US singer, songwriter, and pianist. A vastly talented musician and popular singer, he recorded gospel, blues, rock, soul, country, and rhythm and blues. His numerous hit records include I've Got a Woman (1955), What'd I Say (1959), Georgia on My Mind (1960), and Hit the Road, Jack (1961), as well as the live albums, Ray Charles at Newport (1958) and Ray Charles in Person (1960).
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