- (Tangerine 1515) 1993: The
Raelettes, Hits And
Rarities (Titanic
Records TR-CD 4422) "P****ings:
Darlene McCrea of the
Cookies &
Raelettes". VVN Music. Retrieved...
- and
later formed the
Raelettes as Charles's
backing singers. In
October 1958,
Charles recorded his
first song with the
Raelettes called, "Night Time Is...
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indicated that the
Raelettes should repeat what he was doing, and the song
transformed into a call and
response between Charles, the
Raelettes, and the horn...
- Fisher. In 1956, as Ray's po****rity grows, he
hires a trio to
become "The
Raelettes" and
immediately falls for lead
singer Margie Hendrix. They
begin their...
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female singing group, the Cookies, and
renamed them the
Raelettes. In 1958,
Charles and the
Raelettes performed for the
famed Cavalcade of Jazz
concert produced...
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Records artists,
McCrea and
Hendricks helped form the
Raelettes in 1958. Pat
Lyles was a
Raelette, but
never a Cookie. In 1961, a new
version of the Cookies...
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Early in her career,
Clayton performed with Ray
Charles (as one of the
Raelettes). At the time,
Charles was the only
artist her
father would allow her...
- such as "River Deep –
Mountain High, and was a
member of Ray Charles'
Raelettes from 1965 to 1968. She
recorded solo
singles for
Specialty Records, Kent...
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released as a
single in late 1961.
Accompanied by his
backup singers the
Raelettes,
Charles sang
about wanting to be free from a
woman who won't let him...
- make it onto the charts. In 1962, a
version by Ray Charles, with the
Raelettes and
Margie Hendrix,
reached number one on the
Billboard Hot R&B Singles...
