Ray Charles Profile
| Full Name: | Ray Charles - Contact Ray Charles |
| Birth Name: | Ray Charles Robinson |
| Famous As: | Soul singer, pianist |
| Date of Birth: | September 23, 1930 |
| Place of Birth: | Albany, Georgia, USA |
| Height: | 5' 9 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Relationships: | Marge Hendricks, Louise Mitchell, Mae-Mosely Lyles, Sandra Jean Betts, Arlette Kotchounian, Mary Anne den Bok |
| Father: | Bailey Robinson |
| Mother: | Aretha |
| Brother(s): | George |
| Spouse: | Elieen Williams (1951-1952), Della Beatrice Howard (1995-1997) |
| Son(s): | Charles Hendricks, Vincent Kotchounian, David, Ray Charles, Robert, Corey |
| Daughter(s): | Evelyn, Raenee, Sheila, Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand, Robyn Moffet |
| Education: | Attended at St. Augustine School For The Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, FL. |
| Claim to Fame: | Single I Got a Woman (1954) |
Ray Charles News
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Dallas Morning News
David Sanborn, Only Everything (Decca) ? Jazz saxophonist welcomes guests Joss Stone and James Taylor on a CD with songs written by Ray Charles, ...and more » 
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Rolling Stone
Charles, who recorded with Neil Young, saw his work covered by Ray Charles and Muddy Waters; he penned Fats Domino's ?Walking to New Orleans? and Billy ...
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Student Operated Press
Foxx`s second collaboration with Kanye West, "Gold Digger," in which he sang the "I Got a Woman" Ray Charles-influenced hook, went straight to number one on ...
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JustPressPlayGrammy countdown: Book Beyonce for song of the year?
Los Angeles Times
... Santana beating The Backstreet Boys and TLC; Steely Dan beating Eminem; Ray Charles beating Alicia Keys and Usher; U2 beating Mariah Carey's comeback ...
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ABC30.com
A German shepherd puppy named "Ray Charles" that's also blind. But on Tuesday, the puppy wandered away from home. After seeing our 11-pm story about the ...
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PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)Outtakes: RJD2
PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog)
There's numerous examples, but the easy one to pull out is that Ray Charles could be singing a country song, he could sing a soul song, and you're never ...
Washington PostNewhouse: Cooke to Charles -- best male singers
San Jose Mercury News
Ray Charles ? Possibly a shocker, but the man just dominated with blues, soul, R&B, pop and ? the tilting point ? country. Nobody was, or is, as versatile ...
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JustPressPlayTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WTF: Death by Eyecandy
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Instead of watching Jamie Foxx pretend he's Ray Charles, you can actually capture Foxx's performance and voice, and use them to control a virtual Ray ...and more » - The life and death of Bobby Charles
TheRecordLive.com
Among them were Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Etta James, Kris Kristofferson, Muddy Waters, Gatemouth Brown, Willie Nelson, Shannon McNally, Tab Benoit, etc. ...and more » 
JazzTimes MagazineJD Souther: His Roots Are Showing
JazzTimes Magazine
To top it off, he was listening to another voice from his past, Ray Charles. ?I always believe him when he sings,? added Souther. ?And something happened. ...













