Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)

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Born: Ray Charles Robinson on Sep 23, 1930 in Albany, GA, USA

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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician known as Ray Charles (to avoid confusion with champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson). 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,” although Charles downplayed this notion.

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Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2007 Rock'n'Roll Orginals Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Las 101 Canciones Del Cine Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 100 Hits: Soul Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Yesterday: 20 Versions Compilation Various Artists 2
2007 25 ans avant Nova Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Pozytywne Wibracje, Volume 9 Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Atlantic Soul 1959-1975 Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Kino De Luxe: Der Soundtrack: FOCUS Edition Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Men in Song Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Ray Charles Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Route 66 - The USA Music Story - Rock'n'Roll Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 Stockings by the Fire Compilation Various Artists 1
2007 The Pomus & Shuman Story Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 The GRAMMYS: 50th Anniversary Collection Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Legend: The Best Of Compilation Willie Nelson 1
2008 The Very Best of Smooth Jazz Compilation Various Artists 2
2008 Beginner's Guide to Jazz Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Gospel Greats: Voices From Heaven: Trilogy Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Beginner's Guide to Blues Music Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 L'Intégrale Jazz Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Putumayo Presents: A Jazz & Blues Christmas Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Klara Off Beat: A Jef Neve Jazz Compilation Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Rock'n'Roll Jukebox Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 Superhits Collection Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 The Best Love Ever Compilation Various Artists 1
2008 The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Makin' Whoopee Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 100 tubes Soul Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Ultimate Blues Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Uncut: Woke Up This Morning - 15 Blues Classics Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 100 hits RTL des 50 dernières années Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Letters to Santa Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2009 Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer "The Dream's on Me" Compilation Johnny Mercer 1
2009 Christmas With Sinatra and Friends Compilation Frank Sinatra 1
2009 Histoire du piano jazz Compilation Various Artists 1
2009 Pop Memories of the '60s: My Special Angel Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 Die Hit-Giganten: Legenden Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 The History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 3: The Rock'n'roll Years 1952-1957 Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 Step Right Up (Mojo Cover Disc July 2010 - Tom Waits Collection) Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 Jazz: Le coffret idéal Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 ...Featuring Compilation Norah Jones 4 3
2010 Atlantic Jazz: Piano Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 Best of Compilation Lara Fabian 3 2
2010 Blues Spirit Compilation Various Artists 1
2010 The Passion of Producer Ruckus Compilation DJ Whiteowl pres. Uncle Ruck 1
2010 The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Collection Ever! Compilation Various Artists 1

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