A report on Ray Charles
American singer, songwriter and pianist.
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Jamie Foxx
2 linksAmerican actor, comedian, and singer who is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
American actor, comedian, and singer who is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
He subsequently became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, for which he won the Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, becoming the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance.
Drown in My Own Tears
0 linksSong written by Henry Glover.
Song written by Henry Glover.
It is best known in the version released as a single in 1956 by Ray Charles on the Atlantic record label.
Cavalcade of Jazz
4 linksThe first large outdoor jazz entertainment event of its kind produced by an African American, Leon Hefflin, Sr.
The first large outdoor jazz entertainment event of its kind produced by an African American, Leon Hefflin, Sr.
Leon's last concert was held at the Shrine Auditorium on August 3, 1958, with Sam Cooke, Bo Rhambo and Band, Ray Charles, The Cookies, Ernie Freeman and his Band, Little Willie John, The Clark Kids and Sammy Davis Jr.
Impulse! Records
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Taylor achieved early success by signing Ray Charles, who had just ended his contract with Atlantic Records.
Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)
2 linksRomantic ballad written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance.
Romantic ballad written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance.
Ray Charles introduced Van Morrison by starting the first verse before Van's appearance when he was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2003.
Crying Time
1 linksSong from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens.
Song from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens.
It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967.
Louis Jordan
3 linksAmerican saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
James Brown and Ray Charles also said that Jordan's style had an influence on their work.
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
1 linksSpecial issue published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005 and updated in 2011.
Special issue published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005 and updated in 2011.
In both versions of the list, the top three positions are held by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Presley; rounding out the top ten (in descending order) are The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles.
Let's Go Get Stoned
2 linksSong originally recorded by The Coasters in May 1965.
Song originally recorded by The Coasters in May 1965.
It was a 1966 number one R&B hit for American recording artist Ray Charles.
The Great Ray Charles
0 linksThe Great Ray Charles is the second studio album by American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records.