Ray Charles

...her belongings to the discretion of her executors. Some celebrities did try to head off problems. Just 18 months before he died, Ray Charles held a Christmastime family meeting with his 12 children and their nine different mothers. That...

In this article: Executor, Heath Ledger, Living trust, Probate, Tax, Warren Burger, and Jimi Hendrix

...his shot a couple times on the way to a dismal 1/7 night with 2 points and 2 turnovers. Over his last 3 games, Buford is shooting a Ray Charles-esque 8/34 (24%) with many of those attempts coming early in the shot clock or otherwise...

In this article: Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, and Thad Matta

...follow up with producer Wayne Lo-Tek. One thing I've learnt is that having bargaining power is important "I want it to be a mix of Ray Charles, a song like Georgia, I want it to have the atmosphere of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and...

In this article: Mercury, Mercury Prize, Maxi Jazz, Ninjatune, Florence and the Machine, Horror, Amazon, Georgia, and Amazon

...Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on December 22, 2009 with CDs from both Ray Charles and Isaac Hayes, featuring each artist's greatest love songs. Previously, Concord has issued...

In this article: Isaac Hayes, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Concord Records, Concord, Baby It's Cold Outside, Stella By Starlight, Billboard, Valentine's Day, and A Song for You

...when they actually fought it we weren't there. On your most recent album, Roots and Grooves, you do an uncanny Ray Charles impression. Was he an inspiration? It's impossible not to dance to songs like Pass The Peas or Papa's Got A Brand...

In this article: James Brown, Maceo Parker, Soul Power, Muhammad Ali, DVD, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, George Foreman, and Keith Richards

Really, Ray Charles can do no wrong. It's a truism that holds for this, his first ever Christmas album. Released in 1985, The Spirit of Christmas arrived at a surprisingly late date in Charles' career for a first anything-he was 55 at the...

In this article: Christmas album, Eggnog, Soup, Baby, It's Cold Outside, What Child is This, Christmas Time, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, and Betty Carter

...late singer's rolling gait and distinctive speaking voice, but also the dynamism of his musicianship. "When Ray Charles was showing me how he played the piano, he said to me, 'All the notes are down there under your fingers, you've just got...

In this article: Jamie Foxx, The Soloist, Gerard Butler, 300, Law Abiding Citizen, Mike Tyson, Michael Mann, Miami Vice, and Lionel Richie

...producer (Sid Feller) turn out to be the start of a longtime partnership, but one of the songs cut on the second day would blow Ray Charles' career wide open. The inspiration for "Georgia on My Mind" was a girl, not the southern state,...

In this article: The Genius Hits the Road, Georgia, Moon Over Miami, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Basin Street Blues, Rainy Night in Georgia, Lonely Avenue, and Hit the Road, Jack

...regulars in the local club circuit in the 1950s. (SRJO trombonist Dan Marcus later toured with the Ray Charles band.) "Jazz is really the music Ray Charles started with," Brockman said. "His collaborations with Quincy Jones and other...

In this article: Quincy Jones, Joe Doria, Seattle, One Mint Julep, I Can't Stop Loving You, Georgia on My Mind, and Count Basie

...ticket prices vary, passes for multiple shows are available (206-547-9787 or www.earshot.org). Ray Charles and Quincy Jones were teenagers when they met in a Seattle nightclub, one of dozens clustered around Jackson Street in the 1940s. They...

In this article: Quincy Jones, Seattle, Joe Doria, Ernestine Anderson, and Count Basie