Ray Charles
American
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| 1957/11/29 | A midnight jazz concert features a legendary collaboration between pianist Thelonious Monk and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and performances by Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins. | Performer | Carnegie Hall | New York City | |||
| 1958/12/00 | To fill the last 12 minutes of a 4 hour gig in Brownsville, PA, Ray Charles improvises with a new song, "What'd I Say". | Performer | What I'd Say | Brownsville | Pennsylvania | ||
| 1959/00/00 | "The Genius of Ray Charles" album is released. | Performer | The Genius of Ray Charles | ||||
| 1959/07/00 | Recorded 18 February 1959, What I'd Say Part 1 is released June 1959 as a 7-inch single and Part II was released in July. | Performer | What I'd Say | ||||
| 1962/04/00 | "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" album is released | Performer | Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music | ||||
| 1962/11/17 | Ray Charles' version of "Your Cheatin' Heart" enters the Billboard Hot 100. Climbing to No 29, it will reach 23 on the US R and B chart and 13 on the UK Singles Chart. | Performer | Your Cheating Heart | ||||
| 1963/00/00 | After his arrest for possession of pot and heroin, Ray Charles is sentenced to McLean for observation. Ray wrote, "The nicest part was meeting one of the nurses who I got next to a little later on". While there, Ray entertained his fellow patients. | Criminal | McLean Hospital National Register District | Belmont, MA | |||
| 1966/08/21 | After a four week mandated closure, Leo's Casino (lost) at 7500 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, opens with 6 shows from Ray Charles over three days, Aug 21,22 and 23. | Performer | Hough Riots |
4 Creative Works by Ray Charles »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| The Genius of Ray Charles | Performer | Album | 1959/00/00 |
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| What I'd Say | Performer | Song | 1959/07/00 |
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| Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music | Performer | Album | 1962/04/00 |
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| Your Cheating Heart | Performer | Song | 1962/11/17 |
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