(ThyBlackMan.com) Ray Charles, affectionately known as Brother Ray, is one of the most influential musicians of all time. His ability to seamlessly blend blues, jazz, gospel, country, and R&B into an ...

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 ...

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, ...

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; ...