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Ray Charles Main Page Biography Discography Filmography Awards & Nominations Trivia / Highlights IMAGES: Ray Charles Pictures Picture Gallery Next: John Coltrane Previous: Johnny Cash	Awarded honorary doctor of humane letters by Wilberforce University, a private, historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio (December 1999) Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1998. His best known hit in America was his 1962 pop hit "I Can't Stop Loving You," which spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. Had three #1 pop hits with "Georgia On My Mind" (1960), "Hit the Road Jack" (1961), and "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1962). At the time of his death, a feature film originally entitled "Unchain My Heart, the Ray Charles Story" (renamed for release as Ray (2004/I)), starring Jamie Foxx, was being completed. He was married twice and had many girlfriends. He had 12 children, 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Blind from glaucoma since age 6. His landmark 1962 album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" brought a new swinging style to country music. From there he went mainstream going from interpreting 'Beatles' songs ("Eleanor Rigby") to appearing on "Diet Pepsi" ads ("You Got the Right One, Baby, Uh-huh!"). He also showed up sporadically in films, playing himself in the movie Ballad in Blue (1966) (aka "Blues for Lovers") and guest starring in The Blues Brothers (1980) with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. A TV musical variety favorite with his trademark dark glasses and dry humor, he worked alongside other illuminaries such as Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand on their very special evenings. Awards: Grammy Year : 2005 Category : Album Of The Year For : Genius Loves Company Won Emmy Year : 1993 Category : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics For : Bob Hope: The First 90 Years Nominated Emmy Year : 1992 Category : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction For : The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Nominated Grammy'05 Category : Best Pop Vocal Album For : Genius Loves Company Won Grammy 2005 Category : Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal For : Here We Go Again ( Shared with Norah Jones) Won