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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I Wake Up Crying Lyrics
Ray Charles
1) I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And a-yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby oh my love since you went away
haven't spent a happy day
2) I wake up crying
After sobbin' and sighin'
And a-wonderin' just what went wrong
Pretty baby well I know I was good to you
Why'd you go and make me blue
* I need your arms to hold me tight now
I need your lips to kiss me goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Don't don't leave me sad and lonely ( oh now now now
,well well well now baby )
3)I tell you I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And a-yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby why dont you please come back to me
and Save me from this mesery
I want you to save me
ahhh save me baby
mhhhhhh .......( FADE )