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    • Nov 18, 1982
    Columbia releases Ray Charles' "Born To Love Me," the first single by the R&B legend issued under a country recording contract
    Jan 13, 1983
    Columbia releases Ray Charles' "Wish You Were Here Tonight," his first album issued by the country division of a major label
    Sep 27, 1983
    Ray Charles and George Jones record "We Didn't See A Thing" with Chet Atkins sitting in on guitar
    Oct 7, 1983
    Ray Charles and Merle Haggard record "Little Hotel Room" at Eleven-Eleven Sound in Nashville in the first session for Charles' album "Friendship"
    Jan 8, 1984
    Charley Pride sings "Roll On Mississippi" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as CBS shoots "A Celebration Of Life: A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr." Also appearing are Stevie Wonder, Mary Travers, Patti LaBelle and Ray Charles, who closes with "Abraham, Martin And John" and "America, The Beautiful"
    Jan 14, 1984
    Charley Pride sings "Roll On Mississippi" as CBS airs "A Celebration Of Life: A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr." The special also features Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Mary Travers, Willie Stargell and Ray Charles, who performs "Abraham, Martin And John" and leads most of the cast in "America, The Beautiful"
    Feb 9, 1984
    Ray Charles and Willie Nelson record "Seven Spanish Angels" at Eleven-Eleven Sound in Nashville
    Jul 2, 1984
    Columbia releases Ray Charles' duet with B.J. Thomas, "Rock And Roll Shoes"
    Jul 6, 1984
    Columbia releases Ray Charles' album "Friendship," featuring collaborations with Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., George Jones, B.J. Thomas, Mickey Gilley, Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard
    Aug 23, 1984
    Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The U.S.A." is part of an 18-minute video lead-in to Ronald Reagan's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. Ray Charles sings "America, The Beautiful"
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