Ray Charles

Ray Charles' Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962) and A Life In Music (1982) are included in Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November 2000).

Songwriter and original performer on:

What Would I Do Without You

I Believe To My Soul

Co-songwriter (with Renald Richard) on:

I Got A Woman

Original performer on:

Danger Zone

Hit The Road Jack

Influential performer on:

Georgia On My Mind

Appeared with Elvis Costello:

2003-01-17, Anaheim, CA - tribute to Elton John and fundraiser for music education

2003-04-09, New York, NY - Willie Nelson's 70th birthday party

Internal links

• Vanity Fair, November 2000
• George Jones: My Very Special Guests
• Willie Nelson & Friends: Live And Kickin'
• Saturday Night Live: 25 Years Of Music
• Grammy Nominees 2005

External links

• RayCharles.com
• Allmusic  •  Wikipedia