Ray Charles Tribute
Saturday | February 11, 2023 | 7:00 pm
Sunday | February 12, 2023 | 2:30 pm
Atherton Auditorium
Stockton Symphony
Victoria Bond, guest conductor
Billy Valentine, vocalist
Program to be selected from the following:
A Salute to Ray Charles arr. Lee Norris
Hit the Road Jack—Ain’t That Love—I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You—
Georgia on My Mind—I Got a Woman
As performed by Ray Charles:
Let the Good Times Roll Sam Theard and Louis Jordan (Jordan’s wife, Fleecie
Moore credited), arr. Quincy Jones and John Clayton
How Long Has This Been Going On George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
trans. and arr. Shelly Berg
What I’d Say Ray Charles, arr. Larry Ball
Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
arr. Larry Ball
I Can’t Stop Loving You Don Gibson, arr. Larry Ball
Your Cheating Heart Hank Williams
Intermission
Oh What a Beautiful Morning Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
arr. Tom Scott
You Don’t Know Me Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker
arr. Randy Waldman/Shelly Berg
Crying Time Buck Owens
Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, arr. Larry Ball
America the Beautiful Samuel A. Ward and Katherine Lee Bates
adapted Chris Walden