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Ray of light
Ray Charles was a loner with a heroin habit that lasted decades and a voracious carnal appetite. He was also one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Can a biopic do his life justice? By...
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Jools Holland is thrilled by the biopic about Ray Charles
Jools Holland is thrilled by the biopic about Ray Charles, his role model and great friendI started following Ray Charles when I was about 12 years old and worked my way backwards and forwards through...
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Ray
Taylor Hackford's Ray is a pretty conventional biopic of the great Ray Charles (1930-2004), tracing his career from 1948, when he moved out of the Deep South to seek his fortune in Seattle, Los Angeles...
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Late Ray Charles tops Grammy Awards
The late music legend Ray Charles was the star of the Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles last night, winning eight awards including record and album of the year.His duets album, Genius Loves Company,...
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Grammys give posthumous paean to the genius of Ray Charles
The old won out over the new at the annual Grammy awards, billed as the music industry's equivalent of the Oscars.Genius Loves Company, the final, posthumous recording by Ray Charles won the album of...
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The Genius of Ray Charles, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonMounting a show with the words "Ray Charles" and "genius" in the title takes courage. It's one thing to construct theatrical workhorses out of minor talents such as Rod...
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Catch a few Rays
The ecstatic Ray Charles is everywhere at the moment - including inside John Scofield's guitarJohn Scofield is the most reliable of jazz guitarists, with a great sound and a good nose for collaborators...
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CD: Ray Charles, Ray Sings, Basie Swings
(Universal/Concord)When Natalie Cole blended her voice with her long-dead father's on the 1991 hit Unforgettable, it may have led a new generation of fans to Nat "King" Cole, but the intimate duet that...
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TV ratings: May 15
ITV1's terrestrial premiere of the Jamie Foxx film Ray failed to wow the audience last night, trailing fourth in the ratings from 9pm.The first half of the film biopic of music legend Ray Charles,...
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Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice
The Public Domain, by James Boyle (Yale, £12.99)Arguments about "intellectual property" are too often conducted by the fundamentalists of both sides, so law professor Boyle's scrupulous and engaging...
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Lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet surfaces
Collaboration between country legend and soul singer discovered in storage facility gets official releaseA lost Johnny Cash and Ray Charles duet unearthed by a music fan has just been released....
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When John Waters met Little Richard
In 1987, the iconic filmmaker John Waters was sent by Playboy magazine to interview his all-time hero – Little Richard. It was a surreal, almost religious experience for John who had been a lifelong...
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Tom Waits: 'I look like hell but I'm going to see where it gets me' – interview
It's decades since Tom Waits had a drink and his music has just got weirder and better. With his 17th album out, he heads for his local roadhouse (for coffee) and talks about songwriting, hard living...
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Ray Charles – I Can't Stop Loving You | Simon Hoggart
1962: For many people, Ray Charles's heart-breaking version of I Can't Stop Loving You legitimised country musicIt is hard to recall the impact Ray Charles's version of I Can't Stop Loving You had half...
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Team GB Olympic playlists: Louis Smith, gymnast
'It's best to be calm. That's why I listen to reggae, baby!'I've got a reggae playlist that I made that I listen to before competing. It's called "Reggae Sexin'" – Sean Paul, Popcaan, Tarrus Riley,...
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Ray of light
Ray Charles was a loner with a heroin habit that lasted decades and a voracious carnal appetite. He was also one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Can a biopic do his life justice? By...
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Jools Holland is thrilled by the biopic about Ray Charles
Jools Holland is thrilled by the biopic about Ray Charles, his role model and great friendI started following Ray Charles when I was about 12 years old and worked my way backwards and forwards through...
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Ray
Taylor Hackford's Ray is a pretty conventional biopic of the great Ray Charles (1930-2004), tracing his career from 1948, when he moved out of the Deep South to seek his fortune in Seattle, Los Angeles...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Late Ray Charles tops Grammy Awards
The late music legend Ray Charles was the star of the Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles last night, winning eight awards including record and album of the year.His duets album, Genius Loves Company,...
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Grammys give posthumous paean to the genius of Ray Charles
The old won out over the new at the annual Grammy awards, billed as the music industry's equivalent of the Oscars.Genius Loves Company, the final, posthumous recording by Ray Charles won the album of...
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