query: Musician Ray Charles plays what instrument?

title: Charles Miller (musician)

text: of woodwinds, piano, and guitar, as well as within school bands and school orchestras. In 1967, Charles's interest in music was supplanted until, when at Long Beach City College, he sustained a football injury. Charles recorded with various groups such as Señor Soul "Señor Soul Plays Funky Favorites" (1968) and "It's Your Thing" (1969) on the Double Shot Records. He participated in recording sessions with The Ray Charles Band, and toured with the Debonaires, Brenton Wood, Señor Soul and Afro Blues Quintet + 1. In the summer of 1969, Charles was in Hollywood at the first "Studio Instrument Rentals" (located

title: King Charles (musician)

text: May 2012. King Charles (musician) King Charles (born Charles Costa, 6 May 1985) is a singer-songwriter from West London. Charles plays the guitar, piano, and cello. He is also a classically trained singer and performed in his school's choir. He began writing songs when he was 17, and in 2009, he won the International Songwriting Competition by unanimous vote. Charles studied at St Paul's School, then going on to study sociology for two terms at Durham University, Charles returned to London in 2007, adopted the pseudonym King Charles, and formed a band, Adventure Playground, which toured with Laura Marling and

title: King Charles (musician)

text: King Charles (musician) King Charles (born Charles Costa, 6 May 1985) is a singer-songwriter from West London. Charles plays the guitar, piano, and cello. He is also a classically trained singer and performed in his school's choir. He began writing songs when he was 17, and in 2009, he won the International Songwriting Competition by unanimous vote. Charles studied at St Paul's School, then going on to study sociology for two terms at Durham University, Charles returned to London in 2007, adopted the pseudonym King Charles, and formed a band, Adventure Playground, which toured with Laura Marling and Noah and

title: Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)

text: Music Hall of Fame. Lloyd lives in Southern California with his wife, Dorothy Darr. Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) Charles Lloyd (born March 15, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, he has occasionally recorded on other reed instruments, including alto saxophone and the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd's working band since 2007 features pianist Jason Moran, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland. Charles Lloyd grew up in Memphis and was exposed to blues, gospel and jazz. He is of African, Cherokee, Mongolian, and Irish ancestry. He was given his first saxophone

title: Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)

text: Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) Charles Lloyd (born March 15, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, he has occasionally recorded on other reed instruments, including alto saxophone and the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd's working band since 2007 features pianist Jason Moran, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland. Charles Lloyd grew up in Memphis and was exposed to blues, gospel and jazz. He is of African, Cherokee, Mongolian, and Irish ancestry. He was given his first saxophone at the age of 9 and was riveted by 1940s radio broadcasts by Charlie

title: Ray Charles

text: in the 2004 film, "Ray". On December 7, 2007, Ray Charles Plaza was opened in Albany, Georgia, with a revolving, lighted bronze sculpture of Charles seated at a piano. Founded in 1986, the Ray Charles Foundation maintains the mission statement of financially supporting institutions and organizations in the research of hearing disorders. Originally known as The Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, it was renamed in 2006 and has provided financial donations to numerous institutions involved in hearing loss research and education. The purpose of the foundation has been "to administer funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes; to encourage, promote

title: Charles Magnante

text: he divorced. His second wife, Charlotte, was a professional musician, whom he met in Atlanta, Georgia. Charlotte Magnante died in 1997. Magnante was an avid big game hunter; he wrote articles about his hunting trips which were published by hunting magazines. Charles Magnante Charles Magnante (December 7, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American piano-accordionist, arranger, composer, author and educator. His artistry helped raise the image of the accordion from an instrument considered suitable only for folk music to an instrument accepted in many music genres. Magnante's father was a well-known amateur musician, and performed at Italian wedding receptions

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918) Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers who were featured on Perry Como's records and television shows for 35 years and were also known for a series of 30 choral record albums produced in the 1950s and 1960s for the Essex, MGM, Decca and Command labels. As a vocalist, Charles, along with Julia Rinker Miller, sang the theme song to the television series "Three's Company" ("Come and Knock

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: at the age of 96 on April 6, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. He was survived by two sons, Michael (born 1941) and Jonathan (born 1946). His wife Bernice (19162002) and daughter Wendy (19502004) predeceased him. Charles donated a collection of his personal papers, including his scripts and musical arrangements for the Kennedy Center Honors galas, to the Great American Songbook Foundation shortly before his death. Ray Charles (musician, born 1918) Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader

title: Ray Anderson (musician)

text: Ray Anderson (musician) Ray Anderson (born October 16, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trombone and trumpet player. Trained by the Chicago Symphony trombonists, he is regarded as someone who pushes the limits of the instrument. He is a colleague of trombonist George Lewis. Anderson also plays sousaphone and sings. He was frequently chosen in "DownBeat" magazine's Critics Poll as best trombonist throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. After studying in California, he moved to New York in 1973 and freelanced. In 1977, he joined Anthony Braxton's Quartet (replacing George Lewis) and started working with Barry Altschul's group.

title: Ray Charles (song)

text: Ray Charles (song) "Ray Charles" is a single released from American rap group Chiddy Bang. It was released in Canada on November 14, 2011 as a digital download as the second single from their debut studio album "Breakfast". The song is an homage to the musician of the same name. A music video to accompany the release of "Ray Charles" was first released onto YouTube on January 5, 2012. The music video features the duo watching videos on VEVO, including one that features the duo dressed up like Ray Charles. Briefly, "Pass Out" and "So What Cha Want", by Tinie

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: He liked it, recorded it, under the English title "Love Me with All Your Heart", and his recording became a hit, riding to #3 on Billboard Magazine, #2 on Cashbox Magazine. This was followed by "Al Di La", also a very popular recording. The Ray Charles Singers were not one group of vocalists. They were different combinations of singers on records, tours and TV shows. What made them the Ray Charles Singers was the conducting and arranging of Ray Charles. He generally recorded with 20 singers (12 men and 8 women) and these vocalists appeared on Perry Como's television show.

title: Ray Charles discography

text: Ray Charles discography This is a discography of American musician Ray Charles. Hundreds of Ray Charles compilations and "Greatest Hits" albums have been released and continue to be produced and released by various labels around the world. Some of the more notable compilations include: 1949: The McSon Trio ( Maxin Trio and Maxim Trio): 1949–1953: Ray Charles, The Ray Charles Trio: The list of singles below are songs Ray Charles released while on the Atlantic label between 1952 and 1980 This list below is of songs Ray Charles released on the ABC-Paramount, ABC, and subsidiary Impulse and Tangerine/TRC labels from

title: Ray Charles discography

text: 1960 to 1973. This list below is of songs Ray Charles released while on the CrossOver label from 1973 to 1976. Listed below are songs Ray Charles released during his Columbia Records tenure which was spent on the country singles chart. Listed below are songs Ray Charles issued on various labels where the pop and R&B charts are concerned. Ray Charles discography This is a discography of American musician Ray Charles. Hundreds of Ray Charles compilations and "Greatest Hits" albums have been released and continue to be produced and released by various labels around the world. Some of the more

title: Ray Charles

text: groups of underprivileged youth and provide art and history to those without access to such documents. Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He was often referred to as "The Genius". Charles started losing his vision at the age of 5, and at 7 he was blind. He pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic.

title: Ray Charles

text: Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He was often referred to as "The Genius". Charles started losing his vision at the age of 5, and at 7 he was blind. He pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the

title: Ray Charles Live

text: re-issues (recorded 1958 at Newport): Much of the Herndon Stadium audience reaction and the compere's final comments "... Ray Charles, the High Priest — What a show! What a show!", are clearly heard in the "Ray Charles in Person" LP, but not evident in the CD release. Ray Charles Live Ray Charles Live is a double LP compilation album by Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in 1973. It consists of live concert recordings previously released on "Ray Charles at Newport" and "Ray Charles in Person" (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: Offenberg, with his wife, Bernice and son, Michael, came to New York City and he started getting work, singing on the radio for Lyn Murray, Ray Bloch and other choral directors. By 1944, he was doing 10 radio shows a week. In May 1944, Offenberg changed his name to Ray Charles. It would be 10 more years until the "other" Ray Charles changed his name from "Ray Charles Robinson" to Ray Charles. Close harmony was all the rage and Charles became the arranger and tenor for the Double Daters, a quartet featured on "Million Dollar Band". Drafted into the Navy

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: three times a week on CBS. For the next 35 years the Ray Charles Singers became a fixture on the Perry Como television show. It was a busy time with television's top variety shows, records and commercial jingles. In 1955, the 15-minute "Perry Como Show" moved back to NBC and became an hour-long program. It was here where he met the "other" Ray Charles. The Screen Actors Guild normally does not allow two members to have the same name, but Charles the performer was registered as Ray Robinson though he performed as Ray Charles. Charles the composer also wrote special

title: Ray Charles (song)

text: a tribute to the legend that falls somewhere between profound and dangerously tongue-in-cheek ("You're too blind to see it"), but the result nonetheless sounds genuinely heartfelt. Ray Charles (song) "Ray Charles" is a single released from American rap group Chiddy Bang. It was released in Canada on November 14, 2011 as a digital download as the second single from their debut studio album "Breakfast". The song is an homage to the musician of the same name. A music video to accompany the release of "Ray Charles" was first released onto YouTube on January 5, 2012. The music video features the

title: Ray Burton (musician)

text: produced by Charles Fisher via Warner Records. He returned to the US where he worked as a song writer. As of June 2003 Burton was living in Queensland's Gold Coast, where he would occasionally perform at local venues. Ray Burton (musician) Raymond Charles Burton (born 1945) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter. He was briefly a member of a rock group the Delltones (1965–66) on vocals, pop group the Executives (1968–69) on guitar and vocals, progressive rock group Leo de Castro and Friends (1973) on guitar, and jazz fusion band Ayers Rock (1973–74) on guitar and vocals. In 1971

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: choral anthem, "Fifty Nifty United States", in which he set the names of the states to music in alphabetical order, is now a staple of school choirs. He self-deprecatingly billed himself as "the other Ray Charles" in a humorous tribute to the blues singer with whom he worked on several occasions. For his 90th birthday, Ray gave a concert at the L.A. Jazz Bakery. With the help of female singer Lynn Roberts and an instrumental combo, Ray demonstrated his vocal longevity to a full house by singing his way through the songs of World War II. Charles died of cancer

title: Ray Charles

text: on the Billboard R&B chart. While still working at the Rocking Chair, he also arranged songs for other artists, including Cole Porter's "Ghost of a Chance" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Emanon". After the success of his first two singles, Charles moved to Los Angeles in 1950, and spent the next few years touring with the blues musician Lowell Fulson as his musical director. In 1950, his performance in a Miami hotel impressed Henry Stone, who went on to record a Ray Charles Rockin' record (which never became particularly popular). During his stay in Miami, Charles was required to stay in the

title: Ray Burton (musician)

text: Ray Burton (musician) Raymond Charles Burton (born 1945) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter. He was briefly a member of a rock group the Delltones (1965–66) on vocals, pop group the Executives (1968–69) on guitar and vocals, progressive rock group Leo de Castro and Friends (1973) on guitar, and jazz fusion band Ayers Rock (1973–74) on guitar and vocals. In 1971 Burton was working in the United States where he co-wrote "I Am Woman" with Australian singer Helen Reddy, which became a number-one hit for her on the "Billboard" Hot 100 late in the following year. Burton also composed

title: Ray Charles

text: donation after not using the funds for over a decade. The foundation houses its executive offices at the historic RPM International Building, originally the home of Ray Charles Enterprises and now also home to the Ray Charles Memorial Library on the first floor, which was founded on September 23, 2010 (what would have been his 80th birthday). The library was founded to "provide an avenue for young children to experience music and art in a way that will inspire their creativity and imagination", and is not open to the public without reservation, as the main goal is to educate mass

title: Musician

text: Musician A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented. Anyone who composes, conducts, or performs music is referred to as a musician. A musician who plays a musical instrument is also known as an instrumentalist. Musicians can specialize in any musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. Examples of a musician's possible skills include performing, conducting, singing, rapping, producing, composing, arranging, and the orchestration of music. In the Middle Ages, instrumental musicians performed with soft ensembles inside and loud instruments outdoors. Many European musicians

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: of the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour". In 1971, he suggested to the other Ray Charles that he perform "America the Beautiful" when a guest on the Campbell show. Also that year Charles wrote special material for the first Julie Andrews TV special, with Andrews and Gene Kelly. Charles became the musical guru to "Sha Na Na" and guided that show through three seasons. His son, Jonathan, and daughter, Wendy, also worked on the show with their father. Charles, duetting with Julia Rinker, sang the title theme song for the long-running situation comedy "Three's Company". Charles eventually went to London to

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: help on "The Muppet Show". Writing special material for Carol Burnett and Brooke Shields, among others and working with Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog, Charles shared an office with Jim Henson, whom Charles considered "a genius". For thirty-two years, 1982 through 2014, Charles was the musical consultant of the Kennedy Center Honors and for 14 years performed the same function for the "Fourth of July" and "Memorial Day" concerts on PBS. Ray Charles won two Emmy Awards for special musical material, music and lyrics for two comedy specials: "The Funny Side of Marriage" and "The First Nine Months". His

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: The Ray Charles Singers also were the voices behind many commercial jingles. Charles decided to produce a "live" performing group to send on the road with Perry Como. The group of 12 singers opened in Las Vegas at the International Hotel and also opened the show for Como at Harrah's in South Lake Tahoe. Charles wrote the music and lyrics for an album produced by the Continental Insurance Company for the New York World's Fair in 1964, titled "Cinema '76." It was a companion piece to a 30-minute show about unsung heroes of the American Revolution. Charles had also worked

title: Charles and Ray Eames

text: the Royal Institute of British Architects awarded Charles and Ray with the Royal Gold Medal. At the time of Charles' death they were working on what became their last production, the Eames Sofa, which went into production in 1984. Charles and Ray channeled Charles' interest in photography into the production of 125 short films. From their first film, the unfinished "Traveling Boy" (1950), to "Powers of Ten" (re-released in 1977), to their last film in 1982, their cinematic work was an outlet for ideas, a vehicle for experimentation and education. The couple often produced short films in order to document

title: Ray Collins (musician)

text: Zappa, and the group evolved into the Mothers of Invention. Ray was the lead vocalist on most songs for their early albums, including "Freak Out!", "Absolutely Free", "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" and "Uncle Meat". He additionally provided harmonica on "Freak Out!". In 1968 Ray quit The Mothers of Invention and was replaced by Lowell George, but continued to contribute to other Zappa projects through the mid-1970s. Collins resided in Claremont, California until his death on December 24, 2012, aged 76. Ray Collins (musician) Ray Collins (November 19, 1936 – December 24, 2012) was an American musician. Collins grew

title: Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)

text: material and did the choral work on "Caesar's Hour" with Sid Caesar, the successor to "Your Show of Shows". In 1959, Charles produced the summer replacement for "The Perry Como Show". Allan Sherman ("Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"), a friend of Charles', was the head writer. Also on the staff was Andy Rooney. The stars were Tony Bennett (his first series), Teresa Brewer and the Four Lads. In June 1959, the Ray Charles Singers, a name bestowed on them by Perry Como, began recording a series of albums. Due to advances in recording technology, they were able to create a softer

title: Lead instrument

text: Lead instrument The term lead instrument carries a variety of connotations. A lead instrument could be a reference to an instrument that plays the melody of a piece, an instrument that has been designed for this purpose, such as clarinet or violin, or a specific member of an orchestra that is featured as the most proficient musician of the group. In digital music composition, lead may refer to the tone quality that is applied to a signal. Melody may be described as a phrase or collection of musical notes played in succession. Rhythm, or harmony, occurs when one or more

title: Percussion instrument

text: cultural group. This category includes instruments which are widely available and popular throughout the world: Different objects are used to strike a percussion instrument in order to produce its sound. The general term for a musician who plays percussion instruments is "percussionist" but the terms listed below are often used to describe a person's specialties: Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to

title: Celestaphone (instrument)

text: Dallas, Texas. Celestaphone (instrument) The celestaphone was a musical instrument of the zither family, which was played by pressing spring-levers to cause small hammers to strike the strings of the instrument. The term "celestaphone" was also used for a glass-plate xylophone designed by Charles C. Weidman of Ohio State University around the 1930s. Yet another "celestaphone" was an instrument created by Clair Omar Musser, a glockenspiel-like instrument he constructed over the mid-20th century from meteorites. The gospel musician Washington Phillips was thought to have played the dolceola on several of his recordings, but he actually played a compound instrument he

title: Celestaphone (instrument)

text: Celestaphone (instrument) The celestaphone was a musical instrument of the zither family, which was played by pressing spring-levers to cause small hammers to strike the strings of the instrument. The term "celestaphone" was also used for a glass-plate xylophone designed by Charles C. Weidman of Ohio State University around the 1930s. Yet another "celestaphone" was an instrument created by Clair Omar Musser, a glockenspiel-like instrument he constructed over the mid-20th century from meteorites. The gospel musician Washington Phillips was thought to have played the dolceola on several of his recordings, but he actually played a compound instrument he fashioned out

title: Charles Ray (editor)

text: Charles Ray (editor) Charles Ray (1875-1962) was a prolific editor of encyclopedic works, mainly for children, especially during the 1930s. His father was Charles James Ray (1848-1913), a boot manufacturer, and his mother was Lizzie Harvey (1851-1887). He was born in Stepney, London in 1874, and he married Florence probably around 1900. According to the 1911 Census, they had three sons and one daughter. They were Charles Aylward Ray (1902-1997) who was an industrial chemist; Kenneth Alfred Ray, (born around 1906); Florence Margaret Ray, (born around 1905); Lawrence Arthur Ray (born around 1910). Charles Ray worked as editor with Amalgamated

title: Ray Collins (musician)

text: Ray Collins (musician) Ray Collins (November 19, 1936 – December 24, 2012) was an American musician. Collins grew up in Pomona, California singing in his school choir, the son of a local police officer. He quit high school to get married. Collins started his musical career singing falsetto backup vocals for various doo-wop groups in the Los Angeles area in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers. In 1964, Collins, drummer Jimmy Carl Black, bassist Roy Estrada, saxophonist Dave Coronado, and guitarist Ray Hunt formed The Soul Giants. Hunt was eventually replaced by Frank

title: Ray Charles

text: made for Atlantic in the mid-50's mapped out everything that would happen to rock 'n' roll and soul music in the years that followed". Charles was also an inspiration to Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, who told the Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet": "I was about 15. In the middle of the night with friends, we were listening to jazz. It was "Georgia on My Mind", Ray Charles's version. Then I thought 'One day, if I make some people feel only one-twentieth of what I am feeling now, it will be quite enough for me.'" "Ray", a biopic portraying his life and

title: Ray (musician)

text: Ray (musician) , better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. Ray was born in Sapporo and raised in Otaru, Hokkaido. Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called "a-motion2007", and releasing a DVD called "Peach Collection" and a second DVD called "Pure Smile" in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker . She made her debut as a singer in 2012,

title: Ray Charles Anthology

text: Ray Charles Anthology Ray Charles Anthology is the first compact disc to collect many of soul music icon Ray Charles' ABC-Paramount-era recordings. Allmusic considers it to be "the best single CD collection of Ray Charles' '60s and '70s ABC-Paramount material", while Rhino Records, the issuing label, refers to it in the liner notes as "the compact disc edition of Ray Charles' Greatest Hits", alluding to the two Rhino LPs issued the same year. It is one of the first CDs to be released by Rhino. Charles, who retained the master rights (currently controlled by his estate since his June 2004

title: Ray Charles Live

text:
Ray Charles Live Ray Charles Live is a double LP compilation album by Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in 1973. It consists of live concert recordings previously released on "Ray Charles at Newport" and "Ray Charles in Person" (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta in 1959, respectively). Later CD re-issues of this compilation include an additional, previously unreleased, track from the 1958 Newport concert, "Swanee River Rock." LP 1 (Newport concert)
 side one side two LP 2 (Atlanta concert)
 side three side four additional bonus track on later CD

title: Charles Ray King

text: Charles Ray King Charles Ray King (March 16, 1813 – April 5, 1901) was an American physician, farmer and author. He was the second child of John A. King, Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858, and grandson of Constitution signer Rufus King. He authored the book "The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King" and founded King Library in Andalusia, Pennsylvania. Some sources incorrectly state Charles Ray King's name as Charles Rufus King. Charles Ray King was born on March 16, 1813 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City to John Alsop King and Mary Ray King. He was the

title: Ray Charles Anthology

text: and Stones"; this was substituted for "America the Beautiful" on subsequent releases. Original release Re-release Ray Charles Anthology Ray Charles Anthology is the first compact disc to collect many of soul music icon Ray Charles' ABC-Paramount-era recordings. Allmusic considers it to be "the best single CD collection of Ray Charles' '60s and '70s ABC-Paramount material", while Rhino Records, the issuing label, refers to it in the liner notes as "the compact disc edition of Ray Charles' Greatest Hits", alluding to the two Rhino LPs issued the same year. It is one of the first CDs to be released by Rhino.

title: Ray Charles in Concert

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Ray Charles in Concert Ray Charles In Concert is a limited edition compilation album of live performances by Ray Charles released in 2003 by Rhino Handmade. The tracks were all previously released on 5 different Ray Charles live concert albums released between 1958 and 1975. Disc one: Disc two:
 (Disc 1, tracks 1, 2, 3 originally released on "Ray Charles at Newport")
 (Disc 1, track 4 originally released on "Ray Charles Live")
 (Disc 1, tracks 5, 6, 7 originally released on "Ray Charles in Person")
 (Disc 1, tracks 8 ~ 15 originally released on "Berlin, 1962")
 (Disc 1,

title: Charles Bennett Ray

text: became a supporter of the newly founded Liberty Party, the only publicly pro-Abolitionist political party. Ray married twice: first in 1834 to Henrietta Green Regulus, who died two years later in childbirth; and again in 1840 to Charlotte Augusta Burroughs. They had seven children, including the first female African-American attorney, Charlotte E. Ray; her sister Florence Ray, who also became an attorney; as well as poet Henrietta Cordelia Ray, known for her 80-line ode, "Lincoln". Charles B. Ray died in New York City and is buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn. Charles Bennett Ray Charles Bennett Ray (December 25,

title: Ray (musician)

text: performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime "Waiting in the Summer". Her second single was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series "To Love-Ru Darkness" Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series "Amnesia". On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities. Ray (musician) , better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from

title: Ray Russell (musician)

text: Returns" with Simon Phillips and Anthony Jackson. With colleagues Mo Foster and Ralph Salmins, Russell gives musical seminars at UK educational establishments. In 2008 Russell, drummer Ralph Salmins, and sound engineer Rik Walton created Made Up Music, a music library that distributes music on its web site and by sending portable hard drives to music editors. The company sells music by Russell, Mo Foster, Steve Donnelly, and Simon Eyre. Ray Russell (musician) Raymond 'Ray' Russell (born 4 April 1947) is an English session musician who is primarily a guitarist. He is also renowned as a record producer and composer. In

title: Ray Russell (musician)

text: Ray Russell (musician) Raymond 'Ray' Russell (born 4 April 1947) is an English session musician who is primarily a guitarist. He is also renowned as a record producer and composer. In 1973 he was a member of the band Mouse, which released a progressive rock album entitled "Lady Killer" for the Sovereign record label. His TV compositions have included "A Touch of Frost", "Bergerac", "Plain Jane", "A Bit of a Do", "Rich Tea and Sympathy", "The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries", "Dangerfield" and "Grafters", as well as many other British and American television programmes. He also played in the DVD "Simon Phillips

title: Ray Abrams (musician)

text: Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, and Slim Gaillard. Ray Abrams (musician) Ray Abrams (January 23, 1920 – July 1992) was an American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist, born Ray Abramson in New York City. His younger brother was jazz drummer Lee Abrams. Ray Abrams first worked with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945, toured Europe with Don Redman in 1946 and was with Andy Kirk in 1947. He went back and forth between Kirk and Gillespie for decades. Outside of his work with Gillespie he might be best known for the "Ray Abrams Big Band." Other bands with which he played into

title: Ray Abrams (musician)

text: Ray Abrams (musician) Ray Abrams (January 23, 1920 – July 1992) was an American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist, born Ray Abramson in New York City. His younger brother was jazz drummer Lee Abrams. Ray Abrams first worked with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945, toured Europe with Don Redman in 1946 and was with Andy Kirk in 1947. He went back and forth between Kirk and Gillespie for decades. Outside of his work with Gillespie he might be best known for the "Ray Abrams Big Band." Other bands with which he played into the early 1950s include those of Hot

title: Musician

text: the way they perceived it. Musicians wrote to be "...objective, while objects existed on their own terms. While past eras concentrated on spirituality, this new period placed emphasis on physicality and things that were concrete." The advent of audio recording and mass media in the 20th century caused a boom of all kinds of music—pop, electronic, dance, rock, folk, country and all forms of classical music. Musician A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented. Anyone who composes, conducts, or performs music is referred to as a musician. A musician who plays a musical

title: Charles Burnham (musician)

text: Charles Burnham (musician) Charles Burnham (born 1950; also known as Charlie Burnham) is an American violinist and composer. He has a unique highly imaginative style that crosses genres, including bluegrass, delta punk, free jazz, blues, classical and chamber jazz. He often performs with a wah-wah pedal. He initially became renowned for his work on James "Blood" Ulmer's Odyssey album. The musicians on that album later performed and recorded as Odyssey the Band, sometimes known as The Odyssey Band. He was also a member of the String Trio of New York, and currently plays in the 52nd Street Blues Project, Hidden

title: James Hutchinson (musician)

text: 5th conducted a clinic at the weekend long event "Bass Player Live", which is produced by Bass Player magazine and held annually at Studio Instrument Rentals in Hollywood, CA. He also on Dec. 31st 2017 performed once again at Shep Gordon and Alice Cooper's Maui Food Bank Benefit in Wailea Hi. playing with Steve Cropper, Dave Mason, Michael McDonald (musician), Pat Simmons, Ray Benson, drummer Glen Sobel and others. Some of Hutchinson's main influences are Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Richard Davis (bassist), Chuck Rainey, Carl Radle, Juan Formell, Cachao, Tommy Cogbill, Rick Danko, Aston Barrett, George Porter, Jr., Jack Casady,

title: Charles Frank (instrument maker)

text: decided to sell the collection at auction. The collection was sold as 'The Arthur Frank Collection of Scientific Instruments' at Sotheby's Auction House on Tuesday 25 March 1986, with Arthur Frank in attendance. 808 lots were sold. A number of pieces now reside in Scottish museums. Arthur Frank continued to sell other pieces from his collection on eBay, becoming an avid Ebayer well into his late eighties. Charles Frank (instrument maker) Charles Frank (born, Vilkomir, 1865 — 1959) was an optical and scientific instrument maker from Glasgow, Scotland. Charles Frank was born in Vilkomir, Lithuania in 1865. By 1910 he

title: Charles Frank (instrument maker)

text: Charles Frank (instrument maker) Charles Frank (born, Vilkomir, 1865 — 1959) was an optical and scientific instrument maker from Glasgow, Scotland. Charles Frank was born in Vilkomir, Lithuania in 1865. By 1910 he had immigrated to Glasgow and set himself up first as a mechanic. After a few years he married another immigrant, Miriam Lipetz, and eventually opened a shop at 67, Saltmarket for the design, sale and repair of photographic and scientific apparatus. Over the following half century it was to become one of the best-known photographic centers in the city and "a byword for excellence in cameras and

title: Charles Ray (actor)

text: Angeles for which he had been hospitalized six weeks prior. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in an unmarked grave in Glendale, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Charles Ray received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960, located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard. Charles Ray (actor) Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young, wholesome hicks in silent comedy films. Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as

title: Ray Charles

text: and former U.S. champion Larry Evans. In 2001, Morehouse College honored Charles with the Candle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arts and Entertainment, and later that same year granted him an honorary doctor of humane letters. Charles donated $2 million to Morehouse "to fund, educate and inspire the next generation of musical pioneers." In 2010, a $20 million facility, the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building, opened at Morehouse. Charles possessed one of the most recognizable voices in American music. In the words of musicologist Henry Pleasants: Pleasants continues, "Ray Charles is usually described as a baritone,

title: Ray Charles in Concert

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track 16 and disk 2, tracks 1 ~ 6 originally released on "Ray Charles: Live in Concert")
 "(Disk 1, tracks 1~4)" "(Disk 1, tracks 5~7)" "(Disk 1, tracks 8 ~ 15)" "(Disk 1, track 16 and disk 2, tracks 1 ~ 6)" "(Disk 2, tracks 7 ~ 13)" Ray Charles in Concert Ray Charles In Concert is a limited edition compilation album of live performances by Ray Charles released in 2003 by Rhino Handmade. The tracks were all previously released on 5 different Ray Charles live concert albums released between 1958 and 1975. Disc one: Disc two:
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title: Charles Ray (artist)

text: for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway; and Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. He has exhibited at documenta IX (1992), Venice Biennales in 1993 and 2003, and four Whitney Biennials. In 2012, Ray participated in "Lifelike", a group exhibition that originated at the Walker Art Center. In 2015, Ray's major one-person exhibition opened at the Art Institute of Chicago, "Charles Ray: Sculpture, 1997-2014," having traveled from the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland. The Art Institute devoted the of its second floor Modern Wing to 17 pieces. Charles Ray (artist) Charles Ray (born 1953) is a Los Angeles-based American sculptor. He is known for his strange

title: Charles Ray (artist)

text: Charles Ray (artist) Charles Ray (born 1953) is a Los Angeles-based American sculptor. He is known for his strange and enigmatic sculptures that draw the viewer's perceptual judgments into question in jarring and unexpected ways. Christopher Knight in the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that Ray's "career as an artist…is easily among the most important of the last twenty years." Charles Ray was born in Chicago as the son of Helen and Wade Ray. He has four brothers and a sister. He earned his BFA at the University of Iowa and his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at

title: Venus plays the Harp (Giovanni Lanfranco)

text: Venus plays the Harp (Giovanni Lanfranco) Venus plays the Harp (also known as an Allergory of Music) is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Lanfranco. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, Rome. The work was painted by Lanfranco prior to his departure in 1634 for Naples. The painting was made for the musician Marco Marazzoli, also called Marco dell’Arpa (Mark of the Harp) for his skill with the instrument. The semi-disrobed female playing the instrument in the painting is identified with Venus by virtue of the amoretti in the background. The engraved

title: Charles A. Ray

text: nonfiction, most of which can be seen at h is web site, http://charlesray-author.com/. In addition to his independently published books, he writes westerns for Outlaws Publishing, LLC, Rusty Spurs Publishing, and Dusty Saddle Publishing, including a series of books on the life of Bass Reeves, one of the first African-American deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River. A complete list of his books can be seen at his Amazon Author Page, https://www.amazon.com/Charles-ray/e/B006WMLEZK. Ray is married and has four children. Charles A. Ray Charles Aaron Ray (born July 5, 1945) finished his 50-year career of public service in 2012 as

title: Ray Copeland (musician)

text: of the era such as Lee Morgan and Clifford Brown. He toured with Thelonious Monk in 1968, and appeared at the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival. Later, Copeland was a Music Professor at Hampshire College, teaching jazz composition. In 1974, he published the book "The Ray Copeland Method and Approach to the Creative Art of Jazz Improvisation". Copeland never recorded as a session leader. With Thelonious Monk With Randy Weston With others Ray Copeland (musician) Ray Copeland (July 17, 1926 – May 18, 1984) was an American jazz trumpet player and teacher. Copeland was born in 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia, and

title: Ray Alexander (musician)

text: on "Victoria", with lyrics written by Russell Alexander. Until his death, he played in various jazz clubs in New York and the East coast, as well as college concerts and jazz festivals. In the summer he toured England and nearby European countries playing vibraphone in jazz venues and festivals, including the Guinness Festival, Birmingham Jazz Festival, Buxton Jazz Festival, and many others. Ray Alexander died in June, 2002 as a result of complications from elective surgery. Ray Alexander (musician) Ray Alexander (1925 - 2002) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. He is best known for his work with George Shearing

title: Ray Alexander (musician)

text: Ray Alexander (musician) Ray Alexander (1925 - 2002) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. He is best known for his work with George Shearing and Peggy Lee on "Beauty And The Beat" (1959), "Quiet Village" (1959), "Cloud Patterns" (1988), "Rain In June" (1993), and "Vigorous Vibes" (1998). Ray started his musical career as a drummer, playing with Claude Thornhill, Bobby Byrne, the Dorsey Brothers, Stan Getz, Joe Venuti, Mel Torme, Johnny Smith, Chubby Jackson and many others. He later switched to vibes (the vibraphone) and worked with George Shearing, Charlie Barnet, Bill Evans, Anita O'Day, Mel Lewis; and many other

title: Ray Norris (musician)

text: CBC radio and television from Vancouver. He moved to Toronto with a country group, the Rhythm Pals, just before his death in 1958. Ray Norris (musician) Ray Norris (1916 – December 21, 1958) was a Canadian guitarist and bandleader, known for his performances on CBC radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Norris played in country-swing bands on Vancouver Radio in the 1930s. In 1941, he formed the Ray Norris Quintet, originally based in Vancouver but later Toronto. The quintet included Fraser MacPherson and Phil Nimmons early in their careers, and had its own CBC

title: Ray Norris (musician)

text: Ray Norris (musician) Ray Norris (1916 – December 21, 1958) was a Canadian guitarist and bandleader, known for his performances on CBC radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Norris played in country-swing bands on Vancouver Radio in the 1930s. In 1941, he formed the Ray Norris Quintet, originally based in Vancouver but later Toronto. The quintet included Fraser MacPherson and Phil Nimmons early in their careers, and had its own CBC radio program, "Serenade in Rhythm," until 1950. In 1949, they recorded four original titles. During the 1950s, Norris continued to work on the

title: Ray Phillips (musician)

text: ex-Tredegar bassist Tom Prince on bass. Phillips played drums but also took over on lead vocals. The band toured the UK extensively for the next few years before Phillips took a break from music to look after his father. His solo album "Judgement Day" was released in May 2011 and he began touring again as the Ray Phillips Band with Tom Prince (again) and guitarist Adam Healy. He published his autobiography in April 2018. Ray Phillips (musician) Ray Phillips (born Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) is a Welsh drummer. He is best known

title: Ray Phillips (musician)

text: Ray Phillips (musician) Ray Phillips (born Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) is a Welsh drummer. He is best known as the original drummer for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1974. Phillips formed his own band in the mid-1970s known as Ray Phillips Woman. When former Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge joined the band in the early 1980s, they became known as simply Woman. In 1982 he rejoined Bourge and formed Tredegar. In the 1990s, Phillips founded another band, Six Ton Budgie, alongside his son Justin Phillips on guitar and

title: Ray Jackson (musician)

text: will be announcing more details very soon." Ray Jackson (musician) Lindsay Raymond "Ray" Jackson (born 12 December 1948, Wallsend, Northumberland) is a mandolin and harmonica player. He was a member and also joint lead vocalist, with Alan Hull, of the folk-rock group Lindisfarne from their original formation in 1970 until his departure in 1990. The group's drummer Ray Laidlaw shared the same forename, and thus Jackson was generally known in the group as "Jacka". After leaving school he studied graphics at Newcastle College of Art and Industrial Design, where he met Laidlaw. He designed the group's logo and the sleeve

title: Ray Jackson (musician)

text: Ray Jackson (musician) Lindsay Raymond "Ray" Jackson (born 12 December 1948, Wallsend, Northumberland) is a mandolin and harmonica player. He was a member and also joint lead vocalist, with Alan Hull, of the folk-rock group Lindisfarne from their original formation in 1970 until his departure in 1990. The group's drummer Ray Laidlaw shared the same forename, and thus Jackson was generally known in the group as "Jacka". After leaving school he studied graphics at Newcastle College of Art and Industrial Design, where he met Laidlaw. He designed the group's logo and the sleeve of their debut album "Nicely Out of

title: James Ray (rock musician)

text: demos, outtakes, live songs and more, available via Black October Records. James Ray (rock musician) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood and for his own band James Ray's Gangwar. He was also a founding member of James Ray and The Performance, The MK Ultra, James Ray & The Longfolk, 4080peru and Black Hearted Riders. The Performance was founded by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of the tracks "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The

title: James Ray (rock musician)

text: James Ray (rock musician) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood and for his own band James Ray's Gangwar. He was also a founding member of James Ray and The Performance, The MK Ultra, James Ray & The Longfolk, 4080peru and Black Hearted Riders. The Performance was founded by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of the tracks "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. Additional demos from the

title: Ray Bonneville

text: Ray Bonneville Ray Bonneville (Born: Raymond J. Bonneville; October 11, 1948) is a Canadian traveling blues singer, musician, and songwriter. Born in Canada, and raised in the United States, Bonneville is a blues-influenced, song and groove man who is strongly influenced by New Orleans, Louisiana. To date, Bonneville has released seven records and, in 2000, won the prestigious Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for his third album "Gust of Wind". As a touring musician Bonneville plays more than one hundred and fifty shows a year across the United States, Canada and Europe. Ray Bonneville was born in Hull, Quebec the second-oldest

title: Charles and Ray Eames

text: to abstract painting. She worked with Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, and others on the display panels for the exhibition "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" at Museum of Modern Art. Ray married Charles Eames in 1941. Settling in Los Angeles, California, Charles and Ray Eames began an outstanding career in design and architecture. The design process between Ray and Charles was strongly collaborative. After marriage the couple moved to California to continue their molded plywood furniture design and, in a later period, plastic. The graphic and commercial artwork can be clearly attributed to Ray, she designed twenty-six cover designs

title: Charles and Ray Eames

text: Charles and Ray Eames Charles Ormond Eames, Jr. (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) were an American design married couple who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture. Among their most well-known designs is the Eames Lounge Chair. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. Ray Kaiser Eames and Charles Eames worked together as creative partners. Charles Ormond Eames, Jr., (June 17, 1907 – August 21, 1978) was an American designer, architect and film maker. In creative partnership with his spouse Ray Kaiser Eames he

title: Ray Charles in Person

text: also for its documentation of the jazzy R&B Ray Charles sound prior to his great crossover success. "The track "Yes, Indeed" was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, with Lee Harper replacing John Hunt on trumpet and Richie Goldberg replacing Teagle Fleming on drums." Ray Charles in Person In Person is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28, 1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium. All tracks from this album together with those from "Ray Charles at Newport" were also released on the 1987 Atlantic

title: Ray Charles in Person

text: Ray Charles in Person In Person is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28, 1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium. All tracks from this album together with those from "Ray Charles at Newport" were also released on the 1987 Atlantic compilation CD, "Ray Charles Live". The album was recorded by the concert sponsor, radio station WAOK. The station's lead disk jockey, Zenas "Daddy" Sears, recorded the album from the audience using a single microphone. The album is noted for its technical excellence in balancing band, singer, and audience, and

title: String instrument

text: String instrument String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when the performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner. Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the strings with their fingers or a plectrum—and others by hitting the strings with a light wooden hammer or by rubbing the strings with a bow. In some keyboard instruments, such as the harpsichord, the musician presses a key that plucks the string. With bowed instruments, the player rubs the strings with a horsehair bow, causing them to vibrate. With a hurdy-gurdy, the musician operates

title: Ray Price (musician)

text: his death. A son from his first marriage, Cliff Price, also survives. Academy of Country Music Country Music Association Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Grammy Awards Ray Price (musician) Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the

title: Ray Price (musician)

text: Ray Price (musician) Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times", "Night Life", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in

title: Liu Yuan (musician)

text: Liu Yuan (musician) Liu Yuan (, pronounced ; January 1, 1960 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese musician, who plays tenor and baritone saxophone as well as the Chinese wind instrument called "suona". He is recognized as one of the two most prominent jazz musicians in China, the other being the saxophonist Du Yinjiao. His father was a player of the "suona", a traditional Chinese wind instrument, and this was also Liu's first instrument. At about the age of eight, he began his performing career, playing in a government-run children's musical group. He continued his "suona" studies at the Beijing

title: Charles Brown (musician)

text: Know" (1948). Brown's style dominated the influential Southern California club scene on Central Avenue, in Los Angeles, during that period. He influenced such performers as Floyd Dixon, Cecil Gant, Ivory Joe Hunter, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Ace and Ray Charles. In the late 1940s, a rising demand for blues was driven by a growing audience among white teenagers in the South, which quickly spread north and west. Blues singers such as Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown were getting much of the attention, but what writer Charles Keil dubs "the postwar Texas clean-up movement in blues" was also beginning to

title: Charles Ray Hatcher

text: Charles Ray Hatcher Charles Ray Hatcher (July 16, 1929December 7, 1984) was an American serial killer who confessed to having murdered 16 people between 1969 and 1982. Charles Ray Hatcher was born in Mound City, Missouri, a small town north of St.Joseph. He was the youngest of Jesse and Lula Hatcher's four children. His father was an ex‑convict and an abusive alcoholic. Hatcher was bullied in school, and in turn bullied his classmates and would carry this practice into adulthood. In the spring of 1935, he and his older brothers were flying a kite with copper wire they had found

title: Charles Burrell (musician)

text: the person that convinced him to give up classical music and switch to jazz. Duke explained that he "wanted to be free" and Burrell "more or less made the decision for me" by convincing him to "improvise and do what you want to do". He still performed well into his 90s, including playing live in the studio of prominent Jazz radio station KUVO, and was recently one of the two grand marshals that led the kick off parade at the Five Points Jazz Festival. Charles Burrell (musician) Charles "Charlie" Burrell (born October 4, 1920) is a classical and jazz bass

title: Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles

text: Ray Charles unless otherwise noted. Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1962. It reached number 96 on the "Billboard 200" and remained there for 11 weeks. Darin recorded the album as a tribute to Ray Charles. His version of "What'd I Say" was a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Guest soloists included Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson and Darlene Love. Darin once said, "I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby carriage. In fact,

title: Charles Ray (editor)

text: Press in London, and he contributed to The Children's Newspaper edited by Arthur Mee from 1919, and possibly also to the earlier Children's Encyclopaedia (1908-1910). He retired in 1939 aged 65, and he died in Cromer, Norfolk on 8 June 1962. Charles Ray (editor) Charles Ray (1875-1962) was a prolific editor of encyclopedic works, mainly for children, especially during the 1930s. His father was Charles James Ray (1848-1913), a boot manufacturer, and his mother was Lizzie Harvey (1851-1887). He was born in Stepney, London in 1874, and he married Florence probably around 1900. According to the 1911 Census, they had

title: Charles Ray (actor)

text: Charles Ray (actor) Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young, wholesome hicks in silent comedy films. Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as a child where he attended elementary school. He then moved to Needles, California for a time before finally relocating to Los Angeles where he finished his education. He initially began his career on the stage before working for director Thomas H. Ince as a film extra in December 1912. He appeared in several

title: Charles Ray (admiral)

text: Military Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Charles Ray (admiral) Charles W. Ray is a United States Coast Guard admiral who serves as the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. since May 24, 2018. He previously served as the Coast Guard's Deputy Commandant for Operations. Admiral Ray is from Newport, Arkansas, and is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. After an assignment as a deck watch officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet (WMEC-167), he was selected for Naval Flight Training and earned his wings in 1984. Ray has served at six

title: Charles Ray (admiral)

text: Charles Ray (admiral) Charles W. Ray is a United States Coast Guard admiral who serves as the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. since May 24, 2018. He previously served as the Coast Guard's Deputy Commandant for Operations. Admiral Ray is from Newport, Arkansas, and is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. After an assignment as a deck watch officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet (WMEC-167), he was selected for Naval Flight Training and earned his wings in 1984. Ray has served at six Coast Guard Air Stations from Alaska to the Caribbean. He was

title: Charles R. Ray

text: Charles R. Ray Colonel Charles R. Ray (September 14, 1938 — January 18, 1982) was an American officer of the US Army who was murdered on January 18, 1982, in Paris by a Lebanese militant affiliated with the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction while serving as an assistant military attaché. A 35 year-old Lebanese man, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was accused of shooting and killing Ray outside his Paris apartment on the morning of 18 January 1982. The Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction claimed responsibility for the murder. Ray was shot in the head at point-blank range at about 9 AM as he

title: Charles Bennett Ray

text: Charles Bennett Ray Charles Bennett Ray (December 25, 1807 – August 15, 1886) was a prominent African-American abolitionist, the owner and editor of the weekly newspaper "The Colored American", and a notable journalist and clergyman. Born a free man in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Ray was the son of mail carrier Joseph Aspinwall Ray and his wife Annis Harrington. He attended Wesleyan Seminary in Wilbraham, Massachusetts studying theology, and then in 1832 enrolled as the first black student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut although his enrollment was revoked less than two months later after white students protested. He moved to New

title: Michael Ray Charles

text: the School of Art at the University of Houston. Michael Ray Charles Michael Ray Charles (born 1967) is an African-American painter born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He spent most of his youth growing up in Los Angeles, California, New Orleans, Louisiana and St. Martinville, Louisiana. He graduated from St. Martinville Senior High School in 1985. Later that fall, he entered McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Over the next three and a half years, Charles studied design and advertising before receiving a BFA degree in 1989. After receiving his MFA degree in 1993 from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas, Charles

title: Michael Ray Charles

text: Michael Ray Charles Michael Ray Charles (born 1967) is an African-American painter born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He spent most of his youth growing up in Los Angeles, California, New Orleans, Louisiana and St. Martinville, Louisiana. He graduated from St. Martinville Senior High School in 1985. Later that fall, he entered McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Over the next three and a half years, Charles studied design and advertising before receiving a BFA degree in 1989. After receiving his MFA degree in 1993 from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas, Charles began teaching at The University of Texas at Austin,

title: I Remember Brother Ray

text: I Remember Brother Ray I Remember Brother Ray is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, paying tribute to his bandleader and mentor Ray Charles, which was recorded in 2004 and released on the HighNote label the following year. In his review on Allmusic, Thom Jurek states "If ever a musician had a pedigree for simultaneously lamenting and celebrating the late Ray Charles, David "Fathead" Newman does. Newman met Charles in 1952 and was a working member of his band from 1954-1964. ... Newman's signature Southern soul tone, saturated in warmth and emotion, is by turns buttery, fat, and back-porch

title: Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles

text: Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles is an album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1962. It reached number 96 on the "Billboard 200" and remained there for 11 weeks. Darin recorded the album as a tribute to Ray Charles. His version of "What'd I Say" was a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Guest soloists included Nino Tempo, Plas Johnson and Darlene Love. Darin once said, "I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby carriage. In fact, two singers—Fats Domino and Ray

title: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

text: have appeared on compilation albums by a number of artists, even some who did not release "Here We Go Again" as a single. In November 1959, after twelve years as a professional musician, Ray Charles signed with ABC Records, following the expiration of his Atlantic Records contract. According to Will Friedwald in "A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers", "His first four ABC albums were all primarily devoted to standards..." In the 1960s, he experienced crossover success with both rhythm and blues and country music. Because Charles was signed to ABC as a rhythm and blues singer,

title: Mary Ann (Ray Charles song)

text: as a featured vocalist in his touring shows. Despite Charles' marriage, the two became lovers, and Fisher appears on a number of his Atlantic recordings. Fisher left Ray Charles in 1958 after he had added the Raelettes, formerly the Cookies, as female vocal backup to his band. Mary Ann (Ray Charles song) "Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the third Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the "Billboard" Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to

title: Charles Miller (musician)

text: Charles Miller (musician) Charles Miller (June 2, 1939 - June 14, 1980) was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for multicultural Californian funk band War and the single person most responsible for the creating of the classic and 1975 #1 hit "Low Rider", on which he also sang the lead part. Miller was born in Olathe, Kansas, moved with his family to Los Angeles two years later, and eventually settled in Long Beach, California. His father was also a musician who featured with organist Paul Bryant. Charles was always interested in music, which included his playing