Elvis Presley quickly became the defining star of the first rock and roll boom, but R&B legend Ray Charles was never convinced by the title of 'The King'.

“Ray Charles is a great example of taking gospel ... where his young classmates also looked askance at his preference for vintage blues and soul music over hip-hop. But Harrell was unwavering ...

As well as being a poet with his music, Leonard Cohen spoke sweetly of the artists who influenced him, including the blues superstar Ray Charles.

A multipart documentary series focusing on one of their shared passions once brought Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese ...

Kandace Springs' ode to Billie Holiday is an introspective journey through the joy and sorrow of our experience as grown ...

Dr. Tom will perform his final Words and Music from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Alpena County Library. The theme will be ...

Cat Stevens’ "Tea for the Tillerman," Santana’s "Supernatural" and Jay-Z’s "Reasonable Doubt" were among the 13 records ...

A.J. Croce will present “Croce Plays Croce,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre. “‘Croce Plays ...

never-released studio recordings and personal letters sent to fans by Ray Charles are just a sliver of the 400,000 artifacts preserved in the University of Mississippi's Blues Archive. Housed in ...

SunFest began as a small local jazz and arts festival in the spring of 1983 before transforming to a four-day mega-concert ...

Back in the 1960s and even into the 1990s, when big name-acts came to Wilmington there was one place they'd often play.

In 1999, Clifford Antone hosted the first Antone’s Blues Festival at Waterloo Park, which, over its three years, hosted the likes of Buddy Guy and Ray Charles. Now, Antone’s and Waterloo ...