August 26, 2013

More 1970 Ray Stevens Show clips...

Hello once again!! In my previous blog entry I supplied news about some 1970 Ray Stevens Show clips that had surfaced on You Tube. In the days since, Ray has uploaded a whole lot more from his summer 1970 program. When I  wrote the previous blog entry there were five uploads from the 1970 show...it has increased by 11 as of August 26th. So, then, there's a grand total at the moment of 16 clips from his 1970 television program. Available on his You Tube Video Channel are the clips. Keep that link saved so that you can check back and see if new clips have become available in the days ahead. At the moment the latest upload is a 1970 performance of "Freddie Feelgood". There's also a clip of Ray singing "I Got a Woman", a cover of a Ray Charles song, and it's probably one of the most surprising/revealing performances if you're not too familiar with Ray Stevens' vocal versatility and just how much of an influence early rock, R&B, jazz, and classic pop music played a part in his earlier recordings before adding country-flavored styles later on in the '70s. In a message on a social media site, Ray gave some information about a possible DVD becoming available featuring clips from the 1970 summer show. Since it's late August, it probably won't become available for a few months...hopefully a DVD arrives sooner than that but my guess is, if there's a DVD on the way, it'll be here a month from now or probably in October. 

August 19, 2013

It's the 1970 Ray Stevens Show...

Good early afternoon all the Ray Stevens fans!! Since my computer's been out of commission I've been using a relative's laptop and it just doesn't have the same feel as my computer and so I've been inactive on this blog and at other places. Also, because I'm not on my computer, I no longer have access to the various images of Ray Stevens that had been stored on my computer. Luckily I saved a lot in the various photo hosting sites that I'm a member of but there are a lot of other images that were exclusive to my computer and they're, in effect, gone. Once I get a different computer it'll take no time at all to track down the images I once had and save them again but being on a laptop is not like being on a computer (at least from my experience). 

Ray Stevens has uploaded five new videos onto You Tube recently! Two of those videos were uploaded about half an hour ago. The videos are classics...scenes taken from his 1970 television show!! Yes, you read that right!! Ray's 1970 summer television program that has never, ever, ever seen the light of day on DVD has now surfaced, in bits and pieces, on You Tube. The other great thing about these is that they come from Ray's channel which means that they're official.



In the above clip you'll see Ray interact with himself...three images of Ray appear on the screen together. As mentioned, Ray's show aired in 1970, and this was great use of special effects at a time when very little was being used on variety shows of the era.

In the clip below you'll see Ray and George Lindsey having a chuckle or two...



Here's another upload from Ray's summer program...



Nobody knows if these clips are part of a future DVD release or if they're simply for on-line availability. I'd certainly love to see every episode of Ray's show become available on DVD!! Time will tell!! You can check out the other two uploads at his channel...you'll love them, too!!