Ray Charles was a gargantuan figure in American ... is his version of "That Lucky Old Sun" from "Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul." The irony is that it's a song I can barely bring myself to ...

Listen to the programme here 'Soul is a way of life,' Ray Charles once said 'but it is always the hard way'. As the “father of soul” he certainly speaks with some authority on music ...

Ray Charles just can't stop. At 72, he's still making music that grabs the soul. Recently, he had West Wing-tips tapping at the White House Radio & Television Correspondents dinner. "When I come ...

American music legend Ray Charles, who virtually invented soul and made his mark on rock & roll, blues, country and jazz, died today at his home in Beverly Hills, California; he was seventy-three.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Ray Charles, affectionately known as Brother Ray, is one of the most influential musicians of all time. His ability to seamlessly blend blues, jazz, gospel, country, and R&B into ...

Ray Charles, the musical innovator whose bold, effortless fusions left an indelible mark on the rock, soul and country music of the past half-century, died Thursday at his Beverly Hills home.