Ray Charles
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Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles - Fillmore West in San Francisco (1971).
Photo by Jim Marshall.
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Vintage Concert Posters
Coliseum Ballroom (Davenport, IA) - March 20, 1959
Memorial Auditorium (Chattanooga, TN) - June 13, 1960
Sunset Lake Park (Chesapeake, VA) - July 27, 1963
Encore Ballroom (Seattle, WA) - June 5, 1964
Sweets Ballroom (Oakland, CA) - December 10, 1964
Richmond Arena (Richmond, VA) - January 15, 1965
Four Seasons Arena (Walpole, MA) - November 12, 1966
Joe Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio, TX) - January 27, 1968
Fox Theatre (Detroit, MI) - December 25, 1968 - January 1, 1969
Club Imperial (St. Louis, MO) - May 20, 1969
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Ray Charles, San Francisco, 1960. Jim Marshall, 1936–2010. Gelatin silver print.
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woah you make music? woman of many talents i see
It's my great passion in life. 😎
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RAY CHARLES
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Ray Charles in LA
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The Blues Brothers is one of the greatest films ever made for many reasons, but the disparity in acting skill amongst the various rhythm and blues legends that make up the supporting cast is very good. Matt "Guitar" Murphy is reading his lines like they're being held up on cue cards whilst Aretha Franklin wipes the floor with him. Donald "Duck" Dunn is certainly saying things, but that's between him and the subtitles. We don't need to give Blue Lou any lines, you see, he has hair!
James Brown? Cab Calloway? Ray Charles? Zero notes.
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bexx1things - Ray Charles
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Ray Charles *September 23, 1930
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Today We Honor Ray Charles
In just about every Hall of Fame that has anything to do with music, be it Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Gospel or Country & Western, Ray Charles’ name is very prominently displayed.
Probably the strongest element in Ray Charles’ life, and the most concentrated driving force, was music.
Charles combined blues, gospel, R&B, rock, country music and jazz to create groundbreaking hits such as “Unchain My Heart,” “I’ve Got A Woman,“ “What I’d Say,” “Georgia On My Mind,” “Hit The Road Jack,” and “America The Beautiful.” But Ray’s catalog also includes a huge collection of other “classically Ray” recordings that may not be as well known such as “Come Live With Me,” “A Song For You” and many others.
His impressive multi award winning 50-year career left an indelible mark on music all over the world.
Ray often said, “I was born with music inside me. That’s the only explanation I know.”
CARTER™️ Magazine
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