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Ray Charles. Ray Charles Robinson[a] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius".
Mar 16, 2023 · In June 2008, Universal Studios in Los Angeles lost over 500,000 master recordings in a fire. The New York Times reported that Ray Charles was among many musicians whose work was lost in the inferno. Blindness wasn't the only hardship Ray Charles faced. This is his tragic real-life story.
Ray Charles obtained creative license in his contracts with Swingtime and Atlantic Records. However, in 1959, his deal with ABC Records gave him full control over his masters, and his own record label—Tangerine—a groundbreaking agreement that afforded Charles a creative and financial control that no other musician, black or white, had ever achieved.
Ray Charles Was a Chess Fiend. It was while Ray Charles was enrolled in a rehabilitation program at St. Francis hospital, near Los Angeles in 1965 that the musician learned to play chess. Taught by his doctor at the clinic, Charles, fighting insomnia, often played throughout the night with other patients. Charles loved that winning at chess was ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Ray Charles (born September 23, 1930, Albany, Georgia, U.S.—died June 10, 2004, Beverly Hills, California) was an American pianist, singer, composer, and bandleader, a leading entertainer billed as “the Genius.”. Charles was credited with the early development of soul music, a style based on a melding of gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz ...
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The Man: Ray Charles was a legendary musician often called the "Genius,” who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s. Charles combined blues, gospel, R&B, rock, country music and jazz to create groundbreaking hits such as “Unchain My Heart,” “I’ve Got A Woman” and “What I’d Say.”
May 17, 2006 · Ray Charles was born into a poor family on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia, though he was raised in Florida. Completely blind by the age of seven, Charles attended the Saint Augustine School ...
