(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 ...

Music producers watch closely as the Ray Charles Foundation tries to save its lawsuit against the singer's children by reversing itself. The litigation explores key issues in song terminations. By ...

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.

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) ...

Ringo continues to tour with different iterations of his All Starr Band as a way to promote his new solo work. Yet he will always be linked to his work with The Beatles. And when it comes to the Fab ...

Watch Brittany Howard sing Ray Charles songs at White House Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard returned to the White House to perform in a Smithsonian Ray Charles tribute. President Barack ...

If one is familiar with Eastwood and his movies, they know his definable trait is his voice. Gravely, gritty, and intimidating are just a few words to describe his unique tone. That being so, Eastwood ...

Ray Charles' music has been used in a political ad for the first time, appearing in a video by the Lincoln Project with permission from the Ray Charles Foundation. The campaign group shared the video ...

The members of Better Together may not live in the Southland but they have been making quite an impact in Park Forest. After Better Together presents The Jazz Soul of Al Jarreau started Freedom Hall’s ...

For some musicians, it takes months or even years to perfect a song that will be loved by millions. However, there are some musicians who have written famous songs in under 30 minutes. Musicians from ...