Ray Charles
"Certainly Ray was super-talented, but talent comes with a lot...
"Certainly Ray was super-talented, but talent comes with a lot of work. I don’t think I’ve met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles."
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"Ray Charles has made the greatest individual contribution to American...
"Ray Charles has made the greatest individual contribution to American music in my lifetime... He was a genius. He was the one."
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"It was all music to Ray. He was the first...
"It was all music to Ray. He was the first true crossover artist... But Ray was Rock & Roll. He was Rhythm & Blue. He was Jazz. He was country. He had such reach - and far-reaching effect."
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"It's a special privilege to say you've recorded with Ray...
"It's a special privilege to say you've recorded with Ray Charles. Being immersed in and around his musicality is always a learning experience. He set the pace for all of us."
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"There was music before Ray Charles, and there's music after...
"There was music before Ray Charles, and there's music after Ray Charles. It's that stark a difference... I got to record with him for his duets project... He was very kind and generous and appreciative - very present. And when I heard that voice and that piano coming out of the headphones, well, that was the pinnacle of my career..."
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"A lot of folks want to pay tribute to Ray...
"A lot of folks want to pay tribute to Ray Charles, and I'm glad a lot of us are getting the opportunity to do that. Ray and I are very good friends and there's no one any better, as far as I'm concerned, at what we do. Recording with Ray was an extraordinary experience. Who would have thought that guys like us would still be out there recording and doing stuff. That's what makes it special."
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"His sound was stunning - it was blues, it was...
"His sound was stunning - it was blues, it was R&B, it was gospel, it was swing - it was all the stuff I was listening to before that but rolled into one amazing, soulful thing."
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"To be singing with Ray Charles, two feet away from...
"To be singing with Ray Charles, two feet away from him live with an orchestra was pretty unbelievable. "Hey Girl" is the ingredient that makes the moment even more special to me because I know how much Ray loves that song."
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"I was so nervous to be in the same studio...
"I was so nervous to be in the same studio as Ray Charles. He is not just an ordinary singer, musician or icon. He's the best of the best. It was a highlight of my life."
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"When recording or performing with Ray I always knew I...
"When recording or performing with Ray I always knew I was in presence of greatness. A true legend in his time and mine..."
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![Ray Charles](http://www.tributespaid.com/sites/default/files/category_pictures/ray_charles.jpg "Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He brought a soulful sound to country music and pop standards through his Modern Sounds recordings, as well as a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem — a classic, just as the man who sang it." He also appeared in the 1980 hit movie, The Blues Brothers. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and also voted him number two on their November 2008 list of "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time".")
