Ray Charles

Music

Type of Music: R&B, Motown and Blues, Jazz, and Pop/ RockSome of his famous songs:- I Got a Women-Hit the Road Jack-Don't Set Me Free -America the BeutifulHe showed passion in Music around the time he was 3He got really good on the piano until his disadvantage came along. However he was motivated to continue his passion around 7

Ray Charles

Quick Facts

Father of Soul

Birthday: Sept. 23,1930Died on June 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills, CAObstacles: He was blind at the age of 5Place of Birth: Albany, GeorgiaMajored in: Singing and PianoPoor, blind, and newly orphaned teen living in Tampa, Florida

In 1948, he left to move to Seattle to get as far away from where he wasStayed only two year, but during he cut his first record Began to develop the genre-bending music styleRay Charles had twelve children with all different ladies Della Beatrice Howard Robinson (1955–1977), Eileen William(1951–1952)Died because of Acute Liver Disease, Hepatitis at age 73

History

*Ray Charles Robinson*David Robinson*Robert Robinson*Charles Wayne Hendricks*Reatha Butler*Alexandra Bertrand*Robyn Moffett*Evelyn Robinson*Raenee Robinson*Sheila Robinson*Vincent Kotchounian*Ryan Corey Robinson den Bok

*Della Beatrice Robinson*Margie Hendricks*Chantelle Bertrand*Louise Mitchel*Mae Mosely Lyles*Sandra Jean Betts*Arlette Kotchounian *Mary Corey Robinson den Bok