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 ...

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 ...

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; ...

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, ...