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Portrait of Ray Charles

Composer

Ray Charles

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

1930–2004

110 works in the index

Born
1930
Died
2004
Birthplace
Albany
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Ray Charles — American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004). Ray Charles was born in 1930 in Albany. The recorded year of death is 2004. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Guitar, Vocal, Choir
Genres represented
Jazz, Blues, R&B, pop, Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 110

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 3

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Candy — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocaleasy listening 1
Cryin' Time — —— Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz, Country, R&B 2
"Sweet Sixteen Bars" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 2
Mixed Styles — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
"I'm Drifting" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Technique Continued — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
"Such a Night" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Improvisation and Vamp Ideas — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Improvisation Concepts — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Blues With a Raised I Chord — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Teardrops In My Heart — —— Piano, VocalBlues, Jazz, Country, R&B 1
Drown In My Own Tears — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Margie — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz, Country, R&B 1
Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado) — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 2
See See Rider — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz, Country, R&B, pop 1
America the Beautful — —— Piano, VocalBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) — —— —Blues, Jazz, R&B, pop 1
"Got My Mojo Working" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
12-Bar Butterfly Stride — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Blues Techniques — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Right-hand Fills — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
"Pretty Libby" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
"Blues Ballad" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
"Big Mac" — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Raised I Vamp — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
I-IV-I Vamps — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
The America Beautiful — —— —Blues, Jazz, R&B —
America The Beautiful — —— VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 3
Busted — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 3
I've Got A Woman — —— VoiceBlues, Jazz, Rock, R&B, pop 2
Baby It's Cold Outside — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
Eleanor Rigby — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
I Can See Clearly Now — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
Louise — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Something — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B —
The Long Andwinding Road — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Wichita Lineman — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Yesterday — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
Your Cheatin' Heart — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
A Fool For Your Love — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B —
Ain't That Love — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 2
Don't You Know — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 1
No One — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 2
What I'd Say — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
Sticks And Stones — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, R&B 0
Here We Go Again — —— Piano, Vocal— 2
The Genius of Ray Charles — —— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 103647937. Portrait: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.