Ray Charles
Wins
17
Nominations
37
Category
Biography
"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."
- Born Ray Charles Robinson on Sept. 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia. Died June 10, 2004, in Beverly Hills, California
- Ray Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits. His 1962 album, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, became his first album to top the Billboard 200.
- Charles won his first four career GRAMMYs at the 3rd GRAMMY Awards, including Best Vocal Performance Album, Male and Best Rhythm & Blues Performance for The Genius Of Ray Charles and "Let The Good Times Roll," respectively.
- In 1967 he performed "Crying Time" on "The Best On Record," a TV special commemorating the 9th GRAMMY Awards, marking his GRAMMY stage debut.
- Did you know? Charles was an accomplished chess player, and used a special board with raised squares and holes for the chess pieces in order to play.
- Charles was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987; 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.
- Founded in 1986, the Ray Charles Foundation provides support in the area of hearing disorders, in addition to stewarding donations and support to institutions and organizations for educational purposes.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Ray Charles
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Album Of The Year Winner
Genius Loves Company
Joel Moss, Doug Sax, Phil Ramone, Ed Thacker, John R. Burk, Robert Fernandez, Ray Charles, Don Mizell, Robert Hadley, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Al Schmitt, Seth Presant, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Herbert Waltl
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Best Pop Vocal Album Winner
Genius Loves Company
John R. Burk, Ray Charles, Al Schmitt
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Record Of The Year Winner
Here We Go Again
John R. Burk, Ray Charles, Terry Howard, Norah Jones, Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Ray Charles, Elton John
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Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sinner's Prayer
Ray Charles, B.B. King
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Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance Winner
Heaven Help Us All
Ray Charles, Gladys Knight
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner
Here We Go Again
Ray Charles, Norah Jones
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Best Historical Album
Ray Charles - The Complete Country And Western Recordings (1959-1986) (Album)
James Austin, Michael Wesley Johnson, Doug Sax, Ray Charles, Terry Howard
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Male R&B Vocal Performance Winner
A Song For You
Ray Charles
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
I'll Be Good To You
Ray Charles, Chaka Khan
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Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group
Save The Bones For Henry Jones (Track)
Lou Rawls, Ray Charles
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Male Country Vocal Performance
Born To Love Me (Single)
Ray Charles
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Male R&B Vocal Performance
Some Enchanted Evening (Single)
Ray Charles
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Male R&B Vocal Performance
I Can See Clearly Now (Single)
Ray Charles
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
True To Life (Album)
Ray Charles
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Porgy And Bess (Album)
Ray Charles, Cleo Laine
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Male R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Living For The City
Ray Charles
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Male R&B Vocal Performance
What Have They Done To My Song Ma (Single)
Ray Charles
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Male R&B Vocal Performance
Doing His Thing (Single)
Ray Charles
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Yesterday (Single)
Ray Charles
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Best Contemporary Song
Yesterday (Single)
Sid Feller, Ray Charles
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Best Contemporary Song
Yesterday (Single)
Ray Charles
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
Crying Time
Ray Charles
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Male R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Crying Time
Ray Charles
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Busted (Single)
Ray Charles
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
Busted
Ray Charles
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
I Can't Stop Loving You (Album)
Ray Charles
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Record Of The Year
I Can't Stop Loving You (Single)
Ray Charles
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Album Of The Year
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vol. I (Album)
Ray Charles
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
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Album Of The Year
Genius + Soul = Jazz (Album)
Ray Charles
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles
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Record Of The Year
Georgia On My Mind (Single)
Ray Charles
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles
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Best Contemporary Song Winner
Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles
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Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
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Best Rhythm & Blues Recording Winner
Let The Good Times Roll
Ray Charles
