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| Name: |
Ray Charles | | Variant Name: |
Ray Charles Robinson | | Birth Date: |
September 23, 1930 | | Place of Birth: |
Albany, Georgia, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
musician, pianist |
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Biography of Ray Charles
1,005 words, approx. 3 pages
 The American jazz musician Ray Charles (born 1930) was widely admired as a singer, pianist, and composer. He combined elements of jazz, gospel and rhythm-and-blues to create a new kind of African-American music, known as soul. Ray Charles Robinson was...


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Ray Charles Quotes
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 Ray Charles (23 September 1930 – 10 June 2004) American Soul musician, singer, songwriter, and composer; born Ray Charles Robinson Image:RayCharles.jpeg Ray Charles Attributed "I started to sing like myself — as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which...


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Charles, Ray (1930—) Summary
583 words, approx. 2 pages Musician Ray Charles is generally considered a musical genius, and is so in many fields. He has had enormous success in jazz, blues, soul music, country and western, and crossover pop. Acknowledged as an expert vocalist, pianist, saxophonist, and...
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Ray Charles Information
3,295 words, approx. 11 pages
 Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his stage name Ray Charles, was a pioneering American pianist and musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a...




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Ray Charles: 1930-2004
6/10/2004: 468 words, approx. 2 pages Charles passed away today at his Beverly Hills, Calif. home in the presence of family and friends. He was 73.Born Ray Charles Robinson on Sept. 23, 1930, the first child of Aretha and Bailey Robinson, Ray Charles soon moved from Georgia to Florida. At age...
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Movie Review: Ray - Blind Ambition
12/3/2004: 275 words, approx. 1 pages Unlike Will Smith as Ali, Foxx does more than just mimic Ray Charles, he inhabits him. Director Taylor Hackford and Foxx capture so many of Charles' nuances, that many moments of the film seem more like a documentary rather than a biopic with actors. Once...
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Musicians stage jazz funeral for Batiste
5/12/2007: 259 words, approx. 1 pages A white and black-clad band led a hearse carrying the body of clarinetist Alvin Batiste and hundreds of mourners attached themselves to the jazz funeral Saturday for one of the city's most revered musicians.In the morning, crowds lined up to pay homage to the jazz...
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Led Zeppelin reunite for Ertegun tribute
9/12/2007: 254 words, approx. 1 pages Led Zeppelin will perform a one-time comeback concert in memory of Ahmet Ertegun, a co-founder of Atlantic Records.The band will perform together for the first time in 19 years on Nov. 26, at London's The O2 venue, on the banks of the River Thames.Promoters said...


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