Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Import)
Ray Charles - CD
- Artist: Ray Charles
- Format: CD
- Year: 1997
- Number of Discs: 5
- UPC: 081227285920
- Item Number: RHI28592
- Release date: 09/16/1997
- 1. Confession Blues
- 2. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
- 3. Kissa Me Baby
- 4. It Should've Been Me
- 5. Don't You Know
- 6. Come Back Baby
- 7. I Got a Woman
- 8. A Fool for You
- 9. This Little Girl of Mine
- 10. Blackjack
- 11. Greenbacks
- 12. Drown in My Own Tears
- 13. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
- 14. Lonely Avenue
- 15. Leave My Woman Alone
- 16. Ain't That Love
- 17. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
- 18. My Bonnie
- 19. Rock House, Pts. 1-2
- 20. Night Time Is the Right Time
- 21. What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2
- 22. Tell the Truth
- 23. I Believe to My Soul
- 24. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
- 1. Let the Good Times Roll
- 2. Come Rain or Come Shine
- 3. Tell the Truth [Live]
- 4. Drown in My Own Tears [Live]
- 5. I'm Movin' On
- 6. My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
- 7. Sticks and Stones
- 8. I Wonder
- 9. Georgia on My Mind
- 10. Them That Got
- 11. Ruby
- 12. Hard Hearted Hannah
- 13. I've Got News for You
- 14. One Mint Julep
- 15. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- 16. Hit the Road Jack
- 17. Danger Zone
- 18. Unchain My Heart
- 19. But on the Other Hand Baby
- 20. Baby, It's Cold Outside
- 21. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- 22. At the Club
- 1. Hide nor Hair
- 2. I Can't Stop Loving You
- 3. Bye Bye Love
- 4. Born to Lose
- 5. You Don't Know Me
- 6. You Are My Sunshine
- 7. Your Cheatin' Heart
- 8. Take These Chains from My Heart
- 9. The Brightest Smile in Town
- 10. Without Love (There Is Nothing)
- 11. Busted
- 12. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
- 13. Ol' Man River
- 14. Smack Dab in the Middle
- 15. Makin' Whoopee
- 16. Without a Song, Pts. 1 & 2
- 17. The Cincinnati Kid
- 18. Crying Time
- 19. Let's Go Get Stoned
- 20. I Chose to Sing the Blues
- 21. Together Again
- 22. I Don't Need No Doctor
- 1. Eleanor Rigby
- 2. Yesterday
- 3. Understanding
- 4. Driftin' Blues
- 5. Here We Go Again
- 6. In the Heat of the Night
- 7. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
- 8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- 9. If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
- 10. We Can Make It
- 11. Don't Change on Me
- 12. Feel So Bad
- 13. Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma
- 14. Spirit in the Dark (Reprise)
- 15. Booty-Butt
- 16. I Can Make It Thru the Day (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)
- 17. Rainy Night in Georgia
- 18. America the Beautiful
- 1. Living for the City
- 2. Till There Was You
- 3. Am I Blue
- 4. How Long Has This Been Going On?
- 5. The Jealous Kind
- 6. Is There Anyone Out There?
- 7. Don't You Love Me Anymore
- 8. One of These Days
- 9. Seven Spanish Angels
- 10. We Didn't See a Thing
- 11. Two Old Cats Like Us
- 12. Shake a Tail Feather
- 13. I'll Be Good to You
- 14. That's Where It's At
- 15. A Song for You
- 16. Still Crazy After All These Years
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Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Import) by Ray Charles on CD
As the first comprehensive, multi-label box set assembled on Ray Charles, the five-disc, 102-song Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection is an extensive overview of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Charles produced a body of work so rich and diverse that even five CDs only scratches the surface of his accomplishments. None of his instrumentals are on Genius & Soul, nor are his jazz and traditional pop efforts spotlighted. Instead, the box traces the evolution of his career, as he moves from an R&B pioneer to a mainstream pop crooner to a country-pop vocalist to a contemporary soul singer. Charles was a gripping, captivating vocalist, capable of making even bland music sound vital, but the fact is, his '70s and '80s recordings pale in comparison to his seminal '50s and '60s sides. Which means that the set becomes less compelling as it reaches the fifth disc, but the first three and a half discs are filled with timeless music that remains exciting, vital and altogether wondrous. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Artist: Ray Charles
- Format: CD
- Year: 1997
- Number of Discs: 5
- UPC: 081227285920
- Item Number: RHI28592
- Release date: 09/16/1997
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Blues, Jazz, R&B
- Style: Soul, Early R&B, Piano Blues, Urban Blues, Jazz Blues, Country Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul
- Album Time: 376:09
- 18 Greatest
- 1949-1950
- 1950-1952
- 1953-1954
- 45 Classic Songs
- 46 Titres Originaux (Import)
- A Message from the People
- American Soul
- Anthology
- Anthology [United Multi Consign]
- At Newport (Import)
- Blues + Jazz
- Blues Before Sunrise [Pazzazz]
- Blues Before Sunrise [SNP]
- Blues Is My Middle Name [K-Tel]
- Brother Ray
- Brother Ray
- Brother Ray's Blues
- Brothers of Soul: Early Years Collection
- C.C. Rider (Best Of)
- CHARLES,RAY: KING OF SOUL
- CHARLES,RAY: MASTER OF BLUES
- CHARLES,RAY: RAY CHARLES
- Collections
- Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986
- Confession Blues
- Dedicated to You/Genius Sings the Blues
- Definitive Gold (Import)
- Definitive Ray Charles
- Early Years: Rediscovered Gems
- Ellie My Love
- Essential Collection [Cleopatra]
- Forever Gold [Double Disc]
- Forever Gold [Single Disc]
- Forever Ray Charles
- Four Classic Albums (Import)
- Friendship
- Friendship [Bonus Tracks]
- Friendship [Bonus Tracks]
- Genius & Friends
- Genius + Soul = Jazz/My Kind of Jazz [Rhino]
- Genius + Soul=Jazz [Box Set]
- Genius [Prism]
- Genius [Prism]
- Genius Anthology
- Genius Anthology
- Genius Anthology [Deluxe Edition]
- Genius Loves Company
- Genius Loves Company
- Genius Loves Company
- Genius Loves Company [Bonus DVD]
- Genius Loves Company [Bonus DVD] (Import)
- Genius Loves Company [Bonus Tracks & DVD]
- Genius of Ray Charles [Deuce]
- Genius of Ray Charles [Hallmark]
- Genius of Soul Live
- Genius Remixed [Hypnotic]
- Genius: The Ultimate Collection (Import)
- Georgia on My Mind [Double Play]
- Georgia on My Mind/Rockin' Chair Blues
- Gold Collection [Retro]
- Gold Collection [Retro]
- Great
- Great Ray Charles [Rajon]
- Hallelujah I Love Her So (Import)
- Hallelujah I Love Her So!
- Heart and Soul
- Here We Go Again/I Chose to Sing the Blues
- Hey Now/Let's Have a Ball
- How Long Blues
- I Chose to Sing the Blues
- I Got a Woman
- I Got a Woman: Selected Singles 52-55 (Import)
- I've Got a Woman & Other Hits
- In Concert
- In Concert: I Can't Stop Loving You
- In the Beginning 1949-1952
- Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul/Have a Smile with Me
- Jazz Biography Series
- Le Genius of Soul [Wea International]
- Legend Lives On
- Legend: The Best of the Early Years
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Let the Good Times Roll: Solitudes Series
- Live [Legacy]
- Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
- Live at the Olympia 2000
- Live at the Olympia 2000
- Love Songs [Rhino]
- Mess Around
- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music [Bonus Tracks]
- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1 & 2 (Import)
- More Music from Ray
- Music Legends - Ray Charles: Ray's Blues
- Music of Your Life: Best of Ray Charles
- Original Album Series
- Originals: Ray Charles
- Platinum Collection
- Platinum Collection [RGS]
- Porgy & Bess
- Portrait of Ray [4 Bonus Tracks]
- Pure Genius (Import)
- Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (Import)
- Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters
- Ray [Original Soundtrack]
- Ray [Original Soundtrack] (Import)
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles & Friends [Stardust]
- RAY CHARLES : EARLY HITS: THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS
- RAY CHARLES : THE GENIUS SINGS COUNTRY & WESTERN [6/0]
- Ray Charles [Dynamic]
- Ray Charles [Madacy 2 CD]
- Ray Charles [Membran] (Import)
- Ray Charles and Betty Carter
- Ray Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated to You
- Ray Charles at Newport (Import)
- Ray Charles Celebrates a Gospel Christmas
- Ray Charles Live [Atlantic]
- Ray Charles Live [St. Clair]
- Ray Charles Sings for America (Import)
- Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation
- Ray Charles: Trilogy
- Ray Charles: Unreleased
- Ray Sings, Basie Swings
- Ray Sings, Basie Swings
- Ray, Rare and Live
- Ray, Rare and Live
- Singles Collection 1952-58
- Sings For Lovers (Import)
- Sinner's Prayers 1951-54
- Soul Brothers/Soul Meeting (Import)
- Soul Genius - Live
- Soundtrack (Import)
- Standards
- Strong Love Affair
- Super Hits [Sony]
- Sweet & Sour Tears
- Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again
- Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again [Japan]
- The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
- The Atlantic Story 1952-1954
- The Best of Ray Charles [Fat Cat] (Import)
- The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years (Import)
- The Birth of Soul
- The Classic Years [Comet]
- The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949-1952
- The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949-1952
- The Definitive Soul Collection
- The Early Years [Legacy]
- The Essentials [Big Eye]
- The Genius After Hours (Import)
- The Genius Hits the Road
- The Genius Hits the Road
- The Genius of Ray Charles
- The Genius of Ray Charles
- The Genius of Ray Charles (Import)
- The Genius Sings the Blues
- The Genius Sings the Blues
- The Genius Sings the Blues (Import)
- The Great Ray Charles
- The Great Ray Charles
- The Great Ray Charles (Import)
- The Great Ray Charles [Platinum Disc]
- The King of Soul: Classic Hits
- The Legend Lives On [Immortal]
- The Ray Charles Collection
- The Right Time: The Platinum Collection (Import)
- The Soul Explosion 1954-1960
- The Soul of a Genius
- The Spirit of Christmas
- The Spirit of Christmas [Remastered] [Bonus Track]
- The Story of the Blues (Import)
- The Very Best of Ray Charles [Mastersong]
- The Very Best of Ray Charles [Mastersong]
- The Very Best of Ray Charles [Rhino]
- The Very Best of Ray Charles, Vol. 2
- The Way I Feel
- This Is Gold
- This Is Gold
- Ultimate Hits Collection
- Very Best of Ray Charles [Greatest Hits] (Import)
- Very Best of Ray Charles [WEA]
- What'd I Say
- What'd I Say (Import)
- What'd I Say [Delta] (Import)
- What'd I Say: Live (Import)
- Yes Indeed [Membran]
- Yes, Indeed!! (Import)
- Definitive Ray Charles (Import)
- Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959 (Import)
- CHARLES,RAY: SOUL + JAZZ=GENIUS: FOUR DEFINITIVE ALBUMS 1960-61
- The Genius of Ray Charles (Import)
- The Great Ray Charles (Import)
- What'd I Say (Import)
- At the Olympia
- The Best of Ray Charles [Edel]
- Live in Concert [Noble Price] (Import)
- Ray Charles [Fast Forward]
- Eight Classic Albums (Import)
- Best of the Early Years
- The Very Best Of Ray Charles [Not Now] (Import)
- The Genius in Person: Journey Through the Early Albums 1957-1960
- RAY CHARLES : ONE AND ONLY
- Legend: The Early Years (Import)
- Greatest Hits & More
- Genius + Soul = Jazz
- Ray Charles & Betty Carter
- Live in Concert
- Wish You Were Here Tonight
- The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952
- RAY CHARLES : GREAT
- Rhythm And Blues: The Early Recordings 1949-1955
- What'd I Say
- Birth of a Legend
- Genius + Soul = Jazz
- Genius + Soul = Jazz (Import)
- Six Classic Albums (Import)
- Late in the Evening [Pazzazz]
- Blues Is My Middle Name [Pazzazz]
- Genius: The Ultimate Collection
- Live in Concert (Import)
- Hit the Road Jack and Other Classic Hits [Concord]
- Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
- 12 Classics Hits
- Anthology [United Multi Consign]
-
Composers:
- Ager/Bates/Bigelow/
- Akst/Clarke
- Alexander/Cooke
- Alfred
- Arlen/Mercer
- Armstead/Ashford/Si
- Arnold/Walker
- Bates/Ward
- Bergman/Bergman/Jon
- Brown/Daffan
- Brown/Moore/William
- Bryant/Bryant
- Cadena/Herman
- Calhoun
- Carmichael/Gorrell
- Charles
- Charles/Devorzon/Sh
- Charles/Ervin/Robin
- Charles/Harper
- Charles/Holiday
- Charles/Lewis
- Charles/Mayfield
- Charles/Richard
- Cochran/Schifrin
- Curtis
- Davis/Mitchell
- Donaldson/Kahn
- Eliscu/Rose/Youmans
- Fletcher/Flett
- Franklin
- Gant
- Gentry
- Gershwin/Gershwin
- Gibson
- Gillespie/Smith
- Glover
- Glover/Turner
- Greene
- Guidry
- Hammerstein/Kern
- Hart/Rodgers
- Heath/Rose
- Holiday/Reeves
- Howard
- Johnson/Johnson/Sam
- Johnson/Temple
- Judie/Love/Love/Lov
- Lanier/Steagall
- Lennon/McCartney
- Lewis
- Loesser
- Manilow
- Mayfield
- Melanie [1]
- Moore/Theard
- Owens
- Parish/Roemheld
- Pauling
- Pomus
- Porter
- Powell/Sharp
- Razaf/Redman
- Razaf/Weldon
- Roberts/Sager
- Russell
- Seals
- Seals/Setser
- Simon
- Small
- Snow
- Toombs
- Traditional
- White
- Williams
- Willson
- Wonder
-
Performers:
- Billy Sanford - Gut String Guitar
- Pete Bordonali - Gut String Guitar
- Allan Haishman - Viola
- Alvin Dinkin - Viola
- Brenda Bryant - Vocals (Background)
- Carol Kaye - Bongos
- Cecil Figelski - Viola
- Charles Macey - Pedal Steel
- Diane Tidwell - Vocals (Background)
- Eleanor Slatkin - Cello
- Harold Schneider - Cello
- Hershel Wigginton - Vocals (Background)
- Hubert Laws - Reeds
- Jack Halloran Choir - Vocals (Background)
- James Ingram - Vocals (Background)
- Jerome Richardson - Reeds
- Jerry Wexler - Tambourine
- Jesse Ehrlich - Cello
- Jim Gilstrap - Vocals (Background)
- Joe DeFiore - Viola
- Lisa Silver - Vocals (Background)
- Louis Dean Nunley - Vocals (Background)
- Louis Johnson - Vocals (Background), Bass
- Louis Kevman - Viola
- Margaret Branch - Vocals (Background)
- Pancho Morales - Conga
- Pat Smith - Vocals (Background)
- Phil Perry - Vocals (Background)
- Siedah Garrett - Vocals (Background)
- Syreeta Wright - Vocals (Background)
- Terry McMillan - Harmonica
- The A-Strings - Strings
- The Cookies - Vocals (Background)
- The Raelettes - Vocals (Background)
- Virginia Majeivski - Viola
- Al Grey - Trombone
- Al Hendrickson - Guitar
- Al Porcino - Trumpet
- Albert McQueen - Sax (Tenor)
- Allen Hanlon - Guitar
- Andrew Ennis - Sax (Tenor)
- Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
- Arnold Belnick - Violin
- Barry Rillera - Guitar
- Bennie Hank Crawford - Sax (Baritone)
- Benny Powell - Trombone
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums
- Betty Carter - Vocals
- Bill King - Trumpet
- Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
- Bill Pittman - Guitar
- Billy Moore - Drums
- Billy Preston - Organ
- Blue Mitchell - Trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer - Trombone
- Bob Caulson - Trombone
- Bob Cranshaw - Bass
- Bobby Bryant - Trumpet
- Bobby Ogdin - Keyboards
- Bobby Watson - Sax (Alto)
- Budd Johnson - Sax (Tenor)
- Buddy Emmons - Guitar (Steel)
- Cecil Payne - Sax (Baritone)
- Chaka Khan - Vocals
- Charles Waller - Sax (Baritone)
- Charles Whitley - Trumpet
- Charlie Fowlkes - Sax (Baritone)
- Charlie Persip - Drums
- Chet Atkins - Guitar (Electric)
- Chiz Harris - Drums
- Chris Parker - Drums
- Chuck Rainey - Bass
- Clark Terry - Trumpet
- Clifford Scott - Sax (Tenor)
- Clifford Solomon - Sax (Alto)
- Connie Kay - Drums
- Cornell Dupree - Guitar
- Curtis Amy - Sax (Tenor)
- Curtis Peagler - Sax (Alto)
- Dale Sellers - Guitar (Acoustic)
- Dan Aykroyd - Vocals
- Danny Turner - Sax (Alto)
- Dave McRae - Sax (Baritone)
- David "Fathead" Newman - Sax (Baritone)
- David "Panama" Francis - Drums
- David Paich - Keyboards
- Denis Solee - Saxophone
- Dicky Wells - Trombone
- Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
- Don Rader - Trumpet
- Don Wilkerson - Sax (Tenor)
- Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
- Donald Peake - Guitar
- Earl Brown - Vocals, Sax (Alto)
- Earl Palmer - Drums
- Earle Warren - Sax (Alto)
- Eddie Jones - Bass
- Eddie Lang - Guitar
- Edgar Willis - Bass
- Edward Burke - Trombone
- Eluriel Tinker Barfield - Bass
- Emmett Dennis - Sax (Baritone)
- Eric Gale - Guitar
- Ernest Elly - Drums
- Ernest Vantrease - Organ
- Ernie Royal - Trumpet
- Fleming Askew - Trumpet
- Frank "Naim Ahmad" McClure - Bass
- Frank Foster - Sax (Tenor)
- Frank Mitchell - Trumpet
- Frank Rosolino - Trombone
- Frank Wess - Sax (Alto)
- Freddie Green - Guitar
- Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
- George Dorsey - Sax (Alto)
- George Johnson - Guitar
- George Jones - Vocals
- George Matthews - Trombone
- Glenn Brooks - Drums
- Grady Tate - Drums
- Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards, Piano
- Hank Williams, Jr. - Vocals
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - Keyboards
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve - Sax (Alto)
- Harold Vick - Sax (Tenor)
- Harry Betts - Trombone
- Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums
- Haywood Henry - Sax (Baritone)
- Henderson Chambers - Trombone
- Henry Coker - Trombone
- Henry Strzelecki - Bass
- Herman Clebanoff - Violin
- Herman Riley - Sax (Tenor)
- Howard Johnson - Sax (Baritone)
- Ian Prince - Keyboards
- Ian Underwood - Synthesizer
- Irving Carter - Drums
- Jack Evans - Trumpet
- Jack Hale - Trombone
- Jack Walrath - Trumpet
- James Clay - Sax (Tenor)
- James Gadson - Drums
- James Getzoff - Violin
- Jeff Porcaro - Drums
- Jerry Carrigan - Drums
- Jerry Jemmott - Bass
- Jesse Drakes - Trumpet
- Jim Hall - Guitar
- Jimmy Bell - Bass
- Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone
- Jimmy Johnson - Bass
- Jimmy Lewis - Vocals
- Jimmy Nottingham - Trumpet
- Joe Benjamin - Bass
- Joe Bridgewater - Trumpet
- Joe Comfort - Bass
- Joe Randazzo - Trombone
- Joe Stepansky - Violin
- Joe Tillman - Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Wilder - Trumpet
- John Bryant - Drums
- John Frosk - Trumpet
- John Hunt - Trumpet
- Johnny Coles - Trumpet
- Johnny Miller - Bass
- Jose McElhiney - Trumpet
- Joshua Willis - Trumpet
- Julius Brooks - Trumpet
- Keg Johnson - Trombone
- Kenneth Tussing - Trumpet
- Kenny Malone - Drums
- Kenny Shroyer - Trombone
- King Curtis - Sax (Tenor)
- Larry Williams - Synthesizer
- Leland Sklar - Bass
- Leonard Malarsky - Violin
- Lloyd Lambert - Bass
- Lloyd Trotman - Bass
- Lou Collins - Sax (Tenor)
- Lou Marini - Sax (Alto)
- Lou Rawls - Vocals
- Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet
- Margie Hendrix - Vocals
- Marshall Royal - Sax (Alto)
- Marshall Sosson - Violin
- Martin Banks - Trumpet
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Guitar
- Maurice Simon - Sax (Tenor)
- Maurice Spears - Trombone
- Mel Lewis - Drums
- Melba Liston - Trombone
- Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
- Mickey Baker - Guitar
- Milt Turner - Drums
- Milton Garred - Bass
- Murphy Dunne - Organ
- O'Neil Gerald - Sax (Alto)
- Oscar Moore - Drums, Guitar
- Paul E. West - Bass
- Paul Gonsalves - Sax (Tenor)
- Paul Shure - Violin
- Paul West - Bass
- Percival "Sonny" Payne - Drums
- Pete Drake - Dobro, Guitar (Steel)
- Philip Guilbeau - Trumpet
- Preston Love - Sax (Alto)
- Quentin Jackson - Trombone
- Randy Kerber - Synthesizer, Organ
- Ray Brown - Bass
- Ray Charles - Multi Instruments, Vocals
- Ray Triscari - Trumpet
- Reggie Young - Guitar (Electric)
- Renald Richard - Vocals
- Richard Nash - Trombone
- Richard Tee - Piano, Organ
- Richie Goldberg - Drums
- Riley Webb - Trumpet
- Robert Barene - Violin
- Robert Thomas Wray - Bass
- Roger Hopps - Trumpet
- Ron Reynolds - Percussion
- Roosevelt Sheffield - Bass
- Roy Gaines - Guitar
- Roy Haynes - Drums
- Rudy Powell - Sax (Alto)
- Sam "The Man" Taylor - Sax (Tenor)
- Sam Herman - Guitar
- Seldon Powell - Sax (Tenor)
- Snooky Young - Trumpet
- Stanley Turrentine - Sax (Tenor)
- Steve Davis - Trombone
- Steve Gadd - Drums
- Steve Khan - Guitar
- Steve Lindsey - Synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
- Steve Turre - Trombone
- Teagle Fleming - Drums
- Thad Jones - Trumpet
- Thomas Mitchell - Trombone
- Todd Sommer - Drums
- Tom "Bones" Malone - Sax (Tenor)
- Tony Matthews - Guitar
- Toots Thielemans - Guitar
- Urbie Green - Trombone
- Victor Arno - Violin
- Wallace Davenport - Trumpet
- Walter Miller - Trumpet
- Warren Bell - Sax (Baritone)
- Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
- Wendell Marshall - Bass
- Wesley Jackson - Guitar
- Wilbert G.T. Hogan - Drums
- William Peeples - Drums
- Willie Hall - Drums
- Willie Nelson - Vocals
- Wood - Keyboards
- Zoot Sims - Sax (Tenor)
-
Credits:
- Bobby Wood - ?
- Bruce Swedien - Drum Sounds, ?
- The A-Strings - Group
- The Cookies - Group
- The Raelettes - Group
- Aretha Franklin - Performer
- Betty Carter - Performer
- Bill McElhiney - Conductor
- Bobby Sharp - Composer
- Boudleaux Bryant - Composer
- Cecil Gant - Composer
- Chaka Khan - Performer
- Chet Atkins - Performer
- Dave Alvin - Liner Notes
- David Ritz - Compilation Producer, Liner Notes
- Eddie Setser - Composer
- Felice Bryant - Composer
- George Gershwin - Composer
- George Jones - Performer
- Hank Williams, Jr. - Performer
- Harry Lookofsky - Director
- Henry Glover - Composer
- Ian Underwood - Programming
- Ira Gershwin - Composer
- Ira Newborn - Conductor
- James Austin - Compilation Producer, Liner Notes
- Jerry Wexler - Liner Notes, Producer
- Jimmy Lewis - Performer, Arranger
- Larry Williams - Programming
- Lew Herman - Composer
- Lou Rawls - Performer
- Maxin Trio - Performer
- Michael Boddicker - Programming
- Ozzie Cadena - Composer
- Percy Mayfield - Composer
- Ray Charles - Main Performer, Composer, Arranger
- Renald Richard - Composer
- Ricci Harper - Composer
- Steve Porcaro - Programming
- Teddy Powell - Composer
- The Blues Brothers - Performer
- Titus Turner - Composer
- Tom "Bones" Malone - Horn Arrangements
- Troy Seals - Composer
- Willie Nelson - Performer
- Ahmet Ertegun - Liner Notes, Producer
- Arif Mardin - Producer
- Benny Carter - Arranger
- Billy Sherrill - Producer
- Billy Vera - Compilation Producer, Producer
- Bob Tischler - Producer
- Creed Taylor - Producer
- Gerald Wilson - Arranger
- Herb Abramson - Producer
- Jeremy Lubbock - Arranger
- Jesse Stone - Arranger
- Joe Adams - Producer
- Larry Muhoberac - Arranger
- Lloyd Glenn - Producer
- Marty Paich - Arranger
- Michael Cuscuna - Producer
- Nan Schwartz - Arranger
- Nesuhi Ertegun - Producer
- Oliver Nelson - Arranger
- Onzy Matthews - Arranger
- Quincy Jones - Performer, Producer, Arranger
- Ralph Burns - Arranger
- Rene Hall - Arranger
- Richard Perry - Producer
- Roger Newman - Arranger
- Sid Feller - Producer, Arranger
- Teddy Edwards - Arranger
- TRC - Producer
- Zenas Sears - Producer
