The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in 1961 through Atlantic Records. It compiles songs recorded between 1952 and 1960 for the label that were not featured on previous albums. Read more on Last.fm.
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The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in 1961 through Atlantic Records. It compiles songs recorded between 1952 and 1960 for the label that were not featured on previous albums. Read more on Last.fm.
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader.
As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues.
He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful. Read more on Last.fm
