Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind - 1977

Live  5'45"

Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, U.S. A. 1930 - 2004) was one of the greatest blues musicians of all time.

Singer, composer, keyboardist, interpreted many films as an actor. He worked on TV as an actor and singer.

Career

1950 The first artists to combine blues, rhytm and blues and gospel

Success

He combined the country genre with blues in his musical compositions:

1960 The album "Georgia on My Mind" won a Grammy Award

1961 The album "The Genius of Ray Charles" goes up to the 17th place in the charts.

1965 "Crying Time" climbs to sixth place in the charts and wins a Grammy Award

Personal matters

1937 Ray Charles became blind at the age of 7 years.
1965 Arrested for possession of heroin.


Awards:

3 Grammy Awards for the songs
1 Grammy Award for Career

Movie :

• 1961 Swingin 'Along
  
• 1965 Ballad in Blue
  
• 1966 The Big T.N.T. Show - Documentary
  
• 1980 The Blues Brothers
  
• 1989 Limit Up
  
• 1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones - Documentary
  
• 1994 Love Affair
  
• 1996 Spy Hard
  
• 2000 Blue's Big Musical Movie
  
• 2000 The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
  
  

The best albums:

• 1954 I Got a Woman
  
• 1959 What'd I Say
  
• 1960 Georgia on My Mind
  
• 1961 Hit the Road Jack
  
• 1961 One Mint Julep
  
• 1961 Unchain My Heart
  
• 1962 I Can not Stop Loving You
  
  

Best Songs

• Georgia on My Mind
• Hit The Road Jack
• Crying Time