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?"
Acting (68 movies)
The Blues Brothers
1980
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
The Beatles Forever
1977
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
2008
Ballad in Blue
1965
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
Piano Blues
2003
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Rat Pack
2022
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Rockin' Pianos
2004
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Face of Unity
2014
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Spy Hard
1996
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973
Jazz Evolution
2008
Limit Up
1989
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Swingin' Along
1961
The Statue of Liberty
1985
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978
Love Affair
1994
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
Merci Dorothée !
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
WrestleMania 2
1986
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Quincy Jones - Music Man
2025
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