Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.”
Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
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The Nanny
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Who's the Boss?
The Carol Burnett Show
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Moonlighting
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St. Elsewhere
Wings
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CMT Crossroads
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
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The Flip Wilson Show
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The John Larroquette Show
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Musikladen
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Star Academy
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The Midnight Special
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The Midnight Special
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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
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Kraft Music Hall
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Hollywood Palace
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Super Dave
Victoires de la musique
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The Blues Brothers
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Cher
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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
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Shindig!
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Téléthon
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The Blues
Spy Hard
Busdriver
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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The Smothers Brothers Show
The Greatest Night in Pop
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Love Affair
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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I Am Not Your Negro
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The World of Jim Henson
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
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Ray Charles: Live At Montreux
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Merci Dorothée !
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The Statue of Liberty
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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Rat Pack
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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Limit Up
Julius
Like A Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
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Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
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The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
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Ballad in Blue
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
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John Schneider: Back Home
I Love Quincy
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Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
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Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
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Face of Unity
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The Big T.N.T. Show
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Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Blue's Big Musical Movie
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Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
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Piano Blues
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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
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Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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Piano Greats at the BBC
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The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
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Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
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Jazz Evolution
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Lynda Carter's Celebration
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Swingin' Along
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Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
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Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
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Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
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Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
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Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
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Rockin' Pianos
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Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
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Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
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Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
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The Beatles Forever
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Saturday Night Live
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Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Second Barry Manilow Special
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Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
Ray Charles - In Concert
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Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
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Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
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The Dick Cavett Show
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Champs-Elysées
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Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Sacrée soirée
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Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
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Hallelujah Gospel
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Le monde est à vous
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Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
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The Johnny Cash Show
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Bio’s Bahnhof
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Fats and Friends
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