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Ray Charles (23 Sep 1930 - 10 Jun 2004)

Male Person - United States soul musician, singer and songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (469)

Official

Album

  1. The Great Ray Charles Aug 1957
  2. Ray Charles (Hallelujah I Love Her So) 1957
  3. Yes Indeed! Oct 1958
  4. The Genius of Ray Charles Oct 1959
  5. What’d I Say 1959
  6. The Genius Hits the Road 1960
  7. The Genius After Hours 03 Oct 1961
  8. The Genius Sings the Blues Nov 1961
  9. Dedicated to You 1961
  10. Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961
  11. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Apr 1962
  12. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume 2 Oct 1962
  13. Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul 1963
  14. Sweet & Sour Tears Mar 1964
  15. Have a Smile With Me Jun 1964
  16. The Sensational Ray Charles 1965
  17. Together Again 1965
  18. Crying Time 1966
  19. Ray’s Moods 1966
  20. Invites You to Listen Jun 1967
  21. A Portrait of Ray 1968
  22. I’m All Yours Baby! Feb 1969
  23. Doing His Thing 1969
  24. Love Country Style Jun 1970
  25. My Kind of Jazz 1970
  26. Volcanic Action of My Soul 1971
  27. A Message From the People 1972
  28. Through the Eyes of Love 1972
  29. Jazz Number II 1972
  30. Come Live With Me 1974
  31. My Kind Of Jazz Part 3 Oct 1975
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Album - Live

  1. Ray Charles at Newport 1958
  2. In Person 1960
  3. Live in Concert Jan 1965
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Album - Compilation

  1. Do the Twist! With Ray Charles Nov 1961
  2. Greatest Hits 1962
  3. The Ray Charles Story, Volume One 1962
  4. The Ray Charles Story, Volume 2 1962
  5. The Ray Charles Story, Volume 3 1962
  6. The Sensational Ray Charles 12 Aug 1963
  7. The Ray Charles Story, Volume 4 1964
  8. The Incomparable Ray Charles 1964
  9. A Man and His Soul 1967
  10. Ray Charles 1967
  11. The Best of Ray Charles 1970
  12. A 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles 1971
  13. Star‐Collection 1973
  14. The World of Ray Charles 1974
  15. Ray Charles, Volume II 1974
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Promotion

Other

  1. Nothing but the Blues
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Relationships (6)

Collaborator On

  1. USA for Africa

Member Of

  1. Listen Up
  2. Ray Charles and His Orchestra
  3. The Maxim Trio lead vocals, piano
  4. Quincy Jones and His Orchestra

Romantically Involved With

  1. Margie Hendrix

Recordings by (1,671)

  1. See See Rider 2:35 (1949)
  2. What Have I Done 2:47 (1949)
  3. Honey, Honey 2:43 (1949)
  4. She’s on the Ball 2:33 (1949)
  5. I’m Glad for Your Sake 2:49 (Feb 1952)
  6. Kissa Me Baby 3:09 (Feb 1952)
  7. Funny (But I Still Love You) 3:05 (1953) mono
  8. Mess Around 2:41 (1953)
  9. Blackjack 2:20 (1955)
  10. Greenbacks 2:39 (1955)
  11. This Little Girl of Mine 2:35 (1955)
  12. A Fool for You 3:05 (1955)
  13. Mary Ann 2:47 (Feb 1956)
  14. Drown in My Own Tears 3:20 (Feb 1956)
  15. Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:35 (May 1956)
  16. What Would I Do Without You 2:37 (May 1956)
  17. It Should’ve Been Me 2:39 (1956)
  18. I’ve Got a Woman 2:48 (1956)
  19. I Surrender Dear 5:08 (Aug 1957) stereo
  20. My Melancholy Baby 4:25 (Aug 1957) stereo
  21. Doodlin’ 5:55 (Aug 1957) stereo
  22. The Ray 3:56 (Aug 1957) mono
  23. Black Coffee 5:28 (Aug 1957) mono
  24. There’s No You 4:44 (Aug 1957) mono
  25. Sweet Sixteen Bars 4:04 (Aug 1957) mono
  26. Undecided 3:36 (Aug 1957) mono
  27. Come Back Baby 3:07 (1957)
  28. Don’t You Know 2:36 (1957)
  29. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 2:35 (1957)
  30. Ain’t That Love 2:53 (1957)
  31. Losing Hand 3:12 (1957)
  32. Sinner’s Prayer 3:24 (1957)
  33. Its All Right 2:18 (Oct 1958)
  34. I Want to Know 2:11 (Oct 1958)
  35. Yes Indeed 2:16 (Oct 1958)
  36. Get on the Right Track Baby 2:23 (Oct 1958)
  37. Talkin’ About You 2:50 (Oct 1958)
  38. Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ’bout That River) 2:18 (Oct 1958)
  39. Lonely Avenue 2:36 (Oct 1958)
  40. The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again 2:39 (Oct 1958)
  41. I Had a Dream 2:55 (Oct 1958)
  42. I Want a Little Girl 2:53 (Oct 1958)
  43. Heartbreaker 2:53 (Oct 1958)
  44. Leave My Woman Alone 2:40 (Oct 1958)
  45. Night Time Is the Right Time 4:01 (1958) stereo
  46. I Got a Woman 6:19 (1958) stereo
  47. Talkin’ ’bout You 4:19 (1958) stereo
  48. Sherry 4:23 (1958) stereo
  49. Blues Waltz 6:28 (1958) stereo
  50. In A Little Spanish Town 3:54 (1958) stereo
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. The Things That I Used to Do 3:01 Guitar Slim (Dec 1953)
  2. My Melancholy Baby 4:25 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 2:35 Ray Charles (1957)
  4. Ain’t That Love 2:53 Ray Charles (1957)

Instruments

  1. The Things That I Used to Do 3:01 Guitar Slim (Dec 1953) piano
  2. Mess Around 2:41 Ray Charles (1953) piano
  3. Blackjack 2:20 Ray Charles (1955) piano
  4. There’s No You 4:44 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  5. Doodlin’ 5:55 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  6. The Ray 3:56 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  7. Sweet Sixteen Bars 4:04 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  8. I Surrender Dear 5:08 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) celesta, piano
  9. Undecided 3:36 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  10. Black Coffee 5:28 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  11. My Melancholy Baby 4:25 Ray Charles (Aug 1957) piano
  12. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 2:35 Ray Charles (1957) piano
  13. Ain’t That Love 2:53 Ray Charles (1957) piano
  14. I Want a Little Girl 2:53 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  15. Get on the Right Track Baby 2:23 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  16. Yes Indeed 2:16 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  17. The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again 2:39 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  18. Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ’Bout That River) 2:18 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  19. Its All Right 2:18 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  20. I Want to Know 2:11 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  21. Talkin’ About You 2:50 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  22. Lonely Avenue 2:36 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano
  23. I Had a Dream 2:55 Ray Charles (Oct 1958) piano

Vocals

  1. It Should've Been Me 2:43 Ray Charles and His Orchestra ; Memphis Curtis (17 May 1953) additional, lead vocals
  2. Mess Around 2:41 Ray Charles (1953)
  3. Blackjack 2:20 Ray Charles (1955)
  4. Hold 'em Joe 3:03 Harry Belafonte (1955) choir vocals
  5. Undecided 3:36 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  6. The Ray 3:56 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  7. Black Coffee 5:28 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  8. There’s No You 4:44 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  9. Sweet Sixteen Bars 4:04 Ray Charles (Aug 1957)
  10. Ain’t That Love 2:53 Ray Charles (1957)
  11. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 2:35 Ray Charles (1957)
  12. Yes Indeed 2:16 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  13. Leave My Woman Alone 2:40 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  14. Its All Right 2:18 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  15. I Want to Know 2:11 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  16. Get on the Right Track Baby 2:23 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  17. Talkin’ About You 2:50 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  18. Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ’Bout That River) 2:18 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  19. Lonely Avenue 2:36 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  20. The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again 2:39 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  21. I Had a Dream 2:55 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  22. I Want a Little Girl 2:53 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)
  23. Heartbreaker 2:53 Ray Charles (Oct 1958)

Credited as (282)

  1. Ray Charles
  2. Ray Charles & Dee Dee Bridgewater
  3. Ray Charles & Betty Carter
  4. Lara Fabian & Ray Charles
  5. Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
  6. Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles
  7. Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
  8. Barbra Streisand & Ray Charles
  9. Ray Charles & B.B. King
  10. Ray Charles & Van Morrison
  11. Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra
  12. James Brown, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino & B.B. King
  13. Ray Charles with Betty Carter
  14. Ray Charles with Aretha Franklin
  15. Ray Charles with Willie Nelson
  16. Ray Charles with Hank Williams, Jr.
  17. Ray Charles with The Blues Brothers
  18. Lou Rawls with Ray Charles
  19. Ray Charles & Hank Williams, Jr.
  20. Ray Charles with the Blues Brothers
  21. Lou Rawls & Ray Charles
  22. INXS & Ray Charles
  23. Van Morrison with Ray Charles
  24. Ray Charles with Take 6
  25. Ray Charles with Poncho Sanchez
  26. Ray Charles with Norah Jones
  27. Ray Charles with James Taylor
  28. Ray Charles with Diana Krall
  29. Ray Charles with Elton John
  30. Ray Charles with Natalie Cole
  31. Ray Charles with Bonnie Raitt
  32. Ray Charles with Michael McDonald
  33. Ray Charles with B.B. King
  34. Ray Charles with Gladys Knight
  35. Ray Charles with Johnny Mathis
  36. Ray Charles with Van Morrison
  37. Ray Charles vs. DIO
  38. Johnny Cash feat. Ray Charles
  39. Ray Charles feat. Diana Krall
  40. George Jones feat. Ray Charles & Chet Atkins
  41. Ray Charles feat. Hank Williams, Jr.
  42. Ray Charles feat. George Jones & Chet Atkins
  43. Ray Charles feat. Janie Fricke
  44. Ray Charles feat. B.J. Thomas
  45. Ray Charles feat. Ricky Skaggs
  46. Ray Charles feat. Mickey Gilley
  47. Ray Charles feat. Merle Haggard
  48. Ray Charles feat. Johnny Cash
  49. Ray Charles feat. Willie Nelson
  50. Ray Charles feat. the Oak Ridge Boys
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Works (157)

Wrote

  1. Sherry
  2. Swanee River Rock
  3. Hallelujah I Love Him So
  4. Polkarama!
  5. The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)
  6. Understanding
  7. It's Alright
  8. Strada della tristezza
  9. What Have I Done
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Composed

  1. I Choose to Sing the Blues (1966)
  2. Zeg niet nee
  3. Blue Genius
  4. X-Ray Blues
  5. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  6. This Little Girl of Mine
  7. Talkin’ ’bout You
  8. Ray’s Blues
  9. Blue Funk
  10. What Have I Done
  11. Them That Got
  12. A Fool for You
  13. I Believe to My Soul
  14. What’d I Say
  15. Roll With My Baby
  16. I Got a Woman / Amen
  17. Introductions Continued / What'd I Say / School Days
  18. Alone in the City
  19. Jumpin' in the Morning
  20. That’s Enough
  21. Ain’t That Love
  22. Kissa Me Baby
  23. ホワット・アイ・セイ
  24. Let’s Go
  25. Booty-Butt
  26. Our Suite
  27. Sweet Sixteen Bars
  28. Blues Waltz
  29. Hot Rod
  30. Nobody Cares
  31. Mr. Charles’ Blues
  32. Some Day Baby
  33. I Wonder Who
  34. The Genius After Hours
  35. Dawn Ray
  36. Joyride
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Lyrics

  1. I Choose to Sing the Blues (1966)
  2. What Have I Done
  3. I'm Going Down to the River
  4. Ray’s Blues
  5. Est-ce que tu le sais ?
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Ray Charles
  2. Golden Stag Festival time

Guest Performer At

  1. 11e cérémonie des Victoires de la Musique

Links (30)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.raycharles.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb135222524
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50055897
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6nk3jsn
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ray-charles
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118675605
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-55897
  7. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/ray-charles/
  8. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1101009

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Ray+Charles

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/379726

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/30552

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000046861

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153124/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/103647937

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544387

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/754

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1eYhYunlNJlDoQhtYBvPsi
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1342

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/160926

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/9572
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/160926

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/ray_charles.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray_Charles_classic_piano_pose.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/2ce02909-598b-44ef-a456-151ba0a3bd70

Social Networking

  1. https://www.instagram.com/official.raycharles/
  2. https://www.facebook.com/RayCharles

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/raycharles

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/raycharleslegacy

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/raycharlestv