Ray Charles enjoyed tremendous commercial success in country music in the mid-'80s with songs from his Friendship album, but his most long-lasting influence on the genre came 20 years earlier. The ...

Ray Charles spent his entire career refusing to be limited to one genre. From his first “Roll With My Baby” single, out in 1952, until he passed away in 2004, Charles expertly proved that he was ...

In 1960, Charles released “Georgia On My Mind”. Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, Charles’s delivery of the pensive tune remains among the best musical performances of all time. Although ...