Ray Charles' 'You Don't Know Me' Ranked Among 'Best Country Songs of All Time'

The '50s and '60s were an incredibly formative time for country music, with many famous performers making the transition ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” by Ray Charles and Why It Was Able to Cross Over

Ray Charles hated labels. He avoided calling the music he created any certain genre. He was pulling from gospel, jazz, rhythm & blues, pop, blues, country and western, soul, and boogie-woogie. Brother ...
Jazz

The Genius of Ray Charles is on display in this four-album Tangerine Records Master Series

Ray Charles Robinson, known the world over as multi-award-winning icon Ray Charles, may have departed this world, but his music endures thanks in part to the Ray Charles Foundation. Recently, the ...
The Root

How Ray Charles Outsmarted the Industry and Became Ultra Rich

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Ray Charles’ induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The musical legend, who was inducted in 1986 as part of the inaugural class alongside iconic musicians ...
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Did you know: Ray Charles’ musical legacy has roots in Jacksonville area

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Singer-songwriter Ray Charles may have had Georgia on his mind, but North Florida is where his path to fame and fortune began. Charles was born in Albany, Georgia, but grew up in ...