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Ray Charles

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73 Years Old

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?" Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray Charles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Born

Albany, Georgia USA on 23rd September 1930

Died

10th June 2004

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
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The Hollywood Palace
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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
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Saturday Night Live
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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Le monde est à vous
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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Wings
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St. Elsewhere
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Who's the Boss?
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The Midnight Special
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The Johnny Cash Show
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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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The Greatest Night in Pop
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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Love Affair
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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The World of Jim Henson
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I Am Not Your Negro
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
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The Statue of Liberty
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Saturday Live
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Rat Pack
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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Ray Charles - In Concert
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Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
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The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
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Ballad in Blue
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Like A Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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Blue's Big Musical Movie
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
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Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
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Limit Up
Julius
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Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
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Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
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Merci Dorothée !
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Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
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Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
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Hallelujah Gospel
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Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
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The Big T.N.T. Show
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Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
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John Schneider: Back Home
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Jazz Evolution
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Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
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Piano Blues
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The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles Image
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
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Face of Unity
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
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I Love Quincy
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Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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Swingin' Along
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Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
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Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
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Piano Greats at the BBC
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
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Fats and Friends
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The Beatles Forever
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Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
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Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia Image
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
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Rockin' Pianos
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Lynda Carter's Celebration
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Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
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Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
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Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
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Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
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Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
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Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
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Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
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Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
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The Second Barry Manilow Special
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