Ray Charles did not listen to the experts. Music industry experts said he was making a He had always loved country-and-western music. Here is the song "Black Coffee" from that album.Ĭontinued to make rhythm-and-blues and jazz records. Work can express many different feelings. Most of his music was black rhythm-and-bluesĭid not want to play just one kind of music, even if it was extremelyĬoffee," is considered by experts to be one of his very best jazz And those who listened sharedĮnd of the nineteen fifties, Ray Charles had recorded many hit songs. His style of music was filled withĮxcitement. He performed in large theaters for big audiences of every color. Result was a revolution in American music. Remained very popular in black church music.ĭance that night, Ray Charles put together simple piano music, traditional call This kind of singing was brought to America This style, the lead singer asks a question or sings some words. One night, Charles began playing a simple It was one of the most popular black dance bands in the Middle of the nineteen fifties, he had his own band. Few white Americans had heard of a blind musician named Ray He used some jazz styles with the music that later was known asīecame popular with many black Americans.Īlso sold some records, mostly to black people. No one wanted to hear a copy, not even a good copy.Ĭharles started looking for his own musical sound. Learned there was only one Nat King Cole. Time, Ray Charles was trying to play the piano and sing like the famous Later, he moved to the opposite corner of America: Seattle, Washington. He began playing piano professionally inĪfrican American eating and drinking places in the state of Florida. Within a year, he had left school to work. Here is part of the song "Worried Mind." The style is country and western, with a heavy influence ofĬharles was fifteen years old when his mother died. He learned to love sounds, especially musicĬharles taught himself to play the organ, alto saxophone, clarinet and Left the world of sight forever and turned to the world of sound. Recorded that song in nineteen sixty-one on an album called "Genius Plus SoulĬharles Robinson was born in nineteen thirty in Albany, Georgia. His work brought together different kinds of music and different kindsĪmerica's popular music cannot be truly measured. Millions of country and western records, too. Only played jazz music, the world would have listened. Played the piano, he would have been considered one of the best. Millions of people around the world enjoy His work will continue to have a lasting influence on American music.Ĭharles spent almost sixty years as a professional musician. Singer, songwriter, and musician Ray Charles. Is Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English.
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