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Ray Charles

Also known as Ray Charles Robinson/Raymond Charles Robinson Peter

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

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Ray Charles was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who lived from 1930 to 2004 and became one of the most influential musicians in popular music history. He is widely regarded as a pioneering figure who blended elements of blues, jazz, country, and gospel music in innovative ways that shaped modern music.

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Works: 14

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Ray Charles
Do the Twist with Ray Charles
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Ray Charles - O Genio - Live in Brazil 1963
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Acting · Albany, Georgia, USA

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…

Known for

Merci Dorothée ! — Self (archive footage)2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man — Self (archive footage)2025
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
They All Came Out to Montreux — Self (archive footage)2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self (archive footage)2023
Piano Greats at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2022
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2022

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1930
Active to: 2004

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Discography

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Listeners: 2,870,490
Total plays: 45,173,822

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Quotes

“You gotta know how to get to people's heart”
“I got a woman way over town, That's good to me, Oh yeah!”
“Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong,Come and love your daddy all night long.All right now, hey hey, all right.See the girl with the diamond ring;She knows how to shake that thing.All right now now now, hey hey, hey hey.Tell your mama, tell your pa,I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas.Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right.”
“Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say”
“Soul is when you take a song and make it a part of you — a part that's so true, so real, people think it must have happened to you. … It's like electricity — we don't really know what it is, do we? But it's a force that can light a room. Soul is like electricity, like a spirit, a drive, a power.”
“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 frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal.”

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Official website

Home - Ray Charles

Ray Charles was a legendary musician often called the Genius, who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s. This is the official Ray Charles website with information on his career, discography, and licensing.

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Wikidata facts

Official website: raycharles.com
Image: Ray Charles classic piano pose.jpg

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Commons category: Ray Charles
date of birth: 1930-09-23
date of death: 2004-06-10
Commons gallery: Ray Charles
birth name: Ray Charles Robinson
name in native language: Ray Charles
start of work period: 1947-00-00
pseudonym: Ray Charles
nickname: The Genius

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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) 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". He lost his vision as a child, possibly due to glaucoma, and consequently wore dark glasses.

Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining elements of blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel into his music during his time with Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds albums. With ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.