Ray Charles' children are accusing his longtime manager of mismanaging his estate and trusts and tarnishing his legacy by releasing two posthumous CDs the late singer never...
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Ray Charles is back in his hometown. Albany unveiled a revolving, lighted bronze statue of Charles on Friday in the middle of a new downtown plaza that bears the R&B...
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You say you've never heard the Southern Tones' gospel song "It Must Be Jesus"?
Think again.
Ray Charles rewrote the lyrics to the tune and put his own twist to it, and...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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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...
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He may be gone, but he certainly won't be forgotten.
The life and music of Ray Charles are being immortalized
for all time as detailed plans for the Ray Charles Museum...
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LOS ANGELES - Ray Charles, whose legacy erased boundaries between genres and generations, received a fitting musical eulogy Sunday night as his final album, "Genius Loves...
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At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards (held Sunday, February 13 at L.A.'s Staples Center, and hosted by Queen Latifah), the late Ray Charles was definitely the star of the...
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The soulful New
York-bred trio the Holmes Brothers lead the nominees for the
2005 W.C. Handy Blues Awards, presented annually by the
nonprofit Memphis-based Blues...
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Ray Charles' manager of 45 years was named executor of Charles' estate last week by Los Angeles Superior Court. The NBC TV station in Los Angeles reported Joe Adams "will...
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Jazz label Concord
Records, riding high with Ray Charles' last release, has sealed
its acquisition of Fantasy Records, whose extensive holdings
include the Creedence...
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Less than six months after his death, Ray Charles may be more popular than ever with a movie about his life and a posthumously released album.
Now he is being recognized...
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Starbucks is pushing its new digital
music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month.
The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows
consumers to buy...
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An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres.
"Make...
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Stevie Wonder, Usher and Norah Jones
are among the artists who will celebrate Ray Charles at an
October tribute concert that will be taped for later broadcast
on...
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As the release of a new album
approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,
life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
In discussing his...
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Ben Folds is pushing back the
release date of his next solo album to early 2005 in order to
give "Star Trek" veteran William Shatner 's upcoming collection,
"Has Been," his...
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Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday. B.B. King, Glen Campbell , Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles,...
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It was billed as a "worship and celebration," but the
memorial service for Ray Charles was something more. Like, a pretty fine
show.
Willie Nelson , Glen Campbell ,...
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Some travelers passing through Atlanta's sprawling airport soon will have some famous duds to gaze at on their way to the gates.
Cowboy boots worn by Alan Jackson , a...
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The Rhinestone Cowboy has been saddled with jail time.
Glen Campbell was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in jail
following last month's guilty plea of extreme drunken...
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At a time when Music Row is
routinely accused of playing it safe, Warner Bros. has gone out
on a limb with a completely different kind of country act in
duo Big & Rich.
As...
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Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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It was only last year that Ray Charles performed at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards show. This year, he was there in spirit.
Artists attending the annual induction...
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An overflow crowd of 400 watched the man in dark glasses and a purple suit approach the grand piano wedged between the desks and podium of the Georgia House of...
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Some singers have a signature song in a signature style. Ray Charles had a signature songbook that spanned genre and generations.
Charles, whose collection of hits...
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Quotes about singer Ray Charles , upon his death at 73 Thursday:
"Ray Charles was a man we particularly admired both as a friend and as an artist. We had a great time...
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When Ray Charles was recording what would be his last CD, "Genius Loves Company," at times he felt too sick to sing his best. But even as his heath waned, the consummate...
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Awards and singles by singer Ray Charles .
Grammy Awards:
1960 Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male, "Georgia On My Mind"
1960 Best Performance by a Pop...
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Quotes by singer Ray Charles :
"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good...
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Ray Charles , who battled childhood
poverty, blindness and heroin addiction to help create soul
music and become one of America's most enduring musicians, died
on Thursday...
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Ray Charles was one of American
music's great innovators, blending the gospel of the black
church with the sensuality of the blues to create an
emotionally raw genre called...
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Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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Montreal will be Canada's hot spot
this summer as the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
celebrates its 25th anniversary June 30-July 11.
The festival, founded by...
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival took in far less money than expected this year, so the foundation that oversees it has laid off half its small staff and may have to...
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In an unlikely double-bill, hard
rock band Metallica and folk singer/songwriter Jackson Browne
were honored at performing rights groups ASCAP's annual Pop
Music Awards on...
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Are you better off than you were
four years ago? If you asked acoustic piano manufacturers and
retailers, the answer most likely would be no.
Aside from being a musical...
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To see and hear the documentary film
"Tom Dowd and the Language of Music" is to experience the
history of American music.
Perhaps more than anyone else, Dowd, who died...
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American music icon Ray Charles ,
whose voice gave birth to soul music, has been reduced to a
whisper, and cannot stand without support.
The 73-year-old singer/songwriter...
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Jheryl Busby's favorite buzzword
these days is "co-branding." That's the engine powering the
industry veteran's latest venture, Def Soul Classics.
The long-discussed Def...
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Nearly 20 years after recording the
ground-breaking charity album "We Are the World," producer
Quincy Jones is at it again -- assembling an all-star ensemble
concert to...
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Clint Eastwood 's passion
for music began when he was very young, playing trumpet and
piano. "I played when I was a kid, but I drifted away from all
of it when I got into...
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Peter Cincotti may love Paris, but as the Rodgers and Hart standard goes, he'll have Manhattan.
Cincotti describes his past year as "one big blur" of interchangeable...
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Nashville songwriters don't have far to look for inspiration these days. In a town famous for churning out sad country songs about heartache and despair, radio...
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As a child, Denzel Washington would go to the Apollo Theater to check out his favorite performers.
"I actually sat out in the audience a few times with my mother,"...
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If you're packing your bags for
Texas right now, you might want to check out the plentiful
selection of indie-label showcases during the South by
Southwest Music Conference...
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With increasing recognition, women
are finding steady footing in the male-dominated jazz world.
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a wealth of women
artists, four of whom...
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Another big get-well present for Luther
Vandross.
The R&B stalwart, still recovering from
a near-fatal stroke suffered last April, has followed up his four Grammy
wins...
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Harry Connick , Jr., Lenny Kravitz , Smokey Robinson , Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt , Ray Charles , Dave Brubeck and B.B. King are among scores of acts — some widely...
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If someone compiled a list of the
most commercially successful and prolific producers in
R&B/hip-hop, Timbaland's name would likely be near the top of
the list.
In less...
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A candidate for Albany's mayor pulled a TV advertisement he was using because it featured Ray Charles singing "Georgia on my Mind" without permission.
Dr. Willie Adams...
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On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets.
In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...
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Ray
Charles unchained his heart decades ago. Now it's time to fix that
hip.
The 73-year-old genre-bending music master has undergone
successful hip-replacement sugery,...
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Don Gibson, an elementary school dropout who wrote and recorded country standards like "I Can't Stop Loving You," has died, his lawyer said. He was 75.
Gibson died Monday...
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Though Ray Charles has been sidelined through December with a hip ailment, that won't stop production on a new film about his life. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film,...
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Recordings by Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin are among the inaugural collection of music named on Monday (January 27)...
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Travis Tritt is the latest country star to sign up for a CMT Crossroads special, which teams up country music stars with music stars from other genres--pop, rock, R&B--to...
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Jermaine Dupri, Ray Charles, Joel Katz, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra were selected by the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy to receive its first annual Heroes...
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The legendary Ray Charles performed at an international concert for peace in Rome, Italy, on Saturday (May 11). The concert, dubbed Time For Life, was the first ever...
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Ray Charles's life story is headed for the big screen. Crusader Entertainment has obtained the rights to the entertainer's biography, marking the first time Charles has...
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Ray Charles has joined the all-star lineup of musicians contributing tracks to Music Of Hope, the upcoming classical album that benefits the American Cancer Society. He...
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Ray Charles was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Blues Foundation at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on Monday night (October 2). Charles did not...
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Music legend Ray Charles recently signed a multi-album contract with a newly formed independent label, Invision Records. Invision Records was created to cultivate the...
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One of the great things about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is that it provides a venue for legendary performers to honor their peers. Such was the case last night (March...
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