September 15, 1972 - President Richard Nixon meets Ray Charles in the Oval Office, White House Watch on “If I go out into a march, first of all, I can’t see, number one,” Charles told ...

He grew up to tell stories in screenplay form. Mr. White wrote the script for “Ray,” the 2004 biographical film about singer Ray Charles that was nominated for a best-picture Oscar.

On Wednesday night, the Obamas will host nearly 200 famous (and D.C. famous) people at the White House for a star-studded musical tribute to singer Ray Charles as part of the “In Performance ...

President Barack Obama showed off his pipes in a PBS special Friday when he led a White House audience in a rendition of Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say.” CNN values your feedback 1.

James White saw parallels between his life and that of singer Ray Charles. Both were African Americans who grew up in the rural Jim Crow South and both had been heroin addicts at one time.

The South Dallas home singer Ray Charles lived in at 2642 Eugene St. in the late 1950s is empty while its owner, who bought the house less than two years ago, figures out what to do with it.

Ray Charles’ music transcends time and genre, with songs that continue to captivate audiences across generations. Whether ...

I love Ray Charles’ music. How can you portray Ray Charles if you’re not a Black man?” he added. Nothing Prepared Me for the Horrors of the Tulsa Massacre DARK HISTORY ...

An Oklahoma pastor is defending his decision to wear Blackface and share photos of his Ray Charles depiction on social media. The photos were first posted in February 2017 on Matoaka Baptist ...

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