Forty-one yeas ago today, Ray Charles was at No. 1 on the country charts for the first and only time with a classic duet.

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955. Ray Charles’s “I Got a Woman” hit number one on the R&B chart in 1955. The ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Ray Charles’ induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The musical legend, who was ...

In 1960, Charles released “Georgia On My Mind”. Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, Charles’s delivery of the pensive tune remains among the best musical performances of all time. Although ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 15, 1955, Ray Charles hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart with "I Got a Woman" — and American music was never quite ...