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Season 31, Day 3 - "The ATL"

Season 31, Day 3 - "The ATL"

This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by Ray Charles.

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Ray Charles

“A brilliant, towering musical figure who through his singing and piano playing helped invent soul and R&B music.”

Rolling Stone “500 Greatest” albums: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, The Birth of Soul, The Genius of Ray Charles

Rolling Stone “500 Greatest” songs: “What’d I Say”, “Georgia On My Mind”, “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, “I’ve Got a Woman”, “Hit the Road Jack”

Billboard #1 hits: “Georgia On My Mind” (1960), “Hit the Road Jack” (1961), “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1962)

Spotify Top 5:

  1. “Hit the Road Jack”

  2. “I’ve Got a Woman”

  3. “Hallelujah, I Love Her So”

  4. “Georgia on My Mind”

  5. “Mess Around”

Other notable titles: “Busted,” Genius Loves Company (duets album)

Miscellaneous trivia:

  • one of the most successful artists for Atlantic Records

  • backup singers were called the Raelettes

  • Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for playing him in the 2004 movie Ray

  • Sang “You got the right one baby” in a series of Diet Pepsi commercials

  • blinded during childhood (likely from glaucoma), wore sunglasses

  • his version of “Georgia On My Mind” is the state song of Georgia

Season 31, Day 3 - "The ATL"

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