• "What'd I Say" (or "What I Say") is an American rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles, released in 1959. As a single divided into two parts, it was one...
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  • What'd I Say is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in late 1959. His sixth album since the debut Ray Charles in...
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  • guitar on "What'd I Say" Alton Hendrickson – electric guitar on "What'd I Say" Bob Moore – double bass Ray Siegel – double bass on "What'd I Say" Floyd Cramer...
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    scandal, and with few exceptions, such as a cover of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say", he did not have much chart success in the early 1960s. His live performances...
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    had 86 hits, including 11 chart-toppers such as "I've Got a Woman", "What'd I Say (Part 1)", "Hit the Road Jack", and "You Are My Sunshine." Charles also...
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  • performed by others. The RIAA certified the single disc "Viva Las Vegas/What'd I Say" gold on March 27, 1992, having sold 500,000 copies in the United States...
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  • Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby)" (Hall/Charles Singleton) – 2:52 * "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) (The Beat Brothers) – 2:37 Side two "Sweet Georgia Brown"...
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    reached the pinnacle of his success at Atlantic with the release of "What'd I Say", which combined gospel, jazz, blues and Latin music. Charles said he...
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    handed the mike over to Ronnie when she started to sing Ray Charles' "What'd I Say". Soon afterward, Ronnie and the Relatives became a permanent act at...
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  • True" and "What'd I Say". "Is It True" was released in Britain and later in the US, and it became a hit and a gold record. "What'd I Say" became another...
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  • name; "Witchcraft" had been a 1956 hit record for The Spiders; and "What'd I Say" was the Ray Charles classic from 1959. Three B-sides, "Lonely Man",...
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  • 1962. Paul McCartney said the drums on "I Feel Fine" were inspired by Ray Charles's 1959 single "What'd I Say". At the time of the song's recording, the...
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  • for what later became termed as "soul music" after Charles released "What'd I Say" nearly five years later. The song was recorded on November 18, 1954...
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  • / "I Wonder" / "Three Little Words (I Love You)" / "Baby Jane" / "No Time" / "See If She Cares" / "What's the Matter Little Girl" / "What'd I Say" Tell...
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  • the club's owner demands they play the remaining time, Ray performs "What'd I Say" on the spot. His popularity rises through the 1950s and he moves his...
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    Retrieved August 16, 2012. Alexander, Shana (January 11, 1960). "'I want to be a legend by 25,' says hit Singer Bobby Darin, 23, who has big ambitions and prospects...
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  • Staples – vocals (6) Aaron Neville – vocals (12) Vocal Ensemble on "What'd I Say" Dr. John, Warren Haynes, John Mayer, Aaron Neville and Mavis Staples...
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  • suggesting that, "While tracks like "Let's Talk About Us," "What'd I Say," and "As Long as I Live" have their own charm, this set simply isn't the place...
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    Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". Later that year The Clovers' "One Mint...
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    Trouble. Scenes were added of Ray Charles (doing "What'd I Say") and Bobby Vee ("More Than I Can Say"). Play It Cool (1962), Allied Artists, black and...
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    Billboard Rock Chart and No. 30 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. "What'd I Say" also peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart....
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    by Parker, inspired by Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" and Ray Charles' "What'd I Say". It reached no.51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961, although it did...
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  • School Confidential," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Great Balls of Fire," "What'd I Say (Parts 1 & 2) and "Mean Woman Blues." The second set featured "Good Golly...
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    Charlie Parker. It was Dowd's idea to cut Ray Charles' recording of "What'd I Say" into two parts and release them as the A-side and B-side of the same...
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  • addition to "Keep a Knockin'", includes snippets of "I Got a Woman" (by Ray Charles), "What'd I Say" (Charles) and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Jerry...
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    guitar and the length was edited to omit Elvis ad-libbing Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" (which he had previously covered in 1963 for Viva Las Vegas) towards...
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    Association Annual Conference on June 6, 2017. She sung "Baby, That's Me" and "What'd I Say". Their two Decca albums have since been re-released on CD by Rev-Ola...
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  • a Dream" 1963 "Sweet Nothin's" (originally recorded by Brenda Lee) "What'd I Say" "Sugar and Spice" (original version/first release) "Saints and Searchers"...
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    featuring DeWolfe on lead vocals. The second was "An Angel Is Missing"/"What'd I Say" featuring Dio on lead vocals for both tracks. Explanations vary for...
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    I'm Coming", Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness", Ray Charles' "What'd I Say", Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" and AC/DC's anthem, "Long Way to...
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