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Biography of Ray Charles
23. Sep 1930 – 10. Jun 2004(73 years)Died in:Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County
American singer, pianist and songwriter
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Awards(10)
Spouse(2)
Della Beatrice Howard RobinsonEileen Williams
Education(1)
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
Ray Charles (* 23. September 1930 in Albany; † 10. June 2004 in Beverly Hills) was an american singer, pianist and songwriter. He was 73 years old. He was married to 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 Events1930
Born in Albany, Dougherty County
1937
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
until 1945
1955
Married Della Beatrice Howard Robinson
until 1977
1981
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1986
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1986
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
1986
Kennedy Center Honors
1988
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1992
Florida Artists Hall of Fame
1993
National Medal of Arts
1998
Polar Music Prize
2004
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (liver failure)
2019
Blues Hall of Fame
I've Got a Woman