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2 days ago · Ray Charles Robinson Sr. [note 1] (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".
- Ray Charles Discography
Overview. Ray Charles first appeared on a Billboard chart in...
- The Raelettes
History. Reformed by Ray Charles from the all-girl singing...
- Margie Hendrix
Marjorie Hendrix (sometimes Hendricks) (March 13, 1935 –...
- Talk
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- This Little Girl of Mine
Much like those songs, it replaced sacred lyrics with...
- Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy...
- Genius Loves Company
Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and...
- Charles Brown
Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January...
- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a studio album...
- Ray Charles Discography
2 days ago · Armstrong was a gifted composer who wrote more than 50 songs, some of which have become jazz standards (e.g., "Gully Low Blues", "Potato Head Blues" and "Swing That Music"). Colleagues and followers With Jack Teagarden (left) and Barney Bigard (right), Armstrong plays the trumpet in Helsinki, Finland, October 1949.
6 days ago · Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s originating from African-American music. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, [1] which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music.
3 days ago · This music, sometimes called jump blues, set a pattern that became the dominant Black popular music form during and for some time after World War II. Among its leading practitioners were Jordan, Amos Milburn, Roy Milton, Jimmy Liggins, Joe Liggins, Floyd Dixon, Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner, and Charles Brown.
- Ed Ward
2 days ago · "Gotta Have the Rumble" is a splendid showcase for Setzer's versatile guitar mastery, embracing surf twang, spaghetti western film music, jump blues, rockabilly bop, bluesy rock and his signature ...
