"Modern Sounds in Country Music" was always a favorite album of mine--his secret, to the degree that he had a secret, was that early on, he made sure that he always controlled the recording sessions--no one ever told him what to play, or how to play it--

Many years ago, I worked with a couple who had recently left his vocal group, "The Ray Charles Singers"--they said that he always demanded that they rehearse everything full out--if anyone held back, they heard about it immediately--