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 ...

Even today, his songs continue to captivate listeners, proving that great music knows no expiration date. Here, we explore ...

As these tracks were frequently new versions of songs that had been returned to wider attention via the Modern Sounds sets, Ray Charles get a large share of the thanks for another key development ...

who broke down while singing at Charles funeral, said he hopes the album will cross generations and genres. "You know, he's one of a kind, doing what he did and how he did it," he said. "Ray ...

Ray Charles enjoyed tremendous commercial success in country music in the mid-'80s with songs from his Friendship album, but his most long-lasting influence on the genre came 20 years earlier.

Ray Charles is best known for recording hit soul and R&B songs. His album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, recorded in the 60s, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

Classics “Georgia On My Mind”, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” & “Crying Time” among many others finally available via digital outlets LOS ANGELES, Calif. – One of the most anticipated song collections ...

And country musicians, like Willie Nelson, embrace Ray Charles. "He did a country music album that was so good," says Nelson. "Country music took a quantum leap right after that. Thanks to Ray ...

Ray Charles, who died last June at 73, was a constant presence, winning two of the top awards — record and album of the year. His duets album “Genius Loves Company” earned six more awards in ...

The swan song of the late Ray Charles, an album of duets called “Genius Loves Company,” brought him a posthumous bounty at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night, including the first ...