35 years ago, Billy Joel released "The Bridge", and while "A Matter of Trust" got heavy airplay on MTV & VH1, somehow MTV missed the boat with "Baby Grand", a master class in musicianship between Joel and his hero, the Genius of Soul, Ray Charles. At the time this came out, VH1 was a premium channel (!!) on local cable systems (don't ask), but I'd not be too surprised if "Grand" was on the playlist over there.
Three years later, Charles made his final run on the charts, teaming with Quincy Jones & Chaka Khan for the bouncy "I'll be Good to You".
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