Why did Ray Charles close his eyes? How old would Ray Charles be today?

Ray Charles Robinson Sr. was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called “Brother Ray”.

Ray Charles was often referred to as “the Genius”.

Ray Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic.

Ray Charles contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds albums.

While with ABC, Ray Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.

Ray Charles’s 1960 hit “Georgia On My Mind” was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

For his musical contributions, Ray Charles received the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the Polar Music Prize. Ray Charles won 18 Grammy Awards, including 5 posthumously.

Ray Charles was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Rolling Stone ranked Charles No. 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and No. 2 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Why did Ray Charles close his eyes?

At the age of 7, Ray Charles became completely blind when his right eye was removed due to intense pain. Most medical experts agree glaucoma was the cause.

How old would Ray Charles be today?

Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 and died on June 10, 2004. Ray Charles would have been 91 years today.