Ray Charles Biography
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RAY CHARLES
He was an American musician, he was born in September 23th of 1930 in Albany Georgia. Charles was a pioneer in the genre of soul music. Ray Charles Robinson was the son of ArethaWilliams and Bailey Robinson.
Charles started to lose his sight at the age of five. He went completely blind by the age of seven. He attended school at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St.Augustine from 1937-45,[12] where he developed his musical talent. During this time he performed on WFOY radio in St. Augustine. His father died when he was ten, followed by his mother five yearslater.
In school, Charles was taught only classical music, but he wanted to play the jazz and blues he heard on the radio. After his mother died in 1945, Charles was 15 years old and didn't return toschool. He lived in Jacksonville with a couple who were friends of his mother. For over a year, then he moved to Orlando, and later Tampa, where he played with a southern band called The FloridaPlayboys.
He decided to leave Florida for a large city. He moved to Seattle in 1947, soon started recording. He joined Swing Time Records and under his own name "Ray Charles". The following years, AhmetErtegün signed him to Atlantic Records.
Almost immediately after signing with Atlantic, Charles scored his first hit singles. In 1959, Charles crossed over to Top 30 radio with the release of hisimpromptu blues number.
In 1965, Ray Charles was arrested for possession of heroin, a drug to which he had been addicted for nearly 20 years, he avoided jail time after kicking the habit in a clinic inLos Angeles. He spent a year on parole in 1966, when his single "Crying Time" reached #6 on the charts.
He died on June 10, 2004 at 11:35 a.m. of liver cancer at his home in Beverly Hills,California, surrounded by family and friends. He was 73 years old.
QUESTIONS
* When was he born? He was born in September 23th of 1930
* Where was he born? He was born in Albany Georgia
*...
He was an American musician, he was born in September 23th of 1930 in Albany Georgia. Charles was a pioneer in the genre of soul music. Ray Charles Robinson was the son of ArethaWilliams and Bailey Robinson.
Charles started to lose his sight at the age of five. He went completely blind by the age of seven. He attended school at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St.Augustine from 1937-45,[12] where he developed his musical talent. During this time he performed on WFOY radio in St. Augustine. His father died when he was ten, followed by his mother five yearslater.
In school, Charles was taught only classical music, but he wanted to play the jazz and blues he heard on the radio. After his mother died in 1945, Charles was 15 years old and didn't return toschool. He lived in Jacksonville with a couple who were friends of his mother. For over a year, then he moved to Orlando, and later Tampa, where he played with a southern band called The FloridaPlayboys.
He decided to leave Florida for a large city. He moved to Seattle in 1947, soon started recording. He joined Swing Time Records and under his own name "Ray Charles". The following years, AhmetErtegün signed him to Atlantic Records.
Almost immediately after signing with Atlantic, Charles scored his first hit singles. In 1959, Charles crossed over to Top 30 radio with the release of hisimpromptu blues number.
In 1965, Ray Charles was arrested for possession of heroin, a drug to which he had been addicted for nearly 20 years, he avoided jail time after kicking the habit in a clinic inLos Angeles. He spent a year on parole in 1966, when his single "Crying Time" reached #6 on the charts.
He died on June 10, 2004 at 11:35 a.m. of liver cancer at his home in Beverly Hills,California, surrounded by family and friends. He was 73 years old.
QUESTIONS
* When was he born? He was born in September 23th of 1930
* Where was he born? He was born in Albany Georgia
*...
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