Singer and pianist Ray Charles' period with Atlantic Records, from 1953 to 1960, which is the subject of Warner/Rhino's Original Album Series, was the most exciting in Charles' long and well ...

Ray Charles never performed with the late Count Basie when the two music legends were alive, but now they are being united in death. Concord Records and Starbucks Hear Music said Wednesday they will ...

Los Angeles, CA --Concord Records caps a year in which it reissued many of Ray Charles' classic albums (Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, A ...

In early 1963, when incoming Alabama governor George Wallace delivered his infamous “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” speech, the Number One record on the nation’s R&B chart ...

It was a quiet moment in a recording studio between two old friends — the genius of soul and the king of blues. Ray Charles and B.B. King were readying to record a bluesy number that married one’s ...

On September 23, 2013, the 83rd anniversary of his birth, Ray Charles was honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a Music Icons Forever stamp. As a tie-in, Concord Music Group has honored the late ...

Now, 26 years later, comes a belated 25th Anniversary special edition. Three, to be precise: a re-mastered album, a three-disc box set including a live concert, and what they call the “deluxe” box set ...

More than 20 years after the icon's death, Exceleration Music's John Burk is reissuing four classic Charles albums under his original Tangerine label. By Steve Knopper While producing what became Ray ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. The album title itself is ...

Nearly 60 years after his landmark Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music albums, Ray Charles is joining the Country Music Hall of Fame. The multi-genre icon, who died at the age of 73 in 2004, is ...

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.