Ray Charles (English Wikipedia)

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Lydon, Michael (1998). Ray Charles: Man and Music. Riverhead Books. ISBN 1-57322-132-5.
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"Ray Charles Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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Winski, Norman (1994). Ray Charles. Holloway House Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-87067-790-8. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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Robinson, Louie (October 1974). "The Enduring Genius of Ray Charles". Ebony: 125. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
Evans, Mike (2009). Ray Charles: Birth of Soul. London: Omnibus. ISBN 978-0-85712-051-9. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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Pennington, Karlton (2013). Ray Charles. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-304-15125-4.^{[permanent dead link]}
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Seymour, Add Jr. (September 29, 2010). "Morehouse Cuts the Ribbon on the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building" (Press release). Morehouse College. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

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