It was when I was sitting peacefully enjoying the live music being played by senior, experienced musicians that suddenly, a familiar figure stood in front of me and greeted ...

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

T he Kinks' frontman Ray Davies has named the song that he doesn't enjoy being compared to The Beatles. It is not unusual for ...

In 2016, Chris teamed up with Dwight Yoakam for a performance of Willie Ray Charles’ “Seven Spanish Angels.” Written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, “Seven Spanish Angels” was recorded by Willie ...

Charles and Jones' version won a Grammy for best rhythm and blues performance at the third annual Grammy Awards in 1961. Will Smith introduces tribute with Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder, Janelle ...

And on harmonica, the newest member of Willie’s band, 23-year old Mickey Raphael. “We went into the studio with a stack of napkins that he had,” remembers Raphael in Episode 309 of The String (which ...

Georgia native Ray Charles recorded the most widely-known version of the song in 1960. Willie Nelson covered it 18 years later for his 1978 album Stardust, peaking at No. 1 and winning a Grammy ...

Michael McDonald has looked back on an uncomfortable confrontation with Ray Charles, describing it as “one of the worst moments” in his life. It was the year 2000 and McDonald was being ...

Hendrik Meurkens, a virtuoso on both the chromatic harmonica and the vibraphone, is the most important jazz harmonica player since Toots Thielemans. German-born but now based in New York, Meurkens' ...

Before Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ There Was Ray Charles’ ‘Modern Sounds’ – Though His Country Embrace Didn’t Begin or End There ...

“She gave me Ray Charles’ ‘The Genius Sings the Blues’ for my 12th birthday and something about it really spoke to me inside,” he said. “I imagined he really understood how I feel.” His sister’s ...