Actor profile
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
82 Movies
39 TV Shows
121 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
18th May 1994 as Self (archive footage)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
13th May 1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
29th October 1993 as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
