Ray Charles - Basin Street Blues Lyrics
Basin Street, Basin Street
That's the place where my friends all meet
Down in New Orleans, in that land of dreams
And you don't know how nice it seems
And that's the place I'm so longing to be
Where I can lose
These old Basin Street blues
No, Basin Street, my Basin Street
Where the young and the old folk meet
Down in New Orleans, in that land of dreams
You don't know how nice it really seems
But it's dear to me, yes-sirree
Where maybe I can lose
These old Basin Street blues
And oh, well I'm talkin' 'bout
Basin Street, Basin Street
Where the folk who know what's happenin' meet
Down in New Orleans, in the land of dreams
And you don't know how nice it seems
Or just how it really means
Dear to me, yes-sirree
It's dear to me, yes-sirree
Can't you see why I'm gonna lose
These old Basin Street blues
Oh, I wanna go where I can lose
These old Basin Street blues
Oh yeah
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Ray Charles Basin Street Blues Comments
This is absolutely the best version of this song!!!!
Listen to sam Cooke version
No disrespect to Ray Charles but The Peddlers rendition is a far better version which represents the Basin Street Blues
The Genius Hits the Road
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released September 1960
Recorded March 25 and 29, 1960 in New York City
Genre R&B, blues, jazz
Length 33:37
Label ABC-Paramount
335
Producer Sid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
Genius + Soul = Jazz
(1961) The Genius Hits the Road
(1960) Dedicated to You
(1961)
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Warr.org [2]
The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a hit single, "Georgia on My Mind".
Can somebody help me please ? I have to do a presentation in Music about this but I do not know what or where the swing-rhythm is ?
Probs too late because this was a month ago but the swing rhythm is called Syncopation- where the emphasis is on the off beat. So you hear how the baseline will go, followed by a horn punch- da DAAA da DAAA da DAAAA, that's swing
@YRUThinkn Wait, syncopation and swing-rhythm are two different things. Syncopation is what You describe and the swing rhythm or shuffle rhythm is, when you divide one bar to three peaces instead of four. https://www.studybass.com/lessons/rhythm/shuffle-and-swing-rhythms/
Somebody knows in which tone this song is?
great arrangement
Not bad everyone check out Louis Armstrong basin street ray did a good job
My school band is doing this for our concert!
chek out all version of that song Basin Street Blues
The whole session is awesome! I remember a `Let the good times roll´-cover, that blew my mind.
He actually is the ghost of Jack Teagarden that is playing!
Batman showed me the way of Ray charles!
Ray Charles unico the best
Thanks for your great post.
there will never be another RAY !!!! he was and still is the BEST!!!!!!
No disrespect meant to a legend, but interesting pronunciation of "elite".
0:50 yes, kind of funny :D it's like an computer brand - "e-Lite" :DD
oj prawda geniusz na całego. ZAJEBISTY ZIOMEK
Hi Im Bobby rai.
geniusz kurna :D
It is hard to make such a beautiful video
Sorry but you won't get the top "thumbs up" this time ;)
i didnt
THis rating begs for a dislike! sry ray :(
im singin this in chorus
thumbs up if you are or just watched the movie Ray
one of my favourite jazz pieces ever
Pure, love, passion, talent
i didn't know about this song, but now i love it
do ba do ba doo bop
@ valvetrom...I know right!!!1
Great Trombone in the back doing a solo
I have this in my music library but it's great to see it on YouTube! Thanks for posting it. Ray has so much music, many people don't even know he recorded this.... :-)