Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians, Charles preferred being called "Brother Ray".
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Albany
- Educated at
- Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
- Awards
- 🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 Blues Hall of Fame🏆 Polar Music Prize🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Kennedy Center Honors
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Trending topics shown first"Music has been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the fr…"
"You better live every day like your last because one day you're going to be right."
"I know that men ain't supposed to cry, but I think that's wrong. Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and …"
"Before I begin, let me say right here and now that I'm a country boy. And, man, I mean the real backwoods! That's at the start of the start of the thing, and that's at the heart of the thing."
"When I was going blind, I didn't turn to God. It didn't seem to me then — and it doesn't seem to me now — that those items were His concern. Early on, I figured I better begin to learn how to count on…"
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Timeline
1930
Born
Birth2004
Died
Death
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