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Ray Charles

Actor

Ray Charles

1930 – 2004Albany, Georgia, USA⇄ Compară

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?"

Născut

23 septembrie 1930

Zodie

Balanță

Decedat

10 iunie 2004

Locul nașterii

Albany, Georgia, USA

Filme

71

Activ

1961 – 2004

Ani de carieră

43+

Film iconic

Frații Blues

Universul filmelor sale

Muzică39%
Documentar29%
Comedie7%
Film TV7%
Familie6%
Dramă2%
Fantasy2%
Acțiune2%
Istoric2%
Romantic1%
Animație1%
Crimă1%
Mister1%

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