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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Don't Set Me Free Lyrics
Ray Charles
Lyrics by: Teddy Powell & Bobby Sharp Peaked at #20 in1963
Dont set me free
And leave me all alone
Dont make me be
Just a rolling stone
Lock me up and throw the key away
Make me a prisoner night and day
And whatever you do to me
Dont set me free
Dont set me free
On my knees I pray
Have mercy on me
Dont send me away
Like a train jumpin off a track
Without ya baby, Id blow my stack
And whatever you do to me
Dont set me free
Like a stamp on a letter, if you let me stick with you
I could love you better, than anyone else can do
So dont set me free
Though Ive done you wrong
Baby cant you see
Without you I cant get along
Keep me in a state of agony
Make me miserable as can be
And whatever you do to me
Dont set me free
Like a stamp on a letter, if you let me stick with you
I could love you better, than anyone else can do
So dont set me free
Though Ive done you wrong
Baby cant you see
Without you I cant get along
Keep me in a state of agony
Make me miserable as can be
And whatever you do to me
Dont set me free
No, no, no, dont set me free
Im saying no, no dont set me free
Baby, no, no, dont set me free