Jimmy got on real well with Ray; they played together for a few weeks, and we’d have soul food afterwards.” “I went backstage when I was 12 and Jimi was playing for Ray Charles,” Leon told ...

“My prayer has always been that I represent Ray Charles the best way I can,” Warren has said. The Dew Drop doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with music from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $10 at ...

Singer-songwriter-pianist Jon Batiste will be honored with the inaugural Ray Charles “Architect of Sound” Award at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala.

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 ...

The arranger of Ray Charles' "Modern Sounds In Country & Wester Music" cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You" was none other than his recently deceased friend Quincy Jones.

Bob Long (now professionally known as “Flint Long,”), was born in 1951 in Santa Barbara, California, where his father taught school and his mother worked in a doctor’s office. They were avid music ...

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 ...

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

Don Wilkerson It has been stated that Charles based “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” on “Get It Over Baby” by Ike Turner. While there are similarities, the arrangement and delivery are all Ray.

Ray Charles is an Albany native and his legacy lives on through Albany residents and our state song “Georgia on My Mind.” Before he would become a global superstar, Ray Charles Robinson, Sr ...

On Dec. 9, 1978, Charlie Rich and Janie Fricke’s “On My Knees” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Rich solely authored the song — which Billy Sherrill produced — and he ...