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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American pianist and singer, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1930
Date of Death:
2004
Place of Birth: Albany
Nationality:
United States
Profession:
Singer
Origin:
Greenville
Genre:
Soul music, Piano blues, Country, Jazz (6 hidden)
Albums:
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (92 hidden)
Record Labels:
Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records (1 hidden)
Groups:
U.S.A. for Africa (3 hidden)
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Ray Charles recorded song

I Can't Stop Loving You The song was also recorded by Ray Charles in 1962 and released from Charles' groundbreaking Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music album.

Come Rain or Come Shine Ray Charles recorded the song on his album The Genius of Ray Charles (November 1959).

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Ray Charles and Elton John also recorded this song as a 'duet' in Ray's 2004 posthumous release Genius Loves Company.

Unchain My Heart (song) "Unchain My Heart" is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded by Ray Charles.

Frankie Miller Plus, the same song was recorded by Ray Charles.

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye The song became a jazz standard, recorded by Ella Fitzgerald (Verve Records 1956), as well as John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, and Robbie Williams.

Ken Hirsch (composer) Has had songs recorded by Ray Charles, BB King, Johnny Adams, Air Supply, Barbra Streisand, Genya Ravan, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Anita Baker, Teddy Pendergrass, Jose Feliciano, Barry Manilow, and Charlene.

Ray Charles recorded version

Ray Charles In 1989, Charles recorded a cover version of the Japanese band Southern All Stars' song "Itoshi no Ellie" as "Ellie My Love" for a Suntory TV advertisement, reaching #3 on Japan's Oricon chart.

Take Me Home, Country Roads Ray Charles recorded a cover version which can be found on the 2002 album Ray Charles Sings for America.

Porgy and Bess discography Porgy and Bess (1976), Ray Charles and Cleo Laine recorded their version of the opera.

Night Time Is the Right Time A hit version of the song recorded by Ray Charles was released as a single in late 1958.

The Thing (song) Other versions were recorded by Danny Kaye, Ray Charles, Teresa Brewer and Australian orchestra leader Les Welch.

Sitting on Top of the World The middle verse of Howlin’ Wolf's version – “Worked all the summer, worked all the fall / Had to take Christmas, in my overalls” – was an addition to the 1930 original, but had previously appeared in a version recorded by Ray Charles in 1949.

The Long and Winding Road A version of the song was recorded by Ray Charles and can be heard on the 2006 album Ray Sings, Basie Swings.

Ray Charles recorded album

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Through conceiving and recording the album, Charles became one of the first black musicians to receive and practice artistic control bestowed upon by a mainstream record company.

What'd I Say (album) What'd I Say is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28 1959 in Atlanta, Georgia at Herndon Stadium.

Ray Charles recorded Music

Fusion (music) Ray Charles, who recorded gospel and jazz influenced blues, creating what would become known as soul, also recorded country music with his trademark sound.

Ray Charles recorded cover

California, Here I Come Ray Charles recorded a cover of this song, which appears in his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road.

Ray Charles recorded tune

Sy Oliver His arrangement of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" was a big hit for Dorsey, as were his own compositions "Yes Indeed" (a gospel-jazz tune that was later recorded by Ray Charles), "Opus One," "The Minor is Muggin'," "T.D.'s Boogie Woogie," and "Well, Git It."

Ray Charles recorded Originally

Guy Sebastian Top 4 (Big Band) - "Hit the Road Jack" - (Percy Mayfield) Originally recorded by Ray Charles.

Ray Charles recorded Sounds

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music In a review of Charles' Modern Sounds record for Allmusic.com, music critic Stephen Cook wrote of the album:

Ray Charles recorded effort

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Charles' recording of his acclaimed 1959 studio effort The Genius of Ray Charles brought him closer to expressing his jazz and pop crossover ambitions.

Ray Charles recorded Say

What'd I Say (album) What'd I Say is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28 1959 in Atlanta, Georgia at Herndon Stadium.

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Ray Charles performed Victor Vanacore

47th Grammy Awards Victor Vanacore (arranger) for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Victor Vanacore for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Genius Loves Company Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Victor Vanacore (arranger) for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Ray Charles performed version

What'd I Say (song) Charles decided to fill the time by performing an impromptu version of the song that would eventually be recorded as What'd I Say.

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean Ray Charles performed a soul version of the song (watch on Youtube).

Ray Charles performed arranger

47th Grammy Awards Victor Vanacore (arranger) for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Genius Loves Company Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Victor Vanacore (arranger) for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Ray Charles performed Seth Presant

47th Grammy Awards Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Ray Charles performed Georgia On My Mind

Ray Charles During the sixth season of Designing Women, Ray Charles vocally performed "Georgia On My Mind", rather than the song being rendered by other musicians without lyrics as in the previous five seasons.

Ray Charles In 2003 Charles performed "Georgia On My Mind" and "America the Beautiful" at a televised annual electronic media journalist banquet held in Washington, D.C., at what may have been his final performance in public.

Ray Charles performed song

Gold Digger The song is built around both a vocal interpolation and a sample of "I Got a Woman", originally performed by Ray Charles and written by Ray Charles and Renald Richard.

Continuum (album) A sixth song, "I Don't Need No Doctor", was originally performed by Ray Charles; Mayer previously performed the song as part of his set with the John Mayer Trio.

Ray Charles performed engineers

47th Grammy Awards Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Ray Charles performed France

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Charles performed both his R&B and jazz material at such venues as Paris Olympia and the Hot Club de France, where he was hailed as "a true jazz artist in the tradition of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington."

Ray Charles performed R&B

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Charles performed both his R&B and jazz material at such venues as Paris Olympia and the Hot Club de France, where he was hailed as "a true jazz artist in the tradition of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington."

Ray Charles performed function

Ray Charles (composer) In 1982, Charles became the musical consultant of the "Kennedy Center Honors" and later performed the same function for the "Fourth of July" and "Memorial Day" concerts on PBS for 14 years.

Ray Charles performed Doug Sax

47th Grammy Awards Al Schmitt (surround mix engineer), Robert Hadley & Doug Sax (surround mastering) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Ray Charles performed soundtrack

Four Friends (film) The soundtrack includes "Georgia On My Mind," written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and performed by Ray Charles; the theme song from Bonanza by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; "Hit The Road Jack" by Percy Mayfield; "Shop Around" by Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson; "Blue Moon" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart; and the theme from The Third Man by Anton Karas, performed by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians.

Ray Charles performed material

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Charles performed both his R&B and jazz material at such venues as Paris Olympia and the Hot Club de France, where he was hailed as "a true jazz artist in the tradition of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington."

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Ray Charles sang song

Georgia "Georgia on My Mind", a song sung by Ray Charles

Social effects of rock music Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

Social effects of rock and roll Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

You Got the Right One, Baby A series of television ads featured singer Ray Charles, surrounded by models, singing a song about Diet Pepsi, entitled "You Got the Right One, Baby".

Ray Charles sang commercials

Social effects of rock music Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

Social effects of rock and roll Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

Ray Charles sang Music

Social effects of rock music Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

Social effects of rock and roll Ray Charles left behind his classic formulation of rhythm and blues to sing country music, pop songs, and soft-drink commercials.

Ray Charles sang version

Ray Charles The album included a version of Harold Arlen's "Over the Rainbow", sung as a duet by Charles and Johnny Mathis; that recording was later played at his memorial service.

Stella By Starlight Instrumental versions were played by Miles Davis, which first appeared on 1958 Miles, and Dexter Gordon and vocal versions sung by Dick Haymes, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others.

Ray Charles sang pianist

Albany, Georgia Pianist, songwriter and soul singer Ray Charles was born in Albany on September 23, 1930 as "Ray Charles Robinson"

Ray Charles sang soul

Albany, Georgia Pianist, songwriter and soul singer Ray Charles was born in Albany on September 23, 1930 as "Ray Charles Robinson"

Ray Charles sang songwriter

Albany, Georgia Pianist, songwriter and soul singer Ray Charles was born in Albany on September 23, 1930 as "Ray Charles Robinson"

Ray Charles sang episode

Three's Company The third pilot is the first episode with the famous theme song sung by Ray Charles (unrelated to the more famous, late rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles) and Julia Rinker.

Ray Charles sang pilot

Three's Company The third pilot is the first episode with the famous theme song sung by Ray Charles (unrelated to the more famous, late rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles) and Julia Rinker.

Ray Charles sang duet

Bein' Green Charles then sang a duet with Kermit on Sesame Street.

Ray Charles sang rendition

WrestleMania 2 Ray Charles sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.

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    Ray Charles

    Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American pianist and singer, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues.
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    Ray Charles (composer)

    Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg, September 13, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who is best- known as organizer and leader of The Ray Charles Singers.
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    Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So)

    Ray Charles is Ray Charles' 1957 debut album for Atlantic Records. It was re-released as Hallelujah I Love Her So in 1962.
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    Category:Ray Charles

    This category contains articles about musician Ray Charles. ... Ray Charles
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    Charles Ray (artist)

    Ray, Charles.
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    Ray Charles discography

    This is a listing of all the albums and singles released by R&B and soul music pioneer Ray Charles. ... Downbeat releases
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    Ray Charles Anthology

    Ray Charles Anthology is the first compact disc to collect many of soul music icon Ray Charles' ABC-Paramount-era recordings. Allmusic considers it to be "the best single CD collection of Ray Charles' '60s and '70s ABC-Paramount material", while Rhino Records, the issuing label, refers to it in the liner notes as "the compact disc edition of Ray Charles' Greatest Hits", alluding to the ABC-Paramount LP of the same name.
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    The Great Ray Charles

    The Great Ray Charles is Ray Charles' second album for Atlantic Records.
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    Live (Ray Charles)

    Portions of the Newport show were previously available on Ray Charles at Newport.
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    The Best of Ray Charles

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