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Ray Charles Live Performance
Ray Charles (1930 -2004) was born in Albany, Georgia, at the beginning of the Great Depression. He began to lose his sight in his early childhood, and was completely blind by age seven. At age 15, he was an orphan. At 16, he moved on his own to Seattle, Washington to make a career in music. A gifted pianist and singer, he easily imitated the styles of other popular entertainers, but his career only took off when he found his own unique voice and style. Although he began recording professionally as early as 1950, he hit his stride in the middle of the decade with a groundbreaking fusion of Gospel music and secular Rhythm & Blues, pioneering the sound now known the world over as Soul Music. In a few short years, his hit songs, "I've Got a Woman," "What'd I Say," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Hit the Road, Jack" and "Lonely Avenue" made him an international sensation. Despite his success in the Soul style, he continuously expanded the range of his music, effortlessly crossing
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Ray Charles Live Performance
Ray Charles (1930 -2004) was born in Albany, Georgia, at the beginning of the Great Depression. He began to lose his sight in his early childhood, and was completely blind by age seven. At age 15, he was an orphan. At 16, he moved on his own to Seattle, Washington to make a career in music. A...
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Ray Charles (1930 -2004) was born in Albany, Georgia, at the beginning of the Great Depression. He began to lose his sight in his early childhood, and was completely blind by age seven. At age 15, he was an orphan. At 16, he moved on his own to Seattle, Washington to make a career in music. A gifted pianist and singer, he easily imitated the styles of other popular entertainers, but his career only took off when he found his own unique voice and style. Although he began recording professionally as early as 1950, he hit his stride in the middle of the decade with a groundbreaking fusion of Gospel music and secular Rhythm & Blues, pioneering the sound now known the world over as Soul Music. In a few short years, his hit songs, "I've Got a Woman," "What'd I Say," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Hit the Road, Jack" and "Lonely Avenue" made him an international sensation. Despite his success in the Soul style, he continuously expanded the range of his music, effortlessly crossing
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Ray Charles (1930 -2004) was born in Albany, Georgia, at the beginning of the Great Depression. He began to lose his sight in his early childhood, and was completely blind by age seven. At age 15, he was an orphan. At 16, he moved on his own to Seattle, Washington to make a career in music. A...
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