Ray Charles

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Born: September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004
From: Albany, Georgia, USA
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Biography

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"

Works

83 films

The Blues Brothers

19807.7

Spy Hard

19965.4

The Greatest Night in Pop

20247.9

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

20226.5

Piano Blues

20036.5

Love Affair

19945.5

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

20257.8

Hallelujah Gospel

1983

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

20236.8

Lynda Carter's Celebration

19819.0

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

19937.0

Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans

20077.0

The World of Jim Henson

19947.4

Rat Pack

20229.0

Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival

2002

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

19906.8

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

199410.0

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

20045.3

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

20238.3

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

19866.2

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

2004

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

19947.0

Jazz Evolution

20086.0

Blue's Big Musical Movie

20008.4

Face of Unity

2014

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

20047.0

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

1995

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

20217.3

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

19899.0

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

19858.5

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

19908.0

Quincy Jones, Music Man

20259.0

The Statue of Liberty

19856.9

Merci Dorothée !

20257.2

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

19787.0

Piano Greats at the BBC

20227.7

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

19938.0

They All Came Out to Montreux

20237.0

I Love Quincy

1984

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

1998

Ballad in Blue

19657.0

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

19888.0

The Big T.N.T. Show

19658.5

Glen Campbell | Good Times Again

20079.0

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

2009

John Schneider: Back Home

1980

Limit Up

19894.5

Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land

20047.0

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

1991

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

Swingin' Along

19616.0

Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me

19796.0

Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival

1980

Rolling With the Blues

2007

Ray Charles - In Concert

2001

Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony

19817.0

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

20047.4

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

2026

The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

1987

The Second Barry Manilow Special

19787.0

Billy Joel: Building the Bridge

1986

Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989

19897.2

Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments

19738.2

Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul

1983

Fats and Friends

20079.0

Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997

20086.9

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

2008

Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia

2006

Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963

20044.2

Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'

20039.0

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

2006

Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris

19687.0

Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra

2012

Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

20077.0

Ray Charles - Live in France 1961

20117.2

The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles

20028.5

The Beatles Forever

1977

Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir

2006

Rockin' Pianos

2004