H i s t o r y of a m e r i c a n music artist

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Artist Spotlight: Ray Charles
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Known as “The Genius”
and “The Godfather of Soul”, Ray
Charles pioneered soul music by
merging R&B, gospel and blues
into his music. Frank Sinatra once
said that Ray was “the only true
genius in show business. Blind
since the age of seven, Charles
became one of the first and most
successful black artists to have
mainstream success and artistic
control over his music.

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Artist Spotlight: Ray Charles
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Billy Joel once said,
“It may sound like sacrilege,
but I think Ray Charles is
more important than Elvis
Presley”, and Frank Sinatra
called him, “the only true
genius in show business”.
Rolling Stone placed him as
the #10 artist of all time and
#2 singer of all time.