Ray Charles
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ray Charles Robinson |
Born | September 23, 1930 Albany, Georgie, U.S.[1] |
Oreigin | Greenville, Florida, U.S. |
Deid | Juin 10, 2004 Beverly Hills, Californie, U.S. |
(aged 73)
Genres | |
Thrift | Muisicker, sangster, sangwriter, componer |
Instruments | Vocals, piano, keybuirds |
Years active | 1947–2004 |
Labels | Atlantic, ABC, Warner Bros., Swing Time, Concord, Columbia, Flashback |
Associate acts | The Raelettes, USA for Africa, Billy Joel, Gladys Knight |
Wabsteid | www |
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – Juin 10, 2004), kent professionally as Ray Charles, wis an American sangster, sangwriter, muisicker, an componer. He wis whiles referred tae as "The Genius",[2][3] an wis an aa nicknamed "The Heich Priest o Soul".[4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 2007) Official website; retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ↑ Van Morrison. "100 Greatest Artists of All Time. No. 10: Ray Charles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved Juin 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Ray Charles, American Legend, Dies at 73". NPR. Juin 11, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ↑ Olsen, Eric (2004-06-11). "Soul Man". Today. NBC News. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
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