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Ray Charles
Actor, Composer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 23, 1930Died June 10, 2004 (73 years)
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?"
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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?"
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Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self - Musician |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | They All Came Out To Montreux (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Piano Greats at the BBC · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey · as Self |
| 2022 | Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres · as Self - Musician |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi · as Self |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President · as Self |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Self |
| 2019 | Humanitarian: The Real Michael Jackson · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul · as Self |
| 2016 | Axe: Music of a People · as Self |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Self |
| 2013 | Cachitos de Hierro y Cromo (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Twenty Feet from Stardom · as Self |
| 2012 | How Playboy Changed the World · as Self |
| 2012 | Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Ray Charles Live in Antibes, France 1961 · as Self |
| 2011 | CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs · as Self |
| 2010 | Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 · as Self |
| 2009 | WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW · as Self |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self |
| 2009 | O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Jazz Evolution · as Self - Piano, Vocals |
| 2007 | Hair, Let the Sun Shine In · as Self |
| 2007 | Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans · as Self |
| 2006 | Before the Music Dies · as Self - 'agent Double O Soul' |
| 2005 | A Capitol Fourth · as Self |
| 2005 | Soul Deep (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Super Bowl XXXIX · as Self |
| 2005 | 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Ray · as Self |
| 2004 | The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2004 | Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company · as Self |
| 2004 | I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS · as Self (segment "please [you Got That]") |
| 2004 | Rockin' Pianos · as Self |
| 2004 | 35th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets · as Self |
| 2003 | Tom Dowd & the Language of Music · as Self |
| 2003 | Piano Blues · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection · as Self (segment "baby Grand") |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Star Academy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Super Bowl XXXV · as Self - National Anthem Performer |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave · as Ray Charles |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Self |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Ray Charles: Live at Montreux · as Self |
| 1997 | Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III · as Self (video "baby Grand") |
| 1997 | North Sea Jazz Festival · as Self |
| 1996 | 27th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · as Self - Performer |
| 1995 | Rock & Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | Love Affair · as Self |
| 1994 | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration · as Self (segment "monster In The Mirror") |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) · as Ray Charles |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | 1993 Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | A Party for Richard Pryor · as Self |
| 1991 | Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music · as Self |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as Self |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones · as Self |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Ray Charles |
| 1990 | The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Legends of Rock 'n' Roll 1989 · as Ray Charles |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | The Super Dave Osborne Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 · as Self |
| 1986 | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | The Statue of Liberty · as Self - Composer |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Ray Charles |
| 1985 | We Are the World · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host & Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Cher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The New Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Musician (segment "norman Seeff's Archive") |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Ray Charles |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Ray Charles at Salle Pleyel · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. Show · as Self |
| 1965 | Ballad in Blue · as Himself |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1961 | Swingin' Along · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |