Ray Charles Plays the Slow Blues in Madrid

[csharp57]

A blues masterpiece.

[campocaster]

anyone know who the great guitar player is? He and Ray really get into the 'call & answer' on this.....

[campocaster]

An incredible slow blues played by the master of the style...the ending is an 'unexpected' yet amazing ending...a true genius ahead of his time!

[Tristezochka]

4 people don`t have the blues :D

[paulhan1993]

wasn't he clean by this time?

[bigtimetimproduction]

vv what does that mean?

[eqsone]

Jesus. Was about to faint when the backies dropped in. I'm speachless.

[TheBitterWeed]

This is just pure class from the get-go. Cherish and treasure it, people.

[speedskis777]

You could never get a machine to do this

[TSCHABAable]

yeee!!!!



[jimothyshawnathon]

If none of you have experienced this high...I recommend it.

[madron23]

guys u dont know nothing! that is a king of jazz and blues !

the moves from side to side is after a junkie life which he lived until he understood that drug wont lead the way!

[nigboynate]

nooo he's just ducking and dodging punches from unseen forces, that's why he moves from side to side like that, he doesn't want to get punch in the face, if somethings coming at you would u let it punch you in the face? I don't blame him...lmao

[JmillMoreno]

sometimes the way he moves in his seat makes me think if he needs to go to the little boys room :P

[lowpressurevision]

Loving the psychedelic ending. What a gig!

[bassface84]

see, kats now think its all about playin fast…

this a real grown and sexy tempo right here!

[morderic]

Yes this is 1975...I have the entire video. It cant be '62 or'63 look at the afros and the lapels on the suits!

[morderic]

Yes this is 1975...I have the entire video.

[Taurus43774]

@morderic Any chance of getting any more from this concert? I have the outtro, You Girl and a brief What I Say. Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks anyway!

[caveman479]

God..... How the hell are you supposed to learn how to play this slow. This is like 30-40 bpm.

[jmakosk]

@caveman479 You imagine the pain in your soul when you lose it all and how slow you would be getting out of bed every morning. Broken hearts move slow.

[zonezs]

the only times i realize i have a soul....is when i heard Mr. Ray Charles sings and plays his own....

[Dwoolyman]

Wowo .

Better have some of that lord mercy on me too please .

[Dwoolyman]

Wowo.

Better have some of that lord mercy on me too please .

[modir91]

1:25

[kirolajka]

Got the soul..!

[bstumpel]

@flyrodjeff Wally Huff, Tony Matthews.

[bstumpel]

@flyrodjeff Wally Huff!

[lamiamano]

Ray, the bridge between blues & soul, coming from gospel, through Nat king Cole,Ray is the father of Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding & all the R&B yet he's unique in his style,groove & singing. You can all say what you want, but since 110 years

the blues is the root and the tree of the western music.

[cking0301]

The sweet soulful sounds of "Brother Ray" RIP master Charles!

[Patrickistherealest]

that man got the blues! the guitarist kills it as well watch ray's reaction to oh goodness lawrd have mercy!!!

[Patrickistherealest]

that man got the blues! the guitarist kills it as well

[TheBitterWeed]

Just the mutts' fucking nuts. Utter perfection. Thank you for postng

[TheBitterWeed]

Just the mutts' fucking nuts.

[blueufo666]

whats the song

[unCool1984]

You want a real treat ? Look for Count Basie swings and Ray Charles sings. That whole album was great!

[TheBitterWeed]

@unCool1984

Hell yes

[thozeric]

Tell'em like it is, Ray!

[austinboy91]

Was he Preaching befor he started the song? lol

[race2space666]

this video just saved a life.

[9mej]

man oh man he is amazing just head blowing what can i say but what a rare time to see a rare geniotic god

[1992daan]

Does anyone knows what kind of sunglasses he's wearing here?...

[9mej]

slow relaxed and tight and perfect just amazing

[ErTagarnina]

what year???

[digivideo]

@ErTagarnina 1975

[unCool1984]

@ErTagarnina

This 1960 or 1961 I think.

[qtip1064]

@ErTagarnina this was 1962 or 1963. He played with ... I cam think of the guy that played before Ray.

[gibaotani]

nooooooooo.... why didnt you let him finish it???

[9mej]

thankyou for your reply i know what you men about going back to see them when they performd i think that you tube to an extent brings that felling back to you in the sence of seeing or hearing musicians that have past on

[9mej]

i would agree with you about respect im 26 and love music and i love blues music because it gives such a emotional responce to how people live when you haer the words to some songs you can not think how the words where writern i love elmore james and all the other artists of that time and as you say its about felling there is no greater music that can have such power to make you fell what an amzing track that was

[wackoplenty]

@apostlejay2006 Don't get me wrong, I love Ray to death and I'm a recovering addict my own self so ain't no judging going on here.....he was the greatest!! Guys like Ray only come around once in a lifetime. I never get tired of hearing his voice. He still gives me goosebumps after 60 years....

[9mej]

outstanding a genius that blows me away in this case on this clip

[DeanoPiano]

Its very progressive to, absolute genius

[wackoplenty]

was this before he got clean??? I think so..

[ClassicBluesVideos]

This is soooooooooo good. Ray knows how to do the magic right.

[elnatchio]

jesus christ

[DeanoPiano]

@elnatchio Made me laugh that ha ha ha ha

[Fr3derick]

Excellent!!!

Grandma mary

[2473739]

Amazing!!!!!!!!

[Feesharp9er]

yummy@!!!

[qtip1064]

This one of his best performances. Oh lord have mercy on Ray , T-Bone and all the rest. Past and present ...

[Pac2011]

I'm impressed by feeling, that Ray had been putting into playing. He definitely had known what the blues is...

Who played the guitar for that performance?

[Shaftlaft]

i've got absolutely no words.....the music, the singing....its hardly impossible to feel it....damn...

[qtip1064]

I love Rays reaction at the 7:17 on this vid. It is classic. Now I wish every one can feel the way he does about the blues.

[qtip1064]

amen!

[Jgdola]

wowowow wiwwa

[qtip1064]

wow!

[lamrof]

Lawd please have mercy on Ray.

[guitarman1568]

just amazing....simply amazing.

The eagle flys on Friday....oh yea

Does anyone else think that that is the best line ever written in blues history??Can I get an amen?

[DonleXXy]

@guitarman1568  amen bro.

[costaouff]

@guitarman1568  amen

[sluv2600]

@guitarman1568

Is this when he was on drugs?

[stigrun1]

@guitarman1568 amen 

[BluezBro604]

@guitarman1568 ray was a blues man there is no question bout that. amen brova.

[anklebreaka03]

@guitarman1568 dont get it, can you explain

[dannynugz]

haqhahah. "beleieve it or not.....sunday... i go to church.

love you ray. feel every note u play or let out of your body

[milnzi81]

rip. ray the man x

[adlouxo]

Lovely.

[tristramshandy3]

brittany spears oops I did it again=2,521,674 views.

This has 9,000.

Is it any wonder our world is so crazy and dysfunctional?

I yearn to live in a world where the aforementioned numbers are REVERSED!

[bluegsp]

perhaps you should consider joining Ray. That way, this would would be improved! XD

[ennui406]

the late great MR RAY CHARLES!!!!! The all-time best blues

[89fenderplayer]

amen

[9752ribelle]

i can t listen other fucking music now!

God is love

love is blind

Ray charles is blind

Ray charles is God

[Immaculate416]

what year is this??

[rawli5]

It's timeless

[kyle9371]

AMEN

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Ray's blues piano playing always gets me down, while his singing lifts me up. I guess that makes him a real blues player.

[pringles8009]

sing it ray sing it

[flyrodjeff]

The band:(from left to right)

SAXES:

Andy Ennis, Clifford Solomon, Ed Pratt, James Clay, Leroy Cooper

BONES: Wally ????, Ken Tussing, Glenview (Champ) Childress, Steve Davis

TRUMPETS: Jeff Conrad (me), Bob Coassin, Phil Guilbeau, Jack Evans (missing)

RHYTHM:

John Bryant - drums

Joe Harris - bass

Tony ???? - guitar

Ernie VanTrease - keyboard

[youpippo81]

i love it when ray goes: ...now wait a minute now...ka boom!; sroking that piano like no one...yea...5th sense:"touch"

[ed44libero]

I guess you have the whole concert...thanks for sharing some so far..

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