Ray Charles

Black Music Month: Celebrating the Trailblazing Black Pioneers of Country Music

Country music, rooted in early 20th-century rural traditions, is enriched by Black American musical heritage. Today, we honor the Black pioneers who have shaped and those who continue to influence the genre.
06/07/2024

Barbara Morrison, Los Angeles Jazz and Blues Legend, Dead at 72

The three-time Grammy-nominated singer was a staple in Inglewood/Leimert Park community.
03/17/2022

School Of Rock Updates Curriculum To Feature More Music Created By Black Artists

Pioneers like Etta James and Ray Charles will be recognized.
10/09/2020

Quincy Jones Recalls Jaw-Dropping Story On How Ray Charles Got Him Hooked On Heroin

According to his memory, Malcolm X was a drug dealer, too.
10/19/2018
Nina Joins the Block - The Internet tried it but it could not stop the Nina Simone biopic from seeing the light of day. After stills of Zoe Saldaña arrived, depicting the famed singer in what many called blackface, the Internet lost its collective mind.To add insult to injury, the star of the movie herself went out publicly to talk, not so glowingly, about the film's lack of focus.Here we are, almost three years later, and the movie Nina will be out for the world to see on April 22, but how will it stack up against all these other music biopics? Time will tell. – Jon Reyes & Michael Harris (Photo: Ealing Studios Entertainment, Ealing Studios, Londinium Films)

In My Lifetime: Music Biopics

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Erykah Badu

Politically Controversial Performances

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Janet Jackson

Second Time Around: Music Stars With Success at Different Labels

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Sanaa Lathan, Dej Loaf

Side Hustle: Actors Who Turned to Music

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UNCF Announces Scholarships to Honor Michael Jackson, Ray Charles

The grants will total up to $9,500 for students in need.
05/26/2015
Bobby Womack, Dr. Maya Angelou

Music Stars We Lost in 2014

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Ray Charles

This Day in Black History: Sept. 23, 1930

Ray Charles was born on this day.
09/23/2014