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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Hey Now Lyrics
Ray Charles
Well, did you ever wake up in the morning?
Just about the break of day
Reach over and rub the pillow
Where your baby used to lay
Hey Now!
Hey now, Hey now, Hey now, Hey now
Well, you know they make you feel so bad
That you lay right down and die
Then you put on your crying
Like you've never cried before
You even cry so loud
You give the blues to your neighbour next door
And you say, Hey Now!
Hey now, Hey now, Hey now, Hey now
Well, you know they make you feel so bad
That you lay right down and die
Well, I got the blues so bad now
I'm tellin' ya it just hurt my feet to walk now
I got the blues so bad now people
it justa hurt my tongue to talk now
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Then you cry LORD, LORD
Won't you hear my plea?
I know you can have mercy on everybody
So won't you please send a little bit down to me?
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