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

82 films

The Blues Brothers

19807.7

Spy Hard

19965.4

The Greatest Night in Pop

20247.9

Piano Blues

20036.5

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

20226.5

Love Affair

19945.5

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

20257.8

Hallelujah Gospel

1983

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

19937.0

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

20236.8

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans

20077.0

Lynda Carter's Celebration

19819.0

The World of Jim Henson

19947.4

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

199410.0

Jazz Evolution

20086.0

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

19906.8

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

20047.0

Rat Pack

20229.0

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

20238.3

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

19858.5

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

2004

Blue's Big Musical Movie

20008.4

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

19947.0

Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival

2002

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

19899.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

20045.3

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

20217.3

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

19938.0

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

19866.2

Face of Unity

2014

Quincy Jones, Music Man

20259.0

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

1995

I Love Quincy

1984

Piano Greats at the BBC

20227.7

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

1998

They All Came Out to Montreux

20237.0

The Statue of Liberty

19856.9

Merci Dorothée !

20257.2

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

19908.0

Ballad in Blue

19657.0

Glen Campbell | Good Times Again

20079.0

Rolling With the Blues

2007

Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me

19796.0

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

19787.0

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

2009

The Big T.N.T. Show

19658.5

Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'

20039.0

John Schneider: Back Home

1980

Ray Charles - In Concert

2001

Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival

1980

Limit Up

19894.5

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

1987

Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia

2006

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

19888.0

Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land

20047.0

Swingin' Along

19616.0

Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

20047.4

Billy Joel: Building the Bridge

1986

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

2001

Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris

19687.0

Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul

1983

Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments

19738.2

Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony

19817.0

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

2026

Fats and Friends

20079.0

Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

2008

Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963

20044.2

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

2001

Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra

2012

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

1991

The Second Barry Manilow Special

19787.0

Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir

2006

Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built

20077.0

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

2006

The Beatles Forever

1977

The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles

20028.5

Ray Charles - Live in France 1961

20117.2

Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997

20086.9

Rockin' Pianos

2004