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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 23, 1930
Died
June 10, 2004
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia USA
Ray Charles
0.5 Popularity
Biography
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?"
Known For
9.0
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones | Music Man
2025
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
2025
7.9
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
8.5
Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
8.0
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
8.4
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
🎬
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022
8.2
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Credits
Quincy Jones | Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
2025
9.0
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
7.7
Merci Dorothée !
as Self (archive footage)
2025
7.7
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.9
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
2023
8.5
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
2023
8.0
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
8.4
🎬
Piano Greats at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.7
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2022
8.2
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2022
6.7
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
9.0
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
2021
7.3
Face of Unity
as Self
2014
0.0
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.7
🎬
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
as Self
2012
0.0
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
as Self
2011
7.2
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
as Self
2008
6.9
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano, Vocals
2008
6.0
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
as Self
2008
0.0
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
as Self
2007
7.0
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
as Self
2007
7.0
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
as Self
2007
9.0
Fats and Friends
as Self
2007
9.0
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
as Self
2006
0.0
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
as Self
2006
0.0
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
as Self
2006
0.0
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self
2005
7.0
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
as Self
2004
7.0
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
as Self
2004
4.2
🎬
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
as Self
2004
0.0
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
as Self
2004
7.5
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2004
6.0
Rockin' Pianos
as Self
2004
0.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004
4.0
Piano Blues
as Self
2003
6.5
The Blues
2003
7.2
🎬
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
as Self
2003
10.0
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
as Self
2002
8.5
CMT Crossroads
as Self
2002
8.3
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
as Self
2002
0.0
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2001
8.0
Star Academy
as Self
2001
5.8
Ray Charles - In Concert
as Self
2001
0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
Blue's Big Musical Movie
as G-Clef (voice)
2000
8.2
🎬
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
0.0
🎬
Saturday Live
as Self
1996
0.0
Spy Hard
as Busdriver
1996
5.4
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
1995
0.0
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Love Affair
as Self
1994
5.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
0.0
The Nanny
as Sammy
1993
8.1
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
6.0
The John Larroquette Show
as Ray Charles
1993
6.7
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
1993
0.0
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
0.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
1990
6.9
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
as Self
1990
6.0
Wings
as Ray Charles
1990
6.9
Limit Up
as Julius
1989
3.7
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as Ray Charles
1989
9.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
1988
0.0
Téléthon
as Self
1987
5.0
Super Dave
1987
6.0
Le monde est à vous
as Self (archive footage)
1987
0.0
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
5.1
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
1987
0.0
🎬
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
as Self
1986
0.0
WrestleMania 2
as Self
1986
8.7
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.0
Victoires de la musique
as Self
1985
1.5
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Composer
1985
6.7
Moonlighting
as Ray Charles
1985
7.5
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
1985
8.5
Who's the Boss?
1984
7.4
I Love Quincy
as Self
1984
0.0
🎬
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983
0.0
🎬
Hallelujah Gospel
as Self
1983
0.0
St. Elsewhere
as Arthur Tibbits
1982
5.6
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
Lynda Carter's Celebration
as Self
1981
9.0
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
as Self
1981
7.0
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
1980
5.0
🎬
John Schneider: Back Home
1980
0.0
🎬
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
as Self
1980
0.0
The Blues Brothers
as Ray
1980
7.7
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979
6.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1978
0.0
The Second Barry Manilow Special
as Self
1978
0.0
🎬
Bio’s Bahnhof
as Self
1978
0.0
The Beatles Forever
as Self
1977
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Cher
as Self
1975
6.2
🎬
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
0.0
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
as Self
1973
8.0
Musikladen
as Self
1972
0.0
The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
7.8
The Midnight Special
as Host - Self
1972
7.8
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
4.6
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
1969
6.5
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
5.8
🎬
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
as Self
1969
0.0
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
as Self
1968
7.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
1967
7.7
The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self
1965
7.0
Ballad in Blue
as Himself
1965
6.9
Shindig!
as Self - Singer
1964
6.2
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
4.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
Swingin' Along
as Self
1961
5.0
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
4.7
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
🎬
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
N/A
0.0