Ray Charles

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composer human pianist record producer singer songwriter

Ray Charles was a pioneering American singer, songwriter, and pianist whose fusion of gospel, blues, and jazz helped create soul music and made him one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

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Label Occurrences
Ray Charles canonical 133
Ray Charles (singer) and Julia Rinker 1
Ray Charles Robinson 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
birthDate 1930-09-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Albany, Georgia ⓘ
surface form: Albany, Georgia, United States
causeOfDeath liver disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2004-06-10 ⓘ
disability blindness ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Robinson ⓘ
founded Tangerine Records ⓘ
fullName Ray Charles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ray Charles Robinson
gender male ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
givenName Ray ⓘ
hasSignatureSong Georgia on My Mind ⓘ
influenced Aretha Franklin ⓘ
Billy Joel ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
Van Morrison ⓘ
influencedBy blues musicians ⓘ
gospel music traditions ⓘ
influencedGenre rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Georgia Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ
notableAlbum Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music ⓘ
The Genius Sings the Blues ⓘ
The Genius of Ray Charles ⓘ
notableFor pioneering the development of soul music ⓘ
notableWork Georgia on My Mind ⓘ
Hit the Road Jack ⓘ
I Got a Woman ⓘ
Mess Around ⓘ
Unchain My Heart ⓘ
What'd I Say ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills ⓘ
surface form: Beverly Hills, California, United States
portrayedBy Jamie Foxx ⓘ
raisedIn Greenville, Florida ⓘ
surface form: Greenville, Florida, United States
recordLabel ABC Records ⓘ
surface form: ABC-Paramount Records

Atlantic Records ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
significantEvent lost his sight completely by age seven ⓘ
stageName Ray Charles self-link ⓘ
stateSongOf Georgia on My Mind ⓘ
surface form: Georgia on My Mind is the official state song of Georgia, performed famously by Ray Charles
subjectOf film Ray ⓘ

Referenced by (138)

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Willie Nelson → associatedAct → Ray Charles ⓘ
Chaka Khan → associatedAct → Ray Charles ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance → notableWinner → Ray Charles ⓘ
Nice Jazz Festival → hasParticipant → Ray Charles ⓘ
Grammy Hall of Fame Award → hasNotableInductee → Ray Charles ⓘ
Atlantic Records → notableArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Every Day I Have the Blues → notableVersionBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Georgia on My Mind → notablePerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
Georgia on My Mind → bestKnownVersionBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Georgia on My Mind → mostFamousRecordingArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
I’m Sitting on Top of the World → hasNotableRecordingBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Sitting on Top of the World
Eleanor Rigby → hasCoverVersionBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Willie → collaboratedWith → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: Willie Nelson
In the Heat of the Night → titleSongPerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
Ray Charles → fullName → Ray Charles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ray Charles Robinson
Ray Charles → stageName → Ray Charles self-link ⓘ
Inglewood Park Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Ray Charles ⓘ
Billy Joel → influencedBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
I’ll Be Good to You with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles → performer → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: I'll Be Good to You
I’ll Be Good to You with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles → vocalist → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: I'll Be Good to You
I’ll Be Good to You with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles → partOf → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: I'll Be Good to You
this entity surface form: Ray Charles discography
Ahmet Ertegun → workedWith → Ray Charles ⓘ
Quincy Jones → collaboratedWith → Ray Charles ⓘ
Gold Digger → writer → Ray Charles ⓘ
Gold Digger → sampledArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Jamie Foxx → portrayed → Ray Charles ⓘ
Capitol Studios → recordedArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
We Are the World → vocalPerformanceBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Uline Arena → notablePerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
Lorraine Motel → notableGuest → Ray Charles ⓘ
Phil Ramone → workedWith → Ray Charles ⓘ
Nesuhi Ertegun → producedForArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Just for a Thrill → notableRecordingBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
James Ingram → associatedAct → Ray Charles ⓘ
47th Annual Grammy Awards → mostAwardsRecipient → Ray Charles ⓘ
47th Annual Grammy Awards → recordOfTheYearPerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
47th Annual Grammy Awards → albumOfTheYearArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Lalo Schifrin → workedWith → Ray Charles ⓘ
Regal Theater, Chicago → hostedPerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
2nd Annual Grammy Awards → notableWinner → Ray Charles ⓘ
Greenville, Florida → hasNotablePerson → Ray Charles ⓘ
ABC-Paramount → notableArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Worried Life Blues → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Lowell Fulson → associatedAct → Ray Charles ⓘ
Lowell Fulson → influenced → Ray Charles ⓘ
You Are My Sunshine → notableRecordingArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
Beale Street Blues → notableRecordingBy → Ray Charles ⓘ
Atlantic → signedArtist → Ray Charles ⓘ
subject surface form: Atlantic Records
How Long Has This Been Going On? → hasNotablePerformer → Ray Charles ⓘ
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Ray Charles ⓘ