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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?"
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Filmography
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self 96
Movies 83
TV Shows 35
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
Piano Greats at the BBC (2022)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
They All Came Out to Montreux (2022)
Rat Pack (2022)
Disclosure (2020)
Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story (2016)
Face of Unity (2014)
Cachitos de hierro y cromo (2013)
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra (2012)
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961 (2011)
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux (2008)
Jazz Evolution (2008)
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On (2008)
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built (2007)
Glen Campbell: Good Times Again (2007)
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans (2007)
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia (2006)
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir (2006)
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 (2006)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005)
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963 (2004)
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land (2004)
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company (2004)
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music (2004)
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)
Rockin' Pianos (2004)
World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials (2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
The Blues (2003)
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' (2003)
Piano Blues (2003)
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles (2002)
CMT Crossroads (2002)
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival (2002)
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection (2001)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
Star Academy (2001)
Ray Charles - In Concert (2001)
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 (2001)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 (2001)
Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000)
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III (1997)
Spy Hard (1996)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Love Affair (1994)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)
The Nanny (1993)
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993)
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)
Wings (1990)
Limit Up (1989)
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting! (1989)
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
Willie Nelson, Texas Style (1988)
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki (1987)
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge (1986)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Victoires de la musique (1985)
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Moonlighting (1985)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
Who's the Boss? (1984)
I Love Quincy (1984)
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul (1983)
Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas (1982)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Lynda Carter's Celebration (1981)
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony (1981)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
John Schneider: Back Home (1980)
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Second Barry Manilow Special (1978)
Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)
The Beatles Forever (1977)
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)
Musikladen (1972)
The Midnight Special (1972)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris (1968)
Of Black America (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)
Ballad in Blue (1965)
Shindig! (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Cosmic Ray (1962)
Swingin' Along (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Andy Williams' Kaleidoscope Company
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-09-23
Deathday2004-06-10 (73 years old)
Birth NameRay Charles Robinson
Birth PlaceAlbany, United States of America
Net Worth$75 Million
RelationshipsEileen Williams (1951-07-31 - 1952-01-01), Della Beatrice Howard Robinson (1955-04-05 - 1977-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesGreenville · Seattle · Los Angeles, United States of America
AwardsNational Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Polar Music Prize, Blues Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, lifetime achievement award, Library of Congress Living Legend, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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