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    Biography

    Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of black pop by merging '50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the '60s) country. Then there was his ...more
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    Lyrics

  • "Blues Before Sunrise" - Pure Genius
  • "See See Rider" - Legend Lives On
  • "See See Rider" - Genius Anthology (Deluxe Edition)
  • "How Long Blues" - Singin' the Blues with Soul
  • "Blues Before Sunrise" - Singin' the Blues with Soul
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    Clips

  • Georgia on My Mind
  • Yesterday
  • I Can't Stop Loving You
  • Hit the Road Jack (*)
  • Busted
  • Crying Time
  • Lonely Avenue
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    Albums

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    Web Links

  • Official Ray Charles Site
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