Ray Charles
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-09-23 (74 years old)
Deathday
2004-06-10
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia USA
Also known As
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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 i...
Acting
1980
as Ray
1990
1968
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
as Self
2008
1995
as Self
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1965
as Himself
2002
1965
as Self
2003
as Self
2004
2001
as Self
1984
as Self
2003
2006
2000
as G-Clef (voice)
2007
1988
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1989
as Ray Charles
1995
as Self - Performer
1998
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2004
as Self
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Self
2023
1996
as Busdriver
2004
2007
2007
2004
as Self (archive footage)
2008
as Self - Piano, Vocals
1989
as Julius
1990
2004
as Self (archive footage)
2012
2008
2004
2006
2011
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1985
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1961
as Self
1985
as Self - Composer
1993
as Self
2001
as Self (archive footage)
2001
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1980
1986
2004
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1981
as Self
1978
1994
as Self
2009
as Self (archive footage)
1983
as Self
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2025
2021
as Self (archival footage)
-
as Himself
1986
as Self
Production
1962
as Music
1982
as Music Consultant
1967
as Vocals
2024
as Music
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