Ray Charles released a wide variety of music, including these three songs, which sound like pure country gold.

This is FRESH AIR. In 1962, Ray Charles released two albums that became surprise hits - "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music," Volumes 1 and 2. At the time, few popular black artists had ...

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, ...

On September 23, 1930, Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia. His very humble beginnings did little to suggest the superstar career he would enjoy for most of his adult life, nor the legacy he would ...

Ten years ago, I interviewed Ray Charles and asked him about the possibility of quitting music. "No sir," Charles, then 63, said adamantly over the telephone. "I think everybody should have something ...

If You Were Mine; Ring Of Fire; Your Love Is So Doggone Good; Don't Change On Me; Till I Can't Take It Anymore; You've Still Got A Place In My Heart; I Keep It Hid; Sweet Memories; Good Morning Dear; ...