Ray Charles: Remembering the Music Icon Who Revolutionized Soul and American Music
By Benson Judge | Published: July 15, 2026 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ray Charles, the pioneering American musician whose groundbreaking fusion of gospel, jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, and country music forever transformed the landscape of popular music, died on June 10, 2004, at the age of 73. Charles passed away at his home in … Read more