Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood
Memorial Page for Ray Charles (née Ray Charles Robinson)
Sep 23, 1930 – Jun 10, 2004(73 years)Died in:Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County
American singer, pianist and songwriter
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Photo of Ray Charles in one of his classic poses at the piano.
Ray Charles' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.
Ray Charles FIJM 2003
Photo of Ray Charles at Grammy Awards rehearsal (cropped from original).
Ray Charles at Grammy Awards - rehearsal - February, 1990
Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and Ray Charles
Biography
Ray Charles (* September 23, 1930 in Albany; † June 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills) was an american singer, pianist and songwriter. He was 73 years old. He was married to Della Beatrice Howard Robinson and Eileen Williams. He studied at Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. He received 10 awards, including Polar Music Prize, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His cause of death was liver failure. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Life Events
13 EventsBorn in Albany, Dougherty County
1930Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
1937until 1945
Married Della Beatrice Howard Robinson
1955until 1977
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1981Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1986Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
1986Kennedy Center Honors
1986Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1988Florida Artists Hall of Fame
1992National Medal of Arts
1993Polar Music Prize
1998Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (liver failure)
2004Blues Hall of Fame
2019I've Got a Woman
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- Eileen Williams
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Ray Charles (née Ray Charles Robinson). Forever remembered.