The final recording of Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company, enjoys its tenth anniversary. It is striking to consider that it has been over ten years since the death of Ray Charles, one of the most ...

Ray Charles Robinson, known the world over as multi-award-winning icon Ray Charles, may have departed this world, but his music endures thanks in part to the Ray Charles Foundation. Recently, the ...

In this concert from the 2025 Wellington Jazz Festival, the Rodger Fox Big Band - one of the great institutions of New ...

I remember when Kenny G did that thing with Louis Armstrong-it pissed a lot of people off,” said Gregg Field, referring to the smooth-jazz icon’s 1999 studio-magic duet on “What a Wonderful World.” ...

The Christmas music of Ray Charles will be brought to life by the Spokane Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, with special musical guest LaShund Lambert. Spokane Jazz Orchestra director Donald Goodwin ...

ew could argue that what Ray Charles achieved at the Atlantic label between 1952 and 1958 was anything less that protean. Along with creating a singular, sophisticated yet passionately raw take on R&B ...

Ray Charles, the piano man with the bluesy voice who reshaped American music for a half-century, brought the essence of soul to country, jazz, rock, standards and every other style of music he touched ...

When people study the history of modern music, they eventually realize that understanding Charles means understanding the evolution of soul, rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz, and even pop music itself.

Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from Peter Blecha’s new book, “Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll,” published by the University of Washington Press. IN 1947, A ...