Ray Charles
# Ray Charles

Ray Charles, nome artístico de Raymond Charles Robinson (Albany, 23 de Setembro de 1930 — Los Angeles, 11 de Junho de 2004) foi um pianista pioneiro e cantor de música soul que ajudou a definir o seu formato ainda no fim dos anos 50, além de um inovador interpréte de R&B.
       - You better live every day like your last because one day you're going to be right.
          - citado em "Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk" (2007) por Larry Chang and Roderick Terry, p. 365
       - "I wanna introduce a man that started a kind of music that set the pace for a lot of what's happening today. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't mind, here is my man, bless his little sweet heart, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Little Richard!"
          - Ray Charles (1989), Legends of Rock n Roll concert in Rome, Italy.

## Sobre

* James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry e Little Richard - Eu acho que eles tiveram fortes influências em muitas pessoas, porque esses foram os caras que realmente fizeram rock'n roll. Eu gosto de indicar a origem das coisas, porque quando se dá bem, muda. É tão interessante ver como realmente era no começo.
       - "James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these were the guys who really got rock'n'roll going. I like to start with the origin of things, because once it gets along it changes. It's so interesting to see how it really was in the beginning." - 1983
          - Michael Jackson

## Referências

* ↑ August 29, 2008 Little Richard - Great Gosh A'mighty 2008-08-29
* ↑ (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/28/michael-jackson-interview)