Ray Charles
Short Is Sweet: The Greatest Pop Songs Under 3 Minutes
The best things come in small packages… and that goes for the greatest pop songs of all time too. Here are 50 incredible songs under three minutes.
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Features2 days agoTomorrow’s Sound Today: The Righteous Brothers’ ‘Lovin’ Feelin” Album
With 'You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ climbing everywhere, the album of the same name made a January 1965 chart debut.
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Features3 days ago‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’: Eddie Cochran Covers Ray Charles
The last hit that Eddie was able to see climbing the UK charts entered the bestsellers on January 22, 1960.
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Features2 weeks agoThe Secret Songwriters Behind The Biggest Hits
You may know every lyric to your favorite songs, but do you know who wrote them?
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Features2 weeks agoThe Rhythm & The Blues: A Salute To Jerry Wexler
The erudite individual from the Bronx devised the very term rhythm and blues, before going on to help define it at Atlantic Records and far beyond.
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Features3 weeks agoThe 56 Best Gospel Songs Of All Time: Music’s Most Moving Spirituals
Spanning jazz, country, hip-hop and soul music, the best gospel songs of all time prove that the spirit can move you, no matter what your tastes.
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Features2 months agoMove It On Over: Hank Williams Goes Jazz
To prove that his work can be reinterpreted in a variety of styles, a uDiscover Music playlist gathering together the best Hank remakes by jazz artists.
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Features2 months ago‘Your Cheatin’ Heart: Ray Charles Makes A Hank Williams Classic His Own
Hank's posthumous country No.1 of 1953 got a soulful makeover from The Genius.
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Features2 months agoSoulful Soundalike: Teenage Allen Toussaint Impersonates Fats Domino
As a 19-year-old in 1957, Toussaint was asked to sound like the star he had grown up listening to.
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Features3 months agoThe 50 Best Jazz Singers Of All Time
From loud, robust voices to delicate and refined ones, vocal gymnasts and smooth balladeers, the 50 best jazz singers ever is a varied and stunning list.
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Features3 months ago‘Hit The Road Jack’: Ray Charles Takes A Spin Towards UK Top 10
In October 1961, ‘The Genius’ began his first climb towards the UK Top 10 with ‘Hit The Road Jack.’
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Features4 months ago‘Take These Chains From My Heart’: Hank Williams’ Last Country No.1
Hank's final recording session produced his last country chart-topper.
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Features4 months agoVision Of A Genius: The Legacy Of Brother Ray Charles
A tribute to the man who helped invent modern-day R&B with his deeply soulful, gospel-influenced piano playing and singing.
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Features4 months agoBest Male Jazz Singers: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
From gravelly-voiced icons such as Louis Armstrong, to super-smooth singers like Frank Sinatra, these are the 25 best male jazz singers of all time.
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Features4 months ago100 Of The Best 60s Songs: Classic Tunes From A Decade That Changed Music Forever
This list of the best songs of the 60s celebrates wild and far-ranging sounds from all around the world.
