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Ray Charles Robinson was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia, but he was raised on Florida. He was born into an extremely poor family, and he didn't become blind until the age of seven. When he became blind he was sent to the Saint Augustine School of the Blind and Deaf and that's where he began to study the instruments, consisting of the piano, saxophone, and the clarinet. At age 15 his mom died and then his dad two years later, so since childhood he has had a tough life. He didn't go anywhere particular to become how big he is, he was just an ordinarily traveling musician trying to get by, starting in traveling in Florida and than Washington. In the early years he traveled with country/western and jazz bands, singing and playing the piano. In 1950 he moved to Los Angeles, and by 1954 had his first big hit with Atlantic Records. "I Got A Woman," combined the blues and sounds of Gospel into one. This recording would make Charles famous and mark the beginning of a new......

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