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Performance TitleEssex Overseas Petroleum Corporation and The Essex Group of Companies Gala Reception and Dinner - Essex Motorsport and Team Lotus featuring Ray Charles and Barbara Dickson [Private]
Performance Date12 February 1981
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersRay Charles,
Barbara Dickson - vocals
Orchestra or BandPipes and Drums of 1st Battalion Irish Guards,
The Raeletts and The Ray Charles Orchestra (Trudy Cohran, Madelyn Quebec, Estella Yarbrough, Avis Harrell, Pat Peterson),
Barbara Dickson's Band (Isaac Guillory - Guitar, Gary Twigg - Bass, Ian Lynn - Keyboards, Jeff Seopardie - Drums)
ConductorsClifford T Soloman
Performance NotesThe event was filmed.

"RAY CHARLES.
...On surely the most extravagant stage ever seen at the Albert Hall like a great white segment of cake slicing out into the erna with the musicians as the filling ad two preposterous racing cars raised high on each flank - the trappings of sponsorship - this 50 year-old benevolent godfather of the blues overcame some inexcusable lapses by the sound technicians to give rich meaning to a phrase from one of his strongest songs, "gentle is the darkness."
(The Daily Telegraph, 13 February 1981)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1981/15)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/Xn9XobaXoLlfls
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/5wM5IH45ObMmE
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1981/15Essex Overseas Petroleum Corporation and The Essex Group of Companies Gala Reception and Dinner10-12 February 1981
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Oipadapan_GasEssex Overseas Petroleum Corporation and The Essex Group of Companies Gala Reception and Dinner - Essex Motorsport and Team Lotus [Private]3
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/10707Charles; Ray (23 September 1930-10 June 2004); American singer songwriter, pianist and composer
DS/UK/81Dickson; Barbara (1947-); OBE; Scottish singer
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