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Let's Go Get Stoned
Composer: Nickolas Ashford / Valerie Simpson / Josie Jo Armstead

Let's Go Get Stoned was performed by Reconstruction in 1979. It was also played by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2018.

The Ray Charles 1966 version of Let's Go Get Stoned topped the R&B charts in 1966. The song had been released in 1965 by both The Coasters and Ronnie Milsap but with minimal commercial success. It was also recorded in 1965 by Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson but this version was not release until 1967.



Recordings

no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / Never Had It So Good), Ronnie Milsap, 1965 (Scepter 12109)
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / Money Honey), The Coasters, 1965 (Atco 6356)
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / At The Train), Ray Charles, 1966
no info Single (Our Day Will Come / Let's Go Get Stoned), James Brown, 1966
no info Single (Fare Thee Well / Let's Go Get Stoned), The T Bones, 1966
info Handful Of Soul, James Brown, 1966
no info We Got a Thing That's in the Groove, The Capitols, 1966
info Crying Time, Ray Charles, 1966
no info Vibrations, The Three Sounds, 1966
no info Pretty Flamingo, Manfred Mann, 1966
no info Birth of a Sound, Charlie Underwood Glide Band, 1966
no info Everyone's Gone to the Moon, T-Bones, 1966
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / It Will Stand), Charlie Underwood Glide Band, 1966
no info Special Programmer: Selections from 1966 August Release, Various Artists (T Bones), 1966
no info The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers, The Everly Brothers, 1967
no info A Man And His Soul, Ray Charles, 1967
info Hold On, We're Coming!!, Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown, 1967
info Travelin' Men, The Astronauts, 1967
no info The Amboy Dukes, The Amboy Dukes, 1967
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned (inst) / Our Day Will Come (inst)), James Brown, 1967
info Smash Sounds, Various Artists (The Coasters), 1967
no info Single (The Letter / Let's Go Get Stoned), Lowell Fulson, 1968
info Doin' Our Thing, Booker T. & the MG's, 1968
no info Now!, Lowell Fulson, 1969
no info A Genuine Rosmini, Dick Rosmini, 1969
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / Funky Broadway), Lowell Fulson, 1970
no info Single (Dead End Kids / Let's Go Get Stoned), Nick Ashford, 1970
no info Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Joe Cocker, 1970
no info Let's Go Get Stoned, Lowell Fulson, 1971
no info A 25th Anniversary In Show Business Salute To Ray Charles, Ray Charles, 1971
no info Single (Let's Go Get Stoned / Never Had It So Good), Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown, 1973
no info Blues Classics Vol 1, Various Artists (Ray Charles), 1973
no info Live European Tour, Billy Preston, 1974
no info Lady's Choice, Bonnie Bramlett, 1976
no info The R&B Years, Manfred Mann, 1982
no info Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Ray Charles, 1988
no info Anthology, Ray Charles, 1989
no info Golden Classics, The Capitols, 1990
no info Rhythm & Blues: 1954-1966, Ray Charles, 1991
no info Living Legends, The Everly Brothers, 1991
info Woodstock Diary, Various Artists (Joe Cocker), 1994
no info Long Voyage Home, Joe Cocker, 1995
info Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music (25th Anniv), Various Artists (Joe Cocker), 1995
no info Something You Got, Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown, 1996
no info The Best of the EMI Years, Manfred Mann, 1996
no info Groovin' with the Manfreds (The Manfred Mann R&B Album), Manfred Mann, 1996
no info Roll Up The Rugs & Crank It: Live From Styleen's Rhythm Palace Syracuse, NY, Little Georgie & The Shuffling Hungarians, 1996
info Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Ray Charles, 1997
no info Down the Line/Travelin' Man, The Astronauts, 1997
no info On Air, Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, 1997
no info Move, Lucky Peterson, 1998
no info Ultimate Hits Collection, Ray Charles, 1999
no info In My Own Time (Live), Roger Chapman, 1999
no info The Anthology, Joe Cocker, 1999
no info It's Alive!, Robert Ross, 1999
no info The EP Collection...Plus, Maxine Brown, 2000
no info The Very Best of Ray Charles, Ray Charles, 2000
no info On the Edge/Over the Top, Ted Nugent, 2000
no info Definitive Ray Charles, Ray Charles, 2001
no info The Legendary Group at Their Best, The Astronauts, 2001
no info Pretty Flamingo/The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 2001
no info The Final Kent Years, Lowell Fulson, 2002
no info The Complete Kent Recordings 1964-1968, Lowell Fulson, 2002
no info Bye Bye Baby, Robert McCoy, 2002
no info The In Crowd, Vol. 2: Empire Made, Various Artists (Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown), 2002
no info Classic American Voices, Ray Charles, 2003
no info It's Time/Lady's Choice, Bonnie Bramlett, 2004
no info Very Best of Ray Charles, Ray Charles, 2004
no info Dance the Cool Jerk/We Got a Thing That's in the Groove, The Capitols, 2004
no info More Music from Ray, Ray Charles, 2005
no info R&B Soul, Ray Charles, 2005
no info Shadows on the Wall, Roger Chapman, 2005
no info Saying Something/Hold On, We're Coming, Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown, 2005
no info That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles, John Scofield, 2005
no info Live (DVD), Procol Harum, 2005
no info Hammers & Strings, Kevin McKendree, 2005
no info For the Love of Ray: A Monterey Tribute to Ray Charles, Various Artists, 2005
no info Fine Old Foxy Self, James Brown, 2006
info Chained to a Memory 1966-1972, The Everly Brothers, 2006
no info Songlines Live! (DVD), The Derek Trucks Band, 2006
no info Lightness... to Dark, Robert Ross, 2006
no info Late Starter, Mike Harrison, 2006
no info Mat Schuh Plays Ray Charles: A Man and His Soul, Mat Schuh, 2006
no info The Singles, Vol. 4: 1966-1967, James Brown, 2007
no info The Definitive Anthology: Trilogy, Ray Charles, 2007
info There's A Riot Goin' On: The Coasters On Atco, The Coasters, 2007
no info Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966, Manfred Mann, 2007
no info Atlantic Soul: 1959-1975, Various Artists (The Coasters), 2007
no info The Real Thing, Ashford & Simpson, 2009
no info Genius: The Ultimate Collection, Ray Charles, 2009
no info The Real Thing: The Songs of Ashford, Simpson and Armstead, Various Artists (The Coasters), 2009
info Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm, Various Artists (Joe Cocker), 2009
info 05/27/12, Hookahville, Thornville, OH, Gov't Mule, 2012

 
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