Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 23, 1930
Died
Jun 10, 2004
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia, USA
Credits
125 titles
Ray Charles
Biography
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?"
Known For
Filmography
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
Self (archive footage)
CATFISH
Music
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Piano Greats at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self (archival footage)
Face of Unity
Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
Self
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
Self
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano, Vocals
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Self
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Self
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
Self
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
Self
Fats and Friends
Self
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
Self
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
Self
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self (archive footage)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Self
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
Self
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Self
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Self
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Self (archive footage)
Rockin' Pianos
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
Self
The Blues
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
Self
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
Self
CMT Crossroads
Self
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Star Academy
Self
Ray Charles - In Concert
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Blue's Big Musical Movie
G-Clef (voice)