I first became of Ray Sharpe way back in the 1960,s...66 to be precise when i hear "help me" that he recorded with King Curtis, a record that took the soul/r&b clubs by storm ! and still played out today at most venues and all the other versions also. Ray was born in Fort Worth Texas a very talented R&B singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He formed first band, the Blues
Wailers, 1956 & recorded his first single, "That's the Way I Feel," for Dot
Recordsin 1958. He recorded lone hit, "Linda Lu," on Jamie Recordsin 1959 and was branded a "One Hit Wonder". He also appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in 1959 then the top show on TV in the USA to showcase his talents. He released
singles for Jamie and Trey Records,Gregmark,A&M,Flying High,Garex,Award,Monument,
and United Artists. He recorded with King Curtis and then unknown Jimi
Hendrix at Atco where he curt the gem "Save Me". This great compilation concentrates mainly his early work,to me a breath of fresh air. And his Bonus included!
AMM
The Tasters!
28 Bonus Track - Ray Sharpe with the King Curtis Orchestra - Help Me(Get The Feeling) (part 1) FLAC
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Thanks AMM - nice Hendrix connection
Always learning something new. Thanks for review, P.
Here is an artist best known for "Help Me". So this CD is perfect to know him better.
Yves
killer. very happy to have found other friends in a constant dialog about great music..THANKS for all the information about the great artists who's music continues to live on and be enjoyed by a generation the artists unfortunately aren't around to reap the rewards of their talent and hard work. Mo' power to ya!
Looks fantastic, many thanks for putting it here!
Another rare gem indeed...thank you AMM for this review
BigD
Interesting guy. The book "We Wanna Boogie: The Illustrated History of the Rockabilly Movement" has this....
"A buddy of mine named Mike had asked me to write a song about his girlfriend, Linda, who used to come into the club to dance." "I wrote the song to rib her a little bit. You see she had a fascinating rear end, so to speak. When she danced, people watched."
What chance of his later work appearing on this excellent blog? Especially "Help Me Get the Feeling, Parts I & II," also "Another Piece of the Puzzle" released by A&M in 1971. Oh, and two blues albums on the Flying High label which are difficult to find. This is indeed an excellent compilation but there is indeed more. Thankyou. Apparently he's still performing at 84. Now if I ever get to fort worth..........
Thank you for the Ray Sharpe Album AMM,Much Appreciated
Man, that's what I call hideous artwork. That said, Thank You So Much, AMM! 😎
not on my radar MM, thanks for the review.
cheers,ELtel
i have some of his stuff also this too anyway thanks much AMM
Thanks AMM for this and the bonus track Reb
Many thanks ,Linda Lu is one of my first rocky in the radio
I must confess i have heard much by Ray Sharpe but it looks like that is going to Change I didn't know he recorded Help Me i actually brought this by Owen Gray on Island label Thanks for the review AMM Cheers Pedro
Great artist that I had heard of previously. Now I get to check out his work.
This is an album that I don't have. Thank you AMM.(I have the other albums you posted)
Pierre
Very, very nice
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