Ray Charles was one of the great innovators of soul music, integrating R&B, gospel, pop and country to create hits like "Hit the road jack", "Unchain my heart" and " Georgia on my mind." This bind genius was considered one of the greatest artist of all time.
Born in Georgia Sep 23, 1930, Raymond Charles Robinson was a legendary musician who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950's. He's often called the "Father of soul", Ray combined blues, gospel and jazz to create ground breaking hits. He died in 2004, leaving a lasting impression on contemporary music.
Ray was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. His father Bailey Robinson, a mechanic and his mother Aretha robinson a sharecropper, had moved the family to Greenville, Florida when he was an infant. One of the traumatic events in his childhood was witnessing the drowning death of his younger brother.
After the death of his brother Ray soon to gradually lose his sight. He was blind by the age of 7, and his mother sent him to a school for the deaf and blind, in St. Augustine, Florida. This is where he learned to read, write and arrange music in braille. He also learned to play piano, organ, sax,clarinet and trumpet.
His mother died when Ray was 15, and for the year he toured on the "Chitlin ' Circuit" in the south. while on the …show more content…
In 1960's and 70's his releases were a hit or miss but still remained one of the music's most respected stars. In 1980, Ray appeared in the comedy The Blues Brothers. He later received a special honor as one of the first people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. In the early 90's Ray returned to the spot light with several high profile appearances. He recorded Pepsi commercials, singing "You got the right one baby," as his catch phrase. Also performed " We are the World" for the organization USA for Africa along with Billy joel, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper
Born in Georgia Sep 23, 1930, Raymond Charles Robinson was a legendary musician who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950's. He's often called the "Father of soul", Ray combined blues, gospel and jazz to create ground breaking hits. He died in 2004, leaving a lasting impression on contemporary music.
Ray was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. His father Bailey Robinson, a mechanic and his mother Aretha robinson a sharecropper, had moved the family to Greenville, Florida when he was an infant. One of the traumatic events in his childhood was witnessing the drowning death of his younger brother.
After the death of his brother Ray soon to gradually lose his sight. He was blind by the age of 7, and his mother sent him to a school for the deaf and blind, in St. Augustine, Florida. This is where he learned to read, write and arrange music in braille. He also learned to play piano, organ, sax,clarinet and trumpet.
His mother died when Ray was 15, and for the year he toured on the "Chitlin ' Circuit" in the south. while on the …show more content…
In 1960's and 70's his releases were a hit or miss but still remained one of the music's most respected stars. In 1980, Ray appeared in the comedy The Blues Brothers. He later received a special honor as one of the first people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. In the early 90's Ray returned to the spot light with several high profile appearances. He recorded Pepsi commercials, singing "You got the right one baby," as his catch phrase. Also performed " We are the World" for the organization USA for Africa along with Billy joel, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper