Quirky NY Chick: Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 To Be Reissued

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 To Be Reissued

8:50 PM | Posted by Quirky NY Chick

There is good news for Ray Charles fans. Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music and it's follow-up, Volume 2 will be reissued in one expanded 24-song CD titled, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2, on June 2 via Concord Records.

Many people were shocked when Charles released Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. But it wasn't that big of a stretch for Charles who grew up listening to radio broadcasts of The Grand Ole Opry. These works have sense become legendary converting non-country music listeners into listeners and changing the way many people perceived country music. I'd wager these records are in the collections of anyone who considers themselves major music fans. But, if they're not or perhaps you need a brand new shiny one, now's your chance to pick it up in a handy remastered CD. If I'm not mistaken, Volume 2 has never been released on CD before so that right there is a big deal of sorts. The disc will also feature the original liner notes by Rick Ward and Charles' longtime recording supervisor Sid Feller as well as new notes written by musicologist Bill Dahl.

To listen to “You Are My Sunshine” from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2, with QuickTime, click the image. Click "HERE" to listen with Windows Media Player.