Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004). He was a pioneering American pianist and soulmusician who helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues and brought a soulful sound to everything from country music to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful." Frank Sinatracalled him "the only genius in the business." In 2003, he headlined the White House Correspondents Dinner in Wash., DC, at which President and Mrs. Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, were in attendance. Astonishingly, he also performed at the request of the previous seven American presidents. During his life he received eight honorary doctorates, the last from Dillard University in New Orleans in 2003.
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Alexander's Ragtime Band Lyrics
Ray Charles
Come on and hear Come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear Come on and hear , it's the best band in the land!
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before, So natural that you
want to go to war-- That's just the bestest band what am, Honey Lamb!
Come on along ,Come on along, let me take you by the hand Up to the man ,Up to
the man who's the leader of the band, And if you want to hear the Swanee River
played in ragtime Come on and hear, Come on and hear , Alexander's Ragtime
Band!