Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
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Rock & Roll Hall of FamerCategory: PerformerInducted: 1986Inducted by: Quincy JonesNominated: 1986First Eligible: 1986 Ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennedy Center Honors: 1986Country Music Hall of Fame: 2021Songwriters Hall of Fame: 1993 (Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award)Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1986 (ranked #12) .
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4 comments so far (post your own)Lots of musicians possess elements of genuis, but only Ray Charles embodied the term when it was given to him as a nickname. Charles showed his genuis by putting gospel powered vocals with elemets of blues to create an exuberant style that would become known as soul music and while Sam Cooke is seen as the father of soul, Ray was the guy responsible for developing the music. Posted by Andrew on Monday, 05/27/2013 @ 19:12pm |
I read a great story about Ray in RS a few months ago. A longtime producer was reminicing about how he got in a studio back in his youth & was able to see Ray in action. Posted by Paul in KY on Tuesday, 05/28/2013 @ 07:36am |
I just recently viewed the 2004 biopic starring Jamie Foxx. Foxx did justice to The Genius with his portrayal and rightfully earned the Oscar for Best Actor at the 2005 Academy Awards. What especially impressed about his performance was how he captured Ray's various physical tics and vocal inflections. At times, I honestly felt like I was watching the real Ray Charles instead of an actor playing him. Posted by Zachary on Saturday, 07/13/2013 @ 21:41pm |
Lots of musicians possess certain elements of genius, but only Ray Charles completely embodied the term so much that it was given to him as a nickname. Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 02/26/2014 @ 23:30pm |
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