Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. 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. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?" Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray Charles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- 2024 · The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · They All Came Out to Montreux as Self
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Piano Greats at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · I Am Not Your Negro as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Face of Unity as Self
- 2013 · Cachitos de hierro y cromo as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra as himself
- 2011 · Ray Charles - Live in France 1961 as Himself
- 2008 · Ray Charles: Live At Montreux as Self
- 2008 · Jazz Evolution as Self - Piano, Vocals
- 2008 · Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On as Himself
- 2007 · Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built as Self
- 2007 · Glen Campbell: Good Times Again as himself
- 2007 · Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans as Himself
- 2006 · Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia as
- 2006 · Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir as himself
- 2006 · Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 as Self
- 2005 · The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music as Self - Archive Footage
- 2005 · Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music as Self
- 2004 · Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land as Himself
- 2004 · Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963 as
- 2004 · Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company as Self
- 2004 · Tom Dowd & The Language of Music as Himself
- 2004 · Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Rockin' Pianos as Himself
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Piano Blues as Self
- 2003 · The Blues as
- 2003 · Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin' as Self
- 2002 · The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles as Himself
- 2002 · CMT Crossroads as Self
- 2002 · Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival as
- 2001 · Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 2001 · Ray Charles - In Concert as Himself
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Blue's Big Musical Movie as G-Clef (voice)
- 1998 · Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years as Self
- 1996 · Spy Hard as Busdriver
- 1995 · Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Performer
- 1995 · The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 1994 · The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Love Affair as Self
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as
- 1993 · The Nanny as Sammy
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Ray Charles
- 1993 · Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 1991 · Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 as
- 1990 · The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self
- 1990 · Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones as Self
- 1990 · Wings as Ray Charles
- 1989 · Limit Up as Julius
- 1989 · Legends of Rock 'n' Roll as Ray Charles
- 1988 · Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
- 1987 · Téléthon as
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki as Self
- 1986 · Billy Joel: Building the Bridge as Self
- 1986 · The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self
- 1985 · The Statue of Liberty as Self - Composer
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Ray Charles
- 1985 · We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
- 1984 · Who's the Boss? as
- 1984 · I Love Quincy as Self
- 1983 · Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul as
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · Lynda Carter's Celebration as Self
- 1981 · Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony as Himself
- 1980 · Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters as Self
- 1980 · John Schneider: Back Home as
- 1980 · Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival as himself
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Ray
- 1979 · Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me as
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 1978 · The Second Barry Manilow Special as Himself
- 1978 · Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
- 1977 · The Beatles Forever as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- 1975 · Cher as Self
- 1973 · Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments as Himself
- 1972 · Musikladen as Self
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Host / Self
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1968 · Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris as himself
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- 1965 · The Big T.N.T. Show as Self
- 1965 · Ballad in Blue as himself
- 1964 · Shindig! as Self - Singer
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Swingin' Along as Himself
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer