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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
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n behalf of his
Love 4 One ftn
other Chan
ties. The ftr tis t
is jo in in g n fu h a m m a d
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racism , b ig o try and in
tolerance by co n trib u tin g
his tim e and talent to the
W orld Tjealing honors.
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The Artist will deliver one of the
evening’s electrifying live perfor
mances. He is actively trumpeting
A l l ’ s mission while lending unwa
vering support to the event. The
World Healing Honors will be held
October 9 , 1997 at the Shrine Audi
torium in Los angeles.
The World Healing Honors is
designed to foster increased aware
ness of the wretched situations cre
ated by hate, andeneourage citizens
of the world to reflect on and em
brace issues of tolerance, brother
hood and understanding.
The World Healing Honors is the
kiek-offeventfor A li's World Heal
ing Project, which provides a plat
form for addressing and eliminating
bigotry and prejudice. The World
Healing Project also supports exist
ing organizations and individuals
working with great courage towards
creating a harmonious world. The
project will assist organizations anil
iiuhviiluals across the globe, inc lull
ing the United Slates. Bosnia, Zaire
anil Northern Ireland.
The W orld H ealing Project
spreads its m essage of healing
through publications, grassroots
educational programs and entertain
ment events such as the World Heal
ing Honors.
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