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As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues. He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America The Beautiful." Frank Sinatra called him "the only genius in the business." |
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News in english
about Ray Charles
(August / 2009)
Foxx a multifaceted performer Date: 03 Aug 2009
Chicago Sun-Times -
Occupying the stage at the Arie Crown Theater Saturday for about two hours was a comic, an Oscar winner, an awards show host, a classically trained pianist and a chart-topping pop recording artist -- not to mention Ray Charles and Barack Obama. All that, and Jamie Foxx still left us wanting more during the first of two Arie Crown Theater concerts on his "Blame It" tour.
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Posi-Tone Records: More Home Runs with Mike DiRubbo, Ralph Bowen, Sean Nowell Date: 04 Aug 2009
All About Jazz -
If Posi-Tone Records was a major league baseball team, it would be at the top of its division. So far in 2009, the label has had big wins with {{Sam Yahel = 14901}}'s piano trio debut Hometown and guitarist {{Yotam Silberstein = 18320}}'s overall debut Next Page, not to mention former {{Ray Charles = 5648}} sideman, trumpeter {{Jim Rotondi = 1823}}'s heartfelt tribute to his former leader, Blues ...
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Ray Charles' The Genius Hits The Road Date: 06 Aug 2009
antiMUSIC -
A deluxe reissue of Ray Charles' The Genius Hits the Road will be released September 22, 2009
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DivaLicious – Unplugged , with N'Kenge and Mosley, to Play Don't Tell Mama Date: 06 Aug 2009
Playbill -
N'Kenge, who has been seen onstage in productions of Aida, 3 Mo' Divas and The Genius of Ray Charles, will offer DivaLicious – Unplugged Aug. 22 at Don't Tell Mama in Manhattan.
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ray Charles' "The Genius Hits the Road" Reissued, Features "Georgia on My Mind" Date: 06 Aug 2009
All About Jazz -
Album about American cities and states charted for 50 weeks. Chart-topper “Hit the Road Jack” leads off the bonus tracks. When Ray Charles left Atlantic Records for ABC-Paramount, his first move was to gather up a dozen vintage songs about U.S. destinations. The resulting album, The Genius Hits the Road, in turn gave Charles his first No. 1 hit, a soulful reading of Hoagy ...
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Ray Charles' The Genius Hits The Road Date: 08 Aug 2009
antiMUSIC -
A top story from this week. A deluxe reissue of Ray Charles' The Genius Hits the Road will be released September 22, 2009
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Ray Charles Road Album Gets Dusted Off Date: 09 Aug 2009
Undercover -
The first album Ray Charles recorded after leaving Atlantic was an album of songs about US destinations. The 1960 album ‘The Genius Hits The Road’ is about to be re-released with an additional six bonus tracks.
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Foxx wants to inspire young filmmakers Date: 12 Aug 2009
Jam! Showbiz -
At first, the parallels between Jamie Foxx's Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles and a just-launched HD short film festival aimed at budding movie makers aren't readily apparent.
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