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Charles Ray

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Also known as Charles Edgar Ray

American actor and film director (1891-1943)

Person · Open Library

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109

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1930-09-23
Active to
2004-06-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,865,501
Total plays
45,097,729

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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

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Charles Ray by Albert Witzel 2.jpg
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Commons category
Charles Ray (actor)
date of birth
1891-03-15
date of death
1943-11-23
start of work period
1911-00-00
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