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'The Voice' Winner Javier Colon to Play Ray Charles on 'The Playboy Club'

'The Voice' winner Javier Colon will play Ray Charles in an upcoming episode of "The Playboy Club."
Javier Colon to Play Ray Charles
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By Lyndra Vassar · Updated October 28, 2020
If you miss watching him rock the stage on “The Voice” each week, here’s your chance for another dose of Javier: the talented crooner will play Ray Charles in an episode of NBC’s “The Playboy Club.”

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His appearance will feature an on-screen performance of Charles’ “Let the Good Times Roll.” Javier’s special Ray scene arrives after another celeb cameo from Raphael Saadiq as Sam Cooke singing “We’re Having a Party.”

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Set in 1963, the show is currently casting singers to portray James Brown and Roy Orbison in upcoming episodes.

What do you think about Javier playing Ray Charles? A good fit or no?

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