The Ray Charles Singers
Blind from the age of seven due to glaucoma, Ray Charles threw himself into music to become one of the 20th Century's best-loved and most influential entertainers; highly respected in jazz, blues, gospel and soul circles, while also scoring many pop-soul hits like Hit The Road Jack and I Can't Stop Loving You. Orphaned in his teens, Charles studied classical music but abandoned it to play the blues and jazz he heard on the radio, going on to play piano with various bands in Florida, where he first wore his trademark wraparound sunglasses. In 1947 Charles moved to Seattle, where he released his first record Confession Blues two years later. It went to Number 2 in the R&B charts and, signed by Atlantic, he made his first dent on the mainstream charts in the 1950s with I've Got A Woman, The Night Time (Is The Right Time) and Hallelujah, I Love Her So. The early 1960s saw him move to a soul sound with What'd I Say, Georgia On My Mind and - his biggest of all - I Can't Stop Loving You, which was Number 1 for five weeks. Whilst the hits Busted, Take These Chains From My Heart and Crying Time were covers of country songs. Ray Charles remained hugely popular for the rest of his career, despite a long-term struggle with heroin addiction.
©Copyright Music Story 2023
Artistas semelhantes
-
Something Special For Young Lovers
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 01/01/1964
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Al-Di-La And Other Extra Special Songs For Young Lovers
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 01/01/1964
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Quiet Moments for Young Lovers (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
Pop - Lançado por Somerset em 25/06/2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Let's Relax with The Ray Charles Singers (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
Pop - Lançado por Somerset em 02/07/2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Young Lovers in Far Away Places (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
Pop - Lançado por Somerset em 01/01/1964
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
For Romantic Young Lovers Everywhere, Vol. 2 (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
Lounge - Lançado por Alshire em 03/06/2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Best Of The Command Years: 1964-1968
Lounge - Lançado por Geffen em 04/11/2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Very Best Of
Pop - Lançado por Stereo Magic Records em 28/04/2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
MacArthur Park
Pop - Lançado por Brownbeats Records em 01/06/2011
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Ray Charles Singers Songbook
Lounge - Lançado por Suite 102 em 02/11/2018
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Salon
Christmas Music - Lançado por More Wings in Hell em 09/12/2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Me With All Your Heart
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Blue Pie Records USA em 17/06/2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas With: The Ray Charles Singers
Christmas Music - Lançado por Wind & Broomfield Records em 05/12/2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
For Romantic Young Lovers Everywhere, Vol. 1 (2021-2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
Lounge - Lançado por Alshire em 20/05/2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Let's Relax with The Ray Charles Singers (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
Pop - Lançado por Somerset em 02/07/2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Little Plain Gold Ring
Miscellaneous - Lançado por plain gold ring em 21/04/2023
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas World 50s & 60s Hits, Vol. 22
The Ray Charles Singers, Frank Sinatra
Christmas Music - Lançado por cw50s &60s hits em 20/12/2013
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Something Wonderful
Jazz - Lançado por Music Manager em 15/01/2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Traditions
Christmas Music - Lançado por Traditions em 16/11/2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Deep Night
Pop - Lançado por Foggy Milan Records em 16/11/2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Christmas Masterpiece - Classics Christmas Carols
The Ray Charles Singers, The Caroleers
Pop - Lançado por X-Max Tree em 26/11/2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo