Ray Charles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 23, 1930
- Died
- June 10, 2004 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Albany, Georgia, USA
Biography
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
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Filmography
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
They All Came Out to Montreux
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Piano Greats at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Face of Unity
Movie · as Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
Movie · as Self
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Movie · as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
Movie · as Self
Jazz Evolution
Movie · as Self - Piano, Vocals
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Movie · as Self
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
Movie · as Self
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Movie · as Self
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
Movie · as Self
Fats and Friends
Movie · as Self
Rolling With the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
Movie · as Self
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
Movie · as Self
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
Movie · as Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
Movie · as Self
Rockin' Pianos
Movie · as Self
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Movie · as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
Movie · as Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Movie · as Self
Piano Blues
Movie · as Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
Movie · as Self
The Blues
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
Movie · as Self
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
Movie · as Self
CMT Crossroads
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ray Charles - In Concert
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blue's Big Musical Movie
Movie · as G-Clef (voice)
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Movie · as Self
Spy Hard
Movie · as Busdriver
Saturday Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie · as Self - Performer
The World of Jim Henson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
Movie · as Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The Nanny
TV · as Sammy · 4 eps
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Ray Charles · 1 ep
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie · as Self
A Party For Richard Pryor
Movie · as Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Movie · as Self
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Movie · as Self
Lennon: A Tribute
Movie
Wings
TV · as Ray Charles · 1 ep
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Ray Charles
Limit Up
Movie · as Julius
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Movie · as Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Movie · as Self
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Téléthon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Super Dave
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
Movie · as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Movie · as Self
The Statue of Liberty
Movie · as Self - Composer
Moonlighting
TV · as Ray Charles · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 2 eps
I Love Quincy
Movie · as Self
Salute to Lady Liberty
Movie
Who's the Boss?
TV · as Ray Charles · 1 ep
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
Movie · as Ray Charles
Hallelujah Gospel
Movie · as Self
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Arthur Tibbits · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
Movie · as Self
Lynda Carter's Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Blues Brothers
Movie · as Ray
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
Movie · as Self
John Schneider: Back Home
Movie · as Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
Movie · as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Movie · as Self
The Second Barry Manilow Special
Movie · as Self
50 Years of Country Music
Movie · as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bio’s Bahnhof
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Beatles Forever
Movie · as Self
Cher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host & Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Smothers Brothers Show
TV · 1 ep
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
Movie · as Self
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Musikladen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Johnny Cash Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
Movie · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Ballad in Blue
Movie · as Self
The Big T.N.T. Show
Movie · as Self
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Shindig!
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Swingin' Along
Movie · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep