When the clock struck 12, Batiste released the full video for the short-length film and song “Lonely Avenue”, the hit made ...

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.

The first song Charles ever recorded was called “The St. Pete Florida Blues,” and was inspired by his time in the Tampa Bay area.

Charles recorded more than 60 albums—four were country-and-western records—and earned 12 Grammys and recognition in the rhythm and blues, jazz and rock ’n’ roll halls of fame.