The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They...

rhythm and blues singer and founding member of the Raelettes, who were the backing singers for Ray Charles, the father of her child, Charles Wayne Hendrix...

hired a female singing group, the Cookies, and renamed them the Raelettes. In 1958, Charles and the Raelettes performed for the famed Cavalcade of Jazz concert...

dancers on the dance floor, telling them what to do through his lyrics. In the middle of the song, however, Charles indicated that the Raelettes should repeat...

– The Raelettes 1968: "I Want To Thank You" (#47 R&B) – The Raelettes 1970: "I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (#96 Pop / #39 R&B) – The Raelettes 1970:...

Fisher. In 1956, as Ray's popularity grows, he hires a trio to become "The Raelettes" and immediately falls for lead singer Margie Hendrix. They begin their...

by the singer-songwriter-pianist Ray Charles, with The Raelettes vocalist Margie Hendrix. Charles's recording hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard...

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...

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 emerged in New York...

bass Richie Goldberg – drums Marjorie Hendricks – vocals on "The Right Time" The Raelettes – backing vocals Technical Tom Dowd, Harold Chapman – recording...

substituting for the latter's Raelettes at a show in Durham, North Carolina. According to the Acoustic Music organization, the "first clear evidence of soul...

sang lead vocals for the Chicago-based girl group The Gems. Her early affiliation with the Chicago-based Chess Records afforded her the opportunity to sing...

presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension as well as hosting the 1980s music television show Solid Gold...

did not 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...

Several other artists have covered Tex's work. The Foundations covered "Show Me". US R&B group The Raelettes and UK hard rock band Nazareth covered "I Want...

formed the Blackberries, with Matthews as producer and songwriter as well as vocalist. When backing Ray Charles, the trio worked as the Raelettes. In 1972...

taped at Elstree Studios in the summer of 1973 and broadcast that 2 November: with Ray Charles on piano and the Raelettes as chorale, Streisand performed...

commercials. Prior to joining The Supremes, Greene sang with Ray Charles' Raelettes and Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove, which paired her with Deniece Williams...

performed in Ray Charles' backing group the Raelettes during his shows in Paris, and had her own solo act in the shows during that same period, accomped...

was Mable John, who recorded for Motown and Stax and was member of The Raelettes, the vocal quartette backing Ray Charles. His son Keith John is a backing...

the two became lovers, and Fisher appears on a number of his Atlantic recordings. Fisher left Ray Charles in 1958 after he had added the Raelettes, formerly...

artist George S. Whiteman – album cover design Joe Lebow – liner notes The Raelettes – performer Onzy Matthews – arranger Donald Peake – guitar List of number-one...

into Ray Charles' backing group, the Raelettes. In 1961, Earl-Jean was persuaded to join a new version of the Cookies. The group was signed to Goffin and...

(Percy Mayfield) – 2:48 Ray Charles – piano, vocals The Jack Halloran Singers – backing vocals The Raelettes – backing vocals Onzy Matthews – arranger Album...

career, Clayton performed with Ray Charles (as one of the Raelettes). At the time, Charles was the only artist her father would allow her to see at a live...

Charles' backup singers the Raelettes provided the accompaniment to Charles' vocals. Released as a single, it reached number five on the Billboard R&B chart...

Lewis) The Nice (P.P. Arnold) The Pacemakers (Gerry Marsden) The Pips (Gladys Knight) The Raelettes (Ray Charles) The Raiders (Paul Revere) The Range (Bruce...

and Tina Turner as The Ikettes and with Ray Charles as The Raelettes. This new line-up included Sidney George on saxophone for the recording of Eat It...

became a backing vocalist for the Righteous Brothers, Johnny Rivers, and Ray Charles. Charles asked her to join the Raelettes, his female backing group....

The Raelettes – backing vocals (track 1) In contrast to films like The Chase and Hurry Sundown, which offered confused visions of the South, In the Heat...