Nicknamed "The Genius," Ray Charles combined R&B, gospel, and blues to pioneer a new style known as soul in the '50s and '60s. Charles also excelled at jazz, country, and pop, and over the course ...

It was even honored among the 250 essential American songs of the past 250 years.

In December 1958, Ray Charles created what fans have considered "one of the greatest songs in music history"—and he made it happen accidentally. In fact, "What'd I Say" came together on a whim during ...

Long before playlists, streaming algorithms, and AI-generated tunes, Ray Charles was already tearing up genre maps and putting his own spin on the American songbook in ways few artists dared. Country, ...

Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Chaka Khan’s “I Feel for You,” and Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music are part of the 2026 National Recording Registry class. The ...

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955. Ray Charles’s “I Got a Woman” hit number one on the R&B chart in 1955. The ...

View post: ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4: Everything We Know So Far Ray Charles blended country, jazz, and blues in the 1962 hit album Modern Sounds. His rendition ...