Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
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Acting · 121
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Nanny
1993
St. Elsewhere
1982
Wings
1990
Champs-Elysées
1982
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Moonlighting
1985
Sacrée soirée
1987
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Who's the Boss?
1984
Le monde est à vous
1987
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Kraft Music Hall
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Star Academy
2001
The Midnight Special
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Victoires de la musique
1985
CMT Crossroads
2002
Musikladen
1972
Cher
1975
The Blues Brothers
1980
Shindig!
1964
Téléthon
1987
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
The Blues
2003
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
Super Dave
1987
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
Spy Hard
1996
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Love Affair
1994
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
Saturday Live
1996
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Rat Pack
2022
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
The World of Jim Henson
1994
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
The Statue of Liberty
1985
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
Limit Up
1989
Piano Blues
2003
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003
Ballad in Blue
1965
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
Merci Dorothée !
2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
I Love Quincy
1984
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007
Face of Unity
2014
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
1986
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004
Hallelujah Gospel
1983
Swingin' Along
1961
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006
The Beatles Forever
1977
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
2008
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011
Jazz Evolution
2008
Fats and Friends
2007
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
1980
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978
Rolling With the Blues
2007
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004
Rockin' Pianos
2004
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
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Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
2012
John Schneider: Back Home
1980