Charles’s music and impact have spanned the globe, and Albany native Willie Moody says performing for Ray Charles at 8 years old was the catalyst to his lifelong passion for music.

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

The "Soul Bossa Nova" artist, who worked with acts including Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin, died in November at 91 years old of ...