Lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet surfaces

Collaboration between country legend and soul singer discovered in storage facility gets official releaseA lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet unearthed by a music fan has just been released. Although Cash said he was "so proud" to have recorded Why Me Lord with the soul singer, the song never made it on to an album. It appears on a new Ray Charles compilation, Rare Genius."I hope you like this tape," Cash wrote in a letter to Charles, dated 11 December 1981. "I realise that the orchestration ...

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11:11 on October 28 2010

Lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet surfaces

Guardian Music — Collaboration between country legend and soul singer discovered in storage facility gets official releaseA lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet unearthed by a music fan ... more info

07:16 on October 29 2010

Ray Charles - Lost Charles & Cash Duet Found In Storage

ContactMusic — A lost duet between late legends RAY CHARLES and JOHNNY CASH has been found in storage.The duo recorded Kris Kristofferson song Why Me, Lord in 1981 but the track was... more info

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