Ray Charles Accomplishments

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Ray Charles Ray Charles is a well known American musician. He played in country, pop, rock, blues, and jazz, but pioneered in soul music. He combined gospel and blues music together, theses are two completely different genres. One is the teaching or revelation of Christ, while blues is about feelings. Charles is so important because he accomplished all of this while being blind. Charles never let him being blind be a problem with his music. He has accomplished receiving twenty-seven grammys. He received a National Medal of Art by president Clinton, and being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Charles early life he lost his sight to see at age seven. Couple years later he lost his mother as well. After her death he toured with