BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died ...

In celebration of what would have been Ray Charles’ 90th birthday, the label he founded in 1962, Tangerine Records will release True Genius. This newly remastered, limited edition set includes 90 of ...

Ray Charles released plenty of hits throughout his career, but these are three of his songs that everybody should know.

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955.

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 excellence ...

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Of the dozens of pop hits Ray Charles had during his remarkable career, his biggest was a soulful take on Don Gibson’s country classic “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which logged five weeks at Number One.

Last month, Ray Charles was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. That may sound odd to you since he's such a pivotal figure in soul music and rhythm & blues. But his 1962 album, 'Modern Sounds ...

To understand Ellis Hall, it helps to know his language. Yes, there’s the musical one. In pauses between conversation, he might play the nearby piano as if to add something special to the silence. He ...

Ray Charles could sing anything. He often dismissed the imaginary boundaries that marketers and labels erected with the dictum "music is music." He had the ability to take all kinds of material and ...