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Ray Charles Profile

Full Name:	Ray Charles - Contact Ray Charles
Birth Name:	Ray Charles Robinson
Famous As:	Soul singer, pianist
Date of Birth:	September 23, 1930
Place of Birth:	Albany, Georgia, USA
Height:	5' 9
Nationality:	American
Relationships:	Marge Hendricks, Louise Mitchell, Mae-Mosely Lyles, Sandra Jean Betts, Arlette Kotchounian, Mary Anne den Bok
Father:	Bailey Robinson
Mother:	Aretha
Brother(s):	George
Spouse:	Elieen Williams (1951-1952), Della Beatrice Howard (1995-1997)
Son(s):	Charles Hendricks, Vincent Kotchounian, David, Ray Charles, Robert, Corey
Daughter(s):	Evelyn, Raenee, Sheila, Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand, Robyn Moffet
Education:	Attended at St. Augustine School For The Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, FL.
Claim to Fame:	Single I Got a Woman (1954)

Ray Charles News and Gossip

"Dancing with the Stars" Season 11

CBS News - Found Sep. 3, 2010
He has sung with Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles, written songs with Bob Dylan, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga and penned hits for a diverse range of...

SFist Interviews: The Eels' Mark Oliver Everett (aka E)

SFist - Found Sep. 2, 2010
... you might have attended a Sunday Service once or twice in your life. E: Well I?m just doing kind of what Ray Charles used to do in terms of...

Review: ?70s pop stars ?don?t mess up a good thing?

Boston Globe - Found Sep. 1, 2010
... and ?The Shape I?m In?? like he was Larry David channeling Ray Charles. Scaggs took on sultrier numbers, like ?Love T.K.O.,??
Boys of late summer: Meet Dukes of September - Newsday
'70s pop stars 'don't mess up a good thing' - Boston Globe
The boys of late summer: Meet the Dukes of September - Newsday
?70s pop stars ?don?t mess up a good thing? - Boston Globe
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'Dancing With the Stars': Bristol, The Hoff

ABC News - Found Aug. 31, 2010
He has sung with Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles, written songs with Bob Dylan, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga, penned hits for a diverse range of...
'Dancing With the Stars' Cast: Bristol, The Hoff - ABC News
Cast Announced for "Dancing With th... - Salt Lake Tribune
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Books of The Times: The Lives Gained by Fleeing Jim Crow

New York Times - Found Aug. 30, 2010
Dr. Foster?s most famous patient, Ray Charles, would write a song about Dr. Foster?s way of running off with Mr. Charles?s women.

Oh Beautiful

TPMCafe blogs - Found Aug. 26, 2010
Letterman following the attacks, CBS newsman Dan Rather cried briefly as he quoted the fourth verse. Ray Charles is credited with the song's...

20 Questions: Marc Cohn (Features)

PopMatters: The Magazine of Global Culture - Found Aug. 23, 2010
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn tells PopMatters 20 Questions how Ray Charles (channeled through his producer, Jerry Wexler) ...

Listen Up: Weekend Plugs

USA Today - Found Aug. 22, 2010
Classically-trained jazz violinist Howes sketches the outlines while guitarist Ford and one-time Ray Charles organist Bobby Floyd provide the...

Cockatoo Loves Ray Charles

The Presurfer - Found Jul. 24, 2010
I love the music of Ray Charles. So does Frostie the cockatoo. The Presurfer

Ray Charles? Copyrights A Lucrative Biz

Business Opportunities Weblog - Found Jul. 15, 2010
Music legend Ray Charles capitalized on music publishing angle: he began recording a lot of public domain songs, like ?America The Beautiful,?