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Ray Charles

Rapper Kanye West accepts the award for Best Group onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

Kanye West sued over 'Gold Digger' sample

Natalie Finn, E! Online
NBCNews - Rapper Kanye West is being sued by the children of late Thunder & Lightning musician David Pryor...
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Dennis Haysbert has been the face of AllState Insurance for past 8 years.  Haysbert’s deep voice has been the trademark of the insurance company since 2004. AllState chose Haysbert (of 24 fame) because he is "so compelling, and the warmth with which he delivers the scripts is so credible.”   Haysbert is best known for the catchphrase, “You’re in good hands, that’s AllState’s stand.”

Classic black commerical pitchmen

Jonathan Radford
SLIDESHOW - theGrio takes a look at the many notably African-American commercial icons over the years...
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Ray Charles Foundation wants $3 million gift back

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ATLANTA (AP) - The Ray Charles Foundation is demanding the return of a $3 million gift given to Albany State University a decade ago because the organization says the college has yet to use the money to build a performing arts center in the late artist's name...
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'The Voice' winner to play Ray Charles on NBC's 'The Playboy Club'

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Soulful crooner Javier Colon will portray Ray Charles in an upcoming episode of "The Playboy Club," singing "Let the Good Times Roll." ...
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Kanye: Taylor Swift, others didn't deserve Grammys

Amanda Alcantara
VIDEO - Kanye West claims that his complaints are not particularly about him, but about "things being fair for once."...
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Ray Charles' son reflects on living with a legendary dad

Felicia Pride
THE GRIO Q&A - Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. describes his childhood as a Norman Rockwell painting with African-American faces...
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Ray Charles musical heading for Broadway

theGrio
NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway later this year...
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TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles

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VIDEO - Ray Charles started his musical career at the age of five on a piano in a small cafe in Jacksonville, Florida where his family lived...
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Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It"...
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