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Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida.

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DND0861

Photographer

Dughi, Donn(Donald Gregory), 1932-2005

Date

1992

Collection

Donn Dughi collection

Physical Description

1 photonegative - col. - 35 mm.

Biographical Note

From 1963 to 1992, photographer Donn Dughi worked for a number of media outlets in Tallahassee, including WCTV, the United Press International (UPI), and the Associated Press. From 1992 until his retirement in 2001, Dughi was a photographer for the Florida House of Representatives.

Ray Charles was an exceptionally talented musician and performer who grew up in Florida, he has been called "the genius of soul" and was considered a living legend in the world of modern music. Mr. Charles began to play at the age of five and attended the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind where he received musical training. In the course of his illustrious career he was the winner of eleven Grammys.

Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida.

Subject

Ceremonies

Manners and customs

Award presentations

State governments--Officials and employees

Secretaries of State (State governments)--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

Award winners

Musicians with disabilities

Blind musicians

African American celebrities

African American entertainers--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

African American musicians--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

Creator

Dughi, Donn(Donald Gregory), 1932-2005

Date

1992

Identifier

DND0861

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Geographic Term

Leon County (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 photonegative - col. - 35 mm.

Series Title

Donn Dughi collection

Biography Note

Subject - Person

Charles, Ray, 1930-2004.

Smith, Jim, 1940-

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Department of State (1987-1995 : Smith)

Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

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Dughi, Donn(Donald Gregory), 1932-2005. Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida. 1992. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/103461>, accessed 17 August 2022.

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Dughi, Donn(Donald Gregory), 1932-2005. Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida. 1992. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/103461>

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(State Archives of Florida/Dughi)

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Ray Charles being congratulated by Secretary of State Jim Smith during the Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida.