Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was a singer, composer, and pianist from the United States. He is regarded as one of the most famous and influential singers in history and was often referred to as “The Genius” by his contemporaries. He favored the moniker “Brother Ray” among his friends and other artists. Charles was blinded as a child, possibly as a result of glaucoma.
Who is Ray Charles Married to?
Ray Charles had two marriages. His first marriage lasted less than a year, while his second marriage lasted 22 years. Charles had several relationships with women over his life, with whom he fathered a dozen children.
From July 31, 1951, to 1952, he was married to Eileen Williams.
In 1954, he met his second wife, Della Beatrice Howard Robinson (nicknamed “Bea” by Charles), in Texas. The following year, on April 5, 1955, they married. Ray Charles Robinson Jr., their first child, was born in 1955. Charles was unable to attend the birth since he was on tour in Texas.
David and Robert, the couple’s other sons, were born. In View Park, California, they reared their children. Charles believed that his heroin addiction had a negative impact on Dell a during their marriage. The marriage deteriorated due to his drug use, adulterous encounters on tour, and unpredictable behavior, and she filed for divorce in 1977, which was finalized after 22 years of marriage.
Charles had a six-year relationship with Margie Hendrix, one of the first Raelettes, and they had a son, Charles Wayne, in 1959. Renee, his daughter from his romance with Mae Mosley Lyles, was born in 1961.
Charles had another daughter, Sheila Raye Charles, by Sandra Jean Betts, in 1963. Sheila Raye, like her father, was a singer/songwriter who died on June 15, 2017, from breast cancer. Charles had a kid with his Parisian lover Arlette Kotchounian, whom he met in 1967, in 1977. Norma Pinella was his long-term girlfriend and partner at the time of his death.
How many children did Ray Charles own?
Charles fathered 12 children from ten different women. They are as follows:
- Evelyn Robinson (daughter of Louise Flowers) was born in 1949.
- Ray Charles Robinson Jr., born May 25, 1955 (son of Ray Charles Robinson and Della Bea Robinson)
- David Robinson (son of Della Bea Robinson) was born in 1958.
- Charles Wayne Hendricks, born October 1, 1959 (son of Raelettes Margie Hendricks)[95]
- Robert Robinson (son of Della Bea Robinson) was born in 1960.
- Renee Robinson (daughter of Mae Mosely Lyles) was born in 1961.
- Sheila Robinson (daughter of Sandra Jean Betts) was born in 1963.
- Reatha Butler (born 1966)
- Alexandra Bertrand (daughter of Mary-Chantal Bertrand) was born in 1968.
- Vincent Kotchounian (son of Arlette Kotchounian) was born in 1977.
- Robyn Moffett (daughter of Gloria Moffett) was born in 1978.
- Ryan Corey Robinson den Bok (son of Mary Anne den Bok) was born in 1987.
In 2002, Charles hosted a family dinner for his 12 children, ten of whom attended. He informed them that he was terminally ill and that $500,000 had been placed in trusts for each of the children, to be distributed over the next five years.
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