Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the third Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, "an alternation that adds fun for the dancers." It has been described as "a sexy blues," and "a lightly lascivious tune."The song was written about Mary Ann Fisher, a singer who had recently joined Charles as the fourth member of The Raelettes. Despite Charles' marriage, the two became lovers, and Fisher became a featured singer in Charles' touring shows.. }
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- Mary_Ann_(Ray_Charles_song) abstract ""Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the third Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, "an alternation that adds fun for the dancers." It has been described as "a sexy blues," and "a lightly lascivious tune."The song was written about Mary Ann Fisher, a singer who had recently joined Charles as the fourth member of The Raelettes. Despite Charles' marriage, the two became lovers, and Fisher became a featured singer in Charles' touring shows.".