Exactly. Billy Preston and Sly Stone (I don't think Sly really gets his fair dues anymore either) said Ray was their god.
Why Does Stevie Wonder Get More Love Than Ray Charles?
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Exactly. Billy Preston and Sly Stone (I don't think Sly really gets his fair dues anymore either) said Ray was their god.
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Marlostanfield.
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Also, another thing with Stevie wonder music is he made it easier on the audience ear, made it more accessible and that's smart of him. To love Ray Charles, you really have to love music.
When you hear "isn't she lovely" thats a sound anyone can just bop to the beat and sing along, but its harder to do that with Ray Charles blues music and blues is a genre one either loves or hates no middle ground, because its not a sound that's easily accessible.
It's the same with Michael Jackson thriller. It's not like Michael and Quincy created a whole new sound, it just it took sounds from different genres and made it simple and easier for other listeners ears than add Michael magnificent voice and you have a hit album.
My two favorite singers are Ray Charles and Prince. These two made music that they loved not what the audience would love, but it turns out that a lot of people loved it also, but it stopped them from getting real mainstream love like others. Prince dropped purple rain and then did a 360 with around the world in a day. Ray Charles made a country album and people didn't know how that would be perceived at first. Prince and Ray didn't want to be pigeonholed.
When you hear "isn't she lovely" thats a sound anyone can just bop to the beat and sing along, but its harder to do that with Ray Charles blues music and blues is a genre one either loves or hates no middle ground, because its not a sound that's easily accessible.
It's the same with Michael Jackson thriller. It's not like Michael and Quincy created a whole new sound, it just it took sounds from different genres and made it simple and easier for other listeners ears than add Michael magnificent voice and you have a hit album.
My two favorite singers are Ray Charles and Prince. These two made music that they loved not what the audience would love, but it turns out that a lot of people loved it also, but it stopped them from getting real mainstream love like others. Prince dropped purple rain and then did a 360 with around the world in a day. Ray Charles made a country album and people didn't know how that would be perceived at first. Prince and Ray didn't want to be pigeonholed.
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stevie is easier for modern ears to get into because his music has more in common with recent music but if you asked someone that is 50 years and older, it would be the reverse
ray charles,the popular stuff most people know was in no way blues even though it was bluesy
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Marlostanfield.
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Night time is the right was on "the genius sings the blues" its blues but you baby really tell so I see what you mean.
Stevie music has a more accessible sound cause its easier on the listener ear and you're right its more in tune also with modern sound now
Marlostanfield.
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You didn't like the albums like "the genius of Ray Charles, modern sounds in country music 1 & 2 and genius sings the blues ?
Those albums are highly received
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it's bluesy, rhythm and blues but not strictly blues
stevie is more modern sounding because he's from a later of period of soul music as it was going into funk music. ray is first generation soul where the older blues and jazz influences are more obvious
Marlostanfield.
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Just to show you a little of how he was seen as only genius of music of his time
He made a crossover hit and he made it randomly because he ran out of music to play.
Marlostanfield.
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Yeah I see what you're saying. Now, I think about it Ray Charles blues music wasn't strictly blues.
As far as Stevie wonder goes you're right too, has more of a mainstream sound than Ray.
What's your favorite Ray albums ? It gotta be country albums for especially the first one
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Marlostanfield.
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A message to the people is a very underrated album
Ray Charles taught Quincy Jones how to write music and he went on to be behind thriller, without that their might not be a thriller album
Thread was made to show genius of Ray cause its so sad he's been forgotten in a sense not debate between the two because both are seen as geniuses just one has been forgotten amongst the younger crowds.
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