Ray Charles

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So here’s one even the squarest of hexagon-heads knows, but it is, after all, a great live rendition of Percy Mayfield’s most righteous royalty–raker, filmed just as Ray was moving into the top of his game and into the depths of his heroin jones. Still, it’s the man hisself gettin’ dissed with finesse and distinction by four of the greatest back up singers that ever backed up anything.

According to legend, the singers were called the Raelettes because they “let Ray.” I don’t know, I was only told.