It seems appropriate to post this, since today has been the hottest day since the last day on which temperatures were at the same level as today. It’s the opening titles of one of my favourite films, In the Heat of the Night, with music provided by the late great Ray Charles. If you haven’t seen the film then you should. It’s part murder mystery part social commentary and it won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rod Steiger’s brilliant portrayal of Police Chief Bill Gillespie.
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In the Heat of the Night
Posted in Film, Music with tags film, In the Heat of the Night, Ray Charles, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier on July 1, 2015 by telescoperThat Lucky Old Sun
Posted in Jazz with tags Ray Charles, That Lucky Old Sun on January 5, 2010 by telescoperI used to have a wonderful old record of this tune by Louis Armstrong which I loved to bits (you can hear it here if you’re interested), and it’s actually one of the tunes on a CD my Dad recorded many years ago, but I found this spellbinding version by the great Ray Charles and it’s become my favourite rendition. If you like it half as much as I do, then I like it twice as much as you…
In the Dark 