http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/30/687/ a conversation about black music Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/30/687/#comment-71785 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:09:13 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/30/687/#comment-71785 Mtume, Maybe Stevie was just in awe that he was jamming on the same stage as Ray Charles. I think if you ask Stevie to this day, he probably would say that one of his big influences was Ray Charles. Also, which comes to mind is that "Tribute to Uncle Ray" album Stevie did while a part of the Motown machine of the 1960's. Mtume,
Maybe Stevie was just in awe that he was jamming on the same stage as Ray Charles. I think if you ask Stevie to this day, he probably would say that one of his big influences was Ray Charles. Also, which comes to mind is that “Tribute to Uncle Ray” album Stevie did while a part of the Motown machine of the 1960’s.

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