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Milt Shaw:
You know, Ray, your contract with Atlantic expires in 4 months. Ray Charles:
Yeah, I know. Ahmet and Jerry sent me my new contract. They're gonna double my royalties. Milt Shaw:
Before we go down that road again I thought I'd check and see what else was out there. Ray Charles:
Now, who told you to do that? Atlantic is family. Just like the Shaw agency. Milt Shaw:
Ray, my job is to find you the best deal out there. Now, I had a very productive meeting with the folks at ABC Paramount and they are very interested. Ray Charles:
No. How interested? Milt Shaw:
How about a 50 thousand dollar advance every year for the first three years? You choose your own music. They'll deduct recording costs and pay you 75 percent. Now, look, Ahmet and Jerry are flying in tomorrow night. Will you at least put them off until I have a chance to talk to the boys at ABC? Ray Charles:
Well, my mama always said there was nothin' wrong with talkin'
You know, Ray, your contract with Atlantic expires in 4 months. Ray Charles:
Yeah, I know. Ahmet and Jerry sent me my new contract. They're gonna double my royalties. Milt Shaw:
Before we go down that road again I thought I'd check and see what else was out there. Ray Charles:
Now, who told you to do that? Atlantic is family. Just like the Shaw agency. Milt Shaw:
Ray, my job is to find you the best deal out there. Now, I had a very productive meeting with the folks at ABC Paramount and they are very interested. Ray Charles:
No. How interested? Milt Shaw:
How about a 50 thousand dollar advance every year for the first three years? You choose your own music. They'll deduct recording costs and pay you 75 percent. Now, look, Ahmet and Jerry are flying in tomorrow night. Will you at least put them off until I have a chance to talk to the boys at ABC? Ray Charles:
Well, my mama always said there was nothin' wrong with talkin'
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I used to listen to your
radio show in L.A. In the '50s.
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We've both come a ways since then.
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What was that counting
you were doing back there?
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I was cueing down the lights.
That shuts up the audience ...
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so you can sing your ballad
instead of having to scream it.
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Hey, well, I'll be damned.
Who told you to do that?
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No one. It just needed to be done.
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See, that's what I'm talking about.
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I like to hear a person say
"It needed to be done" ...
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as opposed to a person saying,
"It ain't my job."
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Well, You know ...
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You know,
tell me about Central Avenue.
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I know you know Jack Lauderdale.
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Hello, New York!
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Hello, Boston!
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Hello, Saint Louis!
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Good evening, San Francisco!
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♪ Bye bye love ♪
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♪ Bye bye happiness ♪
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Ray, I got some good news for you.
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We got the cover of Cash Box.
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The nation's hottest album:
"Modern Sounds of Country & Western."
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Man, you are hotter than hell.
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That's what they say.
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I've been watchin', your albums
are going through the roof,
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your concerts are
always selling out.
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You'll need shelters
for your money.
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You're in a new tax bracket.
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Keep your drawers on, Fathead!
I got the instruments!
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Jeff, Joe was in
the film Carmen Jones.
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Who was the director again?
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Otto Preminger.
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He was also on Broadway
with Lena Horne.
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She was the star.
I was supporting.
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Is that a fact?
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Prepare for an extraordinary
evening of music.
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Perhaps the most
innovative, unique ...
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and energetic musical voice today.
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Please welcome to the stage ...
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It is my distinct pleasure ...
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Please give your warmest welcome,
the one-of-a-kind ...
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I present Mr. Ray ...
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Ray ... Ray Charles!
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♪ Bye bye love ♪
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♪ Bye bye sweet caress ♪
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♪ Hello emptiness ♪
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♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
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♪ Bye bye love ♪
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♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
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♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
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... Ray Charles!
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♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
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♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
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Bea, there's a park right
at the end of the street.
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You can see the whole L.A.
Basin from there.
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Not even Beverly Hills
has views like that.
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How does it look, Bea, huh?
You like it, don't you?
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I don't know. I haven't seen it.
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You got to like it.
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Voilà.
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This foyer is designed to impress
anybody who walks through the door.
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It has a big winding staircase,
just like "Gone With the Wind".
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We should get our portraits
painted, like Rhett and Scarlett.
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Bea, bring him on in here.
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Ray, wait till you hear
what's waiting in the living room.
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Movie 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.
Actors
Milt Shaw
Ray Charles
