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  • Birth Name: Ray Charles Robinson
  • Birth Place: Albany, GA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/23/1930, Virgo
  • Date of Death: 06/10/2004
  • Profession: Singer; songwriter; pianist
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The Voice: Who Should Make the Top 12?

After months of performances, The Voice is finally ready to reveal Season 3's Top 12 singers on Thursday. This elimination is far more crucial than in years prior since, for the first time, there is no guarantee that every coach's team will have a slot in the finals. So who has the pipes to make it to the top? Check out our picks below:read more

VIDEO: Wings: Season 5: A Decent Proposal

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Wings: Season 5: A Decent Proposal
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Length: 22:12
Aired: 5/12/1994

Davis proposes to Helen and she accepts, reigniting old feelings between her and Joe. watch

VIDEO: Ray Charles 11/12/77

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Ray Charles - November 12, 1977: Ray Charles hosts. Special appearance by stand-up comedian Franklyn Ajaye. watch

Ray Charles: Videos

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Love Affair (1994)

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2010 Aretha Franklin Presents TV Show Series, Performer
2008 Ray Charles Live at Montreaux 1997 TV Show Series, Performer
2004 Tom Dowd & The Language Of Music Movie, Actor
2004 Ray Movie, Music/Lyrics Composer
2004 Waiting in the Wings TV Show Series, Remarks by

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Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lenny Kravitz to Perform at Super Bowl

Country music power couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will perform "America the Beautiful" as part of Super Bowl XLVI's pregame show.

In the past, Ray Charles, Mary J. Blige and Marc Anthony, and Alicia Keys, have held the same honor.
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Motown Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies at 70

Nick Ashford, the Motown hitmaker who penned such classics as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By" with wife Valerie Simpson, has died. He was 70.

Ashford, who had battled throat cancer, died Monday at a New York hospital with his family by his side, his rep told Reuters.

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A South Carolina native, Ashford met Simpson in a Harlem church in 1963 and the two decided to write songs together. Three years later, they scored ...
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Cheers & Jeers: Is Jason Derulo Out of His "Mind"?

Jeers to Jason Derülo for doing the worst damage to "Georgia" since General Sherman.

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The 21-year-old pop footnote behind such instantly forgettable trifles as "Whatcha Say" and "In My Head" had the gall to cover "Georgia on My Mind" on Dancing With the Stars: The Results. The classic tune... read more

The Next Great Biopic? Watch the Trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Ray Charles got one. So did Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. Hey, even Dewey Cox got one. So it's about time that Weird Al Yankovic's life story is immortalized in film.

The folks at Funny or Die have unveiled its latest creation, a fake trailer for the stirring Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (which is not coming to a theater near you).

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Mocking every formulaic convention of the biopic — succeeding in his ...
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Stars to Re-Record "We Are the World" for Haiti

Twenty-five years after its original release, Quincy Jones is spearheading a new recording of "We Are the World" to raise money to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Watch the original "We Are the World" music video in our Online Video Guide

"It's the 25th anniversary and it's perfect timing," Jones told E! News. "It's not an accident, man. That's God. It will be 'We Are the World' for Haiti."

The original song, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and co-produced by Jones, benefitted African famine relief... read more

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