Ray Charles
Acting
- Born:
- 1930-09-23
- Died:
- 2004-06-10
- Place of birth:
- Albany, Georgia, USA
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
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Merci Dorothée !
The Greatest Night in Pop
They All Came Out to Montreux
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Rat Pack
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Face of Unity
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
Jazz Evolution
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Rolling With the Blues
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
Fats and Friends
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Rockin' Pianos
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Piano Blues
The Blues
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
CMT Crossroads
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Star Academy
Ray Charles - In Concert
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Blue's Big Musical Movie
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Saturday Live
Spy Hard
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
The World of Jim Henson
Love Affair
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
The Nanny
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
The John Larroquette Show
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
A Party For Richard Pryor
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Lennon: A Tribute
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Wings
Limit Up
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Téléthon
Super Dave
Le monde est à vous
Sacrée soirée
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Victoires de la musique
The Statue of Liberty
Moonlighting
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Who's the Boss?
Salute to Lady Liberty
I Love Quincy
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
Hallelujah Gospel
St. Elsewhere
Champs-Elysées
Lynda Carter's Celebration
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
John Schneider: Back Home
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
The Blues Brothers
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
The Kennedy Center Honors
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
The Second Barry Manilow Special
Bio’s Bahnhof
50 Years of Country Music
The Beatles Forever
Saturday Night Live
Cher
The Smothers Brothers Show
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
Musikladen
The Midnight Special
The Flip Wilson Show
The Johnny Cash Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Big T.N.T. Show
Ballad in Blue
Shindig!
The Hollywood Palace
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Swingin' Along
Kraft Music Hall
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer