Several events are being held to honor the life and legacy or Ray Charles in this year that marks the 80th anniversary of his birth, on September 23, 1930. In April of this year, Concord Records released “Genius + Soul = Jazz,” a deluxe two-CD set that borrows its title from Charles groundbreaking 1961 jazz [...]
How do Ray Charles fans show their love? For many, listening to the music and knowing details about the recordings is heaven enough. Others want to be surrounded by everything Ray Charles. More and more fans and collectors are searching for the fine pieces of art that announce their devotion to “The Genius.” Here is [...]
Ray Charles was best known for his work in the idioms of R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and even successful forays into country. But he also recorded influential jazz albums, including the groundbreaking Genius + Soul = Jazz in 1961, and continuing into the ’70s with My Kind of Jazz, Jazz Number II, and My Kind [...]
The genius of Ray Charles is the focus of a major celebration being launched in honor of the pioneering artist, who would have turned 80 on Sept. 23, 2010. Signaled by the recent re-launch of the raycharles.com web site, “The Ray Charles 80th Birthday Celebration” will ultimately encompass a 20-month series of events and announcements. [...]
The Ray Charles Marketing Group has unveiled the official logo to commemorate what would have been the legendary singer’s 80th birthday. Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. “We’ve planned a series of events and a rollout of new products designed to draw attention to, and celebrate, this historic anniversary. The RAY 80 logo will be used [...]
In addition to being the 80th anniversary of the birth of Ray Charles on September 23, 1930, this year brings a host of other anniversaries that are representative of the incredible career of The Genius. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Grammy award winning recording for Ray [...]
The ringing in of 2010 marks the launch of “The Ray Charles 80th Birthday Celebration” with a series of events and projects planned to celebrate what would have been the music icon’s 80th birthday on September 23, 2010. “The official re-launch of the www.raycharles.com website will start the celebration on January 8th and we plan [...]
