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|born= Ray Charles Robinson<br>[[September 23]], [[1930]]<br>Albany, [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]], [[United States]] |
|born= Ray Charles Robinson<br>[[September 23]], [[1930]]<br>Albany, [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]], [[United States]] |
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| − | |died= [[June 10]], [[2004]] (aged 73)<br>Beverly Hills, [[California]], |
+ | |died= [[June 10]], [[2004]] (aged 73)<br>Beverly Hills, [[California]], United States |
|occupation(s)= Composer, musician, arranger, bandleader |
|occupation(s)= Composer, musician, arranger, bandleader |
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|years active= [[1947]]–[[2004]] |
|years active= [[1947]]–[[2004]] |
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}}'''Ray Charles Robinson''' was an American musician known as '''Ray Charles''' (to avoid confusion with champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson). 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. |
}}'''Ray Charles Robinson''' was an American musician known as '''Ray Charles''' (to avoid confusion with champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson). 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. |
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| − | His only Disney roles included himself on ''[[NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney]]'', the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney Sunday Movie]]'' episode "[[Walt Disney World]]'s 15th Anniversary Celebration" and ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets_Celebrate_Jim_Henson The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]''. His renditions of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Bein' Green" were heard in the [[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|1998 remake]] of ''[[The Parent Trap]]'' and ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets%3A_A_Celebration_of_30_Years The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]''. |
+ | His only [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] roles included himself on ''[[NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney]]'', the ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Disney Sunday Movie]]'' episode "[[Walt Disney World]]'s 15th Anniversary Celebration" and ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets_Celebrate_Jim_Henson The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]''. His renditions of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Bein' Green" were heard in the [[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|1998 remake]] of ''[[The Parent Trap]]'' and ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets%3A_A_Celebration_of_30_Years The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]''. |
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Kermitraygreen.jpg|Ray Charles with [[Kermit the Frog]] |
Kermitraygreen.jpg|Ray Charles with [[Kermit the Frog]] |
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Revision as of 01:00, 2 October 2018
Ray Charles Robinson was an American musician known as Ray Charles (to avoid confusion with champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson). 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.
His only Disney roles included himself on NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney, the Disney Sunday Movie episode "Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration" and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson. His renditions of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Bein' Green" were heard in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years.
