(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 an ...

Ray Charles Robinson, known the world over as multi-award-winning icon Ray Charles, may have departed this world, but his music endures thanks in part to the Ray Charles Foundation. Recently, the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Soul music legend Ray Charles returned to the U.S. pop charts Wednesday three months after his death as his final studio album, a collection of duets with fellow recording stars, opened ...

Each week in The Vinyl Vault, Ozarks First’s Parker Padgett and Tony Nguyen dive into a featured album, highlight standout tracks, and explore what makes it truly unique. The vinyl of the week this ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "I just do what I do." That's what Ray Charles told Billboard in June 2002 when asked to assess his role in music history. Of course, Charles' self-effacing response belies a ...

Musical icon Quincy Jones died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family at 91. Jones, a 28-time Grammy winner, is renowned for his work with artists ...