DVD Review - Ray Charles - The Dick Cavett Show: Ray Charles Collection
John Metzger
The second installment in Dick Cavett's repackaging of his talk show
from the early '70s focuses upon a trio of appearances by legendary
performer Ray Charles. Much like Rock Icons, the inaugural edition of
the DVD set, The Dick Cavett Show: Ray Charles Collection features in
intriguing union of guests that shines as much light upon the
socio-political climate in America as it does upon its primary subject.
In the early episode, anthropologist Margaret Mead discusses everything
from whaling issues to the impact of pollution upon the global community
to the need to implement mechanisms for controlling population growth,
while the final chapter contains an interview with John Lindsay,
then-Mayor of New York City, during which he converses with Cavett about
the state of the Democratic party and its need for a defining message.
What's differentiates The Dick Cavett Show: Ray Charles Collection from
its predecessor, however, is that the music is largely first-rate.
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