#ray charles

Listen to any cantor, any good hazan, sing and you can hear a little bit of Ray Charles going on. ↗

— Jerry Leiber

#bit #charles #going #good #hear

I think Ray Charles did as much as anybody when he did his country music album. Ray Charles broke down borders and showed the similarities between country music and R&B. ↗

— Willie Nelson

#amp #anybody #between #borders #broke

I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old. ↗

— Joe Cocker

#before #both #charles #get #i

I recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there's a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn't help him. She says, I don't want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I've fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go. ↗

— Teri Garr

#anyone #before #charles #cripple #down

Ray Charles' revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was. ↗

— Diane Watson

#approach #been #charles #commitment #deep

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer. ↗

— Michael Bolton

#i #influence #me #mentors #proud

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away. ↗

— Norah Jones

#away #bless #charles #feet #god

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal. ↗

— Ray Charles

#around #been #behind #big #cake