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"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."

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About Ray Charles

Ray Charles was an American singer, pianist, and bandleader who helped define modern soul music. His work fused gospel, rhythm and blues, jazz, and country into a new mainstream sound. He became one of the most influential performers in 20th-century American music.

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