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	What'd I Say - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles told his backing band and female background singers, the Raelettes, to "just follow me".
		The song began on a Latin influenced drum beat and keyboard riff before Charles improvised his own lyrics to it.
		As the band became more comfortable with the piece, Charles and the Raelettes started an impromptu call and response vocalization that was charged with soul and sexual provocation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/What'd_I_Say (368 words)

	Unchain My Heart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was a hit for Charles when released as a single in early 1962.
		Accompanied by his Raelettes, Charles sung about wanting to be free from a woman "who won't let (him) go".
		It was also accompanied by his longtime saxophonist, David "Fathead" Newman and other members of Charles' band.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unchain_My_Heart (146 words)

	The Cookies
		The forerunner of Ray Charles' Raelettes, the original Cookies were Margie Hendrix, Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea and Pat Lyles
		Dorothy Jones, the founding member of the trio, was born in South Carolina, but as a child moved to Brooklyn.
		When Margie Hendrix decided to go with Ray Charles full-time as a vocalist, she was replaced in the Cookies by Margaret Ross.
	www.history-of-rock.com /cookies.htm (764 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Person : Kerry Washington : Movie News
		Over the years, Charles was involved with other Raelettes — including Margie Hendricks — and other women who bore him his large brood.
		The man who was rarely without his signature cocktail — coffee, sugar and gin — was a legendary womanizer, and like all legends, it's tough to separate truth from fiction.
		Charles told his side of the story in his autobiography, "Brother Ray," but like many artists, his tumultuous personal life played itself out in his music, with results — "I Got a Woman," "Georgia on My Mind" — that can only be described as genius.
	www.vh1.com /movies/person/246660/news/articles/1493781/story.jhtml (504 words)

	The Winchester Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Then he moved closer, until he was roughly 12 feet away from Charles, his telephoto at the ready.
		Ray was doing one of his trademark vocals with his backup group, the Raelettes — one of those numbers in which they passed “Hey, heys” and “Yeah, yeahs” back and forth.
		Amidst the sounds of a full orchestra, his own piano, and the Raelettes singing, the blind Mr.
	www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/040818/Area_VPike.asp (581 words)

	sandiego.citysearch.com > Generic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Then the final icing on the cake was adding the Raelettes [Charles' five-woman backing vocal group] for the last 4-5 days.
		The Raelettes came into the rehearsal there were five of them, all beautiful -- and one in particular caught my eye.
		But none of them made overtures to the Raelettes, although they maybe complained because of the conditions on tour.
	entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/274134?p=1 (6241 words)

	The Route To Active Lifestyle - Ray Charles - O Genio - Live in Brazil 1963
		The band includes saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman and Margie Hendrix, perhaps the greatest Raelette of all, but the star of this show is Ray Charles, and O Genio: Live in Brazil 1963 is a wonderful opportunity to experience the master at work.
		Over the course of the years, footage of his earlier concerts and performances were sparse and rare, however, when I discovered this DVD and that Margie Hendrix & The Raelettes were on this, I immediately purchased it.
		Margie's powerhouse voice and the Raelettes synchronized moves while singing to a single microphone is visually mesmerizing!
	www.activeroute.com /index.php/trade/productinfo/ASIN/B000641A7M (825 words)

	Capital Entertainment : Artists : Mable John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		He coaxed her back into singing by appointing her the lead singer for the Raelettes in 1970.
		Mable took the Raelettes to the Orient without Ray Charles and put together one of the most popular Raelettes groupings.
		They recorded on the Tangerine label and had several hit singles in the early 1970s such as “I Wanna Do Everything For You.” Most singers leave groups to go solo, so when John did the reverse, Lucky Cordell says, “I was surprised, but I could see the logic.
	www.capitalentertainment.com /artists/mable_john.html (1239 words)

	AVIS HARRELL WITH RAY CHARLES & THE RAELETTES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		When I joined the Raelettes, they welcomed my energy, voice, and fresh ideas for choreography.
		We were all lead singers and all of us sang in church.
		This is the set of Raelettes that proudly held the harmonies down for Brother Ray.
	www.avisharrell.com /newray.htm (434 words)

	The Genius of Soul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Years later, when his records hit the charts, he formed a bigger band, featuring back-up singers, the Raelettes, and fills larger venues in the North.
		At the end of one concert, Ray, who was obviously high, is told to play another 20 minutes to fulfill his contract.
		He finally kicked the habit after “Bea” called him a “cripple behind drugs,” and after hearing that his “road wife,” Marjorie Hendricks, one of the original Raelettes, had OD’d.
	www.geocities.com /mnsocialist/culture2.html (836 words)

	Daily Vault - March 30, 2005
		The smash "What I'd Say" is four and a half minutes of bliss, beginning with the brilliant opening keyboard riff, and closing with the sexually charged back and forth between Charles and the Raelettes.
		In fact, this track makes a second appearance on this soundtrack with a 1976 live version that is just as sublime.
		That being said, there was one particular song that piqued my curiosity, "I Believe To My Soul." In the movie, Charles records the harmonies to the track in the style of his Raelettes, imitating their voices.
	www.dailyvault.com /2005_03_30-jc.html (523 words)

	Blue Note New York Performance Schedule
		The company has also cast new “Raelettes,” the familiar female, back up quartet that Charles began using back in the 1960s for his road tours.
		Initially, songwriter and Charles collaborator, Billy Osborne, will perform vocals and keyboard stints and longtime band member, Craig Bailey, will be the troupe’s musical director.
		Andromeda Turre, daughter of famed trombone player, Steve Turre, is among the new members of “The Raelettes.”
	www.bluenote.net /newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=3201 (529 words)

	Ray Charles
		Written by mighty Tin- Pan Alley tunesmith Doc Pomus in homage to famed gospel act The Pilgrim Travelers - Ray's first song to feature a tenor solo from longtime band-member and renowned jazzman David "Fathead" Newman.
		A joyful ode to nighttime pursuits, Ray's powerful vocal is sweetly bolstered by the Raelettes, Fathead Newman, baritone sax-ace Hank Crawford and the illustrious Afro-Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria.
		Tough-as-nails, the song is keenly undercut by the Raelettes and its own sly good humor: A pop #1 and Grammy Award winner for R&B Recording and Best R&B Performance.
	www.raymovie.com /raycharles/the_music_key_works.html (904 words)

	Ray's Ladies - ComingSoon.net
		His ability to perfectly mimic Charles on stage and in the studio makes the movie a must-see, but one can't neglect the importance that women played in Ray's life and career.
		The two actresses portray two women who had to deal with Ray Charles' darker side of womanizing and drug use, both coming at it from different sides, and their scenes with Foxx play a large part in the movie working as well as it does.
		Ray was great to her, but she was very strong and then once they got together, they had this passion and she just melted whenever she was around him.
	comingsoon.net /news/topnews.php?id=6909 (1645 words)

	A Singular Blend of Styles (washingtonpost.com)
		A philanderer of some repute, he liked to joke about his audition methods for his female call-and-response chorus that had been so integral to his fame.
		He started several record labels and toured frequently with a large band and the Raelettes.
		He made what appeared to be victory laps by showing up in the rakish John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd film "The Blues Brothers" (1980), followed by his moving part in the famine relief recording "We Are the World" (1985).
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A31749-2004Jun10.html (1884 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Ray and The Raelettes are at their best on this electrifying set recorded in 1997.
		The most interesting track on this seventeen song excursion into musical heaven is “Watch Them Dogs” which is given a very funky arrangement and very prominently features the Raelettes.
		Ray Charles is both a legend and a genius.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=10382 (352 words)

	Spectropop Group Discussion Archives: Digest Number 1411 - 24 Mar 2004
		She was definitely one of the early Raelettes.
		Hendricks sang a wee bit sharp, which was part of her sound/style.
		Al Kooper: > Hendricks sang a wee bit sharp, which was part of her sound/style.
	www.spectropop.com /archive/digest/d1411.htm (4060 words)

	Avis Harrell at (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Avis Harrell and The Raelettes perform for the Going Home celebration for Brother Ray at the Radisson Hotel
		Avis second from left, Trudy Cohran Hunter far right and Deborah Gleese Barns from another set of Raelettes second from right.
		The other two ladies were Raelettes at Brother Rays departure.
	www.avisharrell.com /Photogal2.htm (207 words)

	Ray Charles Women
		Margie Hendricks, the fiery vocal legend from the Raelettes (so named, it was said, because to become one, the women had to “let Ray”), portrayed by Regina King;
		Regina King had a very different challenge in playing another of Ray Charles’ influential lovers: his mistress and tremendous singing talent in her own right, Margie Hendricks, who tragically passed away of a drug overdose after she had left the Raelettes.
		Hendricks had started out in the ‘50s all-girl backup band known as The Cookies, but soon added a magic touch to Ray’s 1960s recordings, counter-pointing Ray’s mischievous baritone with her own evocative, belted voice.
	emol.org /film/archives/ray/raycharleswomen.html (1498 words)

	MABLE JOHN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		For more than forty years a professional singer and she was the director of the Raelettes.
		She was the first female, single artist, signed to Motown on the Tamla label.
		Mable performed as a solo artist for seventeen years before joining Ray Charles and becoming director of the Raelettes.
	www.mablejohn.com /about.htm (385 words)

	watching expired appliances align: all in the family
		Posted by: raelette 1 at June 15, 2004 12:57 PM
		The shots cost each Raelette twelve bucks (eight shots at $5 per, plus $1 tip).
		when the raelettes come in second next month, we will happily purchase a shot for each of them.
	www.balgavy.com /blog/marcblog/000555.html (704 words)

	Intelliflix: Rent Ray Charles: Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival on DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Recognized by the music community as one of its leaders, he has influenced the entertainment industry for decades and torn down the walls between musical genres.
		Here is Ray at his best in a superb live performances with his band and the Raelettes.
		Also included is an interview with Ray discussing the music he performs in this program.
	www.intelliflix.com /movie_view.dvd?id=37702 (570 words)

	Inside Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		As an arranger and composer, Neumann has written for Buddy Rich, Count Bassie, Ray Charles, The Raelettes, Ray Brown, The Beach Boys, Jerry Garcia, Ann Jillian and many more.
		As a composer and arranger, he has written for Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Ray Charles, The Raelettes, Ray Brown and The Beach Boys.
		The Los Angeles Jazz Society is an organization founded in 1985 with the purpose of promoting, preserving and perpetuating the American art form of Jazz, while elevating the community of jazz and jazz artists.
	www.insidejazz.com /Roger_Neumann/Roger_Neumann_Bio.htm (660 words)

	Getty Images: Ray Charles Orchestra & The Raelettes Tour Rehersals@ HighBeam Research
		Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raelettes Tour Rehersals
		NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Andromeda Turre, Joy Styes and Shalaine Adams of The Raelettes rehearse for an upcoming gig with the Ray Charles Orchestra at the Blue Note August 4, 2005...
		This material is published under license from the publisher through ProQuest Information and Learning Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
	highbeam.com /doc/1P1:111837543/Ray+Charles+Orchestra+~A~+The+... (162 words)

	The Raelettes - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
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		As the longtime backing singers behind R&B immortal Ray Charles, the Raelettes deftly navigated the tightrope separating the sacred and the profane, infusing their gospel-inspired call-and-response vocals with a powerful eroticism that vaulted Charles to new levels of commercial and creative triumph.
		The roots of the Raelettes lie in another girl group, the Cookies, formed..
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/card/0,,482378,00.html (139 words)

	Soulful Detroit: Mable John, Susaye Green, Ray Charles & Dic k Cavett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Disc 1 of "The Dick Cavett Show: Ray Charles (dvd) Collection includes the January 28, 1973 show wherein Ray Charles was the sole guest.
		He performs several songs with vocal backing by The Raelettes (Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, Dorothy Berry, Estella Yarbrough).
		The girls seemed to have had a fun time; on "Shake" all but Estella have several solo lines.
	216.127.80.118 /~admin27/adf/messages/2/64502.html?1129780274 (252 words)

	DVD.net : Ray Charles - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1997 - DVD Review
		No accident then that they call him ‘the Genius of Soul’.
		Here Ray performs with his orchestra and the Raelettes, a five-piece female backing band of vocalists.
		Running through a series of tracks that come from all corners of his illustrious career, Ray proves he can still bang ‘em out with the best of ‘em.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=3728 (878 words)

	Amazon.ca: Editorial Reviews DVD: Ray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Ray & the Raelettes Perform "What Kind of Man Are You"
		Ray & the Raelettes Perform "Hit the Road Jack"
		Ray & the Raelettes Perform "Night Time Is the Right Time"
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/dvd/B0006SSRO2/reviews (1114 words)

	Can't stop loving Ray Charles
		The 72-year-old Charles has won 12 Grammy Awards, and you can hear why at Eisenhower Hall Theatre at West Point s the Ray Charles Orchestra and the Raelettes appear in concert tomorrow.
		They say that behind every great man there's a woman, but in Charles' case, there are five.
		The Raelettes in their latest incarnation are Tamaria McCann, Renee Georges, Brianna Perry, Karen Evans and Estalla Yarbrough.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2002/04/26/bz26d.htm (383 words)

	VH1.com : The Raelettes : Related Artists
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