Ray Charles
Born | September 23, 1930 |
Hometown | Albany, Georgia, United States of America |
Net worth | $75 million |
Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
Spouse | Della Beatrice Howard (m 1955 - 1977) , Eileen Williams (m 1951 - 1952) |
Children | Charles Wayne Hendricks , Ray Charles Robinson Jr. , Raenee Robinson , Robyn Moffett , Robert Robinson , Alexandra Bertrand , Evelyn Robinson , David Robinson , Sheila Raye Charles , Vincent Kotchounian , Reatha Butler , Ryan Corey Robinson |
Parents | Aretha Robinson , Bailey Robinson |
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One night in Stockholm half a century ago, Ray Charles delivered a blood-pumping, soul-shaking concert that was almost lost to history
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Tears as the Judds join country music hall of fame day after death of Naomi Judd
Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly.
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Judds, Ray Charles to be inducted into Country Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame will induct Ray Charles and The Judds on Sunday, although the death of Naomi Judd a day earlier will undoubtedly alter the normally celebratory ceremony
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British jazz giant’s saxophones up for auction
Peter King was arguably the country’s finest jazz alto saxophonist and four of his instruments are being sold in Wiltshire.
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‘My karaoke go-to? Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson’: Craig Charles’s honest playlist. The Red Dwarf star and BBC Radio 6 Music presenter gets nostalgic about the Bay City Rollers – and recommends music to get a party started
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Ed Sheeran and Eminem have a close bond thanks to their shared passion for collecting rare cassette tapes.
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Michael Smiley’s teenage obsessions: ‘I heard the Beat and came back to Belfast a rude boy’
Michael Smiley’s teenage obsessions: ‘I heard the Beat and came back to Belfast a rude boy’The comedian and actor on dancing with his mother to Ray Charles, the power of Seamus Heaney’s poetry and how Richard Pryor showed him his future (Clockwise from left) Smiley, Richard Pryor, Ray Charles and Monty Python. Composite: Cristian Solimeno/Getty/Ronald Grant/Netflix
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Ray Charles, The Judds to join Country Music Hall of Fame
R&B legend Ray Charles and Grammy-winning duo The Judds will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
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