There’s one artist, however, who was particularly influential to the Chief throughout his career. That artist is none other than Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Looking back at the improvisational masterpiece that launched Ray Charles, taking him from the R&B charts into the core of the American music mainstream.

Ray Charles was a master of the blues, and the tribute from Batiste and Newman shows his last impression on their music.

If you ever want to understand the true essence of live music and all its riches, it’s worth watching archival footage of a Ray Charles gig. Every note on the piano was played with unbridled joy, as ...

LONDON, , 2025 - British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End and on Broadway, has died aged 97, the ...

British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End and on Broadway, has died aged 97.

Stepney is again getting sampled, feted and his music played at two upcoming MCA events. Plus, a new collaboration with producer Terry Hunter is buzzing in Chicago’s house scene.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens is in recovery after undergoing minimally invasive heart surgery on the morning of July 9, according to his social media. Last week, the 86-year-old ...

Charles and Ray Eames inspire an impressive San Francisco furniture show The famous designers spent their last decade focusing on stylish office furniture for white-collar workers.

When he sang ‘God done shed his grace on thee,’ he acknowledged this country was blessed from the start.

Charles Burrell, an American classical and jazz bass player known as being the first African American to be a member of a major U.S. symphony, the Colorado Symphony, died Tuesday at the age of 104,… ...