Ah, c'mon, Q it's not that complicated. Now let's just play it again. That's a b-flat,...
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Ray Charles:
[Listening to the trumpet playing]
Ah, c'mon, Q it's not that complicated. Now let's just play it again. That's a b-flat, c-7th, scale it up and triple off the back end.
[Listens to the trumpet]
Ray Charles:
Yah-da-da-da-da, yeah. That's it.
Marlene:
Ray, what did I tell you about cooking in the dark? Are you trying to burn the house down?
Ray Charles:
Think about it, Marlene, what do I need the light for?
Marlene:
Well, you don't need to be cooking anyway. We brought you take out from Oscar's.
Ray Charles:
Well, get your money back. I got fried chicken right here. Come on, 7-0, try this.
Quincy Jones:
Yeah, it's about time.
Ray Charles:
Yeah, that's home cooked right there.
Marlene:
[Ray offers her some of the chicken]
No, thank you.
Quincy Jones:
Mmm, this is the most 6-9. Just needs a little hot sauce, be perfect.
Ray Charles:
So, what'd Jack Lauderdale have to say?
Marlene:
Oh, I clocked him comin' out the gate. The man was a two-bit hustler.
Ray Charles:
Oh, I see.
Gossie McKee:
Yeah, it turns out the only hit Swingtime ever had was Open the Door, Richard which was a joke record.
Ray Charles:
Well, what about him recording me?
Marlene:
Oh, he'll record you, if we pay the freight.
Ray Charles:
Scratch a lie. Find a thief.
Marlene:
What's that supposed to mean?
Ray Charles:
This.
[Shows some cash]
Ray Charles:
You see I saw Jack Lauderdale tonight and he gave me a $500.00 advance on my record. He also said he'd put me on the road with Lowell Folsum and pay me three times as much as you been paying me.
Marlene:
Now, that's a lie!
Gossie McKee:
Ain't no way he's gonna put some blind man on the road. Think about it! I mean, you need watchin' out for and he ain't got to time to look after you the way I been lookin' after you.
Ray Charles:
Is that what you been doing, Gossie, watchin' out for me? Is that why you get paid double what I do?
Gossie McKee:
Who told you that?
Ray Charles:
Well, it's true, ain't it. You and Marlene been gamin' me since I got here.
Marlene:
Ray, baby, listen.
Ray Charles:
Ain't got to listen to you!
Transcript
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What time did you get here?
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What? Just now.
The band's still setting up.
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- Jeff don't ...
- Look, I'm not Jeff.
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That's a fact, Jack!
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Ray, you said the band was my thing.
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It is.
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Then, Fathead,
you go on back to rehearsal.
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Ray.
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Ray, you know how it is,
you've been there.
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Fathead, go on now.
Let me handle this.
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Fathead, go on now.
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You want to tell me what the hell
is going on, Ray?
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I'm not doing anything
I haven't been asked to.
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Ray's running a business.
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He shouldn't have to waste time
hearing why people were late.
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I'm not talking to you, Joe.
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I'm talking to Ray.
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Ray, now I know you think
I'm soft on the band,
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but those cats would do
whatever I ask.
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But If you come in here with this,
uh, "running a business" crap,
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you're gonna lose some good people.
I'm telling you, Ray.
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There are musicians waiting in
line to play with Ray Charles.
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Not for long,
once they get a taste of you.
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Ray, you're the leader, man.
Be one! Come on, now.
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You now what Jeff, I mean
things have changed.
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It ain't like the days when it was
seven of us on the Chitlin' Circuit.
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I mean, if you weren't busy building
a bowling alley, you'd seen that.
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So you know about that, huh?
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I know about everything.
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I'm just trying to figure out
how you did it.
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You think
I'm stealing from you, Ray?
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If the Shaw Agency is gonna give you
a cut of the 10% I'm given them.
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I might as well keep the
goddamn money in my pocket.
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Leave us alone. We need to talk.
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Ray.
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You can step outside, Joe.
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I'll be in my office.
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Ray, now I know that jealous bastard
planted that lie in your head.
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But I have never stolen
from you, Ray, and I never will.
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I got a small business loan, and, yeah,
Milt Shaw was giving me a little extra,
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but I'm not a thief, Ray.
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Then what about that, Jeff, huh?
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A promoter swearing you did side deals
with him so you could split my overages!
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How could you do that to me?
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We've been through so much,
we be so like brothers.
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You know what, Ray?
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If we were like brothers,
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why are you paying Joe
more than you're paying me?
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Damn all that!
You broke my heart, man.
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Well, you know what, Ray? You broke
mine a long goddamn time ago!
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Well, then there it is.
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You know something, Ray?
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You're going to get yours one day.
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And I pray to God that he has mercy
on your soul, you son of a bitch!
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Everything all right, Ray?
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How the hell do you think it is?
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Go tell him. Go tell him!
Go, go tell him.
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Hey, Dad. Hi, there.
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I made the all-star team!
The game's on Thursday.
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Oh, that's great.
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Oh, damn! I'm not gonna be in town.
I'm gotta go on tour.
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How about I buy you guys
new uniforms, huh?
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Tell the coach I don't care
how much they cost.
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Okay.
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All right, son, you want to take
your dad's briefcase inside.
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The plane to Montreal leaves at 11:00.
I'll pick you up at 8:30.
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All right.
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Did you hear what
Ray Junior said to you?
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Yeah.
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Do you know how much making the
all-star team means to him?
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I know. I got things on my mind.
We had to fire Jeff.
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What?
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He was stealing.
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- Jeff?
- Hmm.
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I don't believe it.
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Yeah, well,
we're better without him.
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♪ My mother told me ♪
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♪ 'Fore she passed away ♪
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♪ Said son when I'm gone ♪
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♪ Don't forget to pray ♪
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♪ 'Cause there'll be hard times ♪
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♪ Hard times ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
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♪ Who knows better than I ♪
Clip duration: 260 seconds
Views: 375
Timestamp in movie: 02h 09m 56s
Uploaded: 10 September, 2021
Genres: biography, drama, music
Summary: The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
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