one cannot separate the sheer genius of Ray the musician from this life either. His influence spread not only through the world of rock music but soul and blues, too. Heck, Charles even recorded ...

Greg Johnson, head of special collections and professor in the UM Libraries, places a record on the Blues Archive’s antique ...

He also recounts working with blues legends Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles on 1980's "The Blues Brothers" movie ...

I came to appreciate the blues when I heard Ray Charles (1930-2004), a blind American singer, who was the most iconic superstar of soul music of the 20th century. I believe many Japanese are ...