Two albums, 'Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues' (aka 'Together Again') and 'Crying Time', are now available on vinyl, remastered and restored to their original form, for the first time in 50 years. The success of the 1962 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music' albums paved the way for Ray Charles’ creative freedom as an artist. Throughout the rest of his career, he continued to show his deep affinity for country music. 1965’s 'Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues' features Ray Charl

In 1966, Ray Charles’ recording of the Buck Owens’ country classic ‘CRYING TIME’ reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number five on the R&B chart, number one on the easy listening chart and won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Recording and Best R&B Solo Performance. Here’s Ray and Grammy Award-winning country legend Glen Campbell performing this smash hit live on “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour”. | Ray Charles

"Crying Time" is a song from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens. It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967. Numerous other cover versions have been performed and recorded over the intervening years. For more songs please subscribe my YouTube channels: YouTube channels VHEN BAUTISTA aka Chino Romero https://www.youtube.com/c/vhenbautista Karaoke & Vocals of Vhen Bautista aka Chino Romero