Ray Charles's Popular Music Videos
![Watch What'd I Say (feat. Billy Preston) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 3, 1967] music video by Ray Charles & The Raelettes](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video115/v4/1b/4c/17/1b4c17bd-5602-7d0e-acb3-22f748ae1f51/21UMGIM76252.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch What'd I Say (feat. Billy Preston) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 3, 1967] music video by Ray Charles & The Raelettes")
About Ray Charles
Hometown
Albany, GA, United States
Born
September 23, 1930
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
There are few musicians in modern pop music who can truly be called "genius," but in the case of Ray Charles, the term applies. His innovative singing, drawing on both gospel and pop, has inspired legions of great singers. With a long, prolific recording career that began in 1949, Charles became perhaps the finest interpreter of pop music in the postwar years. A gifted pianist, songwriter, and vocalist, he was a master of every style he attempted, be it R&B, country, blues, or soul. The man who wrote such indelible R&B classics as "I Got a Woman" and "What'd I Say" passed away in 2004, a legend several times over. The same year, a remarkable performance by Jamie Foxx in the biopic Ray served as a fitting cinematic eulogy. ~ Rovi Staff
Ray Charles has also released music as a member of Quincy Jones and His Orchestra and Ray Charles Trio.
Musical InfluencesRay Charles's musical influences include George Gershwin, Hank Snow, Hoagy Carmichael and more.
Influenced by Ray CharlesRay Charles has influenced the music of Norah Jones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and more.
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