou art" video on youtube. I hope to find more.

[leftyrite]

Enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the post.

[KULIPI4LYFE]

Far out Bonnie Raitt is "Da Bomb" oh an dat man on da organ an Ray Charles an everyone else dat commented on the video. Lmao!! Kidding..

[firstofmay721]

This is really great.

[ennui406]

Bonnie Raitt and Ray Charles are great, BUT Billie Preston sang too, bonehead...

[superyou918]

Wow, another useless comment.

[romney4life]

brother, relax... if it's any consolation, i think Ray Charles and Bonnie Raitt are two greatest performers of my lifetime and I get goosebumps listening to them...

[superyou918]

What is wrong with all of you? Don't you think I know Billy Preston is an organ player? I'm sorry if I didn't make it perfectly clear.

Seriously, thanks for pointing out it's Ray singing, I wouldn't have known otherwise. I guess no one wants to comment on the actual performance.

[BarnesSean]

Billy Preston is an Organ player.

[Cultfan52]

Thought it was going to be Billy Preston singing,Ray Charles is cool though

[besnugg]

True, it's Billy Preston on the keyboards, but it's Ray Charles singing with Ms.Raitt.

[zcol504l]

who ever did this is stupid they cant tell its ray

[superyou918]

I don't get why some of you have such a difficult time understanding why i titled this the way I did. I can't tell it's Ray?! Who's Ray? The guy playing the organ, or the girl playing the slide guitar? Oh, you mean the deceased person on the video that they overdubbed on the live performance. Yes, you are right, this should be titled as a Ray Charles performance instead.