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Ray Charles

SINGIN’ AND SWINGIN’

Back in 2006 the late RAY CHARLES’ revitalized Tangerine Records issued an album that paired the iconic singer with the equally iconic COUNT BASIE BAND. The album  was ‘Ray Sings , Basie Swings’ and...

UNCLE RAY: AN ARCHIVE DOUBLE!

Most soul and jazz fans will know that in 1962 RAY CHARLES set up his own record label, TANGERINE. He joined the label himself in 1966 and it survived till 1973 and despite its...

TRUE GENIUS….

RAY CHARLES (who passed in 2004) would currently have been in his 90s and to mark that landmark, Tangerine Records (the label he founded in 1962) will be releasing a special box set, aptly...