Posts Tagged ‘Ray Charles’
Pop legends say “Things Go Better with Coke”
Written by admin on April 8, 2010 – 4:46 pm -Before the New Seekers had the world singing along to “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” in 1971, dozens of the biggest artists of the 1960s, including Marvin Gaye, Tom Jones, The Supremes and Roy Orbison, had recorded a Coca-Cola jingle as part of the “Things Go Better with Coke” campaign.
Tags: aretha franklin, Connie Francis, Everly Brothers, marvin gaye, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, The Four Seasons, The Moody Blues, The Shirelles, the supremes, The Troggs, Tom Jones
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Ray Charles musical heading for Broadway
Written by admin on March 12, 2010 – 11:08 pm -A musical celebrating Ray Charles will open on Broadway on November 7th, with preview performances beginning October 8th.
The musical, titled “Unchain My Heart,” was originally staged at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2007 with the title “Ray Charles Live! A New Musical.”
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