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ARC-0392

collection

Dru Baird Collection on Ray Charles

1958-1959, undated

0.92 (Linear feet)

Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. Charles combined elements of gospel and blues into a fervid, exuberant style that would come to be known as soul music. While recording for Atlantic Records during the Fifties, the innovative singer, pianist and bandleader broke down the barriers between sacred and secular music. In his own words, he fostered “a crossover between gospel music and the rhythm patterns of the blues.” But he didn’t stop there: over the decades, elements of country & western and big-band jazz infused his music as well. Charles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

The Dru Baird Collection on Ray Charles is dated 1958 to 1959, and contains undated items. The collection consists of three advertisements for Ray Charles LPs, two black and white promotional photographs, and two Atlantic record sleeves. The collection provides insight into the advertising and promotion of Ray Charles in the late 1950s.

: The Dru Baird Collection on Ray Charles was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a loan from Dru Baird in 2014. The loan was transferred to a gift to the Rock Hall on March 12, 2015.

: [Identification of Item], Dru Baird Collection on Ray Charles, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

: Materials are in English.

: Processed by Crystal Matjasic, Project Archivist. Completed September 18, 2019. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.

: LPs, 45s and sleeves have been transferred to the library. Please search for "Dru Baird Collection on Ray Charles" in the catalog for a list of donated titles.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.