Popular Names
RAY Name
| Name: | RAY |
| Gender: | Male |
| Origin/Usage: | English, French, Scottish |
| Meaning: | Grace |
Ray Charles: "When I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it."