He published an autobiography, Brother Ray: Ray Charles’ Own Story (1978), written with David Ritz. Ray Charles Robinson was born in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1932. Had 12 children: Ray Charles Robinson Jr., David Robinson, Robert Robinson (all with Della Bea Robinson), Charles Wayne Hendricks (with Margie Hendricks, one of The Raelettes), Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand (daughter of Mary-Chantal Bertrand), Robyn Moffett (daughter of Gloria Moffett), Evelyn Robinson (daughter of Louise Mitchell), Raenee Robinson (daughter of Mae Mosely Lyles), … Blind from the age of seven, Ray Charles became an influential innovator of Rhythm & Blues music and an inventor of Soul, making more than 60 albums over a nearly 60-year period.
His father, Bailey Robinson, worked as a railroad mechanic and handyman; his mother, Aretha Robinson, worked in a sawmill and sometimes washed other people's clothes to make extra money. Ray’s eldest daughter, Evelyn, 66, will also be there when Usher, Demi Lovato, Brittany Howard and other big-name singers perform some of Ray’s greatest hits as part of the “In Performance” concert series. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images..
His first marriage lasted only a year and is not even mentioned in the biographical movie "Ray." Photo from iRockJazz. Early life Ray Charles Robinson was born in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1932. (Actor Jamie Foxx won the 2005 Academy Award for "Best Actor" his portrayal of Charles). After that, he married Della Bea Robinson for around 22 years ending I 1977. She'll be with her and Ray’s eldest son, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., 62. Ray Charles had been into marriages, relationships and had many children that were all officially confirmed. As the eldest son of iconic musician, Ray Charles, Robinson Jr. … Ray Charles Robinson Jr., Producer: Ray. Blind from the age of seven, Ray Charles became an influential innovator of Rhythm & Blues music and an inventor of Soul, making more … His first marriage to Eileen Williams lasted less than a year from 1951-1952. In 1986 Charles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Kennedy Center Honor. Charles was married twice and had 12 children with ten different women. Born Ray Charles Robinson, September 23, 1930, in Albany, GA; died of liver disease, June 10, 2004, in Beverly Hills, CA. But the children are used to being omitted from Ray Charles events. ”Pretending to be blind started out as just an elaborate hoax to get out of chores when he was just about seven years old. Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. describes his childhood as a Norman Rockwell painting with African-American faces. His father, Bailey Robinson, worked as a railroad mechanic and handyman; his mother, Aretha Robinson, worked in a sawmill and sometimes washed other people's clothes to make extra money. “I didn’t know Ray when he was a child, but I can tell you what he told me,” said Cindy Charles. He is a producer and actor, known for Ray (2004), Hotel California (2008) and Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?. Charles reportedly had a busy personal life with two marriages and long-lasting affairs, resulting in him fathering 12 children with 10 different women.

Singer. Charles, Ray, photograph. Musician, singer, composer, arranger.