The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1986 No. 3

 Ray Charles

"The Genius"

Inducted by Quincy Jones

(Wikipedia)

Refer to Wikipedia for Ray Charles's career, legacy, and discography.  Point of interest - Charles launched the soul music genre through a mix of blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel.

- Noteworthy Mentions -

3 No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot 100

44 singles on the Top 10 Billboard U.S. R&B

11 singles on the Top 10 Billboard Hot 100

2 singles on the Hot Country chart

Kennedy Center Honors

National Medal of Arts

Polar Music Prize (Swedish international award)

17 Grammy Awards/37 Grammy Nominations

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)

10 Ray Charles recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

No. 10 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

No, 2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time

Inducted into the American Academy of Achievement  (1975)

Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1979)*

*Point of intrigue - "Georgia On My Mind" is the state song of Georgia.

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981)

Inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Foundation (1991)

George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement (1991)

Inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame (2015)

Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of South Florida (1990)

...and many more