Blog: SqueezeMyLemon

" The Things That I Used to Do " is a song written by Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones) and his 1953 recording of it in New Orleans, was arranged and produced by a young Ray Charles. It was released on Specialty Records in 1954 to become a bestseller, staying in the rhythm and blues charts for 42 weeks'. I can't find that version but Buddy Guy discusses him here Wikipedia Ray Charles's arrangement and piano accompaniment emphasizes the religious tone of intense but philosophical regret in the singer's [...]