tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105035912011-04-21T12:56:45.631-07:00mazafakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039296850043238105noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10503591.post-1107098941063149672005-01-30T07:28:00.000-08:002005-01-30T07:29:01.063-08:00The tribute to the blind musician, who died last June at the age of 73, will be performed by Grammy Award winners Bonnie Raitt and Billy Preston. <br />Charles is posthumously nominated for seven awards this year, including album of the year for his collection of duets, Genius Loves Company. <br />The awards ceremony takes place next month in Los Angeles. <br />Singer Norah Jones is among the latest batch of award presenters announced for the ceremony, who is nominated in five categories. <br />Fifty-year career <br />Her duet with Charles, Here We Go Again, has gained two nods for record of the year and best vocal collaboration. <br />Charles' duet with Elton John from his best-selling album competes in the same category. <br />The blind musician's last album was recorded shortly before his death, and became the first million-selling collection in a career spanning more than 50 years, winning him 13 Grammy awards. <br />He made a total of 250 recordings during this time including Georgia On My Mind and I Can't Stop Loving You. <br />A film about his life, Ray, has collected a total of six Oscar nominations, including a best actor nod for Jamie Foxx, who portrays Charles in the biopic. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10503591-110709894106314967?l=maturebla.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mazafakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039296850043238105noreply@blogger.com4