A Brief Timeline of Ray Charles' Life By EduardoCuba1961 Sep 23, 1930 Ray Charles Is born. Sep 10, 1934 He started to play the piano Dec 7, 1937 Went completely blind Apr 9, 1949 Signs with Swingtime Label Sep 1, 1952 Signs with Atlantic Recors Nov 1, 1959 Signs with ABC-Paramount Dec 3, 1965 Convicted on drug charges Mar 3, 1967 Wins two Grammy Awards Jan 23, 1986 Inducted R&R Hall of Fame Mar 2, 1993 Lifetime Achievement Award Mar 1, 1994 Wins 12th Grammy of his Career Mar 2, 1995 R&B Lifetime Achievement Award Jun 10, 2004 Ray Charles Dies
