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    • May 12, 1994
    "The Atlantic Records Story: Hip To The Tip" premieres on A&E. It features interviews with Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Herb Abramson, plus music by Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Ivory Joe Hunter and Elvis Presley
    Nov 15, 1994
    Arista releases the "Miracle On 34th Street" soundtrack, featuring Elvis Presley's "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" and Natalie Cole's "Jingle Bells," plus music by Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin
    Nov 18, 1994
    A remake of "Miracle On 34th Street" appears in movie theaters. Starring Dylan McDermott, the picture's soundtrack includes Elvis Presley's "Santa Claus Is Back In Town," plus music from Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole and Ray Charles
    Feb 14, 1996
    Ray Charles performs at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House for an audience that includes The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Jeff Hanna and "Strawberry Wine" songwriter Matraca Berg
    Aug 4, 1996
    Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and fiddler Mark O'Connor perform at the Olympics' closing ceremonies in Atlanta. They join Stevie Wonder, The Pointer Sisters, B.B. King, Al Green, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Gloria Estefan and Wynton Marsalis
    Feb 26, 1997
    Gene Autry's "Back In The Saddle Again" is added to the Grammy Hall of Fame along with "The Genius Of Ray Charles," The Beatles' "Yesterday" and Louis Armstrong's "Mack The Knife," among other recordings
    Mar 7, 1997
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1956" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and Sonny James' "Young Love," plus Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Ivory Joe Hunter
    Oct 8, 1997
    Ray Charles and Elton John have guest roles on the CBS sitcom "The Nanny"
    Dec 5, 1997
    Ray Charles' manager, Carl Hunter, is arrested for suspicion of marijuana possession in Nagoya, Japan. Charles brought country to mass culture with his 1962 album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
    Dec 7, 1998
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1956" is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album features Sonny James' "Young Love," Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," plus music by Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Ivory Joe Hunter
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