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USA for Africa. Musical artist. Website. raycharles.com. Signature. Ray Charles Robinson[a] (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".
Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918 – April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers, who were featured on Perry Como's records and television shows for 35 years [1] [2] and were also known for a series of 30 choral record albums produced in the 1950s ...
Soul of the Holy Land (Xenon) 1973 Israel tour. Ray Charles Live – In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony (Eagle Rock) 1981 performance. Ray Charles – 50 Years in Music (Image Entertainment) 1991 Pasadena, CA performance. Live at Montreux, 1997 (Eagle Rock, Sunset Home Visual Entertainment) Ray Charles, Live at the Olympia, 2000 (XIII Bis ...
Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004, on Concord Records. [1] Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004. [2] The album consists of rhythm and blues, soul, country, blues, jazz and pop standards performed by ...
Ray Charles was 28 years old in 1958, with ten years of experience recording primarily rhythm and blues music for the Downbeat and Swingtime record labels, in a style similar to that of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown. Charles signed with Atlantic Records in 1952 where producers Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler encouraged him to broaden his ...
Ray Charles singles chronology. "Careless Love". (1961) " Unchain My Heart ". (1961) "I Can't Stop Loving You". (1962) " Unchain My Heart " is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles [1] and in 1963 by Trini Lopez [2] and later by many others. Sharp, a drug addict at the time, sold the song to Teddy Powell for ...
The album showcased Charles' breakout from rhythm and blues and onto a broader musical stage. Atlantic Records gave him full support in production and arrangements. As originally presented, the A side of the album featured the Ray Charles band with David "Fathead" Newman supplemented by players from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands, and arrangements by Quincy Jones.
Friendship (Ray Charles album) Friendship. (Ray Charles album) Friendship is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was produced by Billy Sherrill and released in August 1984 by Columbia Records and Epic Records. [1] The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]