Birth Name:

Ray Charles Robinson

Male

Birth Date:

Tue, Sep 23, 1930

Time of Birth:

12:00 AM

Place of Birth:

Albany, Georgia, United States

Age:

94

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Astrology Data:

Sun

29°

Vir

24'

Moon

8°

Lib

49'

Asc

23°

Gem

4'

MC

5°

Pis

18'

About Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius." Charles was blinded during childhood due to glaucoma.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Official website

• Daily Telegraph obituary

• Oral history video excerpts at the National Visionary Leadership Project

• Country Music Hall of Fame

• Appearance at WFOY Radio building

• Ray Charles autobiography: The Early Years 1930–1960 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 2007)

• Appearances on C-SPAN

• Ray Charles discography at Discogs

• Ray Charles at the Encyclopædia Britannica

• Ray Charles at Find a Grave

• Ray Charles on IMDb

• "Ray Charles". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

• Ray Charles at Rolling Stone

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Ray Charles

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ray Charles: Sun 29 Virgo, Moon 8 Libra, Mercury 26 Virgo, Venus 15 Scorpio, Mars 15 Cancer, Jupiter 17 Cancer, Saturn 5 Capricorn, Uranus 13 Aries, Neptune 4 Virgo, Pluto 20 Cancer, Asc 23 Gemini, Mc 5 Pisces, Moon Square Saturn, Mercury Square Ascendant, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Sun Semi Square Venus, Venus Trine Mars, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Quincunx Uranus, Mars Conjunct Jupiter, Mars Square Uranus, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Square Uranus, Jupiter Semi Square Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Pluto, Saturn Trine Neptune, Saturn Sextile Midheaven, Neptune Semi Square Pluto, Neptune Opposition Midheaven, Pluto Sesquiquadrate Midheaven

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