query: Ray Charles plays which 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: 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: Sambuca (instrument)

text: and fanciful descriptions of instruments in the apocryphal letter of Saint Jerome, ("to Dardanus"). Among these is a , which resembles a somewhat primitive sackbut without the bell joint. In the 19th Century it was reproduced by Edmond de Coussemaker, Charles de la Croix and Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, and has given rise to endless discussions without leading to any satisfactory solution. Fabio Colonna created the pentecontachordon keyboard instrument which he called a sambuca. Sambuca (instrument) The sambuca (also "sambute", "sambiut", "sambue", "sambuque", or "sambuke") was an ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin. However, many other instruments have also been called

title: Catchin' Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles

text: Catchin' Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles Catchin' Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles is the 6th album by jazz singer Roseanna Vitro, released in August 1997 on the Telarc Jazz label. AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow citing a "highly enjoyable" and "continually interesting set," itself benefitting from the singer's talent, versatility, and juducious avoidance of Charles' most over-exposed vehicles, as well as from contributions by "pianist Ken Werner (who duets with the singer on a medley of "You Don't Know Me" and "Ruby"), trumpeter Eddie Henderson, and tenorman [and Ray Charles alumnus]

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: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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

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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 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

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: 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: The Genius of Ray Charles

text: The Genius of Ray Charles The Genius of Ray Charles is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records. The album eschewed the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for with big band arrangements. It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads. "The Genius of Ray Charles" sold fewer than 500,000 copies and charted at number 17 on the "Billboard" 200. "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" were released as singles

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:
 (Disc 1,

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: The Genius of Ray Charles

text: sounds of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, or swing era big bands, Charles played a "curious hybrid of the brassy R&B of his pop-oriented recordings and the showy shmaltz favored by the era's middle-of-the-road acts." However, they cautioned listeners that the album was "abysmally recorded, with frequent overmodulation muddying its brasher moments." The Genius of Ray Charles The Genius of Ray Charles is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records. The album eschewed the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for with big band arrangements. It

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Ray Charles

text: at 38 from a Drug Overdose which shocked Ray. In 1974, Charles left ABC Records and recorded several albums on his own label, Crossover Records. A 1975 recording of Stevie Wonder's hit "Living for the City" later helped Charles win another Grammy. In 1977, he reunited with Ahmet Ertegün and re-signed to Atlantic Records, for which he recorded the album "True to Life", remaining with his old label until 1980. However, the label had now begun to focus on rock acts, and some of their prominent soul artists, such as Aretha Franklin, were starting to be neglected. In November 1977

title: Ray Charles

text: segregated but thriving black community of Overtown. Stone later helped Jerry Wexler find Charles in St. Petersburg. After joining Swing Time, he recorded two more R&B hits under the name Ray Charles: "Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand" (1951), which reached number five, and "Kissa Me Baby" (1952), which reached number eight. Swing Time folded the following year, and Ahmet Ertegün signed him to Atlantic. In June 1952, Atlantic bought Charles's contract for $2,500 (US$ in dollars). His first recording session for Atlantic ("The Midnight Hour"/"Roll with My Baby") took place in September 1952, although his last Swing Time release

title: Ray Charles

text: its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and number two on their November 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Billy Joel said, "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley". Ray Charles Robinson was the son of Bailey Robinson, a laborer, and Aretha (or Reatha) Williams. His mother was a teenage orphan making a living as a sharecropper. They lived in Peoria, Illinois with Robinson's father and his wife, Mary Jane Robinson. The Robinson family had informally adopted Aretha (or Reatha), and she took the

title: Charles Ray (actor)

text: bankruptcy for a second time. He and wife Clara, whom he had been separated from since 1930, divorced in May 1935. In an attempt to earn money, Ray began writing. In 1935, he released a collection of short stories entitled "Hollywood Shorts". In September 1936, he began publishing a magazine called "Charles Ray's Hollywood Digest". The magazine featured a mixture of humorous stories, film reviews, jokes, editorials and movie industry news. In the magazine's first issue, Ray wrote a story which poked fun at journalist Walter Winchell. The magazine folded in 1937 due to a lack of public interest. Ray

title: Charles A. Ray

text: Charles A. Ray Charles Aaron Ray (born July 5, 1945) finished his 50-year career of public service in 2012 as the U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe. He is a former Foreign Service Officer and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who held the position of U.S. Ambassador twice, and retired with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He is also a retired U.S. Army officer who was decorated twice for his actions in combat during the Vietnam War, and later served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs. Born in Center, Texas, Ray earned his Bachelor's degree from

title: Charles R. Ray

text: was captured in 1984 and was sentenced to life in prison in February 1987 for his involvement in the murder. He is currently imprisoned in France. 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

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: Charles and Ray Eames

text: Zeeland, Michigan, 1954 A documentary about the couple titled "" was released on November 18, 2011 as part of the American Masters series on PBS television and on YouTube from PBS as Cd1 and Cd2. 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

title: Ray Charles

text: 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two "Modern Sounds" albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence, but his music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown. He became friends with Quincy Jones. Their friendship lasted until the end of Charles's life. Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles "the only true genius in show business", although Charles downplayed this notion. In 2002, "Rolling Stone" ranked Charles number ten on

title: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen

text: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen Ray Charles Invites You to Listen (sometimes referred to as Invites You to Listen or Listen) is a studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in June 1967. Made up of several standards, the album had Charles experiment with falsetto. The album received mixed response from music critics, some noting that the style of music was "old fashioned". As Charles' 1967 greatest hits album, "A Man and His Soul", was released, he returned to the recording studio to begin work on "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". The album was produced by

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: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

text: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song) "Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records. To date, this version of the song has been the biggest commercial success, spending twelve consecutive weeks on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15. The most notable cover version is a duet by Charles and Norah Jones, which appeared on

title: Ray Charles

text: His second marriage, to Della Beatrice Howard Robinson (called "Bea" by Charles), began on April 5, 1955 and lasted 22 years. Their first child together, Ray Jr., was born in 1955. Charles was not in town for the birth because he was playing a show in Texas. The couple had two more children, David (1958) and Robert (1960). Charles felt that his heroin addiction took a toll on Della during their marriage. Charles had a six-year-long affair with Margie Hendricks, one of the original Raelettes, and in 1959 they had a son, Charles Wayne. His affair with Mae Mosley Lyles

title: Mary Ann (Ray Charles song)

text: 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 a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, "an alternation that adds fun for the dancers." It has been described as "a sexy blues," and "a lightly lascivious tune." The song was written about Mary Ann Fisher (1923–2004), a singer who had recently joined Charles' band

title: Friendship (Ray Charles album)

text: the singles from "Friendship" were, and the album provided Charles with his highest charting hits on the country charts, including a number-one country hit with Willie Nelson, "Seven Spanish Angels". Friendship (Ray Charles album) Friendship is a studio album by American artist Ray Charles. It was released in 1984 via Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart. The album was one of several in the mid-1980s that featured Charles returning to country music after a two decade absence; he had previously recorded the two-volume "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" to

title: Friendship (Ray Charles album)

text: Friendship (Ray Charles album) Friendship is a studio album by American artist Ray Charles. It was released in 1984 via Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart. The album was one of several in the mid-1980s that featured Charles returning to country music after a two decade absence; he had previously recorded the two-volume "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" to much acclaim in 1962. For "Friendship", Charles collaborated with several established country stars in a series of duets. Whereas the "Modern Sounds" singles were not explicitly released to country radio,

title: Charles Ray Hatcher

text: then that he also confessed to the murder of Eric Christgen. He was convicted of the Christgen homicide in October 1983, and drew a term of life imprisonment with no parole for at least 50 years. Facing his second Missouri conviction a year later for the murder of Michelle Steele, Hatcher requested a death sentence but the jury refused, recommending life on December 3, 1984. Four days later, Hatcher hanged himself in his cell, at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. Charles Ray Hatcher Charles Ray Hatcher (July 16, 1929December 7, 1984) was an American serial killer who confessed

title: Charles Ray King

text: Massachusetts. The King Library building was completed and opened to the public in 1888. King donated a large portion of his own books to the library. King died on April 5, 1901 at the age of 88. 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

title: Charles W. Ray

text: to come up and cross. Charles W. Ray Charles W. Ray (August 6, 1872 - March 23, 1959) was an sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War. Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 19 October 1899. Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo. Birth: Pensacola Yancey County, N.C. Date of issue: 18 April 1902. Citation: Most distinguished gallantry in action. Captured a bridge with the detachment he commanded and held it against a superior force of the

title: Charles W. Ray

text: Charles W. Ray Charles W. Ray (August 6, 1872 - March 23, 1959) was an sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War. Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 19 October 1899. Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo. Birth: Pensacola Yancey County, N.C. Date of issue: 18 April 1902. Citation: Most distinguished gallantry in action. Captured a bridge with the detachment he commanded and held it against a superior force of the enemy, thereby enabling an army

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: Jamal Charles (footballer)

text: through to the Third Round. Jamal Charles (footballer) Jamal Charles is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for C.D.S. Vida in the Honduran League, and for the Grenada national football team. Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Raphael " Ray" Charles, former player for Grenada teams - Fontenoy United and SAFL, and Anestasia Janice Charles nee Licorish of the parish of St. Andrew in Grenada. As a child, he attended the Belair Government School in the St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12, he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School

title: Jamal Charles (footballer)

text: Jamal Charles (footballer) Jamal Charles is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for C.D.S. Vida in the Honduran League, and for the Grenada national football team. Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Raphael " Ray" Charles, former player for Grenada teams - Fontenoy United and SAFL, and Anestasia Janice Charles nee Licorish of the parish of St. Andrew in Grenada. As a child, he attended the Belair Government School in the St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12, he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach

title: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen

text: as "yeshh-terday". Charles also re-recorded Jule Styne's "People" with a trombone vamp. "Yesterday" and "Here We Go Again" were released as singles in 1967. Author Mike Evans wrote that "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen" is "one of the most remarkable recordings of his career". The use of falsetto received a mixed response from critics; it was called "grating and unpleasant" by "Down Beat"'s Carol Sloane (who also described Feller's arrangements as "vapid," and Charles' performance on the whole as "lack[ing in] depth and feeling"), while others praised its femininity. Ray Charles Invites You to Listen Ray Charles Invites You

title: Ray Charles

text: resulted in another daughter, Renee, born in 1961. In 1963, by Sandra Jean Betts, Ray Charles had a daughter, Sheila Raye Charles, a singer-songwriter who died of breast cancer on June 15, 2017. Charles first tried recreational drugs when he played in McSon Trio and was eager to try them as he thought they helped musicians create music and tap into their creativity. He later became addicted to heroin for sixteen years. He was first arrested in the 1950s, when he and his bandmates were caught backstage with loose marijuana and drug paraphernalia, including a burnt spoon, syringe, and needle.

title: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

text: (Harry Baer) and Margarethe (Margarethe von Trotta) in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1970 film "Gods of the Plague". However, the song was on neither the eponymous soundtrack for the 2004 film "Ray" nor the limited edition additional soundtrack album "More Music From Ray". Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song) "Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records. To date,

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 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: 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: Ray Charles

text: stations banning the song because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, the song became his first top ten pop record. Later in 1959, he released his first country song (a cover of Hank Snow's "I'm Movin' On") and recorded three more albums for the label: a jazz record ("The Genius After Hours", 1961); a blues record ("The Genius Sings the Blues", 1961); and a big band record ("The Genius of Ray Charles" which was his first Top 40 album, peaking at number 17. His contract with Atlantic contract expired in 1959, and several big labels offered him record deals; choosing not

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: Charles and Ray Eames

text: designed for Herman Miller. From the beginning, the Eames furniture has usually been listed as by Charles Eames. In the 1948 and 1952 Herman Miller bound catalogs, only Charles' name is listed, but it has become clear that Ray was deeply involved and was an equal partner with her husband in many projects. In August 2005 Maharam fabrics reissued Eames designed fabrics; Sea Things (1947) pattern and Dot Pattern. Dot Pattern was conceived for The Museum of Modern Art’s “Competition for Printed Fabrics” in 1947. The Eames fabrics were mostly designed by Ray, as were the Time-Life Stools. In 1979,

title: Charles and Ray Eames

text: in many art museum collections. The Ray Eames textiles have been re-issued by Maharam as part of their Textiles of the Twentieth Century collection. After Charles's death in 1978, the Eames Office was disbanded. Ray Eames worked on several unfinished projects (e.g. a German version of the "Mathematica" exhibition), was a consultant to IBM, published books, and administered the Eames archive and estate. Ray Eames died in Los Angeles in 1988, ten years to the day after Charles. They are buried next to each other in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Ray Eames had a joyful and rigorous work ethic

title: The Genius of Ray Charles

text: the partially hidden flaws of the original ... Still, the glory of Charles' singing and the ace arrangements ... have a way of breaking down resistance." In 2000, "Q" magazine included "The Genius of Ray Charles" in their list of the "Best Soul Albums of All Time" and wrote that it "finds the great man swinging, emoting, cajoling and laughing his way through a selection of standards that he makes his own ... it exudes pure class." In 2003, "Rolling Stone" ranked "The Genius of Ray Charles" number 263 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

title: Instrument of Government

text: Instrument of Government The Instrument of Government was a constitution of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Drafted by Major-General John Lambert in 1653, it was the first sovereign codified and written constitution in England. The "Instrument of Government" included elements incorporated from an earlier document "Heads of Proposals", which had been agreed to by the Army Council in 1647, as set of propositions intended to be a basis for a constitutional settlement after King Charles I was defeated in the First English Civil War. Charles had rejected the propositions, but before the start of the Second Civil War

title: Ray Charles Anthology

text: passing) to his ABC-Paramount recordings, supervised a remixing of the 20 songs on thls compilation especially for this recording with mastering engineer Steve Hoffman, while Rhino chairman Richard Foos helped select and sequence the tracks for the CD. While the CD is culled entirely from Charles' ABC-Paramount recordings, his Atlantic Records period is represented by three live recordings of "What'd I Say", "I Got a Woman", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" from the 1965 concert recording "Ray Charles Live In Concert". The album was repackaged with a new cover after Charles' death. The original release included the song "Sticks

title: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen

text: Joe Adams. Charles used falsetto on the album "for no other reason than self-satisfaction". "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen" consists mostly of standards. Sid Feller chose ten songs for the album, and wrote their arrangements. A big band provided instrumentation for two of the songs, while the others were backed with fourteen string instruments, eight brass instruments, guitar, bass and drums; Feller conducted the strings, and Adams engineered the record. "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen" contains a cover version of The Beatles' "Yesterday"; Charles purposely recorded the song with a hoarse voice so that the title lyric sounded

title: Xun (instrument)

text: this sense, xun represents also the idea of harmony, which is one of the main parts of traditional Chinese values. The Erya (尔雅): "A large xun is like a goose egg, with a flattened bottom and six holes; a small one is like a chicken egg" Shijing (诗经): "The elder brother plays xun, the younger brother plays chi [transverse flute]" The Korean equivalent is the "hun" (hangul: 훈; hanja: 塤). In Japan, the same type of instrument is called "tsuchibue" (hiragana: つちぶえ ; kanji: 土笛, lit. "earthen flute"). In Assam, it is known as Xutuli. Xun (instrument) The xun (;

title: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

text: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit. Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which astronomers mostly intend to perform an all-sky survey studying astrophysical and cosmological phenomena such as active galactic nuclei, pulsars, other high-energy sources and dark matter. Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM; formerly GLAST Burst Monitor), is being used to study gamma-ray bursts. Fermi was launched on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 UTC

title: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

text: record label, Tangerine Records, which ABC-Paramount promoted and distributed. "Here We Go Again" was recorded during a phase in Charles' career when he was focused on performing country music. Thus, "Here We Go Again" was a country music song released by the Tangerine label ABC-Paramount, but performed in Charles' rhythm and blues style. However, his works did not bear the Tangerine label until 1968. Feller left ABC in 1965, but he returned to arrange Charles' 1967 album, "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". Joe Adams produced and engineered the album, which included "Here We Go Again". First released by Charles

title: Charles Ray (actor)

text: earned a reputation for being egomaniacal and difficult to work with. In 1920, he left Paramount after studio head Adolph Zukor refused to give him a substantial pay raise. Zukor later wrote in his autobiography, "The Public Is Never Wrong", that Ray's ego and behavior had become problematic and that he "... was headed for trouble and [I] did not care to be with him when he found it." After leaving Paramount, Ray formed his own production company, Charles Ray Productions, and used his fortune to purchase a studio on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles (now known as the KCET

title: Charles Ray (admiral)

text: earned a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University and a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. On May 24, 2018, Admiral Ray assumed the duties of the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the second-in-command of the United States Coast Guard. Admiral Charles W. Ray previously served the Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations from August 2016 to May 2018. In this capacity, he was responsible for the development of operational strategy, policy, guidance, and resources that address national priorities. This

title: Charles R. Ray

text: met with Ray's wife during a visit to Paris in June 1982. U.S. President Ronald Reagan issued the following statement on the death of Colonel Ray: Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Ray, our Assistant Army Attaché in Paris, was a distinguished career officer. He gave his life in the line of duty as surely as if he had fallen in battle. Our hearts go out to his family in their bereavement, and the wanton act of his murderers reinforces our determination to stamp out international terrorism and prevent similar tragedies in the future. Abdallah (aka Salih al-Masri and Abdu-Qadir Saadi) ()

title: Charles Ray (artist)

text: replaced with a lamp-post that had previously occupied the site. Charles Ray had his first one-person museum exhibition in 1989 at the Newport Harbor Art Museum (now Orange County Museum of Art). His art has since been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe and North America, including a traveling, mid-career retrospective organized by Paul Schimmel for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, which then traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Other solo exhibition venues include the Institute of Contemporary Art, London; Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland; Astrup Fearnley Museet

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: 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: History of gamma-ray burst research

text: determine the position of gamma-ray bursts with an accuracy of a few minutes of arc. However, even when using the most powerful telescopes available, nothing of interest could be found within the determined regions. To explain the existence of gamma-ray bursts, many speculative theories were advanced, most of which posited nearby galactic sources. Little progress was made, however, until the 1991 launch of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and its Burst and Transient Source Explorer (BATSE) instrument, an extremely sensitive gamma-ray detector. This instrument provided crucial data indicating that GRBs are isotropic (not biased towards any particular direction in space,

title: Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

text: in 1967, "Here We Go Again" was written by Lanier and Steagall and published by the Dirk Music Company. Charles recorded it at RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, and the song was listed as the sixth of ten tracks on "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen". Starting in 1987, it was included in numerous greatest hits and compilation albums. When "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" was reissued in 1988, the song was added as a bonus track. It was also included on the 1988 album "Ray Charles Anthology". Steagall endured polio as a teen and learned how to

title: Ray Charles

text: the R&B chart. "I've Got a Woman" combined gospel, jazz, and blues. In 1955, he had hits with "This Little Girl of Mine" and "A Fool for You". In upcoming years, he scored with "Drown in My Own Tears" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". In 1959, "What'd I Say" reached No. 6 on the "Billboard" Pop chart and No. 1 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. He also recorded jazz, such as "The Great Ray Charles" (1957) and worked with vibraphonist Milt Jackson, releasing "Soul Brothers" in 1958 and "Soul Meeting" in 1961. By 1958, he was not only headlining