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Ray Charles

Blues
Early R&B
Soul music
Blind from the age of seven due to glaucoma, Ray Charles threw himself into music to become one of the 20th Century's best-loved and most influential entertainers; highly respected in jazz, blues, gospel and soul circles, while also scoring many pop-soul hits like Hit The Road Jack and I Can't Stop Loving You. Orphaned in his teens, Charles studied classical music but abandoned it to play the blues and jazz he heard on the radio, going on to play piano with various bands in Florida, where he first wore his trademark wraparound sunglasses. In 1947 Charles moved to Seattle, where h...
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You Are My SunshineRay Charles and Margie Hendrix
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I Can't Stop Loving YouRay Charles
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Seven Spanish AngelsRay Charles and Willie Nelson
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I've Got a WomanRay Charles
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That Spirit of ChristmasRay Charles
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What'd I Say, Pts. I & 2Ray Charles
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You Are My SunshineRay Charles and Margie Hendrix

Bone & Bari

3:02

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I Can't Stop Loving YouRay Charles

Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music

4:11

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Seven Spanish AngelsRay Charles and Willie Nelson

Friendship

3:49

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I've Got a WomanRay Charles

Hallelujah I Love Her So

2:51

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That Spirit of ChristmasRay Charles

The Spirit of Christmas

5:06

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What'd I Say, Pts. I & 2Ray Charles

What'd I Say

5:07

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