Ray Charles Robinson ... due to glaucoma, Charles developed an extraordinary ability to blend gospel, R&B, and jazz, creating a unique style that became synonymous with soul music.

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 ...

The words are: To reach the masses, men of every birth For the answer ... a new word to describe the new genre. We called it "soul." Ray Charles' music was familiar and new.

Quincy Jones talks to Uncut about Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis and a remarkable life in music ...

Quincy Jones, who expanded the American songbook as a musician, composer and producer and shaped some of the biggest stars of the 20th century, has died at 91.

Craig Charles' new weekday show ... Craig says: “I just love the way he explored soul and funk while still remaining a jazz artist. In many ways it’s the birth of jazz funk.

From blues and soul-jazz to Crescent City craziness and jam-band glory ... From Monk and Basie to Gershwin and Pops, it’s a pure joyride throughout. Fans of Ray Charles (isn’t that everybody?) have an ...

DOC NYC, unspooling at various venues and online from Nov. 13-Dec. 1, provides a smorgasbord of non-fiction films. There are ...

The beauty of Quincy Jones' creative process was that there were no shortcuts. By design, artificial intelligence can’t ...

Donaldson had just celebrated his 98th birthday on Oct. 30 (birth date was Nov. 1), at Dizzy’s jazz club ... bassist Peck ...

To mark Soul Music's exploration of Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come, BBC 6 Music's Craig Charles picks ... world has ever given birth to.