Ray Charles Musician singer-songwriter composer arranger

Ray Charles is a 73 years old Musician singer-songwriter composer arranger from Albany. Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 (died on June 10, 2004, he was 73 years old) in Albany as Raymond Charles Robinson. His nickname was Robinson Ray Charles.

About

Is Ray Charles still alive?

No, he died on 06/10/2004, 20 years ago. He was 73 years old when he died. Cause of death: liver cancer. He died in Beverly Hills and buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery .

Works

Ray Charles Albums (73)

There are 73 albums of Ray Charles.

His last album Pop Classics released 3 years 3 months ago. When Pop Classics released, he was 90 years old. This album contains 4 tracks

His first album Ray Charles (aka: Hallelujah, I Love Her So) released 67 years ago, he was 26 years old when this album released. There were 14 songs in this album.

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Popular Ray Charles Songs

1. I've Got A Woman (American Classics, released 8 years ago)
2. Hallelujah, I Love Her So (100 Greatest 50s, released 4 years ago)
3. What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2 (What'd I Say, released 65 years ago)
4. I Can't Stop Loving You (Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vols 1 & 2, released 15 years ago)
5. Mess Around (100 Greatest 50s, released 4 years ago)
6. Here We Go Again (Best of Jazz, released 5 years ago)
7. It Had To Be You (Great American Songbook, released 6 years ago)
8. Come Rain Or Come Shine (The Genius Of Ray Charles, released 65 years ago)
9. Drown In My Own Tears (Ray Charles (aka: Hallelujah, I Love Her So), released 67 years ago)
10. Hit The Road Jack (Zou bisou bisou, released 6 years ago)

Ray Charles Movies (34)

There are 34 movies of Ray Charles.

His first feature film was The Blues Brothers (1980, as Ray). He was 49 when he starred in this movie. Since 1980, he has appeared in 34 feature films. The last one is Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra (2012). In this movie, we watched him in the himself character .

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Ray Charles movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Ray	The Blues Brothers (1980)	49
Busdriver	Spy Hard (1996)	65
Himself	I Am Not Your Negro (2017)	86
	Ray Charles: Live At Montreux (2008)	67
	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)	73
Himself	Love Affair (1994)	64
Himself	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)	60
Himself	Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On (2008)	77
Himself	Tom Dowd & The Language of Music (2004)	73
G-Clef	Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000)	70
Himself	The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)	35
	Piano Blues (2003)	72
Himself	Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land (2004)	74
Piano	Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)	60
Himself	Face of Unity (2014)	83
	Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963 (2004)	74
Self	Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built (2007)	76
Himself	Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)	73
Himself	Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' (2003)	72
Ray Charles	Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)	58
	Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me (1979)	48
Julius	Limit Up (1989)	59
himself	Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir (2006)	76
	The Blues - Piano Blues (2003)	73
Himself	Listen Up: The Lives Of Quincy Jones (1990)	60
Lui même	Fats Domino : Walking To New-Orleans Live (2007)	76
Piano - Vocals	Jazz Evolution (2008)	77
himself	Ballad in Blue (1965)	35
Himself	Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973)	42
Himself	Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony (1981)	50
	Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival (2002)	71
Himself	The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles (2002)	71
	Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 (2006)	0
himself	Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra (2012)	82

Ray Charles TV Shows (21)

His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

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Awards (7)

Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987 , awarded National Medal of Arts in 1993 , awarded Library of Congress Living Legend in 2000 , awarded Ordre des arts et des lettres , awarded Florida Artists Hall of Fame ,

What was Ray's zodiac sign?

Ray Charles zodiac sign was libra.

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