One of my favorite hobbies is listening to music, I feel a lot of admiration for the old school musicians, the classics, those who did not have much school because their talent was born, those who carried the music in their blood. Among those musicians:

Ray Charles

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I feel a lot of admiration for this musician, for me it is an example that there is no limit for anyone who wants to fulfill their dreams, his full name was Ray Charles Robinson but only use for the artistic medium "King Charles" not to be confused with the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, also called **The Father of the Soul ** was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia, United States was a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, his genre music was Rhythm and blues, piano blues, sour, blues, sour blues, jazz, country, gospel, also possessed a powerful talent in piano, keyboards, alto sax and to add more talent had a unique voice was baritone voice type lyrical.
Undoubtedly one of the most relevant figures of black music of the twentieth century and During his musical career was awarded twelve Grammy awards.

Personal life

The most impressive and inspiring thing is that at 7 seven years old I am blind because of glaucoma, (according to the diagnosis of the ophthalmologist doctors for the time). It was not an easy life, because being a person of color, blind and poor could have surrendered but it was the opposite and it was not an impediment in his artistic career. He studied in Florida, in an Institute of San Agustín, and from a very young age he participated in different musical events. Charles always showed an interest in jazz and blues although in school what he learned was classical music. He learned to read and compose music through the system Braille.

Braille is a tactile reading and writing system designed for blind people. It is also known as Cecography

Ray Charles was married twice, his first wife was Eileen Williams and he married in 1951 in which this union did not last long and he divorced the following year. His second marriage was in 1955 with Della Beatrice Howard Robinson and this union lasted until 1977. He had a total of twelve children from ten different relationships

Artistic trajectory

Always looking for excellence in 1948, he founded a trio called McSon Trio (also known as Maxim Trio). But it was in 1953 when he began his recording career when he was hired by agent Ahmet Ertegun, introducing him to the company Atlantic Records since then he was one of the rhythm & blues figures, he had unquestionably talent, played and sang with renowned musicians for the time and in the middle of the decade of the fifties, Ray Charles, by not being satisfied with the music of the time, managed to go beyond the limits of his blues gospel synthesis and began to fuse blues, gospel and swing, besides imposing to his rock and roll music, they called him El Genio. All this he did with the company Atlantic.

One of his songs that took him to the top was I got a woman in the year 1954. Then came other great hits such as Hallelujah or I love her so, in which he introduced as a novelty the electric piano in rhythm & blues bands. Within its music it included one that another feminine choir (las calls The Raelettes) where they excelled Mary Ann Fisher or Marjorie Hendrix. The fifties were very successful for Ray was so much his fame that he had international projects with jazz musicians very recognized among those who stand out with Milt Jackson also triumph in various charismatic festivals.

Ray made a very important decision for his artistic career when he switched to ABC Records, where he had control of his music, further extending his style and experimenting with new rhythms. At that moment, the song "Unchain My Heart" and the one that he headed in the lists of Billboard "Hit the Road, Jack". From then on they followed more successes among which "You Are My Sunshine", "Crying Time" among others stand out.

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Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

Unquestionably Ray Charles was one of the myths of rhythm & blues, risky with the style of music where the fusion of varied musical styles turned out to be a complete find. Accompanied by a singular broken voice, marked and tragic, sometimes melodious and sweet, that only he could do. If he is known as a pianist, his style was almost insurmountable, his frenetic rhythm or his soft and rhythmic melodies in the ballads were the ones that marked the most characteristic musical features of Ray Charles. But until then his recognition does not arrive due to his popularity he got to enter the cinema in films like Swingin 'alone, by Charles Barton in the year 1960, or Ballad in blue, by Paul Henried in the year 1964

Biographic film

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In 2004, the film RAY was premiered, presented by the award-winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford. This is the story never before told of the life of this musical legend Ray Charles and basically focuses on the best moment of his career, tragedies and loves, Inside the film appeared the following songs: "I Got A Woman", "Drown in My Own Tears", "What'd I Say", "Georgia on My Mind", "Hit the Road Jack", "Unchain My Heart" and "I Can not Stop Loving You" and who had the task of interpreting the leading role was the multifaceted Jamie Foxx. This film was awarded two Oscars, including best actor and best sound.

Death

On June 10, 2004, he died at the age of 73, at his home in California. Because of a liver disease, which dragged for a long time. It is incredible that almost a few weeks ago, on his deathbed, he managed to celebrate his 10,000th concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, fulfilling his last wish.

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Chronological summary and biographical data

You can summarize your life in the following way:

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• 1930 - Ray Charles Robinson (given name) was born in Albany, Georgia.
• 1937 - Ray Charles loses his sight, just a year after his brother dies,
• 1948 - Ray leaves the South and heads to Seattle, to go to study at a music school.
• 1949 - Has his first entry in the charts with "Confession Blues" (Swingtime Records).
• 1952 - Atlantic Records hires Ray Charles.
• 1955 - The song "I Got a Woman" reaches number 2 on the R & B (Rhythm & Blues) charts.
• 1956 - Ray gets his first R & B number 1 with "Drown In My Own Tears."
• 1959 - Leave Atlantic Records and record for ABC Paramount.
• 1960 - "Georgia on My Mind" becomes his first "crossover" success (general) when he reached number 1 on the pop charts, and his first Grammy award is worth it.
• 1960 - Ray's first album with ABC, "The Genius Hits the Road", enters the Top Ten.
• 1962 - "Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music" reaches number 1 in the list of albums.
• 1966 - He falls in prison for possession of heroin; then undergoes rehabilitation at a clinic in San Francisco
• 1979 - "Georgia on My Mind" becomes the anthem of the state of Georgia.
• 1986 - Ray Charles joins the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• 1987 - Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) at the Grammy Awards ceremony.
• 1994 - Win the 12th Grammy of his career for "A Song for You".
• 2003 - The Library of Congress chooses "What'd I Say" as one of the most significant recordings in the history of North America.
• 2004 - Ray Charles dies at 73 years old. And just this year his biographical film starring Jamie Foxx is released

Albums

Throughout his career this was his discography

• 1957: Ray Charles (Álbum) (Or, Halleluja I Love Her So)
• 1957: The Great Ray Charles
• 1957: Yes Indeed!
• 1958: Ray Charles at Newport
• 1958: Soul Brothers (con Milt Jackson)
• 1958: Soul Meeting (con Milt Jackson)
• 1959: What'd I Say
• 1959: The Genius of Ray Charles
• 1960: In Person
• 1960: Genius Hits the Road
• 1960: Dedicated to You
• 1961: Ray Charles and Betty Carter
• 1961: Genius + Soul = Jazz
• 1962: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
• 1962: Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music Volume Two
• 1963: Ingridients in a Recipe For Soul
• 1964: Sweet & Sour Tears
• 1964: Have A Smile With Me
• 1965: Live in Concert
• 1965: Together Again
• 1966: Crying Time
• 1966: Ray's Moods
• 1967: Invites You to Listen
• 1968: Portrait of Ray
• 1968: I'm All Yours Baby!
• 1969: Doing His Thing
• 1970: Love Country Style
• 1970: My Kind of Jazz
• 1971: Volcanic Action of My Soul
• 1972: A Message From the People
• 1972: Through the Eyes of Love
• 1972: Jazz Number II
• 1974: Come Live With Me
• 1975: Renaissance
• 1975: My Kind of Jazz, Part 3
• 1977: True to Life
• 1978: Love & Peace
• 1979: Ain't It So
• 1980: Brother Ray Is At It Again
• 1983: Wish You Were Here Tonight
• 1984: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
• 1984: Friendship
• 1985: The Spirit of Christmas
• 1986: From the Pages of My Mind
• 1988: Just Between Us
• 1990: Would You Believe?
• 1993: My World
• 1996: Strong Love Affair
• 2002: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
• 2004: Genius Loves Company
• 2004: Genius & Friends

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Ray Charles - Georgia on my Mind

"I should have been born with the music inside me, just as I had the heart, the liver, the kidneys or the blood ... I've always needed music, as I need food or water". Ray Charles

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