Ray Charles' Ray-Bans, his celebrity trademark, are held in the collections of the National Museum of American History. NMAH/SI Ray Charles, who died at age 73 on June 10, 2004, lives on in ...

When I proposed the idea to the city of a proclamation, I listed 10 reasons why we should declare Ray Charles as an Adopted Son of St. Petersburg and The St. Pete Florida Blues as an official song.

It’s a lowdown mournful feeling when a man and a woman don’t get along anymore, but it’s a feeling that gave birth to the blues, which in turn gave birth to the Chicago Blues Fest… ...

(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 ...

Mr. Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson on Sept. 23, 1930, in Albany, Ga. Bailey Robinson, his father, was a handyman and mechanic; his mother, Aretha, stacked boards in a sawmill.

Whether he was falling into or out of love, the late Ray Charles had a penchant for falling into Detroit’s cars when he sang the blues. Charles favored Cadillac, the standard of motorized ...

American music legend Ray Charles, who virtually invented soul and made his mark on rock & roll, blues, country and jazz, died today at his home in Beverly Hills, California; he was seventy-three ...

Ray Charles just can't stop. At 72, he's still making music that grabs the soul. Recently, he had West Wing-tips tapping at the White House Radio & Television Correspondents dinner.

Carlsbad’s New Village Arts will christened its new stage on Saturday as the Ray Charles Stage, in honor of the famed blues, gospel and R&B singer-songwriter and pianist who passed away in 2004 ...