Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #130: ” Laughin’ And Clownin'”- Ray Charles. The final entry onto the chart for March 14, 1970.

• Single: “Laughin’ And Clownin'”- Ray Charles
• Record Company- ABC
• Genre: Soul
• Written by Sam Cooke
• Time: 3:18
• B-side: “That Thing Called Love”
• Album- Singular Genius The Complete ABC Singles
• Grade: A-
• Peaked at #98 2 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Laughin’ and Clownin” was written and first released by Sam Cooke back in 1963. Van The Man Morrison recorded it a couple of years ago. Ray Charles barely cracked the Hot 100 with this single in 1970. Overall from 1957-2005 Brother Ray had 76 Hot 100 singles with 33 makinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFON_2mOzFog the Top 40. He had three #1 hits  in the early 60’s- “Georgia On My Mind” 1960- “Hit The Road Jack ” 1961 and ” I Can’t Stop Loving You” 1962. Born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia- he grew up in Greenville, Florida. He was a member of the illustrious first class inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Ray died at the age of 73 in 2004 of liver disease.