Seven Spanish Angels

Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bwBYBCBPWI&fmt=18
Buck Norris sings "Seven Spanish Angels" by Willie Nelson and Ray Charles.
Throughout the '50s, Charles ran off a series of R&B hits that, although they weren't called "soul" at the time, did a lot to pave the way for soul by presenting a form of R&B that was sophisticated without sacrificing any emotional grit. "This Little Girl of Mine," "Drown in My Own Tears," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Lonely Avenue," and "The Right Time" were all big hits. But Charles didn't really capture the pop audience until "What'd I Say," which caught the fervor of the church with its pleading vocals, as well as the spirit of rock & roll with its classic electric piano line. It was his first Top Ten pop hit, and one of his final Atlantic singles, as he left the label at the end of the '50s for ABC.

One of the chief attractions of the ABC deal for Charles was a much greater degree of artistic control of his recordings. He put it to good use on early-'60s hits like "Unchain My Heart" and "Hit the Road Jack," which solidified his pop stardom with only a modicum of polish attached to the R&B he had perfected at Atlantic. In 1962, he surprised the pop world by turning his attention to country & western music, topping the charts with the "I Can't Stop Loving You" single, and making a hugely popular album (in an era in which R&B/soul LPs rarely scored high on the charts) with Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Perhaps it shouldn't have been so surprising; Charles had always been eclectic, recording quite a bit of straight jazz at Atlantic, with noted jazz musicians like David "Fathead" Newman and Milt Jackson.

Charles remained extremely popular through the mid-'60s, scoring big hits like "Busted," "You Are My Sunshine," "Take These Chains From My Heart," and "Crying Time," although his momentum was slowed by a 1965 bust for heroin. This led to a year-long absence from performing, but he picked up where he left off with "Let's Go Get Stoned" in 1966. Yet by this time Charles was focusing increasingly less on rock and soul, in favor of pop tunes, often with string arrangements, that seemed aimed more at the easy listening audience than anyone else. Charles' influence on the rock mainstream was as apparent as ever; Joe Cocker and Steve Winwood in particular owe a great deal of their style to him, and echoes of his phrasing can be heard more subtly in the work of greats like Van Morrison.

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[MulesClub9]

Great job....Every song I search for that I like I always see you there. At first I just felt like you were a nuisance but, now I have become a fan. Damn man never thought I would say this but, I actually like your music.

[bucknorrismusic]

@MulesClub9 LOL, thanks I don't mean to be intrusive. LOL but when you post 1 video a day they do pile up.

[MrFijiblast]

Wonderfully done!!...love the guitar picking!!

[bucknorrismusic]

@MrFijiblast Thanks I will be redoing this one soon.

[JOHNDEEBANK]

Thats a great song Buck and ur tempo is much better. Thnx.

John, Canada.

[bucknorrismusic]

Thanks John appreciate that.

[ChrisBolisterMusic]

Nice one fella , I just posted a live version myself

[rocky95057]

Great Version

[2011kody]

The song is a sad song, not a Texas two step song. It was picked by Willie with a Spanish tone, and made u feel the emotions that ray Charles and Willie portrayed by the man who died and his lady who could not bear to live without him. When u go off turning a great slower song that is sad into a fast two step happy song, the words just don't fit rite with it, all of the character is gone from the song. U can add a twist of ur own style of playing, just don't completely change everything about i

[BobbyeHorner03]

Dnload the audio from this tune at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[krugerin50]

You do a great job on this one, Buck, and your pickin' is awesome, as usual.

[ROYS5166]

After hearing your version I started to go back and delete the version I just posted but didnt. Great version of this classic.

[ant67hony]

fan bloody tastic,well done mate