The Definitive Ray Charles - Ray Charles

Here's to you Mr Robinson (1178 words)
by TheAdder - written on 09/10/09, updated on 09/10/09 (Very useful, 110 readings)
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in front of a panel of power hungry megalomaniacal judges to guarantee a record deal and copious amounts of airtime, one looks to the life and times of a certain R Ray Charles Robinson to provide solace in the fact that once upon a time real luminaries were deserving of their fame. Born in the September of 1930, he saw his brother drown when he was 5, went totally blind at 7 and was orphaned at 14. He was fire fighting in the burning pits of life from the very start but he overcame and conquered to provide us with an indelible imprint on the world of music. He became effectively known as The Genius and his legend is reflected in this 2001 compilation. Spanning 46 ...