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Floyd R. Turbo

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Tue Feb 18, 2020, 02:39 PM Feb 2020

This Day In Music 🎶

1959 - Ray Charles
Ray Charles recorded 'What'd I Say', in New York City. The song had evolved in concert as a call-and-response between Charles and his female back-up singers. It became Charles' biggest hit to date, reaching No.1 on the R&B and No.6 on the pop charts.



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This Day In Music 🎶 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2020 OP
I can't think of Ray Charles without thinking of a Flip Wilson skit about Christopher Columbus going Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #1
Ha! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2020 #2

Arkansas Granny

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1. I can't think of Ray Charles without thinking of a Flip Wilson skit about Christopher Columbus going
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 03:03 PM
Feb 2020

to America to find Ray Charles.

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