While Ray Charles started building a national following in the early 1950s, his reach became global with the ’59 hit “What’d I Say.” John Lennon recalled how many songs (including two by The Beatles) ...

It's been six months since Ray Charles died at the age of 73, and he is back in the spotlight. His most recent CD, released nearly two months after his death, has just been nominated for 10 Grammy ...

Ray Charles was a legendary musician. He won numerous awards, including Grammys and lifetime achievement awards. His beautiful voice combined with his unique style of mixing multiple genres into ...

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 out ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – As Ray Charles (search) played and sang, his stiffly swaying shoulders suggested some invisible tug of war between a devil and an angel. Charles, who died Thursday at age 73, ...

Explore the life of Charles Wayne Hendricks, son of music legends Ray Charles and Margie Hendrix, from his birth and family ...

Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday. B.B. King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles, who died last week at 73, ...

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. He was ...

Concord's reissue of vocalist and keyboardist Ray Charles' albums for ABC-Paramount, the label he moved to from Atlantic in 1959, is a mixed bag. It includes two winners, The Genius Hits The Road ...

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.