Ray Charles-my one pet peeve

Blue Stew bluestew@gmail.com
Tue Nov 30 01:38:10 EST 2004


If every "heavyweight" that Ray has come across over the years had a
"few moments", it would probably leave very little time for Ray.
mike


On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:21:17 -0500, Steve Freund
<stevefreund@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> I very much enjoyed the film, and the book as well.  One thing that bothers me is the complete
> absence of Guitar Slim in the film, and the one line description of him in the book.  One would
> think recording with such a heavyweight, as Slim was in his time, would be worth a few moments
> in the film.  I have spoken to many southern folks through the years, and anyone who was alive
> during the 50's says that Guitar Slim was the biggest thing goin' on, along the lines of Elvis and
> Jerry Lee Lewis.  Basically, he was a rock star on the chitlin' circuit.  I wonder if Ray and he had a
> falling out of some sort.  I bet there is a story behind the scenes.  Anybody know something about
> it?
>
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