Piano Blues Clint Eastwood documentary. Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Dr John, Prof. Longhair

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Clint Eastwood; "I've always felt that jazz and blues were true American art forms. Maybe the only really original art forms that we have."
Some of the artists that appear in this Documentary
07:29 Martha Davis
07:50 Dorothy Donegan
09:29 Duke Ellington
17:33 Dave Brubeck
25:27 Dr John
31:33 Marcia Ball
41:13 Muddy Waters
41:33 Otis Spann
44:46 Henry Gray
46:12 Jay McShann
50:26 Pete Jolly

[@BluesPianoSheets]

There are a few different opinions on here about Clint Eastwood's role in this documentary which is great, so, here's my opinion; We owe Clint a great deal of gratitude for the enormous amount of work he put into creating this doco. It's very obvious he didn't do it for the money, he did it because the piano is his biggest passion in life, especially piano blues. If anyone has any doubts about Clint's love for the piano, watch him here playing piano himself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIbdlIqFrrx-fs0 Clint Eastwood; "I've always felt that jazz and blues were true American art forms. Maybe the only really original art forms that we have."

[@johnphillips3607]

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[@gaillwimberly6952]

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[@jameslangan788]

Blues Piano Sheets : my lady learned piano and at age 7 years old, gave her first piano recital playing Tchaikovsky Today in 2017, she is known as Dixie Angel, I am her friend

[@dadidarbary1667]

I truly enjoyed this, believe me, it reminded me of my school days when the main movies would always be preceded by those "side reels' of blues and jazz! Thanks for this treat!

[@jameslangan788]

Dadi Darbary Top of the morn to ya Dadi

[@sammcdaniel5557]

I met Ray Charles in 1959 at a Dillions Grocery Store in south Wichita (Senaca Street) and was 11 going on 12. I was playing with the photo light that activate the front door when he called out to me: "Young Man, please come over here". I shuffled half way there and stopped and could see he was blind. He then said: "Please sit down here, I won't hunting you" and patted the Piano bench next to him. I am still amazed at how kind and relateable he was to an 11 year old boy from Wichita. How blessed i was to meet him even for the 15 minutes we spent talking about music and pianos.

[@chrismeyer4795]

How did he know you were a “young man”?

[@mjleger4555]

Clint Eastwood was a musician before he ever got into acting and directing! He has written scores for movies, and more. A terrific talent, in the acting world, also a very able director, but also as a very talented musician, probably his first love, which just shows how one man can work in so many different walks of life and leave his mark in every genre in which he works, and he's STILL working and will be age 93 on 5-31-23! What a guy! I hope we have him around for a few more years!

[@frankalbert891]

❤

[@frankalbert891]

Clint Eastwood is without a doubt, a very talented individual and as we all know, has left his mark in the entertainment industry for the last 6 decades and we hope that he can impacts our lives for a few more years!

[@UmpireFred]

❤

[@christophermitchum6829]

Rowdy B4 Yates... timeless 🎶✌️💥

[@timothysobina6777]

Well said!! A man of extreme talents. Love all he's ever done!

[@user-vz7vw6si8b]

America has such a great heritage, how can we not be congratulated for uplifting the human spirit?

[@nabirasch5169]

It's on a slide now, though.

[@marklogan9832]

Now ain't that the truth 😎🐈🤠🔑🌄🦜🤔😌🙈🙉

[@TheRealDrJoey]

Brubeck is really impressive in this.

[@Mancubus]

It hit me the most actually. And that's not dismissing the caliber of all the others represented.

[@davidherz9968]

Clint Eastwood, treasure to humanity, from Bird to Brubeck and beyond...

[@silentvoiceinthedark5665]

A hundred years from now people will still marvel at this video

[@bobbaker8263]

Amazing how Clint got The legendary Ray Charles for an interview. Priceless.

[@diannemiller1895]

Had no idea that Clint could even play piano. Finding this gem accidentally was pure joy. Love Brubeck, Domino, Charles. At 76, seriously want to pick up where i left off previously. I love piano music of all kind. ❤

[@tabor503]

Do it bro! absolutely nothing to lose!

[@abc456f]

I turn 67 next month and seriously considering going back and taking lessons. I know that I haven't come close to my potential and it's now or never.

[@ukestudio3002]

Check out Clint’s playing where he’s a secret service agent: In the line of Fire

[@E-Kat]

He often talks about his piano playing ability and he thinks that people nowadays don't play the piano as well as he does 😮

[@garnerjoyce606]

Chaffee

[@lewstone1934]

The highpoint for me is the first Dave Brubeck jazz ballad, and the visibly emotive effect it had on Clint.

[@davidmilfred3809]

Professor longhair too😊

[@henryulric]

Jay McShann was freaking great as well. The old dudes own it.

[@tabor503]

who played at minute 51? @@henryulric

[@MartinSage]

I really picked up my guitar when I heard “Woogie boogie” music and I wanted to play along. I was in the Navy going to Helo mechanics school in San Diego and my bunk mate played it on a beat-up guitar that cried out so sweet😢😢

[@TheByard]

I had the great pleasure of experiencing a Ray Charles concert at a theater, during the show the lights went way down and the guys in the wind section were making a ruckus. Ray stopped the intro and asked what the problem was, someone replied it's too dark we can't read the music. Ray Charles replied ' Join The Club' the audience erupted. OK it was a set up, but what a set up. A few years later I attended another Ray Charles music evening at a hotel meeting room, three rows of sofa's around a small stage. Ray Charles and a trio, drinks served between tunes, wow it was like a personal concert, with Ray chatting away between numbers, I'm sure he made those breaks longer to get a cut of the bar tabs. I'm 75 now and that's the memories I can go back to in life.

[@BluesPianoSheets]

What great memories to have

[@derycktrahair8108]

Yes, nothing beats a live gig. I envy you for hearing those.

[@homegirl2000]

Wow, that sounds like a great time! Thanks for sharing. My favorite music memory was getting to hear Jorma Kakouen play acoustic guitar to a group of about 25 teens in some random classroom at Montgomery College. So great to sit up close and watch his guitar playing. Next to Jesus, music is life!

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

This should be preserved forever in the Smithsonian. Mr. Eastwood here has put together an extraordinary study of 20th century American music.

[@OneMan-wl1wj]

Says a lot about Ray Charles that he recognized how kind and patient the man from his youth was..true legend..rip.

[@georgelillicolillicoservic5518]

Ray Charles the greatest intergenerational ever blind button he could 👀 oh could see

[@emilerose1424]

@@georgelillicolillicoservic5518 Huh?

[@tia904]

@@emilerose1424 Are you blind you don't understand? People can see with more than eyes... If one is not blind.

[@emilerose1424]

@@tia904 Interesting. With what feature other than the eyes are people able to see?

[@thomassciaroni6942]

I play O What a Beautiful Morning Basie arrangement. And Poncho Sanchez Baila Mi Gente and Brisa. San Francisco army guy, with Cal Tjader, Dave was UoP Stockton, where Sons of Anarchy took place. Spanish linguistics, I love the word Vaqueros because it has EROS in it and Anarchisteria because it has HYSTERIA in it.

[@tiedupsmurf]

Clint is another Legend. Two legends

[@JochenDecker]

Unglaublich. Mit solch einer Liebe, einem so tiefem Respekt vor den Musikern, der Musik, mit einer solch kindlichen großherzigen Freude an den Menschen dieser Kunst....ich könnte heulen vor Glück,...ich tus...., - Ihnen Herr Eastwood gebürt ein ganz großer Dank, deswegen ein herzenswarmes tiefes Dankeschön an Sie Herrn Eastwood und all den unvergesslichen großartigen Künstlern dieser Dokumentation. Ich verneige mich vor dieser Musik, diesen Musikern und Clint Eastwood für seine feinfühlige emphatische Art als Mensch und Liebhaber dieser Musik.

[@BlackRootsUNLIMITED]

This is a PLATINUM Documentary. Should be kept in the Museum for future generations 👌🏿 As a kid growing up in Uganda in the 70's, one of my earliest memories is a Fats Domino LP/Album. Being chubby, at times I was called Fats Domino 😂 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿❤️

[@mark11967AD]

Definitely a Time Machine trip back into serious 20th century Americana. Thanks Clint

[@bjdee1437]

Dave Brubeck's blues at 18 minutes in is achingly beautiful. Transcendent. I had no idea he could play like that.

[@firebir11]

Your right it is beautiful and complex, not just banging out notes.

[@theophilusmartins]

@Oddjob6120 Yep that was definitely blues. It just wasn't in the typical 12 bars.

[@chaiyantippayosot6926]

So truly and touchingly very beautiful.

[@gillsejusbates6938]

composition reminds me so much of bill evans

[@medusabrown2125]

Okay!!@@theophilusmartins

[@user-zb7uh2ob1r]

Algorithms are not so bad! Brought me this! I guess I had heard Clint played piano but I didn't realize he was this much into it. Great documentary!

[@one-day-at-a-time4134]

Algorithm on point for a change haha.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

In this 2003 documentary, in order of live appearance, Clint Eastwoord is 73, Ray Charles is 73, Dave Brubeck is 83, dr. John is 62, Marcia Ball is 54, Pinetop Perkins is 90 (!). Jay McShann is 87, and Pete Jolly is 71. (Professor Longhair had been dead for 23 years at 62 years of age. )

[@leekosmin8788]

Thanks for this

[@richardswain6010]

Many thanks as I did not know some of these great artists.

[@giuseppeguastella1620]

Thanks !

[@suraya1224]

Thanks for listing their names. I only knew a couple of the names. I don't care for jazz, & was never a piano fan, but it was an interesting piece of history to watch.

[@CHANNELAPOLLO]

Dave Brubeck's solo absolutely killed me. Them changes!!!!!

[@DBlackbeats]

Same bro I’ve never heard such beautiful compositions deep feeling

[@mjl.9-19]

Exactly! them changes are so tastefully done!

[@jamesdrynan]

Thanks to Eastwood, future music enthusiasts will have this recording to watch great pianists and musicians who have passed on. I love when Charles comments on Oscar Peterson!

[@peterdew1966]

“Thank you Ray” What an iconic line to end this documentary 👏👏👏

[@andrewfrancis7272]

Just like with his films, in this documentary Clint doesn't try to be clever - He lets the masters talk and play and tell the story of piano blues that way. Simple and utterly effective.

[@soldtobediers]

“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world then it can only happen through music.” ~Jimi Hendrix

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🎸

[@robertear101]

Jimi's comment was the most profound to me.

[@AlanDavid]

I love how Clint watches him play, its two geniuses communicating through music.

[@rafapenalver9423]

Clint Eastwood’s cinema is inseparable from his exquisite musical taste

[@b-ballstore8751]

I think ray is the greatest artist of all time Anyone else agree or if you like someone else tell me

[@tianlihu1220]

I'm always Mr. Clint Eastwood's fan! I love all of his movies! Many years ago I visited his restaurant in his hometown and I wished he could show up to play piano as I was told once a while he would play there. ❤️ 😍

[@puremusicfragments2619]

Ray is the Proof that Beings Alive only live because of a Soul inside A Spirit.

[@armstronglance]

Holy smokes!! There were some sisters way back in the 1st half of the 1900’s who could burn up the ivories!!!!!

[@emlyngriffith5846]

This is such a great documentary. Clint is such a movie icon but here he has no airs or graces and just comes across as a real fan of the music.. I love the way he relates with all of these great players, treating them with the respect they deserve and his knowledge and love of their music just shines through. I’ve watched it several times and learn something new every time.

[@suelambert9338]

Clint Eastwood is the best,professional actor.

[@suelambert9338]

I have an Austin Healey just like his.

[@suelambert9338]

We love his fasid and acting.

[@timallen6025]

Film legend preserves and shares a musical legend , and let’s the musical legends tell their own story in their own unhurried inimitable ways . Just perfect !

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

So many wonderful players. So much wonderful music. The blues is just so real and authentically American it goes right to your heart and soul. Thank you Clint.

[@17fourU]

My wife, her dad, his beautiful friend and I had the chance to see and listen to Dave live. Never forget, Ray Charles. 🙏

[@kobusesterhuizen94]

Clint Eastwood, a man of surprises and depth!

[@sheilahammond3140]

I feel like a piece of my heart got lost until I heard this and the boogie woogie again. Now I know what was missing!! ❤️

[@tabor503]

listen to more! here is your reminder to watch this again!

[@raymundo5044]

I've admired Eastwood as an actor but I must he's a musician at heart. Great job Clint ... You know your stuff ..

[@zacsamuel7295]

Been a blues fan for many decades. Been a Client Eastwood fan for about the same time. This docu lived up to my expectations of both!

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I'm fortunate to have caught a free Dr John concert on Jackson Square in New Orleans in 1987 (on the stairs to the Moonwalk). Wow, what a treat! It wasn't even announced. They were setting up, I was walking by, I asked, they said "Dr. John." By the time the concert started the entire area was jammed wall-to-wall. I wish I could relive it. Such a night!

[@BluesPianoSheets]

That's a priceless experience.

[@garnerjoyce606]

Anywhere by Ralph & Koocoos'?

[@concernedcitizen5506]

This absolutely amazing doco about our most famous musicians must be archived . Done at a time when all these once in a lifetime musicians were still alive. This doco got me into trouble as I was late for a lunch date with my 93 year old mother.

[@gregvoss5390]

OMG, Oscar Peterson and Andre Prevan. Many don't know, or remember, that Nat Cole was also a great jazz and blues pianist.

[@michaeldoyle7444]

Loved the spiritual blues Dave Brubeck played, he had me hooked on every note.

[@tabor503]

which one was that

[@TheVeryBFG]

@@tabor503 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2iZZHtmgqeCqKMsi=tg5ejnmZCsLABw_L&t=1053

[@eileenbailey2093]

Ray Charles....can't get enough of that man. Miss him tremendously. When my son was 12 and taking organ and piano lessons. Ray appeared in Andover, MA in a concert. Arthur, my son, was a huge fan of Ray. I surprised him by taking him to the concert. around '82, '83. We were both in heaven. He has fulfilled his dream and is a jazz musician in NY. Can't get much better than that.

[@yodservant]

Blast from the past we lived in Andover 1970-77 and I ended up attending Phillips Andover ....🙏🦁🎷🎹🌺🌵🏵️

[@ljp206]

@@yodservant you all talking about andover in america while im sat here , reading from andover in england

[@gearoiddom]

"can't get enough of that man" - me neither. I hope I get to shake his hand some day in the great beyond - and of course listen to him some more!

[@eileenbailey2093]

@@gearoiddom And I will be right behind you, in line.

[@sturnoy1]

Catch Pete Jolly's small, satisfied, quiet smile at 52:50. If I was able to make sounds like that come out of the piano, I'd be beaming from ear to ear and shouting it from the rooftops. These blues and jazz musicians are geniuses.

[@pieteytrenton2747]

Im so grearful that you time stamped that, i was literally trawling the comments to try and find his last name (they never mention it) ive never had much time for jazz, but i truly loved that piece.... Perhaps thisll open a new door for me.

[@bobyjack2]

Such great talents in one movie. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!

[@bazaraev]

Thank you, Mr. Eastwood, I enjoyed your documentary.

[@karitahannikainen4734]

With all respect and passion-will watch later, thank YOU. Karita.

[@williamcomer2688]

Boogie is not only fascinating, but the dexterity required is extraordinary! And, its musical to the hear. In Classical once the great waltzes were composed, musicality is lost. Its just a high speend road race--esp. for piano and violin. And, in Jazz, no direction that a listener could distinguish where the band is goinging....just wandering around lost. Boogie is happy, accepting of blues feeling, so it is thereby highly musical!

[@renateccawthern3350]

You obviously are not European. When the "Wiener Waltzer" is played, all my memories erupt and I smile and cry at the same time

[@renateccawthern3350]

Music speaks to the soul.

[@nancydrew5]

Jazz has direction, but maybe the average listener will get lost when musicians improvise on the chord changes. Especially the bebop players.

[@tabor503]

it takes some getting used to. I personally spend my life to understand music, and make my own.@@nancydrew5

[@harpothehealer]

Great documentary love all these players here but when Dave Brubeck plays that blues his touch sublime: he exposes everything about himself, his playing style absolutely everything. Dave gave so much in that piece he played. Wonderful.

[@BluesPianoSheets]

Yes, that is definitely a very special moment, the tune he plays is "Audrey" he plays it with so much feeling.

[@sidneyharris3686]

Love it at the end of Ray Charles piece, Clint says: "Thank-You Raymond!"

[@bluegreenyellow1266]

Like Jay McShann the most. Unique voice. Underrated genius.

[@MrDanHatton]

Imagine sitting there next to Ray Charles as he plays piano, I would be in heaven. Incredible 😊👏👏🎹🎹🎹🎵🎵

[@danoslehoy]

Dave Brubeck is a genius !!

[@cannon440]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. That was truly a golden hour.

[@rsrfm24]

Yip! The piano a beautiful instrument which I’d loved to have learned to play,but ,fully enjoy listening and watching players young & old..The Blues shows off great players with magical fingers….boogie Woogie the whole thing. Classical players again show off the piano in a different way.Yip! Thanks Clint for documentary and your time showing your love for this wonderful instrument and ways it can be played. ❤️👏✌️🙏👍Richard from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@georgebudimir7801]

Loved Clint's time spent with Marsha Ball at the piano. Big fan of them both and seeing them together shooting the breeze made my day.

[@bellacucina3209]

Clint flirting with Marsha!

[@pehpeh8101]

First saw Marcia Ball on a Delbert McClinton Sandy Beaches Cruise. Love, love, love her. Nice to see her, here with her peers in the Blues World!

[@ouriel]

That Dave Brubeck part. Omg

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

as much as I'm grateful Eastwood made this film I do wish there had been names of each of these artists while we hear their playing for us, so we & future generations would know those we are less familiar with. I'm glad it was listed on the description, just would appreciate to see it titled as we are watching somewhere on the screen.

[@charlesmoore6755]

Great to hear ray charles❤❤

[@kchuk1965]

They are listed in the description along with the time they come on.

[@alenewinter7278]

Some of the artists that appear in this Documentary 07:29 Martha Davis 07:50 Dorothy Donegan 09:29 Duke Ellington 17:33 Dave Brubeck 25:27 Dr John 31:33 Marcia Ball 41:13 Muddy Waters 41:33 Otis Spann 44:46 Henry Gray 46:12 Jay McShann 50:26 Pete Jolly

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

I know it's listed in the description but I think it's best also to put the names of artists when they are speaking to director Eastwood as well. does anyone have a Homestead amplifier & have an opinion about it's performance?

[@dorothyjackson5168]

@@alenewinter7278 - thank you!!!

[@christopherdias1790]

Gods gift to music by these great jazz ,boogie woogie and blues pianists! May they continue playing ij heaven.

[@kurtzwar729]

Great video on piano blues. I had the great fortune to see Ray Charles twice in Seattle. Genius rhythm and blues. Love hearing Jay McShann and the Blue Devils with Big Joe Williams. Kansas City was the place back then for some of America's best music. God bless Black Americans, their music, dance and grace in the face of fierce racism. RIP Ray Charles and Jay McShann.

[@1who4me]

Too bad he didn’t see you 😂

[@user-qb6fq5xr6b]

​@@1who4meMay you continue suffering in your pitiful life.

[@ronfernstrom8659]

Loved the history of the piano and all the significant artists that helped shape American Blues and Jazz. Very, very inspiring and heart rendering. Thank-you Clint Eastwood for this elegant documentary!

[@maryweeks2893]

Love this documentary!

[@Milestonemonger]

Clint is such a good listener

[@hughgrey1532]

This is just awesome! Can't understand why the thumbs down don't like and understand such some of the great players. Such wonderful music!

[@travis8665]

I understand how great they are but I couldnt listen to 2 minutes of this type of music.

[@I-Dophler]

What an extraordinary documentary capturing the essence of two legends, Clint Eastwood and Ray Charles. Their unparalleled talents and contributions to their respective fields have left an indelible mark on the world. Eastwood's cinematic genius and Charles's musical brilliance are both testaments to their hard work, creativity, and perseverance. This documentary beautifully showcases the intersection of film and music, illustrating how these two icons have influenced and shaped cultural landscapes. A must-watch for anyone who appreciates the profound impact of art in our lives. 🎬🎵

[@cetinmetin9193]

Danny Kaye. It is a name that comes to my mind when it comes to movie and jazz music.

[@robertawilkes6531]

Clint mentioned Fats Walker & I love his songs & singing! My favorite is Ya feets to big!!

[@christophermitchum6829]

Fats Waller...and don't forget Jellyroll Morton!!! 👆✌️🎶💯✨

[@Willusee]

That Dave Brubeck solo…. ❤

[@BluesPianoSheets]

Yes there's something very special about it

[@tabor503]

what minute?

[@BluesPianoSheets]

@@tabor503 17:31

[@Willusee]

@@tabor503 18:28

[@Mancubus]

It really struck home for me as well. The harmonies and flow were just right. And with such flawless grace at that, but yet so real. Not raw in the sense of sloppy technique, but genuine.

[@517JET]

This is so awesome!

[@wendellrider1212]

I used to listen to Clint at his restaurant/bar in Carmel CA. I was down there playing with the Monterey Symphony or the annual Jazz Festival. He was very nice and hung out back stage sometimes. He has also scored movies.

[@BluesPianoSheets]

Wow what a great experience to remember

[@maddogslinger38maddogsling94]

Thanks Clint for this. I am guitar oriented but love this. Wish my Dad was still alive to see this.

[@eddie12454]

Clint Eastwood is so talented. Good to see him with the great Ray Charles.

[@alejandrorossi7225]

Talented, versatile and passionate about his work 👏👏👏

[@keithhodiak8577]

Thank you very much for the names of all players. That's great! I also loved the movie BIRD by Mr Eastwood, a brilliant classic!

[@TexasKid747]

LEGENDS! One, and all! Cheers from Texas.

[@abenepaul]

All of them start their 'flashbacks' with: "When i was a kid" . " when i was little". "As a kid". Can you Imagine what kids these days miss!

[@robertjensen4868]

Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Professor Longhair heaven on earth thanks Clint awesome! Blobcat

[@Baltihunter]

No fear of COVID then! Rays coughing all over the shop

[@rubio93]

that's what we need to get back to. No germs, no blues.

[@toporanhoria4704]

Clint Eastud este actorul meu preferat și Ray Charles este unul din muzicienii mei preferați. Oameni de valoare mondială care mor niciodată.

[@georgehanson1658]

Thank you for that inescribably delicious food for the soul!

[@christophermitchum6829]

Amen ❤💯🎶

[@Noganrhy]

A world were Clint Eastwood and Ray Charles talk about the blues!!!!??? Yeeeaaahh I'm there!!!

[@user-mi8ku9ie5i]

Thank you for this special preservation. Marcia, Doc, Fats, on and on. Wow!

[@megaalvon3060]

We owe Clint a great deal of gratitude for so much contribution to Art in so many ways. Thank you for this great video and thanks Life for Clint.

[@BrandOdyssey]

Clint is one of the greatest artists to come out of Hollywood. Ever. He will not be replaced.

[@selvinalbertrajsongs5669]

Nice to know... about all these great people... who lived, living and will live... somewhere around the world.

[@pedropablocabal5229]

Very impressed by this documentary Mr. Eastwood's put together; one of the best I have seen in my long life. Thank you to Mr. Eastwood and his Champion participants. This is History!

[@davideleftheriou3176]

"Lord, Lord what will tomorrow bring? Today, I've felt a narrow stinging in the wound so deep, my eyes refuse to weep. And this is the blues."

[@BluesPianoSheets]

Yes the segment with Dave Brubeck is very special

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

This is a truly wonderful documentary... thanks for this

[@slimabbas]

thank to the great Clint Eastwood to save the memory of these legends unfortunatly too unknown today but who built the blues, the jazz and all the kinds of musics we listen today.... Eastwood is not only a great actor, film maker but a real musician, composer piano player;..A real artist, a complet one. ....bless him

[@bimini1216]

Brubeck articulates and channels better than others. I get why his straight to the listener thing works. He just connects to listener

[@carlblanche5481]

Awesome

[@kazhb2926]

Spectacular ❤

[@tropicaltico]

Clint Eastwood is my preacher, the ultimate in Talent, Knowledge and Wisdom 😎 The what can you say, about Ray!!? 😎

[@Milestonemonger]

Lord, lord, what will tomorrow bring? Today, I felt an arrow stinging in a wound so deep, my eyes refused to weep"

[@DJOZER5]

Magique!!!👀🎹🎶🔥👌🏿

[@elylew]

Prof Longhair, as always, gets it right - there's always someone throwing out an old piano nearby. Wheel that sucker into the garage, rebuild it with spare parts from some other junker, get it close enough to in tune, and ROCK ON!

[@michaelroche4559]

Longhair is a true genius, mixing Rhumba and Blues with deep soul

[@billwilson5341]

Pains my heart that pianos are thrown out even today. I had no idea that the tossing out of pianos has been going on for decades. They can often be found on CraigsList and other sites for free.

[@janettrim7587]

Thanks again, for the memories. My mother knew these people when she lived in Ithaca, NY and I learned to play the e-flat alto sax and learned to make it "talk" - and say "I want my mama", But she didn't want me to get serious so she dumped water on my talent. I got my FCC license just so I could DJ for a new radio station and relive some of those dreams. My sax got me through my rough times. I choke up even when talking about it. And I remember going to my room to nap and dream about it. L O L She never did accept me for my "talent". She often said discouraging things even after I proved to myself that I did and could do, anything I set my mind to. Even today, I still love this kind of music. My Mom is probably why I got my FCC license. My way of staying connected with the process and loving my job in interviewing local talent. My own brother would NOT let me interview him on my radio show. ( What was THAT all about ?????) So today, I still shut up and sit down.

[@KurtElliott]

My favorite music is classic rock but I fired up the jukebox at the bar at least once with song "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles!!!

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What a fantastic documentary. This collection of musicians is amazing and just blows your mind, blessed to be able to hear this today.