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 ...

"Your Honor," I said in a mildly theatrical voice, "did you know that in 1950 Ray Charles wrote and recorded a song called The St. Pete Florida Blues?" ...

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. "When I come ...

A blues-infused classic, this 1961 Grammy-winning track is built around an infectious piano riff and an unforgettable back-and-forth between Ray Charles and The Raelettes.

Ray Charles and Otis Rush are among the blues artists scheduled to perform during the four-day festival; others include David “Flathead” Newman, Pinetop Perkins, Fat Possum Vanagan, David ...

Charles was nicknamed "The Genius," not just for his great singing and piano playing, but also for his producing, arranging and choice of songs. Originally broadcast in 1998.

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 ...

Inexplicably, Ray Charles In Person isn't one of the albums included in the Original Album Series set, but another five masterpieces are: The Great Ray Charles (1957), Ray Charles At Newport (1958), ...

Ray Charles Robinson, born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, and better known to the world as Ray Charles, was a musical prodigy and pioneer whose impact on the music world transcended ...