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Ray Charles

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2011 - Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
2008 - Fundamentals
2006 - Ray Sings, Basie Swings
2006 - A Ray Charles Christmas
2005 - Brother Ray's Blues
2005 - Ray Charles - The Collection
2004 - Ray
2004 - Mess Around
2004 - Genius Loves Company
2001 - The Definitive Ray Charles
2000 - Let's Have a Ball
2000 - The Very Best of Ray Charles
1999 - Ultimate Hits Collection
1998 - The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986
1997 - Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul / Have a Smile With Me
1997 - Hey Now!
1996 - Strong Love Affair
1994 - Blues + Jazz
1994 - The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years
1994 - The Very Best: Georgia On My Mind
1994 - Hey Now
1993 - My World
1992 - The Genius
1991 - The Birth of Soul
1989 - Le Triomphe des Stars
1989 - Blues Is My Middle Name
1988 - Greatest Country & Western Hits
1987 - His Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
1987 - His Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
1985 - The Spirit of Christmas
1982 - Soul brother / Soul Meeting
1975 - Renaissance
1972 - A Message From the People
1969 - I'm All Yours Baby!
1968 - A Portrait of Ray
1966 - Cryin' Time
1963 - Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
1962 - Greatest Hits
1962 - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume 2
1962 - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
1961 - Do the Twist! With Ray Charles
1961 - Ray Charles and Betty Carter
1961 - The Genius After Hours
1961 - Genius + Soul = Jazz
1961 - Dedicated to You
1960 - The Genius Hits the Road
1959 - The Genius of Ray Charles
1957 - The Great Ray Charles
1957 - Ray Charles (Hallelujah I Love Her So)
0 - Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection
0 - Porgy & Bess
0 - The Essential Collection
0 - Late in the Evening
0 - Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again
0 - This Is Gold

Members
1 Male

Origin
Albany, Georgia

Genre
Soul

Style
Urban/R&B

Mood
Fun

Born

1930

Active
1947 to 2004

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Alternate Name
Raymond Charles Robinson

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4 users Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
4 users Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004), 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".

The influences upon his music were mainly jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and country artists of the day such as Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Louis Armstrong. His playing reflected influences from country blues and barrelhouse, and stride piano styles.
Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten 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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