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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
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Ray Charles
Born 1930-09-23 (95 years ago) in Albany, Georgia USA. Dead 2004-06-10 (73 years).
Height 175 centimeters.
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Genius Loves Company) | 2004 |
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year (Here We Go Again) | 2004 |
| Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (A Song For You) | 1993 |
| Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award | 1991 |
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (I'll Be Good To You) | 1990 |
| Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (Living for the City) | 1975 |
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female (Cryin' Time) | 1966 |
| Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male (The Genius of Ray Charles) | 1960 |
| Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song (Georgia on My Mind) | 1960 |
| Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (Georgia) | 1960 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (Living for the City) | 1975 |
| Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male (Yesterday) | 1967 |
| Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male (Busted) | 1963 |
| Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male (I Can't Stop Loving You) | 1962 |
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music) | 1962 |
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year (I Can't Stop Loving You) | 1962 |
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Genius + Soul = Jazz) | 1961 |
| Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male (Georgia) | 1960 |
| Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song (Georgia) | 1960 |
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year (Georgia) | 1960 |
| Name |
|---|
| Della Beatrice Howard Robinson(Gifta: 1955-04-05–1977-04-26) |
| Eileen Williams(Gifta: 1951-07-31–1952) |
| Norma Pinella(Sambo) |
Charles Wayne Hendricks, Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., David Robinson, Vincent Kotchounian, Robyn Moffett, Ryan Corey Robinson, Alexandra Bertrand, Reatha Butler, Robert Robinson, Evelyn Robinson
Bailey Robinson, Aretha Robinson
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