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Use American English February 2024 American musician (1930–2004) Other people Use mdy dates October 2023 Infobox person | name = Ray Charles | image = Ray Charles classic piano pose.jpg | caption = Charles in 1969 | birth_name = Ray Charles Robinsonefn|name="name"|According to ''Blues: A Regional Experience'', based on the authors' interpretation of 1935 Florida census information, he was born Horace Charles Robinson in Greenville, Florida. However, most other reliable sources give his birth name as Ray Charles Robinson, and his birthplace as Dougherty County, Georgia. It has been suggested that there has been a misinterpretation and that Horace Charles Robinson was in fact a half-brother.cite book https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZNfAQAAQBAJ Blues: A Regional Experience |first1=Bob L. |last1=Eagle |first2=Eric S. |last2=LeBlanc May 2013 |page=361 ABC-Clio |isbn=978-0-313-34424-4 September 26, 2020 May 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508044412/https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZNfAQAAQBAJ live | birth_date = Birth date|1930/09/23 | birth_place = Albany, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = Death date and age|2004/6/10|1930/9/23 | death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | resting_place = Inglewood Park Cemetery | spouse = unbulleted list|Marriage|Eileen Williams|1951|1952|end=div|Marriage|Della Beatrice Howard|1955|1977|end=div | children = 12 | occupation = Hlist|Singer|musician|songwriter|composer | years_active = 1947–2004 | signature = Ray Charles autograph.svg | website = URL|https://raycharles.com/ | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer Greenville, Florida, U.S. | genre = Flat list nowraplinks| *Rhythm and blues|R&B *soul music|soul *blues *gospel music|gospel *country music|country *jazz *rock and roll | instrument = Flat list| * Vocals * piano | discography = Ray Charles discography | label = Flat list nowraplinks| *Atlantic Records|Atlantic *ABC Records|ABC *Tangerine Records (1962)|Tangerine/Crossover *Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. *Swing Time Records|Swing Time *Concord Records|Concord *Columbia Records|Columbia *Rhino Records|Flashback | past_member_of = Flat list nowraplinks| *The Raelettes *USA for Africa ''Ray Charles Robinson''efn|name="name" (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 in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians, he preferred being called "Brother Ray". Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma.cite web Richie Unterberger https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-charles-mn0000046861 Ray Charles AllMusic December 20, 2019 July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719001024/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-charles-mn0000046861 live Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining elements of blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and Gospel music|gospel into his music during his time with Atlantic Records.cite book |editor1-last=Hoye |editor1-first=Jacob 100 Greatest Albums https://books.google.com/books?id=pRi-4Vmh_9QC&pg=PR10 |year=2003 Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-7434-4876-5 |page=210 December 15, 2018 May 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508044542/https://books.google.com/books?id=pRi-4Vmh_9QC&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q&f=false live cite web Show 15: The Soul Reformation https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark%3A/67531/metadc19764/m1/#track/1 digital.library.unt.edu December 15, 2018 October 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231005115932/https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19764/m1/#track/1 live 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.cite magazine https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24143629/soul_survivor_ray_charles https://web.archive.org/web/20100301023612/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24143629/soul_survivor_ray_charles March 1, 2010 Soul Survivor Ray Charles |magazine=Rolling Stone February 9, 1978 Robert Palmer |pages=10–14 |number=258 November 9, 2008 cite magazine Tyrangiel Josh http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Modern_Sounds_in_Country_and_Western_Music,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070218131614/http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0%2C27693%2CModern_Sounds_in_Country_and_Western_Music%2C00.html February 18, 2007 Review: ''Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music'' |magazine=Time (magazine)|Time November 13, 2006 July 21, 2009 While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia on My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100.Cite web Whatley Paul 14 November 2024 Ray Charles: "Georgia On My Mind" https://comonewsandradio.com/2024/11/14/ray-charles-georgia-on-my-mind/ 15 November 2024 COMO News and Radio His 1962 album ''Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music'' became his first album to top the Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200.Cite web https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ray-charles Ray Charles Recording Academy Grammy Awards November 23, 2020 November 18, 2019 May 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200522115152/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ray-charles live Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various ''Billboard'' charts: 44 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, and two on the Hot Country Songs|Hot Country singles charts.Cite magazine https://www.billboard.com/music/ray-charles Ray Charles Chart History |magazine=Billboard March 16, 2018 October 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211022031430/https://www.billboard.com/music/Ray-Charles live Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence, but his music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown.cite book Brother Ray |last1=Charles |first1=Ray |last2=Ritz |first2=David 1992 Da Capo Press |isbn=0-306-80482-4 |location=New York He had a lifelong friendship and occasional partnership with Quincy Jones. Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles "the only true genius in show business", although Charles downplayed this notion.cite book https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn00fred/page/98 The Billboard Book of Number One Hits Bronson Fred Watson-Guptill |year=1997 |isbn=0-8230-7641-5 |edition=4th |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn00fred/page/98 98] |author-link=Fred Bronson Billy Joel said, "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley.""A Tribute to Ray Charles". ''Rolling Stone'', nos. 952–953, July 8–22, 2004. For his musical contributions, Charles received the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the Polar Music Prize. He was one of the inaugural inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. He has won 18 Grammy Awards (five posthumously), the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Charles No. 10 on their list of the "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time",cite magazine 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. No.nbsp10: Ray Charles |author=Morrison, Van |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=946 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/ray-charles-20110420 June 13, 2010 October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204246/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/ray-charles-20110420 and No. 2 on their list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".cite magazine https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/ray-charles-20101202 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. No.nbsp2: Ray Charles |author=Joel, Billy |magazine=Rolling Stone June 13, 2010 October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022235041/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/ray-charles-20101202 In 2022, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, as well as the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.Cite magazine Nazareno Mia December 17, 2021 Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. & More to Be Inducted at 2022 Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/smokey-robinson-black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-2022-1235012202/ December 27, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US January 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220129121129/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/smokey-robinson-black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-2022-1235012202/ live

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