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    Biography

    Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of black pop by merging '50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the '60s) country. Then there was his singing; his style was among the ...more
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    Lyrics

  • Just for a Thrill
  • My Heart Cries for You
  • How Long Blues
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  • Georgia on My Mind
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  • Crying Time
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