Florida Playboys.
We made a big
investment in you
and it's paying off
handsomely.
For both of us,
I might add.
We don't want to
lose your fan base.
Yeah, you know,
you got a point there,
but I actually think that
we have more to gain
than we do to lose.
Ray, it's a bad idea.
When I came to ABC, you guys
put in the contract
that I can choose
my own music.
You want to read
that paragraph?
It's on page three.
I don't need to see it.
Good evening, Saint Louis.
It's time
for the main attraction.
The innovator of soul.
The genius himself.
Ray Charles!
Go on, go on, Ray!
Thank you so much.
You know what,
I know that a lot of y'all
don't know that
l... I was brought up
in the South.
You know, every time
you turn on the radio there
in the South,
you hear the Grand Ole Opry.
That's what I grew up singing,
so I hope you don't mind,
l... I want to sing something
to give you a taste
of my country roots.
Unchain My Heart!
Georgia on My Mind, Ray!
¤ I can't stop loving you ¤
Turn 'em, the lights up top
and on the mezzanine,
let's take everything down
and hit Ray
with a follow spot.
We're doing it,
on it on my count.
¤ To live in memory ¤
IN 5, 4...
¤ of the lonesome times ¤
¤ Yeah ¤
¤ I can't stop wanting you ¤
¤ It's useless to say ¤
¤ So I'll just live my life ¤
¤ I'll live my life ¤
¤ in dreams of yesterday ¤
¤ Those happy hours ¤
¤ Those happy hours ¤
¤ that we once knew ¤¤
Cab's here.
Okay.
Dad, if you can't see,
how can you choose
the right color socks?
I'm... I'm gonna show you,
all right?
Let me show you something.
See? Right here?
The two, right there,
I got it sewn in thick,
so I can feel it.
So, it means two is brown.
One is black. Three is blue.
And... and... and where's four?
Nowhere.
Four ain't nowhere.
There ain't no four.
You're right.
¤ Heals a broken heart ¤
¤ But time has stood still ¤
¤ Time has stood still ¤
¤ Since we've been apart ¤
¤ Since we've been apart ¤¤
Still working on the balcony.
Okay, guys, we got
10 minutes to load out!
Change back at the hotel.
They bought that
country jive hook,
line and sinker.
Ray, man,
you're amazing.
I'm gonna tell you something.
Country music.
You know why they like it?
The stories, man.
They got great stories.
Hey, Joe.
Ray, I want to introduce you
to Joe Adams.
Hal Ziegler hired Joe
as the announcer
for the rest of the tour.
I know you,
Mayor of Melody.
I used to listen to your
radio show in L.A.
In the '50s.
We've both come
a ways since then.
What was that counting
you were doing back there?
I was cueing down the lights.
That shuts up the audience
so you can sing your ballad
instead of
having to scream it.
Hey, well, I'll be damned.
Who told you to do that?
No one.
It just needed to be done.
See, that's what
I'm talking about.
I like to hear a person say
"It needed to be done"
as opposed to
a person saying,
"It ain't my job."
You know,
tell me about Central Avenue.
¤¤
I know you know
Jack Lauderdale.
Hello, New York!
Hello, Boston!
Hello, Saint Louis!
Good evening, San Francisco!
¤ Bye bye love ¤
¤ Bye bye happiness ¤
Ray, I got
some good news for you.
We got the cover of Cash Box.
"The nation's hottest album:
Modern Sounds of
Country & Western."
You are hotter
than hell.
That's what they say.
I've been watchin',
your albums are
going through the roof,
your concerts are
always selling out.
You'll need shelters
for your money.
You're in a
new tax bracket.
Keep your drawers on, Fathead!
I got the instruments!
Jeff, Joe was in
the film Carmen Jones.
Who was
the director again?
Otto Preminger.
He was also on Broadway
with Lena Horne.
She was the star.
I was supporting.
Is that a fact?
Prepare for an extraordinary
evening of music.
Perhaps the most innovative,
unique
and energetic
musical voice today.
Please welcome
to the stage...
It is my distinct pleasure...
Please give
your warmest welcome,
the