(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 an ...

Last month, Ray Charles was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. That may sound odd to you since he's such a pivotal figure in soul music and rhythm & blues. But his 1962 album, 'Modern Sounds ...

Charles laid claim to the center of American popular music on these 1962 classics, and ended up with some of the brashest and best-selling music... Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the ...

Ray Charles is best known for recording hit soul and R&B songs. His album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, recorded in the 60s, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

Two wonderful albums from Ray Charles and El Michels Affair that belong in your record collection in 2021. 2021 is just flying by and I will have a lot more to say about my Record Store Day 2021 ...