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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
(September / 2009)
Fats Waller: The Sheik Of Araby Date: 03 Sep 2009
Jazz.com -
Fats Waller led a big band for a short period in the late 30s. Like Ray Charles would do years later, he built the band around his existing small group. Usually, Waller’s arrangements were run-of-the-mill, but “The Sheik Of Araby” was a noteworthy exception.
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Win tickets to see Genius the musical Date: 06 Sep 2009
Leader Community Newspapers -
THE immortal music of Ray Charles comes to Melbourne in the musical Genius this month.
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The Soloist Date: 07 Sep 2009
Brisbane Times -
After his Oscar for Ray Charles, Jamie Foxx takes on another troubled virtuoso.
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Body Found In Durham; Family Fears It’s Man With Alzheimer’s Date: 07 Sep 2009
NBC 17 Raleigh -
A Durham family will wait a few more days before it finds out if a body found down the street is that of John "June" Cheatham, a 76-year-old with Alzheimer's Disease who wondered off from his home more than a month ago. "There's still just that little doubt that they install in you - as far as not positively identifying him," said Cheatham's nephew, Reginald Ray Charles, after investigators said ...
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Nunawading musician takes to preaching Ray Charles Date: 09 Sep 2009
Leader Community Newspapers -
TIM Blamey and his mate Craig Wilkins have spent the past eight years working out how to bring the genius of Ray Charles on stage.
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Jamie Foxx's 'Blame' game Date: 10 Sep 2009
Baltimore Sun -
Jamie Foxx knows his hits aren't the most artistic, but he makes popular songs so he can 'sneak the real music in' on the side The actor and singer won an Academy Award for his portrayal of soul legend Ray Charles in "Ray," and critics loved Foxx's performance as tortured cello prodigy Nathaniel Ayers in "The Soloist." Though Foxx's own albums have become club staples and sold millions of copies ...
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He puts smiles on faces, songs in hearts Date: 10 Sep 2009
Leader Community Newspapers -
BEACONSFIELD'S Chris Kirby is ready to "testify" in a music production honouring the career of R & B legend Ray Charles.
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Quentin Tarantino's Glorious Film Soundtracks Date: 10 Sep 2009
Billboard -
Tarantino's latest film, "Inglourious Basterds," debuted Aug. 21, three days after its accompanying soundtrack arrived on Warner Bros. Records. Following the pattern established with his previous movies, including "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," Tarantino uses an off-kilter mix of Ennio Morricone, Ray Charles and Elmer Bernstein, among others, as musical genres and era variations to ...
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