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By Kaiden Braesch and Nathanael Baumann Ray By Kaiden Braesch Charles and Nathanael Baumann Hit Rod Ray l Rele 1961 - Ray b Sepb 23, 1930 in An Gog - Ray l, wa Amin Abo sir-sowr, muan, an cos Ray - Ray to cdo - Bror e t 4 an w coly in 5 - He h 12 ki (no t h a wi) - He c re si bil Wha Bri? Bra is ti rig se s y el o r il imed. It i tatol rin h es pa. Bra us n an cot sen d or etc ups an t reb ra dil, bu Ray t e sal le h us red . Ray be ra s us bil wit i, it d e pib. Bra wa ra t ley ca. How fuc Jaz Ray l as ft es bed dil al-an-ren os t mu w te d ja f te m, mag a rr otri min. He g p on id it mu, ind gol, cor d us, so s ofon fe, he ur led f es. Pers be xle h i h so “Sev ni Anes,” a cboon h Wi Nlo (a fu cor usa f ti) Controversy in his Career Gospel is traditional, call-and-response type religious music. Gospel was found throughout black churches in the United States. Ray charles took the subject matter of modern music and put it to gospel like tunes. It quite upset people to have someone singing about sex and love to the tune of their hymns. SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS Ray Charles and Willie Nelson Released 1984 What's special about Ray Prol he n op n os pa bu R hes h e w met bd u gama m ag 7 ond. He led ad, wi, an re m in le, as l la pi, or, sa, can ad m, at se-sos Flo Sco f he D ad Bl in St. Augne. He dop er adon e 15. An et, he de m h, ind “Hit Rod, Jac” an y es fait Gera’s oca t on “Gera m Mid.” It i s woh tog t Ra r’s “I Got a” is p in K’s “Gol g.” As o n el, he v tat ad n ak ic. Georgia on My Mind Georgia was released in On My 1960 as a song to Mind remember his home state More about “Georgia On My Mind” This song was released by Ray Charles in 1960, although it was originally written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell. Ray loved Georgia and wanted to get more into country music, so he reinterpreted the song. Ironically, he was banned by the music industry there (not by the state) for life from playing in georgia, because he refused to play in a Jim Crow club*. This was revoked in 1979, when the Georgia State Assembly welcomed him and declared ““Georgia On My Mind” the state song. * Jim Crow club refers to the club’s being segregated. This type of thing lasted much longer in Georgia than anywhere else. The end of Ray Charles -Ray Charles died June 10th, 2004, of liver disease. -He had created over 60 albums and performed more than 10,000 concerts. -Performances at his funeral included B.B. King, Willie Nelson and Stevie Wonder. -A biography of him as a film entitled “Ray” came out shortly after his death. Jamie Foxx plays Ray Charles. “I Got A Woman” Ray Charles’s first widely popular album was a combination of “I Got a Woman” and “Mess Around,” released in 1954. The y o R hes - Ray r wa h s o bd ma ges h i pe, Jaz, Gos, R&B, an Ct. Thi l w esal hi rig ti w er us. Alo, he led ma min, ind an n a led B.B. Kin, Wil Nel n Sev Wor. Sources ● https://www.biography.com/people/ray-charles-9245001 ● http://www.raycharles.com/Pages/RC-WhoWasRayCharles.html ● http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153124/.
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