Explore Jacksonville's century-long impact on American music, from the Chitlin' Circuit to the birth of Southern Rock.

Singer Ray Charles released his moving version of "America the Beautiful" in 1972, pouring his soul into the classic American ...

It would be hard to find an artist who was more influential than Ray Charles. Making music for more than 60 years, Charles’s impact is felt in both rock and country music. While his list of hit songs ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Singer-songwriter Ray Charles may have had Georgia on his mind, but North Florida is where his path to fame and fortune began. Charles was born in Albany, Georgia, but grew up in ...

"Any artist watching this, don't you do that," says the Grammy-nominated duo, who just released their new album The Story of ...

The film Ray was released in 2004, shortly after the death of its subject, Ray Charles. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the movie was a fifteen-year labor of love that hinged, according to Hackford, on ...

Two decades since its debut, Ray continues to be celebrated as one of the most powerful biopics in cinema. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the 2004 film chronicles Ray Charles's journey from his early ...

The War and Treaty say Ray Charles' 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' 'saved country music'; advise artists not to ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "I just do what I do." That's what Ray Charles told Billboard in June 2002 when asked to assess his role in music history. Of course, Charles' self-effacing response belies a ...

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 ...

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