(ThyBlackMan.com) Ray Charles, affectionately known as Brother Ray, is one of the most influential musicians of all time. His ability to seamlessly blend blues, jazz, gospel, country, and R&B into an ...

Ray Charles got his start in an era when being a musician often meant taking on a nickname. Nicknames helped sell records, after all, even if they weren't always accurate. Maybe it was an accident ...

When Ray Charles died in June at the age of 73, few members of the post- Baby Boomer generations had any real understanding of his musical greatness. For them, Ray Charles was best known for his cameo ...

Ray Charles lived in South Dallas in the mid-1950s while assembling his crack Atlantic Records band, featuring Lincoln High ...

NEW YORK (AP) — One night in Stockholm half a century ago, Ray Charles delivered a blood-pumping, soul-shaking concert that was almost lost to history. The evening begins with a finger-snapping ...

Last month, Ray Charles was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. That may sound odd to you since he's such a pivotal figure in soul music and rhythm & blues. But his 1962 album, 'Modern Sounds ...

Many may not know his name, but they recognize the song he co-wrote with Ray Charles that launched a musical wave. The song is widely recognized as helping to popularlize the soul music genre. Musical ...

Ray Charles is best known for recording hit soul and R&B songs. His album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, recorded in the 60s, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

*My, how time flies. It seems like yesterday that the late great musical genius Ray Charles passed away 21 years ago in 2004. WCTV aired a segment of Greenville, Florida residents celebrating what ...

Nearly 60 years after his landmark Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music albums, Ray Charles is joining the Country Music Hall of Fame. The multi-genre icon, who died at the age of 73 in 2004, is ...