Singer and pianist Ray Charles' period with Atlantic Records, from 1953 to 1960, which is the subject of Warner/Rhino's Original Album Series, was the most exciting in Charles' long and well ...

Floyd Dixon, the singer and jump-blues pianist who dubbed himself “Mr. Magnificent” and became an influential figure in the burgeoning R&B; scene of 1950s Southern California, died Wednesday of cancer ...

Ray Charles may have been one of the most influential singer-musicians ever to grace American pop music. He may have laid the foundation for soul – an earthy blend of the secular and the spiritual, ...

Often cited as "the genius of soul music, Ray Charles used his prodigious talents as singer, pianist, and bandleader to marry elements of blues and gospel into an exciting new genre. Initially ruling ...

Ray Charles, a transcendent talent who erased musical boundaries between the sacred and the secular with hits such as "What'd I Say," "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Can't Stop Loving You," died Thursday.

Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney. Charles last public appearance was alongside Clint Eastwood on April 30, when the city of Los ...

Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday. B.B. King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles, who died last week at 73, ...

What makes Ray Charles so enduring among performers is that he's equally at home singing jazz, gospel, country, or rhythm and blues. Throughout his life he has shown great strength and has fought to ...

Ray Charles, a transcendent talent who erased musical boundaries between the sacred and the secular with hits such as “What’d I Say,” “Georgia on My Mind” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” died Thursday.