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 * April 1987: Forms the (Ray Charles) Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, with a personal endowment of $1 million. **
 * December 1986: Received the Kennedy Center Honors, celebrated with a televised gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Honors are presented annually to individuals who through a lifetime of accomplishment, have enriched American life by their achievement in the performing arts. **
 * 1988: Appeared for the first time with the New York City Ballet, which choreographed dances to some of his classics. Joining Charles in playing for the engagement were members of his original band, Hank Crawford, Leroy Cooper and David "Fat Head" Newman. **
 * November 1986: Honored by the French government when he was made a Commander of Fine Arts and Letters, the second time Charles has been selected for a distinguished honor by the Republic of France. **
 * January 1986: Made one of the original inductees into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. **