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When did Ray Charles start making music?
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Ray Charles's first song “Ring Of Fire” released in 1870.
Raymond Charles Robinson was born on September the 23th 1930 in Georgia. He was a singer, songwriter, musician and composer, better known as Ray Charles. Nicknamed ‘The Genius’ and ‘The High Priest of Soul’, Ray became one of the pioneers of soul music. Ray Charles was able to combine numbers of styles such as rythem and blues, gospel, blues... Read More
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