United StatesRay Charles is the #8,735 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #3,050 in United States, with 731K subscribers and 322.9M total views across 137 videos. Ray Charles is known as bandleader, composer and jazz musician.
Biography
Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians, Charles preferred being called "Brother Ray". He lost his vision as a child, possibly due to glaucoma, and consequently wore dark glasses.
Channel description
Ray Charles’s recordings are major landmarks in American culture. By combining Gospel with R&B, he pioneered soul music, and his groundbreaking move into Country music during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement broke racial barriers, while elevating Country music to world-wide popularity for the very first time. Ray Charles uniquely succeeded in recording and blending virtually every genre of music including soul, R&B, jazz, blue country, rock and pop in unique and unprecedented ways. This visionary singer, songwriter, pianist and composer brought his expansive musical vision to a worldwide audience and forever changed the face of American Music.
Charles’ staggering achievements include 17 GRAMMY Awards, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement and the President’s Merit Award, the Presidential Medal for the Arts, France’s Legion of Honor, the Kennedy Center Honors, the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame Award, and numerous other music Halls of Fame.
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RayCharles - Next Door To The Blues (Official Visualizer)
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Ray Charles - Maybe It's Nothing At All (Official Visualizer)
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Ray Charles - I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Official Visualizer)
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Ray Charles - I Like To Hear It Sometime (Official Visualizer)
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Ray Charles - I Don't Care (Official Visualizer)
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Ray Charles have?
- 731K subscribers — #8,735 worldwide, #3,050 in United States.
- When did Ray Charles start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Jul 2011.
- What awards has Ray Charles won?
- Recognitions include Blues Hall of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Florida Artists Hall of Fame.