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Ray Charles Profile
Contact Ray Charles| Full Name: | Ray Charles |
| Birth Name: | Ray Charles Robinson |
| Famous As: | Soul singer, pianist |
| Date of Birth: | September 23, 1930 |
| Place of Birth: | Albany, Georgia, USA |
| Height: | 5' 9 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Relationships: | Marge Hendricks, Louise Mitchell, Mae-Mosely Lyles, Sandra Jean Betts, Arlette Kotchounian, Mary Anne den Bok |
| Father: | Bailey Robinson |
| Mother: | Aretha |
| Brother(s): | George |
| Spouse: | Elieen Williams (1951-1952), Della Beatrice Howard (1995-1997) |
| Son(s): | Charles Hendricks, Vincent Kotchounian, David, Ray Charles, Robert, Corey |
| Daughter(s): | Evelyn, Raenee, Sheila, Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand, Robyn Moffet |
| Education: | Attended at St. Augustine School For The Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, FL. |
| Claim to Fame: | Single I Got a Woman (1954) |
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