Ray Charles
by: Isaac Farrow
Basic facts
Ray was born in the year 1930 he lived 74 years and was born in Albany, Ga. He was an African-American musician and composer
Achievements
In 1987, he was presented the ‘Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award’.
In 1991, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Foundation.
He was inducted into the National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2004.
Did you know?
Ray Charles is known to have found the Foundation for the hearing impaired and is himself capable of riding a motorcycle, driving a car and flying a plane despite of being blind.
Character trait
perseverance he kept going even though he was blind .
inspiration
He helped create many forms of music and inspired many people to become musicians.