Ray Charles
Biography
Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of black pop by merging '50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the '60s) country. Then there was his singing; his style was among the most emotional and easily identifiable of any 20th century performer, up there with the likes of Elvis and Billie Holiday. He was also a superb keyboard player, arranger, and bandleader. The...Read more
Discography
- Live at the Olympia 2000 (2005)
- In Concert: I Can't Stop Loving You (2005)
- Genius & Friends (2005)
- At Newport (2005)
- Ray [Original Soundtrack] (2004)
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Filmography
- 1980 The Blues Brothers
- 1987 \"St. Elsewhere\"
- 1987 Jose, Can You See?
- 1989 Limit Up
- 1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice
Relationships
Pictures
Lyrics
- Hard Hearted Hannah
- Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
- Ruby
- Rosetta
- Stella by Starlight
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- From the Heart
- I've Got News for You
- One Mint Julep
- I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Mp3's
- I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
- Confession Blues
- Alone In The City
- Can Anyone Ask For More
- Let's Have A Ball
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