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 * May 1996: Honorary doctorate degree in performing arts from Occidental College. **
 * October 1995: Governor's Performing Arts Award. **
 * June 1995: Horatio Alger Award. **
 * 1994: 12th Grammy Award, in the "best R&B vocal by a male performer" category, for "A Song For You." **
 * May 12, 1994: Helen Keller Personal Achievement Award from the American Foundation for the Blind. **
 * March 1994: Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Black Achievement Awards television show. **
 * October 1993: National Medal of Arts. **
 * January 1993: Invited to perform in the preinaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial honoring President Clinton. Produced by Quincy Jones, the concert aired as a special on HBO. **
 * February 1992: Honored by the County Board of Supervisors as the 1992 Black History Month honoree. **
 * February 1992: Inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame (joining Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, and John D. MacDonald, among others). Ray Charles, born in Georgia, was raised in Florida, where he attended the St. Augustine's School for the Deaf and Blind and began his career as a professional musician. **
 * 1991: Fox Television Network airs "50 Years of Music Making: A Tribute to Ray Charles," featuring Michael Bolton, Willie Nelson and Stevie Wonder, among others, and hosted by Hammer. The special was taped by Willenborg Productions and co-executive produced by Gregory Willenborg and Ray Charles, Jr. **
 * 1991: Documentary, "Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul," was produced for the American Masters series on public television. **
 * April 1990: Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of South Florida in Tampa. **
 * 1989: Charles "Ellie My Love is the No. 1 single in Japan, recorded for exclusive release there. He received the Japanese equivalent of a Gold Record. **
 * I1988 : Nominated for an Emmy by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his performance on the TV special honoring Irving Berlin's 100th birthday. **