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P age B3 I Hh P ortland O bserver • SEPT. 24, 1997 ENTERTAINMENT Rhino C elebrates 50 Years Of Rav </ C harles W ith 5-Yoluine Box Set G enins \ Soul: Hie 50th A nniversary C ollection is I irst C om pendium to Span Legendary A rtist’s I nt ire ( a re e r ollowing hot on the heels ol Rhino’s January acquisition of the North American rights to all ot Ray Charles' ABC/Paramount. Tangerine, and C rossover label master recordings, comes the an nouncement of the September 16 release of a five-volume box set F tilled Genius & Soul: The 50th A n n ive rsa ry C ollection. The extensive liner notes for G e nius & Soul are a combination ol long and short essays, with the longer biographical piece and track- by-track notation by Charles anil R&B historian David Ritz, and shorter contributions from such notables as B. B. K in g , Stevie W onder, W illie N elson, Billy Joel, Dr. John, Jimmie Vaughan, and Etta James. C ourtesy oe R ay C harles "I remember discovering Ray Charles in 1958 w ith the song 'W h a t d I Say,"' says box set producer and Rhino Senior Director of A&R .lames Austin. "To have the opportunity tocreate the ultimate Ray Charles package that I would want to buy, is not only a labor of love, but truly an honor. It’s not everyday that you get to work with a genius of this proportion." One would be hard-pressed to find a musi cal artist with as much crossover success as Ray Charles. Not only did this legend define both soul and rock’n’ roll as we know it today, scoring hit after amazing hit, but he also struck gold on the R&B charts, the pop charts, and the country charts, and even had I i me to record a lew blues, gospel, and jazz albums. Ray Charles is arguably the most versatile musical artist of the 20th century. HAPPY BIRTHDAY I *4 L n behalf of his Love 4 One ftn other Chan ties. 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