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Ray Charles [US1]

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Aliases
Ray Charles
Ray Charles and His Band
Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Ray Charles Trio
Ray Charles with Orchestra & Chorus
Real name
Raymond Charles Robinson
Born
September 23, 1930
Died
June 10, 2004
Country
United States
IPI
00005905501 52 works
00026286484 3 works
00060773970 2 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, BMI
Comments
Genre-crossing R&B singer and pianist most popular in the period of 1954 to 1967. Charles was completely blind by age seven, presumably from untreated glaucoma. In the mid-1950s until the early-1960s, Charles wrote a good number of songs, but thereafter he was much more an interpreter of others' works. Charles was arrested three times on drug charges and struggled with heroin addiction, which he was able to kick in 1966.
Charles was much-honored, including, among others, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1986 and receipt of the National Medal of Arts in 1993. His version of "Georgia on My Mind" became the official song of the State of Georgia in April 1979.
Member of
USA for Africa (1985)
Related
The Maxim Trio
Margie Hendrix
The Raylettes
Not to be confused with
Ray Charles [US2] Leader of the Ray Charles Singers
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
January 13, 1983 (2 artists)
June 1955 (17 artists)
January 1957 (20 artists)
May 1971 (45 artists)
1984 (6 artists)
July 1986 (4 artists)
February 10, 1951 (2 artists)
September 20, 2005 Shawn King
September 1955 (7 artists)
i July 1958 Johnny Lewis Quartet
i April 1970 (2 artists)
Sampled by De La Soul
November 1961 (8 artists)
Christmas In My Heart Ray Charles December 1985 Unverified
May 1969 Jana Kocianová
June 1970 (5 artists)
February 1963 (9 artists)
July 1954 (8 artists)
April 1972 The Band of Heathens
May 1969 The Electric Prunes
i February 1961 (2 artists)
June 1953 (3 artists)
November 1977 The Hans Stamer Band
September 1955 (4 artists)
May 1956 (284 artists)
August 1961 (29 artists)
September 1953 The Paul deLay Band
May 1967 (27 artists)
April 1972 The Band of Heathens
July 1952 (4 artists)
March 1962 (6 artists)
 REL August 1961 (194 artists)
Originally by Percy Mayfield REC
Sampled by Dickie Goodman
October 1959 (35 artists)
August 1972 Luther Allison
August 1966 (2 artists)
October 1966 (43 artists)
May 1969 Lee Shot Williams
June 1970 (5 artists)
August 1972 Charlie Rich
March 1958 Knoxville Girls
August 1965 (3 artists)
 BRD (31 artists)
Originally by Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles REL
 REL August 1967 (31 artists)
Originally by Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles BRD
May 1957 (4 artists)
February 1954 (10 artists)
August 1961 Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield
January 1953 (3 artists)
September 1956 (22 artists)
March 1993 (3 artists)
August 1965 (4 artists)
September 1956 (72 artists)
July 1954 (14 artists)
1989 (3 artists)
January 1956 (33 artists)
June 1953 (35 artists)
i February 1961 Hank Crawford
March 1993 (9 artists)
February 1966 (5 artists)
July 6, 1984 Johnny Cash
i October 1958 (9 artists)
October 20, 1952 (8 artists)
July 6, 1984 (36 artists)
October 1951 Sugar Ray [Norcia]
June 1970 Bobby Hatfield
May 1967 Kane [US]
May 1964 Guy King
May 1960 (61 artists)
i June 1957 (3 artists)
January 1958 (15 artists)
December 1958 (11 artists)
March 1959 (9 artists)
September 1965 The Animals
March 1959 (6 artists)
December 1985 (18 artists)
February 1963 (5 artists)
The Bright Lights And You Girl Ray Charles March 1968 Unverified
 REL September 1965 (9 artists)
Originally by Lalo Schifrin REC
August 1961 (25 artists)
The Midnight Hour Ray Charles September 1961 Unverified
August 1960 (9 artists)
July 1986 Byron Hill
April 1972 The Band of Heathens
May 1969 Guy King
June 1955 (25 artists)
December 1971 (2 artists)
July 6, 1984 (3 artists)
March 1968 (2 artists)
November 1983 Jud Franks & The Interstate 5
February 1966 Johnny Adams
June 1959 (255 artists)
January 1958 (6 artists)
May 1956 (12 artists)
February 1966 (2 artists)
February 1966 (7 artists)
June 1970 (7 artists)
September 20, 2005 Lisa Dawn Miller

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