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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recog

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. – Ray Charles

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I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water. – Ray Charles

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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man. – Ray Charles

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