ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Albany is filled with rich culture and history. A piece of that history is located at the Ray Charles Plaza in Albany. Ray Charles is an Albany native and his ...

Of all his many romances, however, Ray Charles called only two “wife.” The man behind songs like What’d I Say, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia on My Mind married Eileen Williams in 1952.

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame mural inside Akins Ford Arena is 63 feet wide, 24 feet tall and took three months to complete.

Singer-songwriter Ray Charles may have had Georgia on his mind, but North Florida is where his path to fame and fortune began.

But it didn’t stop there. Gladys Knight, an Atlanta native, emerged from center stage and performed the Ray Charles classic “Georgia on My Mind” in a truly magical moment. Dubbed The ...