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** To a lesser extent, his role as the voice of G-Clef in the ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Blue's Big Musical''.

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** To a lesser extent, his role as the voice of G-Clef in the ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Blue's Big Musical''.''WesternAnimation/BluesBigMusicalMovie''.
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* TheGamblingAddict: "Blackjack" chronicles a man addicted to TabletopGame/{{Blackjack}}, frustrated by losing so much money and feeling only himself to blame.
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Ray's influence on other singers and musicians cannot be understated; Music/FrankSinatra called him "the only true genius" in popular music, Music/BillyJoel was hugely influenced by his piano playing and singing, the members of Music/TheBeatles all expressed their admiration for his achievements, with Music/PaulMcCartney crediting him as his reason for getting into music, and his song "What'd I Say" was allegedly the first song Music/MickJagger performed as a member of Music/TheRollingStones.

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Ray's influence on other singers and musicians cannot be understated; Music/FrankSinatra called him "the only true genius" in popular music, Music/BillyJoel was hugely influenced by his piano playing and singing, the members of Music/TheBeatles all expressed their admiration for his achievements, with Music/PaulMcCartney crediting him as his reason for getting into music, and his song "What'd I Say" was allegedly the first song Music/MickJagger performed as a member of Music/TheRollingStones.
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Losing his sight to an infection at a young age and educated in music at a school for the blind, Ray became a talented musician and multi-instrumentalist who got his start singing and playing piano and organ with {{country|Music}} and {{blues}} bands in the [[TheForties 1940s]]. Although he recorded a few minor hits, his big break came when he was signed to Creator/AtlanticRecords in the early 1950s and recorded songs such as "Mess Around" (written by Atlantic co-founder and president Ahmet Ertegun), "I Got A Woman", "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" and "What'd I Say", which combined raw, passionate gospel energy with boogie-influenced music and secular lyrics. While this music provoked some controversy at the time, these songs are now recognised as some of the first soul songs and established Ray as the inventor of a whole new genre.

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Losing his sight to an infection at a young age and educated in music at a school for the blind, Ray became a talented musician and multi-instrumentalist who got his start singing and playing piano and organ with {{country|Music}} and {{blues}} bands in the [[TheForties 1940s]]. Although he recorded a few minor hits, his big break came when he was signed to Creator/AtlanticRecords in the early 1950s and recorded songs such as "Mess Around" (written by Atlantic co-founder and president Ahmet Ertegun), "I Got A Woman", "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" and "What'd I Say", which combined raw, passionate gospel energy with boogie-influenced music and secular lyrics. While this music provoked some controversy at the time, these songs are now recognised as some of the first soul songs and established Ray as the inventor pioneer of a whole new genre.

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* IntercourseWithYou: "What'd I Say".

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* IntercourseWithYou: "What'd I Say".Say", with salacious lyrics in the first half and a second half that's basically "ImmodestOrgasm: The Song".
-->Hey baby, don't you treat me wrong\\
Come and love your daddy all night long

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* ProductionForeshadowing: His final single for Atlantic was a CoverVersion of Hank Snow's 1951 CountryMusic classic "I'm Movin' On". Pleased with how it turned out, Charles decided to do a [[Music/ModernSoundsInCountryAndWesternMusic whole album]] of country songs, which led to several follow-ups and even a period in TheEighties when he temporarily switched to country full-time (scoring a #1 hit with "Seven Spanish Angels", a duet with Music/WillieNelson).



* SingerNamedrop: In "Don't You Know", also mentioning a couple of his earlier songs as well.
-->''Say, have you heard, baby?\\

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In "Don't You Know", also mentioning a couple of his earlier songs as well.
-->''Say, --->Say, have you heard, baby?\\



See what he's puttin' down.''

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See what he's puttin' down.''down.
** "I Believe to My Soul"
--->Last night you were dreaming and I heard you say\\
"Oh, Johnny" when you know my name is Ray.
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* BlindBlackGuy: If a black character is blind, expect them to be a parody of Ray (or possibly Music/StevieWonder).

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* BlindBlackGuy: If a black character is blind, expect them to be a parody of Ray (or possibly Music/StevieWonder).Music/StevieWonder, who himself emulated Charles' look in his Little Stevie days).
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->''"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me - like food or water."''

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 -- June 10, 2004) was one of the first performers to fuse [=R&B=] and Gospel music to create {{Soul}} back in TheFifties and he exerted a major influence on the development of the RockAndRoll genre.

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->''"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me - -- like food or water."''

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 -- June 10, 2004) was one an American musician. One of the first performers to fuse [=R&B=] RAndB and Gospel music GospelMusic to create the {{Soul}} back genre in TheFifties and TheFifties, he also exerted a major influence on the development of the RockAndRoll genre.



Ray's influence on other singers and musicians cannot be understated; Music/FrankSinatra called him "the only true genius" in popular music, Music/BillyJoel was hugely influenced by his piano playing and singing, the members of Music/TheBeatles all expressed their admiration for his achievements, with Music/PaulMcCartney crediting him as his reason for getting into music, and his song "What'd I Say" was allegedly the first song Mick Jagger performed as a member of Music/TheRollingStones.

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Ray's influence on other singers and musicians cannot be understated; Music/FrankSinatra called him "the only true genius" in popular music, Music/BillyJoel was hugely influenced by his piano playing and singing, the members of Music/TheBeatles all expressed their admiration for his achievements, with Music/PaulMcCartney crediting him as his reason for getting into music, and his song "What'd I Say" was allegedly the first song Mick Jagger Music/MickJagger performed as a member of Music/TheRollingStones.
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* StageName: He dropped his last name so as not to be confused with the boxer "Sugar Ray" Robinson.[[note]]Ironically, the boxer's name was also a stage name. He was born Walker Smith, Jr., but when he was 15 he [[Really17YearsOld got around]] the Amateur Athletic Union's rule that only people over 18 could have a membership card by borrowing the birth certificate of his older friend Ray Robinson and passing it off as his own[[/note]]

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* StageName: He dropped his last name so as not to be confused with the boxer "Sugar Ray" Robinson.[[note]]Ironically, the boxer's name was also a stage name. He was born Walker Smith, Jr., but when he was 15 he [[Really17YearsOld [[ReallySeventeenYearsOld got around]] the Amateur Athletic Union's rule that only people over 18 could have a membership card by borrowing the birth certificate of his older friend Ray Robinson and passing it off as his own[[/note]]
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Subsequently, he joined a major label (ABC-Paramount) and decided to explore new sounds, including {{Jazz}}, {{Pop}} and especially {{Country|Music}}, which earned him some of his biggest hits, including "Georgia On My Mind", "Hit the Road Jack" and "I Can't Stop Loving You" (a song which is now credited for helping to popularise country outside of its traditional audiences). Although he struggled with drug addiction and sporadic success after the 1960s, interest in his music was renewed thanks to his appearance in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' in 1980, reinforced by being the musical spokesperson for a popular TV ad campaign for Diet Pepsi, and he remained popular until his death from cancer in 2004.

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Subsequently, he joined a major label (ABC-Paramount) ([[Creator/ABCRecords ABC-Paramount]]) and decided to explore new sounds, including {{Jazz}}, {{Pop}} and especially {{Country|Music}}, which earned him some of his biggest hits, including "Georgia On My Mind", "Hit the Road Jack" and "I Can't Stop Loving You" (a song which is now credited for helping to popularise country outside of its traditional audiences). Although he struggled with drug addiction and sporadic success after the 1960s, interest in his music was renewed thanks to his appearance in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' in 1980, reinforced by being the musical spokesperson for a popular TV ad campaign for Diet Pepsi, and he remained popular until his death from cancer in 2004.
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* SongAssociation: Today, "Mess Around" immediately conjures up images of [[Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles Del Griffith hamming it up while driving]].

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