Ray Charles
Widely considered to be a musical genius, Ray Charles found success in nearly every conceivable genre of music, and also pioneered his own: soul. Despite being blind for nearly his entire life, and fighting a decades-long drug habit, Ray Charles still won multiple Grammy Awards, had a successful television and film career, and performed at two Presidential inaugurations. Please post all of your questions concerning this American legend into this category.
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RobinRay married twice. Eileen Williams: July 31, 1951 to 1952, and Della Beatrice Howard Robinson from April 5, 1955 to 1977.
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Yes, a frequent visitor. From 1963 to at leat 2001
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Yes, he went to rehab for his 20 year long heroin addiction.
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Ray Charles was a very famous black blind jazz pianist. see http://www.answers.com/Ray+Charles
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A Fender Rhodes, the same he played in The Blues Brothers
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It seems that Ray Charles had Glaucoma. He started to go blind when he was five, and completely lost his sight when he was...
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Its a long story.... here it goes. When Ray was 7, He went to the lake with his 5 year old brother. They were specifically told...
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he didn't die of cancer he dies of acute liver disease
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He was arrested and booked yes, but he served no actual prison sentence.
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No...it was an accidental drowning
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He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and sang gospel music combined with the Blues and jazz.
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The lead female vocalist in the song 'Hit the Road Jack' by Ray Charles was Margie Hendricks.
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being a lumberjack in the mid 1950's.
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Yes. Ray Charles died on June 10, 2004 right before his auto-biographical movie 'Ray' came out. He was 73 years of age
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Any of the following websites may be able to provide the value of your album: www.neatstuff.net/records/Records.html ...
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If your talking about the first manger he was fired
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Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 and died on June 10, 2004. Ray Charles would have been 73 years old at the time of...
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Ray Charles was addicted to the drug Herion. His addiction soon got him arrested and a major lawsuit was pressed. He went for...
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yes. july 2004 i believe.
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Ray Charles played the piano. He's most known for hits like "Hit the Road Jack" and "Georgia". The movie "Ray" starring Jamie...
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Because he is a blind, black pianist whose brother died when he was like 7 and he was addicted to heroine for 7 years. so for the...
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sorry can't tell u
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Ray Charles died on June 10, 2004 at the age of 73.
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He had two wives one was named Della Bea, potrayed in movie by Kerri Washington. He had three children with her. They were...
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yes because i saw it and he been marrie 3 times
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Ray Charles wore sunglasses because when he was only 5 years old he witnessed the drowing of his younger brother. Soon after he...
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Charlie (Or Charley), Chas (Or Chaz), Chip, Chuck, Chick, or Charlot, Chuckles, Charcoal, Charlita, Chad.charlie horse. charlie...
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Music Price Guide is a good place to both auction your records and see what they're worth. On Amazon there's a book titled the...
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5' 9" tall (from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153124/bio) PAUL SEARLE
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Ray Charles became blind when he seen a tragic death of his younger brother drowning in his mothers washing Ben. Ray Charles...
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In addition to writing over 60 different songs and having many hits, Ray Charles was a role model for blind people, showing that...
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He was known to play the pooper scooper, the piano, the toilet paper roll.
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His brother drowned in the water tub his mom used to wash clothes. Ray Charles was the only one who witnessed his brother's...
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his favortie dessert was chocalte cake
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Born in 1930, Charles started to lose his sight in 1935, and was completely blind by 1937. The cause is thought to have been...
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Ray Charles was educated at the school of St. Augestine for the blind.
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freaky ones ray bands im not sure but a gtood way to xhec is search sunglaseand ray Charles but best guswe is Raybands they are...
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St.Augustine School For the Blind
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heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh......
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Ray Charles was African/American but lived in America.
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I think his contribution to society was that Ray Charles overcame a lot. He was blind and became a very famous musician. He had...
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I recently saw a film on Ray Charles and he was told to be loosing his eyesight around the ages of 7and8.
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The dates for Ray Charles Robinson were September 23, 1930-June 10, 2004. Well before his death at the age of 73 years 3 months...
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George Charles (Ray's brother) drowned when young Ray was just 6 years old.
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They said it was from glaucoma and it might have been an infection in his eyes caused by soapy water when he was a little boy at...
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One of these: Hit the Road, JackI Can't Stop Loving YouThey were his only Number 1 Hits.
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What'd I Say Hit the Road JackI'm BustedGeorgia on my Mind
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so after his bro died he got an eye infection. making him go blind. .... :(
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He was taught before he went blind, but could play by touch and could tell the note by sound
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His family moved to Florida in his infancy
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ray Charles died 6/10/2004 whaen he was 73 years old
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Ray Charles died of Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) at his home in Beverly Hills at 11:35 am on June 10, 2004. By his...
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Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930.
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"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_It's_Cold_Outside"
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Yes he did, he had three children with Della Beatrice Howard Robinson, "B" was his nickname for her
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although the previous guy said ray Charles, this question is unanswerable, i would say however that ray Charles is a more skilled...
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yes but he never saw them..........only joking, he had 12 children by 9 different women.
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Ya Ray Charles did have a brother.... but i belived he died when he was a kid
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Ray Charles came from Albany, Georgia.
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He was important because he proved to the world that black people can talk to the white people
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Ray Charles was a successful recording star who had many hits, including "Hit the Road Jack," "What'd I Say," and "Georgia on my...
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he has one brother and when ray was 5 years old his brother died when he drowened in his mothers laundry tubwe all know that
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He attended the St. Augustine School of the Blind from 1937 until 1945. There is no evidence that he attended any college....
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ray Charles did not kill his brother. He drowned in a tub his mother used to wash clothes.Ray was only 5 at the time
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Yes he had one brother when he was younger, but then the brother drowned in a pan when they were both young.
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No, he died on June 10, 2004 from Liver Cancer
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to play on a piano and to sing while he was growing up and why he was blind at the same time
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Bailey and Reather Robinson
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The challenges that Ray Charles had in life was the fact that he had to learn/play different types of instruments even if he was...
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Ray Charles first became known around 1952 with the single "Mess Around" written by Ahmet Ertegun his producer. this is where Ray...
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i think Elvis was 1 also the Jackson 5 rolf harris rose Royce the emotions Otis redding hope...
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