Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
• DVD Release Date: September 13, 2005
• Run Time: 220 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009XRZIS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,668 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

3 Complete Episodes of the Legendary Late-Night Talk Show

Features Candid Interviews, Unforgettable Moments and 14 Live Performances

Genius is a word that is often used too casually. That’s certainly not the case with Ray Charles. The word was so appropriate in his case that it became his nickname. The Genius was a guest on The Dick Cavett Show three times, including one where he was Cavett’s only guest. As a performer and a conversationalist, his magnetism is in full force. On this 2-DVD set Ray speaks candidly about his life and career and performs 14 songs. The Ray Charles Collection includes:

Episode One - June 26, 1972

Ray performs:
- America The Beautiful
- Blues For Big Scotia
- Am I Blue (duet with Dick Cavett)
(Other guests: Tony Randall, Margaret Mead)

Episode Two - January 26, 1973

Ray performs:
- I Feel So Bad
- Georgia On My Mind
- Eleanor Rigby
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Lift Every Voice And Sing
- America The Beautiful
- Shake
- Am I Blue (duet with Dick Cavett)

Episode Three - July 9, 1973

Ray performs:
- I Feel So Bad
- Born To Lose
- Am I Blue (duet with Dick Cavett)
(Other guests: John Lindsay, Dr. Samuel Rosen)

Plus New Episode Introductions and the Bonus Featurette Cavett Remembers Ray.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this series of shows, June 18, 2007

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Toni (Fairfield, IA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Dick Cavett Show - Ray Charles Collection (DVD)

The three shows in this series each have their own charm.

In the first one, there is a hilarious opening with Dick trying out a special effects motion machine. The Ray Charles segment that follows meets all expectations, and Ray and Dick's conversation after the music shows their growing rapport. Tony Randall, another guest, is very funny as he describes a provocative new California trend, and Margaret Mead says more interesting and intelligent things in her first ten minutes than most of us say all year.

In the second one, Dick and Ray have the show to themselves. The music is great, and the conversation is heartwarming and very much up to the usual Dick Cavett show standard of intelligence.

In the last show in the series, there are three guests. For those of us who remember Mayor John Lindsay, it is great to see him again. Those who are too young to have seen him before will be charmed and encouraged that a government leader can actually be intelligent. Again, Ray's music is stirring, and Dr. Sam Rosen, an ear surgeon is very interesting to listen to.

5 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY FAVORITE ARTIST, August 30, 2005

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Bettie W. Lamb (Portsmouth, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dick Cavett Show - Ray Charles Collection (DVD)

Great selection. Thanks for notifying me. Of course I will order this DVD right away.

2 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars total rip off, November 20, 2006

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K. Tarin "EveryoneIsBlindnDeaf" (Calif) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dick Cavett Show - Ray Charles Collection (DVD)

Why do we need complete shows? Meaning now it has to be 2 DVD's? Meaning now look at the price.

I bought this because I wanted to see ray talk, and we have people in our family with bad hearing, the credits on Amazon here say its Closed Captioned, no its not, Amazon, please remove that from your credits.

Also, to release a DVD in 2006, a TALK show no less, without Closed Captioned, is an automatic F+, flunk, zero stars, we just cant pick zero stars.

Also, who CARES about boring Tony Randal?!! And some fat ugly environment leftist whacko!!

This could of been paired down to just all Ray, and thus, One DVD.

and one of the all time dumbest segments on a DVD with no CC! , a "HEARING" doctor, Dr Rosen, talks about all things hearing, and NO closed caption availability! DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHH