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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".
The first recorded gospel sanctified barrelhouse piano player, Arizona Dranes, was blind, as were Al Hibbler, and Ray Charles, one of the most important figures in the creation of soul music. Art Tatum , commonly cited as the greatest jazz pianist of all time, was also almost blind.
Henry Caldera – Sri Lankan singer/songwriter, blind since age 14. [29] Ray Charles – pianist and singer inducted to various halls of fame. [30] Fanny Crosby – Christian hymn writer. [31] Reverend Gary Davis – gospel blues guitarist. [32] Blind John Davis – American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. [33]
While some roles merely require learning some choreography and slight makeup, others are more intensive, like Jamie Foxx having his eyes glued shut to portray blind musician Ray Charles.
Ray is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film focusing on 30 years in the life of soul musician Ray Charles. [a] The independently produced film was co-produced and directed by Taylor Hackford; it was written by James L. White from a story by Hackford and White.
In 2001, Don Griffin introduced Hall to Ray Charles at West L.A. Music's annual Christmas party, where Hall was performing and Ray Charles was a guest. Ray was impressed when he heard Ellis playing "I Can See Clearly Now," After saying hello, Charles stayed for the entire performance and got in touch with Hall the next day. Their association ...
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 accompanied Perry Como on his 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 ...
2. Iggy Pop: The Stooges. Net worth: $20 million Iggy Pop -- born James Newell Osterberg -- rose to fame as the lead singer of the Stooges, a proto-punk band who released their first album, "The ...