ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Albany is filled with rich culture and history. A piece of that history is located at the Ray Charles Plaza in Albany. Ray Charles is an Albany native and his legacy ...

Singer, pianist and actor Sam Warren will employ his impressive piano chops and skillful voice in his May 10 debut on the Dew Drop Jazz Hall stage in Old Mandeville to perform the music of legendary ...

Jon Batiste will be honored with the inaugural Ray Charles “Architect of Sound” Award at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, the Grammy Museum announced on Thursday. The honor, which builds on the museum’s ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Ray Charles doesn’t need to score another hit or appear on any ...

Alberta Bair Theater is starting the new year off right with two performances of Georgia On My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles. Saturday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (includes a New Year's Eve ...

Ringo continues to tour with different iterations of his All Starr Band as a way to promote his new solo work. Yet he will always be linked to his work with The Beatles. And when it comes to the Fab ...

Ray Charles hated labels. He avoided calling the music he created any certain genre. He was pulling from gospel, jazz, rhythm & blues, pop, blues, country and western, soul, and boogie-woogie. Brother ...

Ray Charles Robinson, born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, and better known to the world as Ray Charles, was a musical prodigy and pioneer whose impact on the music world transcended genres ...

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GREENVILLE, Fla. (WCTV) - In the heart of Madison County sits a small wooden home with a big history. It’s where Ray Charles — one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century — grew up long before ...