Ray Charles portrait

Ray Charles

Ray Charles is a popular R&B/Soul artist from United States, born on .

Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader. As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues. He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful. . Popular albums include "Genius Loves Company", "The Genius Sings the Blues", "The Spirit Of Christmas", "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music, Vols. 1 & 2", "What'd I Say", "The Genius of Ray Charles" and "Ray Charles".