Biography:
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader.
As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues.
He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful.
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Other songs:
- Baby Its Cold Outside
- Busted
- Crying Time
- Georgia On My Mind
- Hit The Road Jack
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- I Got A Woman
- If You Go Away
- Lonely Avenue
- Mess Around
- Unchain My Heart
- You Don't Know Me
- Aint That Love
- Am I Blue
- America The Beautiful
- Baby Dont You Cry
- Born To Lose
- Bulldog Bite Hunker Down Hairy Dawg
- Careless Love
- Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
- Come Back Baby
- Come Live With Me
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Dont Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
- Drown In My Own Tears
- Ellie My Love
- Funny But I Still Love You
- Good Love Gone Bad
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I
- Here We Go Again
- I Can See Clearly Now
- I Cant Stop Loving You
- I Dont Need No Doctor
- I Got A Woman Part 1
- If I Could
- If I Were You
- If You Were Mine
- Im Going Down To The River
- Just For A Thrill
- Lets Go Get Stoned
- My First Night Alone Without You
- My Heart Cries For You
- No Letter Today
- Rays Blues
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Sinners Prayer
- So Help Me God
- Sunshine
- Take These Chains
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Tell All The World About You
- Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
- That Lucky Old Sun
- That Spirit Of Christmas
- The Brightest Smile In Town
- The Jealous Kind
- Three Quarter Time
- Together Again
- Two Old Cats Like Us
- What Id Say
- What Would I Do Without You
- Without Love There Is Nothing
- You Always Miss The Water
- You Dont Know Me
- Your Cheatin Heart
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[Intro]
A7 D7 E7
[Verse]
A7 D7 A7 D7
Well I heard about the fella you've been dancing with all over the neighbourhood,
A F#m B7 E
So why didn't you ask me baby? didn't you think I could
A D A D
Well I know that the boogaloo is out a sight, but the shingaling's the thing tonight,
A F#m
But if that was you and me now, now baby
B7 E
I would have shown you how to do it right
do it right (ah ha)
do it right
E7
(do it right, do it right,) do it right
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus] (x2)
A D A
Twist it Shake it, Shake it Shake it Shake it baby
E
D
Hey we go loop the loop
A
Shake it up baby
D
Have a go loop de lie
E
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E7
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Verse]
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Come on
A
D7 A
come on baby
D7
come on A
D7 A
yeah, come on babe alright
D7
A
Do the Twist
D7 A
Do the Fly
D7 A
Do the Swim
D7 A
Do the Bird
D7 A
Do the Duck
D7 A
Do the Monkey
D7
Whatusi
D7 A
And, What about the food
D7 A
Do the mashed potato,
D7 A
what about the boogaloo
D7 A
Phoney maroney
D7 A
Come on let's do the twist
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus]
A D A
Twist it Shake it, Shake it Shake it Shake it baby
E
D
Hey we go loop the loop
A
Shake it up baby
D
Have a go loop de lie
E
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E7
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A7 D7 E7
[Verse]
A7 D7 A7 D7
Well I heard about the fella you've been dancing with all over the neighbourhood,
A F#m B7 E
So why didn't you ask me baby? didn't you think I could
A D A D
Well I know that the boogaloo is out a sight, but the shingaling's the thing tonight,
A F#m
But if that was you and me now, now baby
B7 E
I would have shown you how to do it right
do it right (ah ha)
do it right
E7
(do it right, do it right,) do it right
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus] (x2)
A D A
Twist it Shake it, Shake it Shake it Shake it baby
E
D
Hey we go loop the loop
A
Shake it up baby
D
Have a go loop de lie
E
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E7
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Verse]
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Come on
A
D7 A
come on baby
D7
come on A
D7 A
yeah, come on babe alright
D7
A
Do the Twist
D7 A
Do the Fly
D7 A
Do the Swim
D7 A
Do the Bird
D7 A
Do the Duck
D7 A
Do the Monkey
D7
Whatusi
D7 A
And, What about the food
D7 A
Do the mashed potato,
D7 A
what about the boogaloo
D7 A
Phoney maroney
D7 A
Come on let's do the twist
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus]
A D A
Twist it Shake it, Shake it Shake it Shake it baby
E
D
Hey we go loop the loop
A
Shake it up baby
D
Have a go loop de lie
E
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Bend over let me see you shake a tail feather
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E7
Come on let me see you shake a tail feather
E
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Rayden
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