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Fact #190999

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Ray Charles appeared in The Dinah Shore Show on tv in the USA, along with Liberace, Peter Nero and Big Tiny Little. The contemporary black press will focus on the $15,000 fee Ray earns for the appearance, but the white press the day after the show will highlight the fact that Dinah Shore, a white performer, had put her hand on black star Ray Charles' shoulder during his performance.