Ray Charles was born in Georgia, but according to the man himself, "Georgia On My Mind" had nothing to do with his home state.

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In Paris, Rihanna is glowing at a Dior boutique, while in Scotland King Charles waves to the crowd during a visit. Over in ...

When he sang ‘God done shed his grace on thee,’ he acknowledged this country was blessed from the start.

Ray Charles’ 1966 album “Crying Time” was his first release on his own record label, Tangerine, and reached #15 on the US Billboard Top LPs and #1 on the US Top Selling R&B L… ...

Playing with Phish, opening for Ray Charles Yacovone was a guitar wunderkind who said he was “discovered” at age 15 and steered toward a career in music without having much say in the direction.

Hard to pick a favorite Ray Charles album but this one is special for so many reasons – one of which is you can’t find it on CD. To my knowledge it never came out due to contractual reasons.

The album, Charles' sixth, was an unexpected pivot. Charles, a Florida-born Southerner, selected the track list from 250 country songs chosen by his producer Sid Feller — for his new label ...

“Tom played bass on a half dozen Frank Zappa albums, and as well of the last 10 years with Ray Charles. I met Tom and his brother Walt when I was 20 years old.

Tom played bass on a half-dozen Frank Zappa albums, and as well of the last 10 years with Ray Charles. I met Tom and his brother Walt when I was 20 years old.

He played with Ray Charles from 1993 to 2004 and appeared on his final studio album, the posthumously released Genius Loves Company, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2005.

Charles’ versions of both songs won Grammys for best rhythm & blues recording. Charles had another big hit with a song written by Owens, the top country hitmaker of the 1960s: “Together Again.” ...