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Singer Ray Charles and the Rayletts performing “What I Say” at the Kennedy Center
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Williams, Milton
, American, born 1940
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Charles, Ray
, American, 1930 - 2004
The Raelettes
, American, 1956 - 2004
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, 1987
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Spitzer, David D.
, American
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, American, 1917 - 1988
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Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
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Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
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Charles, Ray
, American, 1930 - 2004
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Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
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Charles, Ray
, American, 1930 - 2004
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Poster for a Black Rock festival in Italy
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Black Rock Coalition
, American, founded 1985
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