When promoting his solo debut The Nightfly in 1982, Steely Dan's Donald Fagen listed his favourite records, including two from soul legend Ray Charles.

Far surpass Ray Charles music success he too was somewhat of an ... He had a relationship with Margie Hendrix, the notable blues singer and founding member of the Raelettes, for six years which ...

one cannot separate the sheer genius of Ray the musician from this life either. His influence spread not only through the world of rock music but soul and blues, too. Heck, Charles even recorded ...

It’s fitting that veteran New Orleans guitarist and singer Walter “Wolfman” Washington covers Ray Charles’ “Mary Ann” on his ...