Ray Charles - The Genius triumphs again
Ray Charles won album of the year for "Genius Loves Company" and record of the year for a duet with Norah Jones, "Here We Go Again."
The late singer and pianist's presence was everywhere Sunday night at the 47th annual Grammy Awards, from performance tributes to wins in two of the biggest categories -- album of the year and record of the year.
Charles was highlighted early in the show with a performance by Jamie Foxx and Alicia Keys, who played the song "Georgia on My Mind," a Hoagy Carmichael tune strongly identified with Charles. Foxx is nominated for an Oscar for playing the musician in the movie "Ray."
Then, just before the final award was announced, Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston performed a duet of another Charles song.
That final award was for "Genius Loves Company," an album of duets that -- even after a career of more than 50 years -- stands as Charles' best-selling album, overtaking classics such as "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" and "The Genius Hits the Road."
The record of the year honor went to Charles and Norah Jones for "Here We Go Again," a duet from "Genius Loves Company."
"What can I say? Ray Charles," Jones said.
"I think it just shows how wonderful music can be. It's at a hundred percent with Ray Charles."
Charles and his album were represented on eight Grammy awards, including three prizes that went to the album's engineers, producers and arrangers.
(in http://www.cnn.com (14.Fev.2005))
The late singer and pianist's presence was everywhere Sunday night at the 47th annual Grammy Awards, from performance tributes to wins in two of the biggest categories -- album of the year and record of the year.
Charles was highlighted early in the show with a performance by Jamie Foxx and Alicia Keys, who played the song "Georgia on My Mind," a Hoagy Carmichael tune strongly identified with Charles. Foxx is nominated for an Oscar for playing the musician in the movie "Ray."
Then, just before the final award was announced, Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston performed a duet of another Charles song.
That final award was for "Genius Loves Company," an album of duets that -- even after a career of more than 50 years -- stands as Charles' best-selling album, overtaking classics such as "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" and "The Genius Hits the Road."
The record of the year honor went to Charles and Norah Jones for "Here We Go Again," a duet from "Genius Loves Company."
"What can I say? Ray Charles," Jones said.
"I think it just shows how wonderful music can be. It's at a hundred percent with Ray Charles."
Charles and his album were represented on eight Grammy awards, including three prizes that went to the album's engineers, producers and arrangers.
(in http://www.cnn.com (14.Fev.2005))
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