Ray Charles didn't only have a successful career but a huge family. He was the father to 12 children who varied in age, with 10 different mothers. His eldest child was born in 1949 and his youngest ...

SHOT TO REMEMBER "Hit the Road" DGA Past President Taylor Hackford’s 2004 DGA and Academy Award-nominated feature, Ray, tells ...

Nicknamed "The Genius," Ray Charles combined R&B, gospel, and blues to pioneer a new style known as soul in the '50s and '60s. Charles also excelled at jazz, country, and pop, and over the course ...

One night in December 1958, Ray Charles and his band were scheduled to play a four-hour set at a Pittsburgh dance hall. At the time, this was a regular gig for the singer-pianist, a promising Atlantic ...

The film Ray was released in 2004, shortly after the death of its subject, Ray Charles. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the movie was a fifteen-year labor of love that hinged, according to Hackford, on ...

The final recording of Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company, enjoys its tenth anniversary. It is striking to consider that it has been over ten years since the death of Ray Charles, one of the most ...

Ray Charles was a legendary musician. He won numerous awards, including Grammys and lifetime achievement awards. His beautiful voice combined with his unique style of mixing multiple genres into ...

In a year when record labels and song publishers are receiving termination notices, Ray Charles' children have prevailed in the first step in winning back song rights. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

Ray Charles had 12 children with 10 partners, and now it's time to learn about his family ties.

Hollywood doesn’t take chances on our stories of substance,” says actor Larenz Tate, “but I’m glad they’re trying by getting behind a movie like this. And Jamie shuts it down.” Tate is talking about ...