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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
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1930-09-23
- event Death Date 2004-06-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.9
- info Birth Place Albany, Georgia USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ray Charles
7.8
The Blues Brothers
1980-06-16
6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990-11-21
7
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968-10-08
8.4
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023-04-26
0
The Beatles Forever
1977-11-24
6.9
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux
2008-10-20
10
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
7.7
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022-12-10
6.9
Ballad in Blue
1965-02-18
0
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002-01-01
7
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965-12-22
6.5
Piano Blues
2003-10-04
4.2
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004-11-16
0
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001-03-20
0
I Love Quincy
1984-03-23
10
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003-05-26
0
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006-12-12
8.2
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000-10-03
9
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007-01-01
0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988-05-27
9
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
0
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005-08-30
7.9
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024-01-19
9
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989-01-01
0
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995-12-14
0
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998-04-11
0
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987-03-13
8.3
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022-11-19
0
Rockin' Pianos
2004-03-29
6.6
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022-10-27
0
Face of Unity
2014-01-01
7
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981-01-27
9
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023-06-16
5.4
Spy Hard
1996-05-24
0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978-09-13
7.5
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004-08-24
7
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007-05-02
7
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007-01-01
4
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004-01-01
8
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973-11-02
6
Jazz Evolution
2008-08-12
3.7
Limit Up
1989-11-02
6
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990-10-05
6
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979-01-02
6
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004-06-23
0
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
2012-10-29
0
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006-10-03
8.5
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002-07-09
0
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008-06-12
7
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004-11-16
0
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991-07-13
0
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006-06-01
7.2
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011-10-20
5
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986-01-21
8.5
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985-01-28
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23
8
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001-11-13
5
Swingin' Along
1961-04-16
6.7
The Statue of Liberty
1985-10-26
0
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993-05-22
0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001-02-22
0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001-02-22
7.8
I Am Not Your Negro
2017-02-03
0
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
1980-07-13
0
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004-08-31
0
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
1986-07-09
0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994-05-13
0
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983-10-30
0
John Schneider: Back Home
1980-09-24
9
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981-05-11
7
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18
0
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978-02-24
5.4
Love Affair
1994-10-21
0
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009-01-01
0
Hallelujah Gospel
1983-02-07
7.7
Merci Dorothée !
2025-01-24
7.9
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
7.3
Like A Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021-06-13
9
Fats and Friends
0
WrestleMania 2
1986-04-07
5.5
St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26
7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984-09-20
8.1
The Nanny
1993-11-03
7.5
Moonlighting
1985-03-03
6.9
Wings
1990-04-19
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04
6.2
Shindig!
1964-09-16
6.5
The Johnny Cash Show
1969-06-07
5.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969-01-22
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970-09-17
6
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05
5
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980-11-18
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
2
Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28
6.2
Cher
1975-02-16
7.3
The Blues
2003-09-28
7
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
7.9
The Midnight Special
1972-08-19
7.9
The Midnight Special
1972-08-19
7.7
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013-10-27
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
7
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005-05-07
0
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978-02-09
0
Musikladen
1972-12-13
8.3
CMT Crossroads
2002-01-13
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967-09-11
6.7
The John Larroquette Show
1993-09-02
6.3
Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16
6.7
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06
6.4
Star Academy
2001-10-20
0
Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13
4.7
Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
5
Téléthon
1987-12-04
6.5
Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02
6
Super Dave
1987-11-27
0
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975-01-13
