My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.
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Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?
Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.
If nothing else, we grew up loving the old blues artists and Ray Charles.
I grew up singing Ray Charles and Jimmy Reed.
Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.
Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music.
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.
When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles.
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.
I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.
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