Ray Charles
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Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge
Charles in 1969
Charles's childhood home in Greenville, Florida
Charles in 1968
Charles in 1971
Stevie Wonder
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Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the
Ray Charles
…and blues and jazz had an influence on a number of highly successful artists, including, as Jon Pareles has noted, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, and Billy Joel. Other singers who have acknowledged Charles's influence on their own styles include James Booker, Steve Winwood, Richard…
Wonder in 2019
Wonder rehearsing for a performance on Dutch television in 1967
Billboard advertisement, June 17, 1967
The first prototype of the Oberheim Four Voice synthesizer, as used by Wonder. The front panel still shows the braille labeling