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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".
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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.”
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Ray Charles. Actor: The Blues Brothers. A tragic fate may have given this visionary a heightened sensitivity, perception, awareness, even expansion to his obvious musical gifts that he may have never touched upon had he not suffered from his physical affliction.
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The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
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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 …
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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 …
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Jun 11, 2004 · American musical icon Ray Charles died Thursday of complications from liver disease at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 73.
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Jun 10, 2004 · Ray Charles was the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind."
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Died June 10, 2004, in Beverly Hills, California. Ray Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits. His 1962 album, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, became his first album to top the Billboard 200.
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Jun 10, 2004 · American music legend Ray Charles, who virtually invented soul and made his mark on rock & roll, blues, country and jazz, died today at his home in Beverly Hills, California; he was seventy-three.