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Gavin B. · 01-23-2010, 06:57 AM

Song of the Day

Let's Go Get Stoned epitomized the blues and gospel style that Ray Charles sang and played so well.

Let's Go Get Stoned- Ray Charles Toward the end of his career Ray Charles tarnished his legacy by doing too many Coca Cola ads, doing too many duet/tribute albums and allowing release of too many inferior anthologies of his work.

This 1964 song finds Ray at the top of his game singing a song that was the first songwriting effort of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the team that fell into MOR irrelevance as Motown performers in the 70s and 80s. Let's Go Get Stoned was a success because it was the epitomy of the blues and gospel style that Ray sang and played so well.

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Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Song of the Day Let's Go Get Stoned epitomized the blues and gospel style that Ray Charles sang and played so well. Let's Go Get Stoned- Ray Charles Toward the end of his career Ray Charles tarnished his legacy by doing too many Coca Cola ads, doing too many duet/tribute albums and allowing release of too many inferior anthologies of his work. This 1964 song finds Ray at the top of his game singing a song that was the first songwriting effort of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the team that fell into MOR irrelevance as Motown performers in the 70s and 80s. Let's Go Get Stoned was a success because it was the epitomy of the blues and gospel style that Ray sang and played so well.