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Jun 11, 2004 · Born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Ga., on Sept. 23, 1930, Charles grew up in Greenville, Fla. He contracted an unknown illness at the age of four that began to affect his eyesight and within ...
Ray Charles’s recordings are major landmarks in American culture. By combining Gospel with R&B, he pioneered soul music, and his groundbreaking move into Country music during the heart of the ...
Jun 10, 2004 · Ray Charles Robinson was born on Sept. 23, 1930, in Albany, Ga., a small town, and grew up in an even smaller town, Greenville, Fla. When he was 5 he began losing his sight from an unknown ailment ...
Ray Charles was a legendary musician often called the Genius, who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s. This is the official Ray Charles website with information on his career, discography, and licensing.
How Ray Got His Ray-Bans. Ray Charles Robinson was just 18 years old when he moved to Seattle and started a band with his friends, guitarist Gossie McKee and bassist Milton S. Garret. The three began the McSon Trio, a combination of the two names McKee and Robinson. The trio even developed publicity photos for the group.
The Very Best of Ray Charles. Album • Ray Charles • 2013. 15 songs • 42 minutes. Play. Save to library. 1. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again. 9.3K plays. 2:40.
Ray Charles Robinson was born in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1930. His mother, Retha Williams, raised him in the small rural town of Greenville, in northwest Florida. He endured grinding poverty in the Deep South at a time when Black Americans suffered the pervasive abuses of racism and Jim Crow segregation.
