The album was recorded by the concert sponsor, radio station WAOK.
At a WAOK-sponsored concert held at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta on May 28, 1959, Sears used an Ampex monaural recorder and a single microphone to make one of the most famous live albums of all time, Ray Charles in Person (Atlantic 8039).
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Due to popular demand, Atlantic Records decided to release the live album and to send Charles to the studio immediately to remake "What'd I Say".
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