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The extraordinary composer, singer, and pianist, blind since childhood, went beyond category, blending blues, gospel, country, jazz, and soul music in a unique and highly influential pop music style. His many hits included "I’ve Got a Woman", "Georgia on My Mind," and "I Can’t Stop Loving You."
Ray was raised in the small town of Greeneville, Florida. Given lessons in classical piano and clarinet, he also taught himself to play saxophone. “My ears were like sponges, soaked it all up,” he later said. After moving to Seattle in 1948, he formed a group known as the McSon Trio and recorded his first single. Before long, he signed with Atlantic Records. In 1955, Charles had his first national hit, “I’ve Got a Woman,” making him a major figure in the then-emerging style of rock-and-roll.
Ray was raised in the small town of Greeneville, Florida. Given lessons in classical piano and clarinet, he also taught himself to play saxophone. “My ears were like sponges, soaked it all up,” he later said. After moving to Seattle in 1948, he formed a group known as the McSon Trio and recorded his first single. Before long, he signed with Atlantic Records. In 1955, Charles had his first national hit, “I’ve Got a Woman,” making him a major figure in the then-emerging style of rock-and-roll.
Ray Charles’s work spanned almost the entire breadth of American music and brought him 17 Grammy Awards, plus an award for lifetime achievement in 1987.
Countless other prizes include the Polar Music Prize in 1998; the National Medal of Arts, awarded in 1993; and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986. That same year, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ray Charles performed for seven presidents: Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and
George W. Bush.
First day of issue: September 23,2013

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