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    • Sep 6, 1963
    Ray Charles pays $52,000 for property on Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, where he makes his home and establishes an office and recording studio. In 1962, he made country mainstream with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
    Sep 30, 1963
    Sandra Jean Betts delivers a baby girl, Sheila, in Los Angeles. The child is already the subject of a paternity suit against Ray Charles, who had made history the previous year with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
    May 12, 1964
    Ray Charles claims Best Rhythm & Blues Recording with the Harlan Howard-written "Busted" during the sixth annual Grammy Awards
    Oct 31, 1964
    Ray Charles is arrested in Boston for possession of marijuana and heroin, leading him to secure professional help to beat his addiction
    Dec 18, 1964
    "Bring It On Home To Me" songwriter Sam Cooke is buried in Chicago. Ray Charles sings "Angels Keep Watching Over Me" at his funeral
    May 19, 1965
    Ray Charles sings "Georgia On My Mind" during ABC's telecast of "Shindig!" The lineup also features Glen Campbell, The Zombies and The Righteous Brothers
    Jul 26, 1965
    "Seven Spanish Angels" singer Ray Charles enters a rehab center in Los Angeles to battle a heroin addiction
    Apr 28, 1966
    Just weeks after Ray Charles' version of Buck Owens' "Crying Time" peaked in pop's Top 10, doctors pronounce Charles clean of his addiction to heroin
    Oct 8, 1966
    Ray Charles performs the Buck Owens song "Crying Time" on ABC-TV's "The Hollywood Palace." Adam West hosts the episode, which also features guests Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    Dec 3, 1966
    A Boston court convicts Ray Charles of heroin and marijuana possession. He receives a five-year suspended sentence and a $10,000 fine. Charles had a pop hit earlier in the year with Buck Owens' "Crying Time"
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