A Visit From 'The Genius' Ray Charles! | The Dick Cavett Show

Jazz pianist Ray Charles sits down for an interview, chatting about his rumored private plane and what he imagines Dick Cavett looks like.
How great is Ray Charles! 😄
Date aired - June 26th, 1972 - Ray Charles
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@HaroldWright_09]

It's amazing how much attention Ray gives Dick. He is 110% engaged in the conversation and I love seeing him laugh and smile the the way I wish other celebrity's would. The man is totally fearless, and I am so glad that he was able to just be himself everywhere he went.

[@KeepTheFocus]

Top class act. His look at his own life and not just the talent but the dignity this man had is overblowing.

[@iliasefessios9927]

The great Ray Charles, a wonderful talk show guest, a warm, charming man and, for anyone who saw him perform live as I was privileged enough to do many years ago, a magnetic, outstanding performer.

[@brytonwilson8778]

Wow. And I'm watching "Ray" currently on Netflix and I'm just overblown by him completely ❤ his soul is so full of love and joy and respect and humor. I'm so happy that he can see now and rest of peace. I mean that with all of my heart. ❤

[@nappyk96]

It's so fortunate he lived long enough to be apart of the production process and kinda show Jamie Foxx a bit of how he performs and generally acts. I think it really helped him get his mannerisms and to properly show how good a pianist he was. R.I.P to the legend Ray Charles gone but never forgotten 🙏.

[@brytonwilson8778]

@@nappyk96 Amen! I watched them together too on KZbin watching how Jamie prepared for the role. It was gold 💯 he actually looked intimidated of Ray. That was probably just his nerves and stuff but they got more and more comfortable with each other

[@mickmac2223]

My God - what a star, what a super, great guy!!

[@andydixon2980]

Being blind clearly isn't always less visonary. This is a happy man.

[@ssspit]

Cavett took a solid opportunity to ask him the best questions such a gr8 host

[@SuperCHERISHED]

He looks fit and handsome. What an incredible talent! I miss him! Some people can not be duplicated! Mr. Charles’ talents were extraordinary!

[@justinsmith3316]

2.27 the sound of joy.

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

Love Ray

[@person3538]

Yes!! I love this man!

[@dicedchickenbig7789]

I just love Dick's show! as a director of TV program in China, I really want to do a show like his in those days. It's hard to imagine that he can invite so many guests and let everyone fully express themselves in his show.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace 🙏 Ray Charles Robinson 23 September 1930 ~ 10 June 2004⚘

[@antonmarino6568]

MY FAVORITE saw him in concert with dionne Warwick THE BEST OF THE BEST

[@jbrossable]

What a wonderful man ❤

[@zovalentine7305]

"I don't need no doctor....I know what's ailing me" 🎶

[@frankiecardona1656]

good quality video

[@Warp75]

Genius! Ain’t that the truth

[@zovalentine7305]

Learned chess as part of his therapy to quit heroin✊

[@maxpower6765]

One cool cat ❤

[@LobsterRoc]

I thought he was going to pull out a pack of cigarettes