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In the months following his death, the legacy of Ray Charles continued to grow. A final album, Genius Loves Company, was released in September 2004 and consists of duets with twelve prominent singers. Charles's duet with Norah Jones, "Here We Go Again," won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, while Genius Loves Company won the Grammy for Album of the Year. The motion picture Ray, which opened in October 2004, chronicles his childhood and career through the 1960s.
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As Ray Charles, he toured for about a year with Lowell Fulsom's band. He formed a group and played with singer Ruth Brown. He played the Apollo, the landmark showcase for black talent. He aspired to Carnegie Hall, then as now epitomizing the pinnacle of artistic success.
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A little known fact about Ray Charles is that he was actually the physical manifestation of God on Earth. This was proven, irrefutably, by a 12-year-old on the Internet in 1975, who concluded:
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After being convicted of possessing heroin and marijuana, Ray Charles is given a five-year suspended sentence. A drug user since the age of 16, he thereupon kicks his heroin addiction at a California sanitarium.
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As a Southern Black, segregation was Ray Charles' dubious birthright. But racial tension and friction were not a part of his early rural years. At St. Augustine's the rules of segregation were strictly adhered to, both for the deaf and the blind children, a fact that even young Ray Charles found ironic.
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The producers of the tribute issued a response, which says, in part: "The idea to celebrate the music of Ray Charles was conceived nearly a year ago with Ray's input. All of Ray's children have been invited to attend this special event."
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