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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Ray Charles
ByDaniel Johnson
When the Chairman of the Board calls you "the only true genius in our business," there really isn't much more to be said.
Frank Sinatra hit the nail perfectly on the head when describing his former friend, Ray Charles. Charles is one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. As stated in The Independent, Charles practically invented soul music, combining the "sensual and secular preoccupations of the blues and the galvanic fervor of gospel." Charles took all the music he heard in the Jim Crow South, the gospel and blues he mixed to form soul as well as country, jazz, and R&B, and formed an influential musical legacy.
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At the turn of the 21st century, Charles was bought back to relevance for a new audience when, only months after his passing in 2004, Jamie Foxx gave an Oscar-winning performance in a biopic of the famed singer.
A year later, Charles' voice was