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?"
81 movies · 39 shows
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025·9.0
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025·7.8
Merci Dorothée !
2025·7.2
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024·7.9
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023·7.0
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023·6.8
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023·8.3
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022·7.7
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022·8.2
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022·6.5
Rat Pack
2022·9.0
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021·7.3
Face of Unity
2014·0.0
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
2012·0.0
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011·7.2
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009·0.0
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
2008·6.9
Jazz Evolution
2008·6.0
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008·0.0
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007·7.0
Rolling With the Blues
2007·0.0
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007·9.0
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007·7.0
Fats and Friends
2007·9.0
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006·0.0
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006·0.0
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006·0.0
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005·0.0
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004·4.2
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004·7.0
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004·0.0
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004·7.4
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004·7.0
Rockin' Pianos
2004·0.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004·5.3
Piano Blues
2003·6.5
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003·9.0
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002·8.5
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002·0.0
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001·8.0
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001·0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001·0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001·0.0
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000·8.4
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998·0.0
Spy Hard
1996·5.4
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995·0.0
The World of Jim Henson
1994·7.4
Love Affair
1994·5.5
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994·7.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994·10.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993·7.0
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993·8.0
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991·0.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990·6.8
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990·8.0
Limit Up
1989·4.5
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989·9.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988·8.0
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987·0.0
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
1986·0.0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986·6.2
The Statue of Liberty
1985·6.9
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985·8.5
I Love Quincy
1984·0.0
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983·0.0
Hallelujah Gospel
1983·0.0
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981·9.0
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981·7.0
John Schneider: Back Home
1980·0.0
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
1980·0.0
The Blues Brothers
1980·7.7
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979·6.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978·7.0
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978·7.0
The Beatles Forever
1977·0.0
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973·8.2
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968·7.0
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965·8.5
Ballad in Blue
1965·7.0
Swingin' Along
1961·6.0