page_title: Ray Charles
hierarchical_section_title: Ray Charles
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Letztes Konzert von Ray Charles, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier des Place des Arts, während die Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2003. Foto von Victor Diaz Lamich. English: Last concert of Ray Charles, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of the Place des Arts while the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2003. Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich. Español: Último concierto de Ray Charles, en Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts durante el Festival International de Jazz de Montréal en 2003. Foto de Victor Diaz Lamich. Français&#160;: Dernier concert de Ray Charles, à la salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts lors du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal en 2003. Photo par Victor Diaz Lamich. Italiano: Ultimo concerto di Ray Charles, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier di Place des Arts, mentre il Festival International de Jazz de Montréal nel 2003. Foto di Victor Diaz Lamich.
context_page_description: Ray Charles was an American musician.
  Charles was born in Albany, Georgia and was raised in Greenville, Florida. When he was six he started going blind and was completely blind by age 7. He played jazz, soul, and R&B music. Charles never knew exactly why he lost his sight, though there are sources which suggest his blindness was due to glaucoma. He attended school at the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine, Florida. He also learned how to write music and play various musical instruments. While he was there, his father died, and his mother died five years later. Charles died in 2004 from liver failure.
context_section_description: Ray Charles (born Ray Charles Robinson) (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician.
  Charles was born in Albany, Georgia and was raised in Greenville, Florida. When he was six he started going blind and was completely blind by age 7. He played jazz, soul, and R&B music. Charles never knew exactly why he lost his sight, though there are sources which suggest his blindness was due to glaucoma. He attended school at the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine, Florida. He also learned how to write music and play various musical instruments. While he was there, his father died, and his mother died five years later. Charles died in 2004 from liver failure.
caption: Ray Charles at his last concert
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